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For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Irish Sun.com http://www.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/10/id/88176adfdf246af5/ en-us Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:05:04 -0400 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:05:04 -0400 30 Six people, including three children, have died in a fire in a block of flats in London, the fire brigade said late Friday. http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/514944/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:50:09 -0400 Irish Sun.com http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/514944/cs/1/ Six people died Friday in a blaze that struck a 12-storey apartment house in south London. http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/514941/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:50:05 -0400 Irish Sun.com http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/514941/cs/1/ Striker Michael Owen completed his free-transfer move to English football champions Manchester United Friday. http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/514940/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:50:03 -0400 Irish Sun.com http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/514940/cs/1/ Islamabad, July 3 : France has agreed to provide Pakistan Tiger combat helicopters and other sophisticated military equipments to strengthen its abilities in taking on the rampant Taliban. http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/514689/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 05:40:07 -0400 Irish Sun.com http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/514689/cs/1/ Washington, July 3 : Researchers at the University of Granada in Spain have found that sexist jokes favour the mental mechanisms that justify violence and battering against women in individuals with macho attitudes. http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/514611/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:40:42 -0400 Irish Sun.com http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/514611/cs/1/ Paris, July 3 : The Air France flight that crashed into the Atlantic Ocean last month, killing all 228 people on board plunged vertically from the sky so suddenly that passengers and crew on board did not even have time to inflate their life jackets. http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/514558/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 02:40:10 -0400 Irish Sun.com http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/514558/cs/1/ Washington, July 3 : Scientists at the University of California-San Francisco (UNSF) say that they have identified a particular region of genes on human chromosome eight that is linked to perfect pitch, the rare ability to recognize and name musical notes without any reference pitch for comparison, at least in people of European ancestry. http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/514556/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 02:40:06 -0400 Irish Sun.com http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/514556/cs/1/ India's Leander Paes was in sight of his second Grand Slam title of the year after he along with Zimbabwe's Cara Black booked a final berth in the mixed doubles of the Wimbledon tennis championships here Friday. http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/514926/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:50:02 -0400 Irish Sun.com http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/514926/cs/1/ Singer-actress Beyonce Knowles is desperate to star in a remake of the 1992 movie 'Sister Act' after watching the sell-out West End musical version of the same in London. http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/514925/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:00:11 -0400 Irish Sun.com http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/514925/cs/1/ Harry Potter star Emma Watson plans to become a make-up artist if her movie career falters. http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/514924/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:00:10 -0400 Irish Sun.com http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/514924/cs/1/ Hollywood actor Keanu Reeves can't wait to see what the critics make of his new movie because he loves finding out how his performances are rated. http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/514923/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:00:09 -0400 Irish Sun.com http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/514923/cs/1/ Hollywood superstar Brad Pitt was forced to hitch a lift from a paparazzo when his motorbike broke down on a busy Hollywood street. http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/514922/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:00:08 -0400 Irish Sun.com http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/514922/cs/1/ Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe has revealed he was unfazed by his on-screen kiss with co-star Bonnie Wright in the upcoming instalment of the wizard franchise because appearing naked on Broadway has left him 'blase' about filming intimate scenes. http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/514921/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:00:06 -0400 Irish Sun.com http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/514921/cs/1/ Members of the International Atomic Energy Agency unanimously designated Japan's Yukiyo Amano as the next IAEA chief Friday, ending a rift between developing and industrialised countries over his nomination. http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/514913/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:20:07 -0400 Irish Sun.com http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/514913/cs/1/ At least 23 people were killed and 31 injured when two passenger buses in which they were travelling collided head-on in Peru's southern Puno region, officials said. http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/514894/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:10:03 -0400 Irish Sun.com http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/514894/cs/1/ Moscow, July 3 (RIA Novosti) Moscow and Washington will sign deals expanding bilateral military ties and on transit of military supplies via Russia to the American troops in Afghanistan during President Barack Obama's visit to the Russian capital, an official said Friday. http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/514893/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:10:01 -0400 Irish Sun.com