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ColoradoStar.com Saturday 5th July 2008 Edition 187/2008
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Al-Qaeda re-grouping in Pakistan


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A senior US security official has reportedly said that al-Qaeda is regrouping itself in tribal areas along the Pakistan-Afghanistan...


Afghans say US-led air raid has killed 22 civilians
Afghan officials say a U.S.-led coalition air strike has killed 22 civilians in eastern...


London man arrested in French student murder
British police have arrested a suspect in connection with the brutal murder of two French students in London....


DNA frees another US inmate
Patrick Waller has become a free man in the US after being wrongly convicted and imprisoned for more than 15...


U.S. and Israeli militaries discuss attack on Liberty
Leading defense officials from the United States and Israel, meeting in Israel this week, raised the controversial attack on the U.S. ship USS Liberty, by Israel, in June...


Verdict soon on World Trade Center third tower
US experts, investigating the collapse of the third tower at the World Trade Center, say building fires on several different floors probably caused the collapse....


North Korea refuses to complete de-nuclear work
North Korea has refused to take further steps to dismantle its nuclear...


Nuclear spy implicates Musharraf
In Pakistan, nuclear scientist, Abdul Qadeer Khan, has said his country may have supplied nuclear centrifuges to North Korea under the supervision of the...


Israelis prepare to pull down Palestinian homes
Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak has asked for demolition orders for two homes belonging to Palestinians behind recent deadly attacks against...


Mugabe makes conditions for talks
An angry Robert Mugabe, after flying home from an African Union summit, has told thousands of his supporters that opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai should not think he will renounce the...


Venus Williams gets fifth Wimbledon title
Venus Williams defeated her sister Serena Williams 7-5, 6-4 Saturday to claim her fifth Wimbledon...


Dalit meet in US demands private sector quota
Seeking affirmative action for marginalised Dalits and minorities in India, an international meet in the US has made a strong demand for reservation in the private sector besides a quota in the sphere of...


Argentinian striker Lautaro signs for Sevilla
Madrid, July 5 (Xinhua) Argentinian striker Lautaro Cost compared himself with some of the best young players his country has produced at his official presentation as a new player with Spanish Primera Liga side...


British NRI brothers to produce trendy, female-friendly condoms
Two Indian-origin brothers who run a pharmacy in central London are to take on condom makers Durex, whose monopoly has made condoms in Britain among the most expensive in the world, a report said...


Holding quits ICC Cricket Committee in protest
Former West Indies fast bowler Michael Holding has resigned from International Cricket Council's (ICC) Cricket Committee in protest against the change of the result of the controversial 2006 Oval...


Australia fined for slow over-rate against West Indies
The Australian cricket team has been fined for maintaining a slow over-rate during its one-day international against the West Indies in St Kitts...


Indian tourists now outspend Americans in Britain
The number of Indian tourists to Britain has grown by 170 percent since 1993, and they are outspending American visitors, a report said...


Visitor tears head off Hitler wax statue
A man tore the head off a wax statue of Adolf Hitler in Berlin Saturday, minutes after the new branch of the Madame Tussauds wax-work museum chain opened for the first time to the...


Charles Wheeler, doyen of British foreign correspondents, dies
Sir Charles Wheeler, one of Britain's best-known foreign correspondents - a man who shunned the glamour of anchoring television programmes for the good old business of reporting, has died at the age of...


Merkel demands G8 commitments to cut carbon emissions
Speaking just before the G8 summit, Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel has called for the eight leading industrialized nations to lead by example with cuts in carbon...


Jeev slips to tied 17th at European Open golf
Jeev Milkha Singh slipped down the ladder at the European Open golf championship, but kept his hopes alive for a top-5 finish that can earn him a berth to the British Open in two weeks...


Russia begins military exercises in North Caucasus
Vladikavkaz (Russia), July 5 (RIA Novosti) Russia began Saturday large scale military exercises in several regions of the southern federal district, which includes highly volatile North Caucasus republics, a senior military official...


Lyon veteran Coupet signs for Atletico Madrid
French football champions Lyon have announced the sale of goalkeeper Gregory Coupet to Spanish giants Atletico...


Tour de France cyclists warned about doping
French anti-doping supremo Pierre Bordry issued a stern warning to riders on the eve of Tour de France cycling tournament to stay away from forbidden substances and...


Christian Bale believes Hollywood isn
'Batman Begins' star Christian Bale is against children working in Hollywood and says he won't allow his daughter to become a child...


Martin credits Coldplay success to
Chris Martin, the lead singer of Coldplay, is certain that their "handsome" bassist Guy Berryman is the only reason for their...


