PRI makes historic comeback in Mexico midterms
Early returns with about a fifth of ballots counted show the Institutional Revolutionary Party PRI winning about 35 percent of votes for the lower house, while President Calderon's PAN trails with about 27 percent. The PRI ruled Mexico for seven decades before losing the presidency in 2000.
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Three British Soldiers Die in Southern Afghanistan
In southern Afghanistan insurgent attacks killed three British soldiers as U.S. Marines pressed the military’s largest anti-Taliban offensive since 2001. Separately gunmen in the east abducted 16 UN mine-clearing personnel. Total British deaths since 2001 reach 174.
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Mousavi to Launch Party Amid Reform Push in Iran
In Beirut the reformist figure Mir-Hossein Mousavi plans to form a political party to advance his goals. A reformist newspaper reported this as Iranian officials freed a jailed European journalist and moved to resolve a case involving a British embassy employee.
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Mosul and Baqouba bomb blasts kill and injure dozens
In Mosul a police officer was killed and 14 were hurt by a grenade and car bomb attack. Baqouba bombs killed one civilian and wounded 14 others. Separately in Paris, Yemenia flight 777 debris survived with 152 dead and a 12 year old survivor identified as Bahia Bakari.
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Fireworks shows kill five and injure twenty-five in July incidents
Five people were killed during Independence Day fireworks work in Ocracoke North Carolina, four in one blast and a fifth in Pennsylvania. A separate collapse of a pedestrian bridge in Indiana injured 25 as crowds exited a fireworks display. Gazette news services.
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Obama and Medvedev Aim to Restore U S Russia Ties
Obama and Medvedev pledge to cut nuclear arsenals and repair a strained relationship. They aim to replace START I with a new treaty and expand cooperation on Iran, Georgia, and Afghanistan while enabling use of each other’s air space for military logistics.
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Zelaya blocked from landing at Honduran airport
Ousted President Manuel Zelaya was blocked from landing as military vehicles and soldiers crowded the runway. Venezuelan pilots circled and landed elsewhere after clashes with hundreds outside the airport. Zelaya vowed to try again while Micheletti insisted on normalcy and defended border security as violence injured dozens and one man was reported killed.
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Honduras
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Roberto Micheletti
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Disney World Monorail Crash Kills Operator at Magic Kingdom
Two monorail trains collided in the Magic Kingdom area of Walt Disney World early Sunday. One operator died at the scene. the other was uninjured and later hospitalized. Five to six park guests were treated. Disney confirms the incident is the first fatal monorail crash in the park's 38 year history. Orange County investigators inspect cause.
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Biden says Israel may set its own course on Iran
In a ABC Sunday interview Vice President Biden said Israel can determine its own actions regarding Iran, signaling US non interference if Israel chooses to attack. Navy Admiral Mullen warned a strike would be destabilizing but did not rule out military action.
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