Eurasia Press & News
WASHINGTON — In the dusty battlegrounds of Iraq where open-air food shopping poses a security threat, new technology is allowing US troops to enjoy fresh fruit and vegetables, even in remote desert locations.
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June, 2007
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10 June
Security Council refuses to condemn Ahmadinejad’s remarks
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The UN Security Council refused to approve a statement Friday that would condemn remarks about Israel’s impending destruction attributed to Iran’s president because of objections from Indonesia, the world’s largest Muslim country, council diplomats said.
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10 June
UN Darfur envoy says negotiations complicated
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The UN envoy trying to promote a political solution to the four-year conflict in Darfur said the road to negotiations has become even more complicated because of the increasing number of rebel groups.
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10 June
UN political affairs chief visits Somali capital, urges reconciliation
MOGADISHU (AP) — The international community is willing to help Somalia as long as there is “progress on the groundâ€, the United Nations’ political chief said during a four-hour trip to the Somali capital.
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10 June
Beirutis turn to private security firms after bomb attacks
BEIRUT — The people of Beirut have turned to private security contractors using sniffer dogs, surveillance cameras and explosives detectors as government forces fail to prevent repeated bomb attacks.
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10 June
Egyptian 10-year-old girl dies of bird flu virus
CAIRO (Reuters) — A 10-year-old Egyptian girl who contracted the H5N1 bird flu virus died on Saturday, bringing the number of fatalities from the disease in the most populous Arab country to 15, the health ministry said.
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10 June
Death toll from Cyclone Gonu rises to 70
TEHRAN (AP) — The death toll from Cyclone Gonu rose to 70 Saturday when Iranian state media reported nine new deaths from the storm.
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10 June
Iraq protests Turkish shelling, warns on ties
BAGHDAD (Reuters) — Iraq accused Turkey of “intensively shelling” part of its northern Kurdish region this week and handed Ankara’s envoy a protest letter on Saturday which warned such actions could harm relations.
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10 June
Palestinian fighters storm Israeli border
GAZA CITY (AP) — Palestinian fighters broke through Israel’s heavily fortified Gaza border and battled troops inside Israel for about two hours Saturday, in an abortive attempt to abduct an Israeli soldier in which one of the raiders was killed but the military said no soldiers were harmed.
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10 June
5 Lebanese soldiers die in camp battles
NAHR BARED (Reuters) — Five Lebanese soldiers were killed on Saturday in the latest bout of heavy fighting against Al Qaeda-inspired gunmen entrenched in a Palestinian refugee camp, a military source said.
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