http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/514893/cs/1/ Moscow, July 3 (RIA Novosti) Michael Jackson's promoter has announced that 11,000 free tickets would be available to the public for the King of Pop's memorial service, to be held next Tuesday in Los Angeles. http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/514884/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:20:10 -0400 Irish Sun.com http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/514884/cs/1/ The Yemeni airline Yemenia could be placed on a black list and banned from flying in Europe if it did not improve the condition of its aircraft, French Junior Minister for Transport Dominique Bussereau said Friday. http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/514863/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:30:10 -0400 Irish Sun.com http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/514863/cs/1/ Germany will send its advanced Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft to Afghanistan to help the NATO forces in the fight against Taliban, a media report said Friday. http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/514856/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:30:05 -0400 Irish Sun.com http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/514856/cs/1/ With just five days left for the Ashes, Australian captain Ricky Ponting again made it clear that he is not happy with John Buchanan's decision to join the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) as an adviser. http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/514821/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:50:17 -0400 Irish Sun.com http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/514821/cs/1/ Ricky Ponting might be disappointed with John Buchanan's new job as an advisor in the English board, but the former Australian coach will be backing Ponting to win the Ashes. http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/514774/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 07:30:05 -0400 Irish Sun.com http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/514774/cs/1/ Rome, July 3 (RIA Novosti) The toll in the gas explosion at a railroad station in northern Italy rose to 20 after two people injured in the accident died at a hospital, a health spokesman said Friday. http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/514769/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 07:30:01 -0400 Irish Sun.com http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/514769/cs/1/ Amnesty International, the global human rights group, Friday welcomed the Delhi high court ruling decriminalising homosexuality and alleged the Victorian-era law that banned gay sex had been used to stifle HIV/AIDS prevention in India. http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/514742/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:50:09 -0400 Irish Sun.com http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/514742/cs/1/ Genetic mutations that once helped humans survive may increase the possibility of diseases, including cancer, according to a recent study. http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/514736/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:50:05 -0400 Irish Sun.com http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/514736/cs/1/ Spanish football giants Villarreal announced the signing of defender Ivan Marcano from Racing Santander for an undisclosed fee. http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/514624/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 04:10:05 -0400 Irish Sun.com http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/514624/cs/1/ Chelsea confirmed Friday that they have rejected an offer from Manchester City to sign central defender John Terry. http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/514623/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 04:10:04 -0400 Irish Sun.com http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/514623/cs/1/ Hollywood actor Leonardo DiCaprio's supermodel girlfriend Bar Refaeli appeared nude in an online video promotion for an art exhibition in Israel. http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/514554/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 02:30:06 -0400 Irish Sun.com http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/514554/cs/1/ Hollywood star George Clooney has ended his long-standing business partnership with Warner Bros and has inked a new deal with Sony. http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/514553/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 02:30:05 -0400 Irish Sun.com http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/514553/cs/1/ Singer Rihanna is in trouble after she was caught working as a tattoo artist without a licence to do so. http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/514548/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 02:10:04 -0400 Irish Sun.com http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/514548/cs/1/ Chat show queen Oprah Winfrey has denied reports that she is threatening to shut down her girls' school in South Africa following allegations of sexual abuse. http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/514547/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 02:10:02 -0400 Irish Sun.com http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/514547/cs/1/ London, July 3(IANS) Celebrity couple David and Victoria Beckham have stripped for an Emporio Armani's autumn-winter 2009-2010 underwear campaign. http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/514546/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 02:10:01 -0400 Irish Sun.com http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/514546/cs/1/ Washington - Russia has agreed to allow American troops and weapons to fly over its airspace on the way to Afghanistan, the New York Times reported Saturday. The breakthrough was to be announced when ... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/25857764/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:27:07 -0400 Earth Times http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/25857764/ President Obama is to visit Russia next week, but U.S. hopes to 'reset' ties with Moscow may run into the problem that being in opposition to America is a stance that serves the Kremlin. http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/25857658/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:06:27 -0400 Los Angeles Times http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/25857658/ The pan-European Dow Jones Stoxx 600 index edged 0.2% lower to 203.63, according to preliminary closing data, with volumes checked as US markets were closed ahead of the Independence Day holiday. The ... