Israel Continues Airstrikes in
Gaza
Hamas militants also fired
rockets at southern Israel Friday, causing some injuries but no
deaths
US House of Representatives
Approves Defense Authorization Measure
Lawmakers reject proposals to restrict President Bush's
ability to use funds to plan any possible future military actions
against Iran
Britain's Next PM Promises
Different Kind of Government
Gordon
Brown takes over from Prime Minister Tony Blair next month
France Unveils Diverse
Cabinet
Foreign Ministry goes to
Socialist Bernard Kouchner, who has held ministerial positions in
previous Socialist administrations and was Doctors Without Borders
founder
Russia Signs Pipeline Deal for
Central Asian Gas
President
Vladimir Putin signs agreement with Turkmen and Kazakh leaders for
construction of new gas pipeline through Russia
Rapid Rise of Chinese Stocks
Sparks Alarm
Shanghai's stock market has risen about 50 percent since
start of year - making it best performing market in Asia
Rice Names Veteran Africa
Diplomat as Somalia Envoy
John Yates
recently coordinated diplomatic contacts on Somalia from US Embassy in
Nairobi
White House Ponders Successor
for World Bank President
Paul
Wolfowitz resigned Thursday after an internal bank probe concluded he
broke ethics rules in arranging lucrative promotion for his female
companion
US Senators Reach Bipartisan
Deal on Immigration Reform
President
Bush is urging lawmakers to approve the measure as soon as
possible
Author Dale Brown Unveils New
Techno-Thriller
His latest
book explores a fictional coup in Iran, and US reaction to it
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