Chinese, Russian presidents meet on bilateral ties - Xinhua News Agency
TOYAKO, Japan, July 9 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Hu Jintao and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev met in Toyako, northern Japan, Wednesday to discuss ways of furthering bilateral strategic and cooperative partnership. The two leaders met on the sidelines of the outreach session of the Group of ...
Wind-stoked Butte County blaze destroys 40 homes - Chico Enterprise-Record
PARADISE, Calif.—Residents of this small Northern California city devastated by wildfire just weeks ago braced for more destruction Wednesday as another out-of-control blaze forced thousands in Butte County to flee. Authorities ordered residents of 3,200 Paradise homes Tuesday to evacuate after ...
Fed may extend Wall Street lending - Reuters UK
ARLINGTON, Virginia (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Tuesday the U.S. central bank may keep an emergency lending facility for big Wall Street firms open longer than it initially intended, a signal the Fed is fearful of shutting down a vital backstop. Credit costs have been ...
Iran test-fires missiles in Persian Gulf, Hormouz - Herald Tribune
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards test-fired nine long- and medium-range missiles Wednesday in war games officials say are in response to U.S. and Israeli threats, state television reported. Gen. Hossein Salami, a top Guards commander, was quoted as saying the exercise "is to ...
Man scaling The New York Times' 52-story headquarters in Manhattan - International Herald Tribune
NEW YORK : Police say a man is scaling the side of The New York Times' 52-story headquarters in Manhattan. Police say the man has gone up the building on the Eighth Avenue side. They say he was spotted about 1:20 a.m. Wednesday. Two climbers scaled the building within the span of a few hours on June ...
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