July, 2006

• 25 July

  Israel probes helicopter crash that killed two

  Israel has confirmed the deaths of two of its airmen in a helicopter crash. It is not being ruled out that Hizbollah rocket fire

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• 25 July

  US seeks Baghdad security boost

  US President George W Bush and Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki are to meet at the White House to discuss details.

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• 25 July

  Israel says offensive will continue

  “Israel is determined to continue on in the fight against Hezbollah,” Olmert said. “We will not hesitate to take severe

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• 25 July

  U.S. cracks down on Iraq death squads

  Most death squad killings appear to be sectarian, with Sunni Muslim gunmen targeting Shia neighborhoods, and Shiite

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• 25 July

  South Korea seeks talks with North

  KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – South Korea on Tuesday sought talks with North Korea, which would be their highest-level meeting

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• 25 July

  ASEAN chair condemns Israel on eve of Rice visit

  KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi accused Israel on Tuesday of excessive

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• 25 July

  Eight wounded in Israeli strikes on Gaza: medics

  GAZA (Reuters) – Israel launched air strikes in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, wounding eight people, local residents and medics said.

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• 25 July

  South Korea, Indian rank first in UN leader poll

  UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – South Korean Foreign Minister Ban Ki Moon and U.N. official Shashi Tharoor received the most endorsements in the Security Council’s straw poll for the next U.N. secretary-general, diplomats said on Monday.

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• 25 July

  N.Korea says missile launch “completely safe”

  SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea said on Monday its test-firing of missiles this month was conducted in a “completely safe” way because it made sure ships and aircraft were not in the area before the launch.

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• 25 July

  Nigerian clashes kill at least 15

  ABUJA (Reuters) – The latest violence linked to next year’s elections in Nigeria has killed at least 15 people in two southern states, local leaders and police said on Monday.

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