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/25857377/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:52:25 -0400 The Australian http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/25857377/ Australian cyclist Michael Rogers believes his compatriot Cadel Evans can't win this year's Tour de France, despite runner-up performances in 2007 and 2008. http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/25857768/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:24:49 -0400 SBS http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/25857768/ MOSCOW — Russia said Friday that it will allow the United States to ship weapons across its territory to Afghanistan, a long-sought move that bolsters U.S. military operations but could give the... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/25857779/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:38:46 -0400 Star-Telegram http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/25857779/ Lote Tuqiri and his representatives have declined to take up an invitation from Australian rugby boss John O'Neill to make public details of the incident which resulted in the Wallaby winger's contrac... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/25857769/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:24:36 -0400 SBS http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/25857769/ Sisters Serena and Venus Williams will meet in the Wimbledon final for the fourth time after a rollercoaster day which witnessed epic drama as well as a farcical no-contest. http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/25857772/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:24:19 -0400 SBS http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/25857772/ Lance Armstrong believes he still has the strength in his legs and the wind in his lungs to take an eighth yellow jersey. But the odds are stacked against him. At the age of 37, he will have to defy... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/25857685/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:12:50 -0400 Sky News http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/25857685/ Thirteen people have been injured, two seriously, when a train derailed near the southwestern French city of Limoges after hitting a trailer, police say. http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/25857544/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:24:09 -0400 SBS http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/25857544/ Astana team manager Johan Bruyneel called team rider Alberto Contador of Spain his number one (AAP) Who really has a chance of winning this year's yellow jersey at the Tour de France became a shade ... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/25857774/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:24:04 -0400 SBS http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/25857774/ The American No.6 seed beat the Australian 6-3 6-7 (10-12) 7-6 (7-1) 4-6 6-4 in three hours and 50 minutes. He next faces British hope Andy Murray, while five-time champion Roger Federer meets Tomm... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/25857770/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:24:30 -0400 SBS http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/25857770/ An Air France plane that crashed in the Atlantic between Brazil and West Africa, killing all 228 people on board, hit the ocean intact, investigators say. http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/25857767/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:24:43 -0400 SBS http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/25857767/ Federer has already played against Roddick 20 times (Reuters) Roger Federer will attempt to write a new chapter in tennis history on Sunday when he targets a record 15th Grand Slam title by beating ... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/25857771/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:24:23 -0400 SBS http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/25857771/ The Vatican has opened the path to the beatification of 19th-century English cardinal John Henry Newman and Palestinian nun Maria Ghattas following decrees signed by Pope Benedict XVI. http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/25857773/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:23:59 -0400 SBS http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/25857773/ Russia who dares to speak out against injustice - injustice of which he has become a victim. His tireless campaigning revealed horrific abuse inside Russian prisons. We witness footage of men in mas... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/25857394/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:12:51 -0400 Sky News http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/25857394/ The future of GM Europe (GME) could turn into a fight between the Chinese and the Russians after Beijing Automotive Industry Corporation (BAIC) made a formal offer for the distressed car maker. The C... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/25857660/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:31:16 -0400 The Independent http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/25857660/ Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi switched the G8 venue to L'Aquila in a sign of solidarity following an earthquake earlier this year (Getty) Another earthquake shook the Italian town of L'Aquila Fri... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/25857776/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:23:50 -0400 SBS http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/25857776/ Rudd made the promise during an Italian Australian Fundraising Dinner in Melbourne (AAP) Kevin Rudd has promised to match funds raised by the Italian community in Australia to assist victims of the ... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/25857777/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:23:46 -0400 SBS http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/25857777/ The six were arrested Wednesday and Thursday, one month ahead of the July 8-10 summit of leading industrialised nations, anti-terrorist police chief Lamberto Giannini told a news conference.The probe ... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/25857778/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:23:41 -0400 SBS http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/25857778/ The Algerian singer Cheb Mami has been sentenced to five years in a French prison after being found guilty of forcing an attempted abortion on his former lover. The 42-year-old star of Algeria's popul... