Two workers at Iran's nuclear facilities in Isfahan. Iran on Saturday offered to negotiate on its nuclear drive but without a freeze on uranium enrichment, in its first comments since responding to an international package aimed at ending the standoff.
Iran offers talks but without nuclear freeze

Iran on Saturday offered to negotiate on its nuclear drive but without a freeze on uranium enrichment, in its first comments since responding to an international package aimed at ending the standoff. Its military chiefs, meanwhile, warned that the Islamic republic would close the Strait of Hormuz which is vital for oil exports and use "blitzkrieg tactics" in the Gulf waterway if it came under attack.

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Agence France-Presse - 7/5/2008 5:35 PM GMT
Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe (L) jokes with Arthur Mutambara, head of the dissident MDC faction in Harare. South African President Thabo Mbeki, chief regional negotiator on the Zimbabwe crisis, has met with Mugabe and leaders of a breakaway faction of the main opposition party.South African President Thabo Mbeki, chief regional negotiator on the Zimbabwe crisis, met here Saturday with President Robert Mugabe and leaders of a breakaway faction of the main opposition party. Mbeki had a brief discussion with Mugabe, whose re-election last month has been rejected by the main opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai and his Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), an AFP correspondent saw.
Agence France-Presse - 7/5/2008 8:50 PM GMT
Initial results of medical tests on Ingrid Betancourt -- following her six years as a hostage in the Colombian jungle -- were "reassuring", according to her sister.Former Colombian hostage Ingrid Betancourt said she had been given a clean bill of health on Saturday after a series of medical tests at a Paris military hospital. "The doctors showered me with good news. I have had a number of concerns all these years. Now, I'm totally happy," she told France 3.
Agence France-Presse - 7/5/2008 5:57 PM GMT
French Minister for Ecology Jean-Louis Borloo delivers a press conference in Saint-Cloud at the end of an informal council of European ministers for Energy and Environment. EU energy ministers announced that they had been labouring for 18 months under the false impression that an EU plan to fight global warming included an obligation to develop controversial biofuels.European Union energy ministers said at an informal meeting Saturday they had been labouring for 18 months under the false impression that an EU plan to fight global warming included an obligation to develop controversial biofuels. What seems to be a stunning misreading on the part of policymakers in Brussels comes at a time when the image of biofuels has shifted over a matter of a months from climate saviour to climate pariah.
Agence France-Presse - 7/5/2008 7:35 PM GMT
A man poses during the Gay Pride parade in Madrid. Hundreds of thousands of gays, lesbians and their supporters on Saturday took part in a colourful parade across Madrid, the capital of a country that has become a world leader in gay rights.Hundreds of thousands of gays, lesbians and their supporters on Saturday took part in a colourful parade across Madrid, the capital of a country that has become a world leader in gay rights. Equality Minister Bibiano Aido led the parade of more than 30 floats, mostly related to gay bars and other businesses, but also one devoted to the Abba-themed musical "Mamma Mia", under a hot sun and to the beat of techno and Brazilian music.
Agence France-Presse - 7/5/2008 11:49 PM GMT
EU Trade commissioner Peter Mandelson gives a speech in june 2008. Mandelson hit out again Sunday in his battle with French President Nicolas Sarkozy over world trade talks by attacking "populist and self-serving" rhetoric on the issue.EU trade commissioner Peter Mandelson hit out again Sunday in his battle with French President Nicolas Sarkozy over world trade talks by attacking "populist and self-serving" rhetoric on the issue. Mandelson wrote that the latest Doha round of negotiations "is not about individual personalities" and warned that public disagreements "come with a cost to our ability to defend our interests" in a Sunday Telegraph article.

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Anti-G8 activists from British charity organization Oxfam, dressed in masks of G8 leaders, pretend to perform "karaoke" during a demonstration in Sapporo on July 5. Four people were arrested as Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda arrived on the northern island of Hokkaido on Sunday to chair a three-day summit of the Group of Eight powers.
Journalist, demonstrators arrested in anti-G8 demo: Japan police

Four people were arrested as Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda arrived on the northern island of Hokkaido on Sunday to chair a three-day summit of the Group of Eight powers. Fukuda's government airplane landed at Chitose airport from Tokyo and he switched to a helicopter to fly to Toyako, a secluded mountain resort where leaders will start their summit on Monday.

Agence France-Presse - 7/6/2008 3:16 AM GMT

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Singer Frankie Valli attends an opening night celebration of the musical "Jersey Boys" at the Venetian, on May 3, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Only now, as the story of Valli and the Four Seasons has been immortalized in the Broadway hit "Jersey Boys" and is on its way to becoming a worldwide juggernaut, does the 74-year-old say he and his brethren are getting their due.
Frankie Valli says its summertime for 'Four Seasons'

Despite the many millions of records he has sold in his career and as famous as he was in his heyday, Frankie Valli says that he's finally feeling some real love and respect. Only now, as the story of Valli and the Four Seasons has been immortalized in the Broadway hit "Jersey Boys" and is on its way to becoming a worldwide juggernaut, does the 74-year-old say he and his brethren are getting their due.

Agence France-Presse - 7/6/2008 2:09 AM GMT

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Venus Williams outhit younger sister Serena to claim her fifth Wimbledon crown in exhilarating fashion. The defending champion recovered from a whirlwind start by her younger sister to land her seventh Grand Slam title courtesy of a 7-5, 6-4 win.
Venus outguns Serena in Wimbledon thriller

Venus Williams outhit younger sister Serena to claim her fifth Wimbledon crown in exhilarating fashion here on Saturday. The defending champion recovered from a whirlwind start by her younger sister to land her seventh Grand Slam title courtesy of a 7-5, 6-4 win.

Agence France-Presse - 7/5/2008 8:04 PM GMT

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A soldier guards a statue of legendary Mongol leader Genghis Khan near the burned-out headquarters of the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party in Ulan Bator. Mongolia is expected to lift a state of emergency implemented after unprecedented deadly election riots engulfed Ulan Bator.
Mongolia lifts state of emergency

Mongolia has lifted the state of emergency imposed after deadly election riots hit the capital Ulan Bator, with the president Sunday appealing for calm amid lingering fears of further violence. In a midnight (1600 GMT) televised address President Nambariin Enkhbayar called for unity after the unrest that left five people dead following allegations of vote rigging.

Agence France-Presse - 7/5/2008 4:55 PM GMT

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A woman walks past the logo of Internet search engine giant Google at a trade fair. Google expressed disappointment and privacy groups voiced outrage Thursday after a judge ordered Google to give entertainment giant Viacom details of video-watching habits of visitors to its popular video-sharing website YouTube.
Google ordered to give YouTube user data to Viacom

A US judge has ordered Google to expose to Viacom the video-viewing habits of everyone who has ever used YouTube in a decision condemned by the Internet giant and privacy advocates. US District Court Judge Louis Stanton backed Viacom's request for data on which YouTube users watch which videos on the website in order to support its case in a billion-dollar copyright lawsuit against Google.

Agence France-Presse - 7/4/2008 8:26 AM GMT

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