Helicopter Crashes In Hong Kong

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• Helicopter Crashes In Hong Kong
• Japan's Tax Plan Will Decide Election
• Drug violence clouds Mexican vote
• Tibetan environmentalist jailed for 5 years (Reuters)
• Tibetan environmentalist jailed for 5 years
• Guinea set for presidential run-off
• Newspapers look for ways to profit in Internet age (AFP)
• US backs Russia ties amid spy row
• New Afghan war commander facing uphill battle (AFP)
• Colombian rebels planting landmines in Panama: government
• Silverstone vital for F1 title win, says McLaren boss (AFP)
• 6 dead in Mexico in floods caused by Alex (AP)
• Factbox: Security developments in Afghanistan, July 3 (Reuters)
• Fall in US unemployment levels
• Russian spaceship fails to dock
• Drug shooting kills 21 in Mexico
• Pentagon tightens media rules for US military
• Paris Hilton marijuana charges dropped in SAfrica (AP)
• Mexican murder suspect: US consulate infiltrated (AP)
• Third spy arrested over assassination attempt in S.Korea (AFP)

Helicopter Crashes In Hong Kong Posted: 02 Jul 2010 10:39 PM PDT A helicopter has crashed into Hong Kong's Victoria Harbor and its two pilots and 11 passengers have been rescued.

Japan's Tax Plan Will Decide Election Posted: 02 Jul 2010 08:45 PM PDT Japan's parliamentary elections have turned into a national debate about the wisdom—economic and political—of promising to raise taxes in the middle of a shaky recovery.

Drug violence clouds Mexican vote Posted: 02 Jul 2010 10:23 PM PDT Sunday's local elections in 14 of 31 states seen as referendum on president's war against drugs.

Tibetan environmentalist jailed for 5 years (Reuters) Posted: 02 Jul 2010 10:02 PM PDT Reuters - A Chinese court sentenced a Tibetan environmentalist who organized villagers to pick up litter and plant trees to five years in jail for inciting to split the nation on Saturday, his lawyer said.

Tibetan environmentalist jailed for 5 years Posted: 02 Jul 2010 10:02 PM PDT BEIJING (Reuters) - A Chinese court sentenced a Tibetan environmentalist who organized villagers to pick up litter and plant trees to five years in jail for inciting to split the nation on Saturday, his lawyer said.

Guinea set for presidential run-off Posted: 02 Jul 2010 10:12 PM PDT Second round later this month as no candidate wins outright in Sunday's vote.

Newspapers look for ways to profit in Internet age (AFP) Posted: 02 Jul 2010 09:46 PM PDT AFP - Newspapers worldwide are being forced to reinvent themselves for the Internet age -- and will be watching closely the success of two experiments launched in London, analyst say.

US backs Russia ties amid spy row Posted: 02 Jul 2010 10:26 PM PDT Clinton hints allegations of spy ring unlikely to harm relations between two countries.

New Afghan war commander facing uphill battle (AFP) Posted: 02 Jul 2010 09:14 PM PDT AFP - US General David Petraeus makes his public debut on Saturday as commander of the Afghan war, celebrating US Independence Day in one of the most heavily guarded places in the country.

Colombian rebels planting landmines in Panama: government Posted: 02 Jul 2010 08:57 PM PDT PANAMA CITY (Reuters) - Colombian drug-running rebels are planting landmines in neighboring Panama along cocaine smuggling routes between the two countries shared border, a top Panamanian official said on Friday.

Silverstone vital for F1 title win, says McLaren boss (AFP) Posted: 02 Jul 2010 08:19 PM PDT AFP - McLaren boss Martin Whitmarsh believes the British Grand Prix on July 11 will be a vital test for his team to gauge their chances of winning the world championship title.

6 dead in Mexico in floods caused by Alex (AP) Posted: 02 Jul 2010 09:52 PM PDT AP - The death toll in Mexico from flooding caused by former Hurricane Alex has risen to six, authorities said Friday.

Factbox: Security developments in Afghanistan, July 3 (Reuters) Posted: 02 Jul 2010 08:55 PM PDT Reuters - Following are security developments in Afghanistan at 0345 GMT on Saturday.

Fall in US unemployment levels Posted: 02 Jul 2010 08:21 PM PDT The level of unemployment in the United States fell in June to 9.5 per cent, the lowest figure in almost a year.

Russian spaceship fails to dock Posted: 02 Jul 2010 08:03 PM PDT An unmanned Russian cargo vessel has failed to dock with the International Space Station.

Drug shooting kills 21 in Mexico Posted: 02 Jul 2010 08:20 PM PDT A shooting between rival drug gangs on a desert road in Mexico has killed at least 21 people.

Pentagon tightens media rules for US military Posted: 02 Jul 2010 06:24 PM PDT WASHINGTON -Defense Secretary Robert Gates has tightened rules on media relations for the US military, only days after the top general in Afghanistan was sacked over disparaging comments he and aides made in an interview. Read more...

Paris Hilton marijuana charges dropped in SAfrica (AP) Posted: 02 Jul 2010 08:01 PM PDT AP - A court in South Africa has dropped a marijuana-smoking case against Paris Hilton.

Mexican murder suspect: US consulate infiltrated (AP) Posted: 02 Jul 2010 10:01 PM PDT AP - The drug-cartel enforcer told an unsettling story: A woman who worked in the Mexican border's biggest U.S. consulate had helped a rival gang obtain American visas. And for that, the enforcer said, he ordered her killed.

Third spy arrested over assassination attempt in S.Korea (AFP) Posted: 02 Jul 2010 08:01 PM PDT AFP - A third man has been arrested over a plot to assassinate a top ranking defector from North Korea, a report said Saturday.

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