A water buffalo receives his own security camera from a CCTV expert.

DARLEY ABBEY, DERBYSHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM (JULY 9, 2008) ITN - 
 A CCTV expert has provided a water buffalo named Oink with its own...   more »

The United States and the Czech Republic sign an agreement to build part of
a U.S. missile defence shield in the central European state as activists
protest in Prague. Russian analyst says Moscow will step ...   more »

Lava continues to flow from Hawaii's Mount Kilauea but poses no threat to
residents nearby.  

 MOUNT KILAUEA, HAWAII, UNITED STATES (JULY 8, 2008) TROPICAL VISIONS -
 Lava was gushing from Hawaii's Mt. Kilauea volcano on ...   more »

Local people rescue two elephants from a possible watery grave in India's
eastern Orissa state.

 SATULI, ORISSA, INDIA (JULY 8, 2008) ANI -
 Locals in Satuli village in eastern India turned good samaritans to
rescue ...   more »

With less than one month to go to the Olympic Games, Beijing still suffers
from smog on Wednesday, but sees a slight improvement from Tuesday.

 BEIJING, CHINA (JULY 9, 2008) REUTERS - 
While Beijing was ...   more »

Senior African officials slammed new European Union anti-illegal migration
rules accusing the wealthy bloc of failing to treat migrants with dignity and
of breaking pledges to cooperate on this issue. 

(EU) DAKAR, SENEGAL (JULY 9, ...   more »

White Kenyan aristocrat Thomas Cholmondeley testifies not guilty in
Nairobi's High Court over charges he murdered a poacher in 2006. 

NAIROBI, KENYA (JULY 8, 2008)REUTERS -
The heir to Kenya's most famous white settler family ...   more »

Three police officers killed in a shooting outside the United States
consulate in Istanbul on Wednesday.

 ISTANBUL, TURKEY (JULY 9, 2008) DHA -
 Television images on Wednesday (July 9) appeared to show four
bodies on ...   more »

French nuclear firm says 30 cubic metres of a liquid containing uranium was
accidentally spilled into the ground and a nearby river at one of its plants
in south eastern France.

 TRICASTIN, FRANCE (JULY 8, ...   more »

Rock singer and activist Bob Geldof says the Group of Eight must make touch
decisions or will lose their relevance, while farmers speak up against the G8.


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The Group ...   more »

Iran test fired nine long- and medium-range missiles, including one which
it has previously said could reach Israel and U.S. bases in the region,
Iranian state media said.

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International campaigners criticise the G8 leaders for failing to come up
with decisive action plans on climate change.

RUSUTSU, JAPAN (JULY 9, 2008) REUTERS -
 International campaigners criticised the Group of Eight (G8) leaders
meeting ...   more »