Tuesday, July 13, 2010

World News Briefs -- July 13, 2010



BP Prepares To Test New Cap Installed On Oil Leak -- Yahoo News/AP

NEW ORLEANS – After securing a new, tight-fitting cap on top of the leaking well in the Gulf of Mexico, BP prepared Tuesday to begin tests to see if it will hold and stop fresh oil from polluting the waters for the first time in nearly three months.

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MIDDLE EAST

Amid violence and instability, Iraqi government lies idle.

US commander in Iraq: Iran threat has increased.

Shahram Amiri: new twist in mystery of nuclear scientist's disappearance.

ASIA

Afghan group: 1,100 civilians killed in 1st half of 2010.

North Korea calls off talks with U.N. officers over ship.

Japan PM pledges 'fresh start' after poll defeat.

A youth’s death in Kashmir renews a familiar pattern of crisis.

AFRICA

Unexploded bomb vest found in Uganda; 4 arrested.

Analysts' view: Uganda blasts stir regional anxiety.

Sudanese President charged with genocide in Darfur.

Mugabe: Diamonds can revive Zimbabwean economy.

EUROPE

Sarkozy pursues pension reform as scandal lingers.

French lawmakers to approve full veil ban.

82 police injured in Belfast's 2 nights of riots.

Hundreds sought in Italian crime syndicate crackdown.

AMERICAS

The mysterious reappearance of Fidel Castro.

Russian spy ring: 12th man detained.

Mexico takes different tack on Juarez violence.

TERRORISM/THE LONG WAR

Guantanamo detainee Khadr rejects U.S. plea deal.

Al-Qaida threatens Seattle cartoonist.

Three jailed 20 years in foiled UK airliner bomb plot.

ECONOMY/FINANCE/BUSINESS

Design flaw in iPhone 4, testers say.

U.S. Senate poised to pass historic financial reform.

Moody's downgrades Portugal debt rating.

Oil climbs back above $75.

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