SKorea says NKorea fires 4 missiles off east coast
(AP)
AP - South Korea says North Korea has fired a fourth missile off its eastern coast.

Iranian cleric: British Embassy staff to be tried
(AP)
AP - EDITOR'S NOTE: Iranian authorities have barred journalists for international news organizations from reporting on the streets and ordered them to stay in their offices. This report is based on the accounts of witnesses reached in Iran and official statements carried on Iranian media.

Honduras rejects OAS appeal to restore president
(AP)
AP - Honduras rebuffed a personal appeal from the Americas' top international diplomat Friday, refusing to reinstate President Manuel Zelaya and setting the stage for a dramatic showdown if the ousted leader returns to reclaim power this weekend.

Marines seek to cut Afghan insurgent supply lines
(AP)
AP - NAWA, Afghanistan — U.S. Marines pushed deeper into Taliban areas of southern Afghanistan on Friday, seeking to cut insurgent supply lines and win over local elders on the second day of the biggest U.S. military operation here since the American-led invasion of 2001.

VP Biden urges Iraqis to make political progress
(AP)
AP - Vice President Joe Biden pressed Iraqi leaders Friday to do more to foster national reconciliation and offered U.S. assistance in achieving that, as concerns grow that a lack of political progress is fueling violence in Iraq.

U.S. and Russia: The Talk Starts Here
(Time.com)
Time.com - U.S. and Russia: The Talk Starts Here

Spain police foil radio control zeppelin jailbreak
(Reuters)
Reuters - Spanish police said on Friday they had foiled an Italian drug trafficker's plan to break out of jail in the Canary Islands using climbing equipment and a four-metre-long zeppelin.

US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,322
(AP)
AP - As of Friday, July 3, 2009, at least 4,322 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.

Mexico wins praise for swine flu response
(AP)
AP - As swine flu runs rampant in the Southern Hemisphere winter, world health experts are concerned that some hard-hit countries have been reluctant to take forceful measures to protect public health.

Lions seek to salvage pride in final Springbok Test
(AFP)
AFP - South Africa play the British and Irish Lions in the third and final Test here Saturday with the series already sewn up and seeking a first-ever whitewash in 118 years of fixtures between the two sides.
