2 US troops killed in Afghanistan blast, 4 wounded (AP)

by: July 4, 2009

A U.S. Marine from the 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, 1st Battalion 5th Marines takes a position next to piles of dried poppy bulbs in the village of Noghara in the Nawa district in Afghanistan's Helmand province Friday July 3, 2009.  U.S. forces have encountered little resistance in the initial phase of a massive operation by some 4,000 Marines in Taliban-controlled areas of southern Afghanistan, but that's a common tactic by insurgents. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder)AP - A blast in eastern Afghanistan killed two American troops and wounded four others Saturday, a U.S. military spokeswoman said.

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Myanmar denies UN chief’s request to see Suu Kyi (AP)

by: July 4, 2009

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon waves upon his arrival at a hotel Friday, July 3, 2009 in Yangon, Myanmar. Ban said he would lobby Myanmar's junta chief directly Friday for the release of pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, acknowledging that his high-profile mission will be 'very difficult.' (AP Photo/Khin Mang Win)AP - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says he is “deeply disappointed” after the Myanmar junta rejected his second and final request to meet jailed opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

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2 US troops killed in Afghanistan blast, 4 wounded (AP)

by: July 4, 2009

A U.S. Marine from the 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, 1st Battalion 5th Marines takes a position next to piles of dried poppy bulbs in the village of Noghara in the Nawa district in Afghanistan's Helmand province Friday July 3, 2009.  U.S. forces have encountered little resistance in the initial phase of a massive operation by some 4,000 Marines in Taliban-controlled areas of southern Afghanistan, but that's a common tactic by insurgents. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder)AP - A blast in eastern Afghanistan killed two American troops and wounded four others Saturday, a U.S. military spokeswoman said.

Original post by AP and software by Elliott Back

Myanmar denies UN chief’s request to see Suu Kyi (AP)

by: July 4, 2009

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon waves upon his arrival at a hotel Friday, July 3, 2009 in Yangon, Myanmar. Ban said he would lobby Myanmar's junta chief directly Friday for the release of pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, acknowledging that his high-profile mission will be 'very difficult.' (AP Photo/Khin Mang Win)AP - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says he is “deeply disappointed” after the Myanmar junta rejected his second and final request to meet jailed opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

Original post by AP and software by Elliott Back

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July 4, 2009

AP - A blast in eastern Afghanistan killed two American troops and wounded four others Saturday, a U.S. military spokeswoman said.

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July 4, 2009

AP - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says he is “deeply disappointed” after the Myanmar junta rejected his second and final request to meet jailed opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

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July 4, 2009

AP - North Korea fired four missiles off its eastern coast Saturday, South Korea said, in what was likely to be seen as a message of defiance to the United States on its Independence Day holiday.

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July 4, 2009

Reuters - North Korea test-fired four missiles on Saturday, South Korea’s defense ministry said, in an act of defiance toward the United States that further stoked regional tensions already high due to its nuclear test in May.

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