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/25855745/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:47:18 -0400 The Independent http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/25855745/ MONACO: Having a punctured lung blow back up to its full capacity in time for the Tour de France is one of the few positives that Australian cyclist Stuart O'Grady has been allowed to enjoy this seaso... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/25855894/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:55:00 -0400 New Straits Times http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/25855894/ On a clear day you can see right down the length of Italy to the boot tip from the balcony of the Santa Caterina. The hotel hugs a cliff just outside the ravishing Mediterranean resort town of Amalfi,... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/25855552/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:59:53 -0400 The Independent http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/25855552/ Italy's parliament has passed a law that criminalises illegal immigration and allows citizen patrols to help the police keep order. More than 36,000 migrants landed on the shores of Italy last year -... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/25855895/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:38:09 -0400 ABC Australia http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/25855895/ Twelve alleged Muslim radicals who were mostly arrested in Serbia's southern region of Sandzak have been jailed for plotting attacks on an imam and others.Their alleged leader, Senad Ramovic, was sent... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/25855559/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:30:04 -0400 BBC http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/25855559/ PARIS — Brazil's air force released a recording Friday it said proves it handed over control of Air France Flight 447 to Senegalese authorities before it crashed — but African officials den... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/25855518/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:45:28 -0400 Fox News http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/25855518/ Bargain of the week: Stockholm plus Faced with intense competition from low-cost airlines, Scandinavian airline SAS (0845 607 2772; flysas.co.uk) is seeking to add value to its flights between ... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/25855614/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:59:45 -0400 The Independent http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/25855614/ Footage of Michael Jackson rehearsing for his planned comeback concerts in London exists and could be released to the public at some point, the organisers of the shows said. http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/25855897/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:45:47 -0400 SBS http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/25855897/ Investigators found a package sent from Italy containing sophisticated escape equipment that was to have been smuggled into the hilltop Salto del Negro prison on the Canary Island of Las Palmas using ... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/25855577/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:45:38 -0400 SBS http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/25855577/ MOSCOW, July 3 (Xinhua) -- Russia's State Duma, the lower house of parliament, approved on Friday a Russia-China intergovernmental agreement on oil cooperation, the Itar-Tass news agency reported. Th... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/25855873/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:43:58 -0400 SINA http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/25855873/ VIENNA — The incoming head of the UN nuclear watchdog yesterday said he did not see any hard evidence Iran was trying to gain the ability to develop nuclear arms.“I don’t see any evidence in IAE... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/25853059/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:31:41 -0400 Times of Oman http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/25853059/ July 3, 2009 · President Obama leaves Sunday on a foreign trip that takes him first to Russia. In Moscow, the president will meet with his counterpart, Dmitry Medvedev, and Prime Minister Vladi... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/25853568/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:25:53 -0400 NPR http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/25853568/ With more than 4 million Spaniards out of work, people line up outside a government employment center in Madrid on May 4. Spain has a 17.4 percent unemployment rate, the highest jobless rate in Europe... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/25853085/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:25:47 -0400 NPR http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/25853085/ Munich - The axle of a railway tanker car which broke and set off a lethal fireball this week in an Italian coastal town was German-made, a news magazine said Friday in Munich. Focus quoted Alberto Ch... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/25853563/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:18:22 -0400 Earth Times http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/25853563/ London - Two children died after a fire in a London tower block, police said on Friday. "We understand there have been two fatalities of children, one three weeks old and one seven years," a Metrop... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/25853565/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:57:17 -0400 IOL http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/25853565/ Paris - The operator of a Yemeni aircraft that crashed into the Indian Ocean off the Comoros islands this week has suspended flights from Paris, a spokesperson for Aeroports de Paris, the Paris airpor... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/25853082/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:57:14 -0400 IOL http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/25853082/ RAMALLAH (West Bank) — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas yesterday expressed regret that his secular Fatah party and its Hamas rivals were unable to reach an Egypt-brokered unity agreement.“The ... