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Today's World News: Iraqis celebrate US pullback but bombing kills 33 UN tells Honduras to reinstate president NKorean ship under US scrutiny changes course Interim Honduran leader vows Zelaya won't return Police find 5 bodies, severed head in Mexico Germany's Bright Idea: Street Lighting on Demand US, Europea chambers hail China web software delay Animated film tells of Gaza woman's cancer battle Deposed Honduran prez accused of drug ties Iran leader cancels African summit visit Suspected North Korea arms ship changes course Canadian economy slips in April Australia PM defends 'hardline' refugee approach Sanctions on North Korean firms indirectly target Iran UN probe into Gaza conflict After Iran Crackdown: Reform Movement Shows Resilience Activists Demand Accountability for Torturers Iraqis celebrate US pullback but bombing kills 33 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 09:31 pm PDT AP - Not a single American soldier was in sight. Gone, too, were the American helicopters whose buzz has for years defined Baghdad's background track. Full Story Top UN tells Honduras to reinstate president Tue, 30 Jun 2009 09:00 pm PDT AP - Honduras' ousted president won overwhelming international support Tuesday as he planned a high-profile return to his chaotic country. The politicians who sent soldiers to fly him into exile in his pajamas said he will be arrested for treason if he tries. Full Story Top NKorean ship under US scrutiny changes course Tue, 30 Jun 2009 11:44 pm PDT AP - A North Korean ship under scrutiny for more than a week by the U.S. Navy has changed course and was heading back the way it came, U.S. officials said as Pyongyang warned Wednesday it will take military action if anyone attempts to search its vessels. Full Story Top Interim Honduran leader vows Zelaya won't return Tue, 30 Jun 2009 07:31 pm PDT AP - The interim president of Honduras vowed Tuesday not to resign the post he took over following a military coup and claimed that only an armed invasion would restore his ousted predecessor to power. Full Story Top Police find 5 bodies, severed head in Mexico Tue, 30 Jun 2009 05:41 pm PDT AP - Mexican police on Tuesday found the remains of six people tortured and shot to death in a western state that is a focus of the government's war against drug cartels. Full Story Top Germany's Bright Idea: Street Lighting on Demand Tue, 30 Jun 2009 11:35 pm PDT Time.com - A new scheme helps the German village of DÖrentrup save money and the environment by letting residents turn on their streetlights whenever they want with one phone call Full Story Top US, Europea chambers hail China web software delay Tue, 30 Jun 2009 10:50 pm PDT AFP - The American and European chambers of commerce in China have welcomed a decision by Beijing to delay an order that new computers sold in the country be equipped with an Internet filtering programme. Full Story Top Animated film tells of Gaza woman's cancer battle Tue, 30 Jun 2009 11:32 pm PDT AP - Her back to the camera, a Gaza woman ashamedly unbuttons her dress before a female Israeli soldier, revealing that her breasts were removed in a failed attempt to halt cancer. Full Story Top Deposed Honduran prez accused of drug ties Tue, 30 Jun 2009 09:49 pm PDT AP - The regime that ousted Manuel Zelaya in Honduras claimed Tuesday that the deposed president allowed tons of cocaine to be flown into the Central American country on its way to the United States. Full Story Top Iran leader cancels African summit visit Tue, 30 Jun 2009 11:52 pm PDT AFP - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has cancelled a visit to Libya where he was due to address the African Union summit, a source in the presidency said. Full Story Top Suspected North Korea arms ship changes course Tue, 30 Jun 2009 11:41 pm PDT Reuters - A North Korean ship tracked by the U.S. Navy on suspicion of carrying a banned arms cargo may be returning home, a U.S. official said, as Washington cracks down on companies helping Pyongyang export missile systems. Full Story Top Canadian economy slips in April Tue, 30 Jun 2009 08:13 am PDT Reuters - Canada's economy contracted for the ninth straight month in April as the manufacturing, energy and retail industries scaled back activity in the deepest downturn since the early 1990s. Full Story Top Australia PM defends 'hardline' refugee approach Tue, 30 Jun 2009 11:25 pm PDT AFP - Australia's Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has defended his "hardline and sensible approach" to refugee policy, after a people smuggling boat was intercepted with almost 200 on board. Full Story Top Sanctions on North Korean firms indirectly target Iran Tue, 30 Jun 2009 05:34 pm PDT McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON _ The Obama administration on Tuesday slapped financial sanctions on two North Korean firms, including one based in Iran, as part of a crackdown on North Korea's ballistic missile and nuclear weapons programs following a May nuclear test blast and a series of provocative missile launches. Full Story Top UN probe into Gaza conflict Mon, 29 Jun 2009 02:00 am PDT The Christian Science Monitor - In a tearful and gruesome testimony, Salah Al-Samouni spoke of the two days of Israeli helicopter attacks in the Zaytoun area of Gaza that claimed 29 members of his family on Jan. 5 and 6. Full Story Top After Iran Crackdown: Reform Movement Shows Resilience Tue, 30 Jun 2009 10:35 pm PDT Time.com - Even if the regime clears the streets and imposes its version of the election outcome, it has breached its contract with the people -- and forced many establishment figures to openly challenge institutions once deemed beyond question Full Story Top Activists Demand Accountability for Torturers Tue, 30 Jun 2009 02:19 pm PDT OneWorld.net - WASHINGTON, Jun 30 (OneWorld.net) - Survivors of torture joined human rights activists in the streets of Washington, DC last week to demand prosecution of those involved in planning and implementing U.S. torture policies. Full Story Top

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