World News Briefs -- July 8, 2009

Chinese paramilitary police patrol in Urumqi, western China's Xinjiang province, Wednesday, July 8, 2009. China flooded the capital of western Xinjiang province with security forces Wednesday after ethnic riots left at least 156 dead. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

Chinese Troops Flood Streets After Riots -- Yahoo News/AP

URUMQI, China – Thousands of Chinese troops flooded into this city Wednesday to separate feuding ethnic groups after three days of communal violence left 156 people dead, and a senior Communist Party official vowed to execute those guilty of murder in the rioting in western China.

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MIDDLE EAST

A major Iranian demonstration tomorrow?

Clinton: U.S. to demand tighter Iran sanctions if outreach fails.

Spy-for-spy charges fuel enduring Palestinian feud.

Lebanon officer suspected of spying flees to Israel.

ASIA

Pakistani officials: Suspected US strikes kill 45.

Bombings in the Philippines jeopardize peace talks.

China holds Rio exec as spy; iron ore deal in doubt.

Sri Lankan doctors say they exaggerated war deaths.

Indonesian president on track for re-election.

AFRICA

Two oil pipelines blown up in Nigeria: militants.

Al Qaeda claims killing of 28 soldiers in Mali.

Somali pirates board Turkish ship in Gulf of Aden.

S Africa strike hits stadium work.

EUROPE

French lawmaker suggests gradual ban on burqas.

Swiss to stop UBS handing over data in US tax row. US demands UBS comply in tax evasion case.

Vatican replaces cardinal in Holocaust controversy.

Irish treaty vote set for October.

Karadzic immunity claim rejected.

AMERICAS

Colombian rebels turn to urban terror after battlefield losses.

Argentine leader shakes up cabinet after vote defeat.

Former U.S. president Clinton offers help to Haiti.

A chilling look at Central American gangs and why they are a threat.

TERRORISM/THE LONG WAR

Detainees, even if acquitted, might not go free.

Saudi security courts convict Qaeda militants.