July, 2008

• 16 July

  FACTBOX: Military and civilian deaths in Iraq

  (Reuters) – A U.S. soldier was killed by an explosive charge rigged to a house while conducting operations in Diyala province, north of Baghdad on Tuesday, the U.S. military said on Wednesday. A U.S. Marine died on Sunday as a result of non-combat related incident in Anbar province, the U.S. …

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• 16 July

  FACTBOX: Last U.S. “surge” brigade set to leave Iraq

  (Reuters) – The U.S. military said on Wednesday the last of five extra combat brigades deployed to Iraq last year would complete its departure next week. That will leave 140,000 troops in Iraq. Following are facts about the so-called surge:

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• 16 July

  Hezbollah delivers remains of two Israeli soldiers

  LEBANON/ISRAEL BORDER (Reuters) – Hezbollah handed the bodies of two Israeli soldiers to the Red Cross on Wednesday to be exchanged for Lebanese prisoners held by Israel in a deal viewed as a triumph by the Lebanese Shi’ite guerrilla group.

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• 16 July

  Bicycle bomb wounds 11 in southwest Pakistan

  QUETTA, Pakistan (Reuters) – A bomb planted on a bicycle wounded 11 people, including five paramilitary soldiers, in a southwest Pakistani town where separatist rebels have long been active.

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• 16 July

  Pakistan PM chides Karzai over accusations

  ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistani Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani chided Afghanistan’s president on Wednesday over his remarks accusing Pakistan of a spate of terrorist attacks, saying he wants a stable government in Kabul.

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• 16 July

  Turkish military says killed 11 Kurdish militants

  ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish soldiers have killed 11 Kurdish guerrillas in an operation in the southeastern Turkish province of Hakkari, Turkey’s military said on Wednesday.

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• 16 July

  Cyprus homes can’t use “smelly” Greek water

  NICOSIA (Reuters) – Drought-stricken Cyprus is unable to distribute a shipment of water from Greece directly to households because it smells bad, authorities said Wednesday.

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• 16 July

  Russian says remains of last Tsar’s son identified

  YEKATERINBURG, Russia (Reuters) – Russia said on Wednesday that charred remains found in a pit belonged to Tsar Nicholas II’s only son and his daughter, exactly 90 years after the Bolsheviks shocked the world by murdering the last Tsar.

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• 16 July

  Russia will defend interests abroad: Medvedev

  MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia will robustly defend its interests abroad, President Dmitry Medvedev said on Tuesday in a speech that made clear he would not soften the assertive policies that irked the West under his predecessor.

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• 16 July

  Smallest spark could start war in Georgia regions

  MOSCOW (Reuters) – On wooded hillsides where Georgian and separatist troops eye each other through the sights of their guns, the smallest spark could set off a war. Last week the detention of four Georgian soldiers in the breakaway South Ossetia region quickly escalated into a crisis. Georgia threatened an …

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