Archive for July 3rd, 2009

SKorea says NKorea fires 3 missiles off east coast (AP)

Written by on Friday, July 3rd, 2009 in 319113.

A South Korean conservative activist burns a defaced North Korean flag and mock missiles during a rally denouncing North Korea's missile launch in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, July 3, 2009. South Korea said Friday it is closely monitoring North Korean military sites because the communist nation may fire more missiles, amid speculation that a long-range test launch aimed toward the U.S. is possible in coming days.(AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)AP – North Korea fired three 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.

Original post by AP and software by Elliott Back

Marines seek to cut Afghan insurgent supply lines (AP)

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U.S. Marines from the 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, 1st Battalion 5th Marines takes positions along a tree line 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 – NAWA, Afghanistan ? U.S. Marines pushed deeper into Taliban areas of southern Afghanistan on Friday, seeking to cut insurgent supply lines and win over local elders on the second day of the largest U.S. military operation here since the American-led invasion of 2001.

Original post by AP and software by Elliott Back

Honduras' ousted President Manuel Zelaya waves upon his arrival at Comalapa international airport, in San Salvador July 2, 2009. REUTERS/La Prensa Grafica/Milton Flores/PoolReuters – Honduras’s interim rulers spurned a demand from the Organization of American States on Friday to restore leftist President Manuel Zelaya to power, deepening Central America’s worst political crisis in decades.

Original post by Reuters and software by Elliott Back



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