Japan PM seeks vote win to avoid policy deadlock

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• Japan PM seeks vote win to avoid policy deadlock
• New Afghan war commander to formally take control (AFP)
• Welfare fears for border children
• Cartels Loom Over Mexico Elections
• Serena Williams Wins Wimbledon Title
• Villa Leads Spain to Victory
• In Congo forest, bushmeat trade threatens Pygmies (AP)
• Australian PM's immigration vows (AFP)
• New presidential jet for Bolivian leader
• Poles vote in presidential run-off
• Declaration Of Independence
• Lockerbie bomber 'could live 10 yrs' with cancer
• Poland holding vote forced by president's air-crash death
• Cuba makes unprecedented report of dissident's protest
• Royal in Recession: Prince Charles Embraces Frugality (Time.com)
• Fear in China's Urumqi city on riot anniversary (AFP)
• Poles to elect president in run-off
• Venezuela says suspect plotted election violence
• Final round of Polish election to take place
• Romania floods kill at least 20

Japan PM seeks vote win to avoid policy deadlock Posted: 03 Jul 2010 09:47 PM PDT TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan urged voters on Sunday to give his party a clear win in a July 11 poll to avoid political deadlock as he renewed a call for multi-party talks on a possible sales tax rise to curb huge debt.

New Afghan war commander to formally take control (AFP) Posted: 03 Jul 2010 09:48 PM PDT AFP - US General David Petraeus is set to formally take up his new role of commander of the Afghan war in a ceremony at NATO's headquarters in the capital Kabul.

Welfare fears for border children Posted: 03 Jul 2010 09:18 PM PDT Nearly 200 children are in the care of welfare agencies on the Zimbabwe-South Africa border amid fears that, if unsupervised, they could fall prey to traffickers during the football World Cup.

Cartels Loom Over Mexico Elections Posted: 03 Jul 2010 08:14 PM PDT Mexico's upcoming elections pose the biggest political challenge for the government of President Calderón, who declared war on the drug cartels in 2006.

Serena Williams Wins Wimbledon Title Posted: 03 Jul 2010 11:18 AM PDT Serena Williams won her fourth Wimbledon title and 13th Grand Slam championship, beating Vera Zvonareva 6-3, 6-2.

Villa Leads Spain to Victory Posted: 03 Jul 2010 07:03 PM PDT David Villa gets 83rd-minute goal—his tournament-best fifth— to lead Spain past Paraguay 1-0 and gain first berth in World Cup semifinals.

In Congo forest, bushmeat trade threatens Pygmies (AP) Posted: 03 Jul 2010 09:00 PM PDT AP - They emerge from the stillness of the rainforest like a lost tribe of prehistoric warriors forgotten by time — a barefoot band of Mbuti Pygmies wielding iron-tipped spears.

Australian PM's immigration vows (AFP) Posted: 03 Jul 2010 09:24 PM PDT AFP - Australia's new Prime Minister Julia Gillard Sunday vowed not to let "political correctness" get in the way of tackling immigration, signalling a tough line on the issue.

New presidential jet for Bolivian leader Posted: 03 Jul 2010 08:53 PM PDT Bolivian leader Evo Morales takes delivery of a new, top-of-the-range presidential plane.

Poles vote in presidential run-off Posted: 03 Jul 2010 09:18 PM PDT Race pits acting president against twin brother of leader killed in plane crash.

Declaration Of Independence Posted: 03 Jul 2010 09:01 PM PDT In Congress, July 4, 1776, the unanimous Declaration of the Thirteen United States of America.

Lockerbie bomber 'could live 10 yrs' with cancer Posted: 03 Jul 2010 06:55 PM PDT LONDON -The Lockerbie bomber could survive for 10 years or longer, according to an embarrassed cancer specialist who only last year said he would be dead within three months of his release, a newspaper reported on Sunday. Read more...

Poland holding vote forced by president's air-crash death Posted: 03 Jul 2010 06:09 PM PDT WARSAW -Poles vote Sunday in an election forced by the air-crash death of conservative president Lech Kaczynski, in what looks to be a tight race between his bereaved twin and the governing liberals' candidate. Read more...

Cuba makes unprecedented report of dissident's protest Posted: 03 Jul 2010 03:23 PM PDT HAVANA -In unprecedented coverage of a dissident's protest, the Cuban Communist Party daily Granma reported Guillermo Farinas could soon die -- without mentioning his failing health was due to a hunger strike to demand the release of all political prisoners. Read more...

Royal in Recession: Prince Charles Embraces Frugality (Time.com) Posted: 03 Jul 2010 06:25 AM PDT Time.com - As Britain braces for severe cuts in public spending, the future king shows solidarity with the people by slashing his entertainment and travel budgets

Fear in China's Urumqi city on riot anniversary (AFP) Posted: 03 Jul 2010 08:16 PM PDT AFP - Police told Abdullah not to leave home on Monday's anniversary of deadly ethnic violence in China's Urumqi city, where the bustle belies continued deep racial divisions and fears of more unrest.

Poles to elect president in run-off Posted: 03 Jul 2010 07:42 PM PDT Race pits acting president against twin brother of leader killed in plane crash.

Venezuela says suspect plotted election violence Posted: 03 Jul 2010 07:54 PM PDT CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela on Saturday accused a Salvadorean arrested while trying to enter the country this week of plotting attacks to disrupt legislative elections due to be held on September 26.

Final round of Polish election to take place Posted: 03 Jul 2010 08:20 PM PDT The second and final round of Poland's presidential election is taking place on Sunday.

Romania floods kill at least 20 Posted: 03 Jul 2010 08:14 PM PDT Up to 25 people have been killed, and thousands have been driven from their homes, as severe floods continue to affect Romania.

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