Gallagher blames Thatcher for crime in Britain
Oasis lead singer Noel Gallagher has blamed Margaret Thatcher, who served as the British prime minister from 1979 to 1990, for the present day increase in crime in the...


Quake jolts southeast Russian region
Moscow, July 5 (Xinhua) A 6.9-magnitude earthquake Saturday jolted the Sea of Okhotsk region in southeast Russia, the Itar-Tass news agency...


New book says Madonna
A new book on Madonna by her brother Christopher Ciconne says the pop star's marriage to British director Guy Ritchie is on the rocks and the couple are drifting apart due to regular...


Diaz and Sculfor living together
Hollywood star Cameron Diaz and her boyfriend Paul Sculfor have started living together although their relationship is only a month...


Family comes first for Gary Oldman
British actor Gary Oldman, who played Sirius Black in the Harry Potter series, says he wants to cut down on films so that he can spend more time with his...


Poland says US missile shield terms inadequate
Warsaw, July 5 (RIA Novosti) Poland has said the US offer in return of permission to deploy a missile defence base on Polish soil fails to address its security concerns, but it is ready for further...


Betancourt urges FARC to be
Two days after she and 14 other hostages were rescued dramatically from the captivity of Colombia's leftist guerrillas, former presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt has urged the insurgents to be 'good losers' and stand down, EFE reported...


Ahead of G8, Bush stresses climate change bottomlines
President George Bush has reiterated that there will never be an effective agreement on climate change without the participation of emerging economies like China and India. He also said the world must wake up to the "beauty of nuclear power" that produces renewable energy with "zero greenhouse gas...


Anaconda to convert wave energy into cheap power
Anaconda, an innovative wave energy concept, holds the key to cheaper energy from the sea...


New technique may help stop tooth decay
Washington, July 5 : An international team of researchers have come up with a novel technique that may offer a treatment option for dental caries or tooth decay....


Fifth International Convention of
New York, July 5 : Union Steel Minister and Lok Jan Shakti Party chief Ram Vilas Paswan began the Fifth International Convention of 'Dalit and Minorities' Seminar in New York on Friday....


World hot dog chomping champ retains his crown after eat-off!
Melbourne, July 5 : American Joey Chestnut retained his crown at the annual hot dog eating contest in the Big Apple by gulping down a whopping 64 hot dogs in just 10...


Punjab beauticians go international
Chandigarh, July 5 : Punjabi women have always taken an extra care to look beautiful, and now those behind their beauty i.e. beauticians, are taking international tips to make their clients look more...


T-shirts that sense muscle activity may athletes perfect their moves
London, July 5 : European Union scientists have created a prototype T-shirt that uses small sensors to monitor the activity of individual muscles, and thereby may help people ensure that they do not overstrain their muscles during any activity....


Firefighters prepare for busy weekend
California firefighters appear to be holding two bushfires burning along the California...


US marks Independence Day
Americans across the United States are celebrating Independence Day Friday, commemorating the country's birth as a nation 232 years...


Betancourt arrives in France
Former hostage Ingrid Betancourt arrived in Paris Friday as questions arose about the official story regarding her...


In Italy, the call rises to let Alitalia fall
Lorenzo Schapira tries to avoid flying Italy's near-bankrupt flagship carrier, Alitalia. The planes are run-down and the service is "appalling," he says. "The government should let Alitalia go bust,"...


Protesters target G8; France backs expansion
SAPPORO/PARIS (Reuters) - Thousands rallied in northern Japan calling for the G8 rich industrialized nations to be disbanded on Saturday while in Paris, member France called for the group to grow to...


UN team voices concern over human rights situation in occupied Syrian Golan
A three-member United Nations team investigative team expressed concern over the human right situation in the occupied Syrian Golan, restrictions placed on family visits, the treatment of prisoners...


Russia says Georgia could spark war in Abkhazia
MOSCOW - Russia's defence ministry on Saturday accused Georgia of harbouring plans to take back the separatist province of Abkhazia by force that could trigger a war, Interfax news agency...


Russia warns of "new war" in Abkhazia conflict
"Such plans by Tbilisi can only be seen as yet another step towards further escalating the tensions in the region, which will bring the conflict into a new war," the Defense Ministry said in a...


Mongolian politicians meet to resolve election crisis
ULAN BATOR - Mongolia's top politicians were locked in negotiations on Saturday to try to work out their differences after allegations of electoral fraud caused deadly riots in the...


Protesters rally ahead of G8 summit
FARMERS and activists from around the world have gathered in Japan to protest soaring food prices, kicking off a major rally ahead of next week's summit of the G8 nations. Thousands of people are...