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Protesters block Paris airport over Yemen crash
PARIS - Protesters linked arms across an entrance at Paris' main airport on Friday to keep passengers off a Yemeni flight to Comoros -- a route that saw a deadly crash this week, after years of complaints about dangerous conditions on the flight path to the Indian Ocean island nation.
Nations:France Brazil People:Nicolas Sarkozy Activities:2009 Yemenia Jet Crash Source:(AP)
2009-07-03
Powerful sedative found in Michael Jackson's home
LOS ANGELES - A law enforcement official says the powerful sedative Diprivan was found in Michael Jackson's home.
Nations:U.S. France People:Michael Jackson Jerry Brown Activities:Michael Jackson Death Source:(AP)
2009-07-03
US Marines push deeper into southern Afghan towns
NAWA, Afghanistan - U.S. Marines moved into villages in Taliban strongholds in southern Afghanistan on Friday, meeting little resistance as they tried to win over local chiefs on the second day of the biggest American military operation here since the fall of the Taliban government in 2001.
Nations:Russia Afghanistan Pakistan People:Gordon Brown Hamid Karzai Activities:Afghan Terror War Source:(AP)
2009-07-03
Iranian cleric: British Embassy staff to be tried
EDITOR'S NOTE: Iranian authorities have barred journalists for international news organizations from reporting on the streets and ordered them to stay in their offices. This report is based on the accounts of witnesses reached in Iran and official statements carried on Iranian media.
Nations:Iran U.K. Sweden People:Nicolas Sarkozy Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Activities:2009 Iran Election Source:(AP)
2009-07-03
Russia hopes Obama visit restores trust: Kremlin
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia hopes next week's visit by U.S. President Barack Obama will help restore confidence between the two biggest nuclear powers, a Kremlin aide said on Friday, after strains over Georgia and a U.S. missile shield plan.
Nations:Russia Afghanistan Pakistan North Korea Poland People:Dmitry Medvedev Barack Obama George W. Bush Activities:Russia-U.S. Source:(Reuters)
2009-07-03
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