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/25853062/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:31:35 -0400 Times of Oman http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/25853062/ Moscow/Washington: The US and Russia are digging in for a fight over American plans for missile defence bases in eastern Europe in spite of efforts by both sides to create a positive atmosphere before... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/25853381/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:49:09 -0400 Gulf News http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/25853381/ By Hashem KalantariTEHRAN (Reuters) - A senior Iranian cleric warned on Friday that detained British embassy staff would face trial for their alleged role in post-election unrest, and EU countries sum... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/25853567/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:42:29 -0400 Swiss Info http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/25853567/ ALICANTE, Spain — Los Angeles Lakers center Pau Gasol will play for Spain in September in the European Basketball Championship. Gasol said Friday that it was an easy decision after winning ... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/25853063/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:34:11 -0400 Sign on San Diego http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/25853063/ LONDON — Syrian President Bashar Al Assad has issued an informal invitation to President Barack Obama to visit Damascus for talks, in a sign that relations between the two countries may gradually be... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/25853060/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:31:39 -0400 Times of Oman http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/25853060/ Search parties, comprising U.S., French, Yemen and Comorean navy divers, set out to the Indian Ocean on July 3, 2009, following the June 30 crash of a Yemenia airline A310 Airbus on a second approach ... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/25853579/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:05:19 -0400 Vancouver Sun http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/25853579/ Cheb Mami, the 42-year-old star of Algeria's popular rai music, whose real name is Mohammad Khelifati, was tried for complicity in kidnapping, group assault on a vulnerable person, threatening a victi... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/25853427/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:49:31 -0400 Gulf News http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/25853427/ An unofficial delegation of Australian MPs has met the Dalai Lama in the Indian town of Dharamshala, drawing criticism from China's diplomats in Canberra. http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/25853582/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:18:55 -0400 SBS http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/25853582/ A new game show on Turkish television will pit a Greek Orthodox priest, a rabbi, an imam and a Buddhist monk against one another in attempt to convert atheists to their respective religions. In each ... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/25853560/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:07:09 -0400 CBC News http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/25853560/ (AP) — PARIS - Police say a train has hit a trailer filled with hay and derailed in central France, leaving five people injured. A police official in the Haute-Vienne region says a tractor pul... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/25853566/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:40:31 -0400 New Jersey Online http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/25853566/ The news has been well greeted by shops and consumers groups alike, who now hope the extra produce will enable sellers to lower their prices. Up until Wednesday's repeal, roughly 20 percent of al... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/25853057/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:04:22 -0400 Business Week http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/25853057/ Italy's center-right coalition adopted a tough law against illegal immigration Thursday despite fierce criticism from the opposition, rights groups and the Vatican. The law makes illegal immigration ... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/25853583/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:26:11 -0400 Novinite http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/25853583/ Even at the tortoise-like pace of German humour, this particular punchline has been a long time in the making: 43 years after it was blocked by communist censors, one of the funniest films shot in Eas... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/25853349/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:32:31 -0400 Times Online http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/25853349/ DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Brian France defended NASCAR's drug testing policy as the toughest in professional sports, despite a federal judge's ruling that overturned driver Jeremy Mayfield's sus... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/25853573/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:09:27 -0400 USA Today http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/25853573/ Anti-missile plans could still be an obstacle Saturday, July 04, 2009 MOSCOW: US and Russian negotiators have still not reached agreement on cutting stocks of their deadliest nuclear weapons ahead... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/25853576/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:31:10 -0400 The News http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/25853576/ Thirteen people have been injured,after a train derailed near the southwestern French city of Limoges. Two carriages derailed after the train rammed into a trailer carrying straw which had accidental... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/25853575/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:27:51 -0400 RTE http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/25853575/ OTTAWA, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - July 3, 2009) - The Honourable Tony Clement, Minister of Industry, Minister responsible for FedNor and Member of Parliament for Parry Sound-Muskoka, will attend the G8 S... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/25853207/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:23:19 -0400 Market Wire http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/25853207/ July 3, 2009 · The Tour de France starts Saturday in Monaco and finishes July 26 in Paris. The race's image has been severely damaged by numerous doping scandals in recent years. Seven-time cha... