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Supporters of Zelaya, interim government continue protests in Honduras

TEGUCIGALPA, July 2 (Xinhua) -- Thousands of supporters of Manuel Zelaya on Thursday continued to protest the military coup that ousted the president and drew worldwide condemnation.

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Mixed results for green IT goals

(BBC) A majority of tech workers in the public sector do not know about the emission reduction targets they face, says a survey.

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Brutal insurgency haunts Thai Muslim south

YALA, Thailand (Reuters) - When he heard the loud cracks of gunfire, Prapan Pormapat knew the insurgents had just claimed another victim.

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Africa leaders enhance union role

(BBC) The African Union reaches a compromise plan to give it greater powers in "common-interest" policies.

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SKorea to build up defences against nuclear-armed North

SEOUL: South Korea will spend tens of millions of dollars to build up defences against any North Korean nuclear attack, the defence ministry said Friday.

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Trial of Myanmar's Suu Kyi adjourned for a week

YANGON (Reuters) - The court hearing the case of Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi adjourned her trial for another week on Friday, citing an administrative error, her lawyer said.

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Gay sex 'not criminal' in India

(BBC) An Indian court rules that homosexual intercourse between consenting adults is not a criminal act, overturning colonial law.

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Saddam's weapons bluff aimed at Iran: FBI reports

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Saddam Hussein believed Iran was a significant threat to Iraq and left open the possibility that he had weapons of mass destruction rather than appear vulnerable, according to declassified FBI documents on interrogations of the former Iraqi leader.

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Gap dividing Aborigines growing

(BBC) Grim new report shows the gaps in living conditions between Aborigines and other Australians are growing wider.

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Migrant squalor

(BBC) Afghans in Calais dream of Channel crossing to London

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Honduras rulers reject world pressure to reverse coup

TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - The Honduran interim government defied international pressure on Wednesday and vowed there was "no chance at all" of ousted President Manuel Zelaya returning to office.

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Barak links settlement freeze to regional peace drive

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Defense Minister Ehud Barak said on Wednesday Israel would consider a limited moratorium on new construction in Jewish settlements, linking the step to U.S. efforts to bring Arab states into a broad peace process.

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Deadline for Honduras over leader

(BBC) The Organization of American States gives the interim government of Honduras three days to restore ousted President Zelaya to power.

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All-day party celebrates China web filter delay

BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese web users flooded to a trendy art zone cafe Wednesday to celebrate a last-minute halt to a rollout of government-sponsored filtering software, and make a stand for freedom of expression in the Communist-run state.

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UN begins Bhutto killing inquiry

(BBC) A United Nations investigation into the assassination of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto is to begin.

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Unicef plea for Pakistan refugees

(BBC) A senior UN official makes an urgent plea for more money to support the displaced in north-west Pakistan.

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Sweden pushes EU climate action

(BBC) Sweden's PM tells the BBC the EU must take the lead on climate change, as his country takes over the union's presidency.

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Bomb kills 32 in Iraq as U.S. troops leave

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Hours after U.S. troops handed over control of Iraq's cities to its domestic security forces, a car bomb in the northern city of Kirkuk killed at least 32 people and wounded more than 100 on Tuesday, police said.

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'Ugly' fruit back on sale in EU

(BBC) Oddly-shaped fruit and veg is going on sale again in the EU, after the European Commission abolished strict marketing rules.

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Yemeni plane crashes in sea off Comoros with153 on board

MORONI (Reuters) - An Airbus A310-300 from Yemen with 153 people on board crashed into choppy seas as it tried to land in bad weather on the Indian Ocean archipelago of Comoros Tuesday, officials said.

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