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/25853569/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:25:49 -0400 NPR http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/25853569/ SINGAPORE: Heavy job losses in the United States and Europe soured market sentiment, pointing to a long, slow recovery from the world's deepest recession in eight decades. Friday's euro-zone service-s... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/25853377/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:17:41 -0400 The Daily Star http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/25853377/ SANTO DOMINGO - An Air France plane from the Dominican Republic to Paris had to turn back shortly after takeoff due to a problem with the air conditioning, the company said Friday."A problem was ... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/25853088/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:04:59 -0400 Vancouver Sun http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/25853088/ TEHRAN: A powerful Iranian cleric said Friday British Embassy local staff arrested for allegedly stoking unrest after the June election will be put on trial, a move that prompted coordinated protests ... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/25853375/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:18:12 -0400 The Daily Star http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/25853375/ An official reception on the occasion of the 130th anniversary since the establishment of Bulgarian-Russian diplomatic relations took place in Russia's embassy in Sofia on Thursday. Russia's Foreign ... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/25853585/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:26:49 -0400 Novinite http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/25853585/ In June, a far-left militant group called Armed Revolutionary Action claimed it carried out a similar attack on another Athens tax office that caused no injury. Photo by BGNES http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/25853584/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:26:06 -0400 Novinite http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/25853584/ BAGHDAD — A fiery protest yesterday marked the start of US Vice-President Joe Biden’s visit to Iraq. Biden met General Ray Odierno, the top US officer in Iraq, and Christopher Hill, Washington’s... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/25853061/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:31:39 -0400 Times of Oman http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/25853061/ Margaret Warner is filing a series of reports about Russia's political and economic climate in conjunction with President Barack Obama's visit with Russian President Vladimir Putin on July 6. Here, sh... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/25853574/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:26:56 -0400 PBS http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/25853574/ to fly over Russian territory, providing an important new corridor for the U.S. military as it escalates efforts to win the eight-year-old war, officials from both sides said Friday, according to t... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/25853561/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:18:43 -0400 Morning Star http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/25853561/ 12 Russian targets for U.S. nuclear missiles MOSCOW, July 3 (RIA Novosti) - Russia and the U.S. will both benefit from a new strategic arms reduction agreement, a Russian deputy foreign minister said ... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/25851459/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:27:28 -0400 RIA Novosti http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/25851459/ Russia's economy — until recently one of the fastest growing in Europe — is in dire straits. In the first three months of this year, output fell by 10% compared with a year earlier. The Worl... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/25851271/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:21:09 -0400 Time http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/25851271/ Display of force Topol-M ballistic missile drive through Moscow's Red Square in May. Russia is spending billions to modernize its military, depleted since the Cold War http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/25851445/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:21:09 -0400 Time http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/25851445/ New Zealanders Kirk Pitman and Jason Lochhead are guaranteed to finish inside the leading nine teams at the world volleyball championships in Norway. The 26th seeded pair upset German 16th seeds Sebas... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/25851454/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:46:33 -0400 New Zealand Herald http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/25851454/ European leaders finally began to throw their weight behind Britain today after Iran announced that British embassy staff would be forced to stand trial in Tehran. In a co-ordinated diplomatic ... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/25851341/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:07:57 -0400 Times Online http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/25851341/ Two Co Longford SUV dealers have been told to pay €10.2m to the Revenue Commissioners for underpaying and the non payment of VAT. It was the first case of this kind ever taken by Revenue at th... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/25851004/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:03:21 -0400 RTE http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/25851004/ MOSCOW — This was supposed to be Russia’s round in the battle over its backyard. All year, despite its own economic spasms, Moscow has earmarked great chunks of cash for its impoverished... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/25851440/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:08:55 -0400 Gadsden Times http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/25851440/ Proplanta [in German, trans. & summ. Mod.DHA, edited] New highly contagious strains of potato virus Y The potato virus Y (PVY) is transmitted by several species of aphids and causes signi... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/25851021/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:18:54 -0400 Seed Quest http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/25851021/