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A replica of North Korea's Scud-B missile (R) together with ...

(AFP) — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 19:50:35 GMT

(AFP) - A replica of North Korea's Scud-B missile (R) together with a South Korean missile are displayed at the Korea War Memorial Museum in Seoul. North Korea test-fired seven missiles off its east coast Saturday, South Korean officials said, in an act of defiance apparently timed for the US Independence Day holiday.(AFP/Kim Jae-Hwan)

A North Korean soldier patrols the truce village of Panmunjom ...

(AFP/File) — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 19:50:35 GMT

(AFP/File) - A North Korean soldier patrols the truce village of Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone. North Korea test-fired seven missiles off its east coast Saturday, South Korean officials said, in an act of defiance apparently timed for the US Independence Day holiday.(AFP/File/Jung Yeon-Je)

A television screen at the Seoul Railway Station shows news ...

(AFP) — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 19:50:35 GMT

(AFP) - A television screen at the Seoul Railway Station shows news of the North Korean multiple missile launch into the Sea of Japan. North Korea has test-fired seven missiles off its east coast in what appeared to be a calculated message of defiance timed for the US Independence Day holiday.(AFP/Park Ji-Hwan)

A map locating Wonsan in North Korea close to the launch site ...

(AFP/Graphic) — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 19:50:35 GMT

(AFP/Graphic) - A map locating Wonsan in North Korea close to the launch site of seven missiles into the Sea of Japan (East Sea). North Korea has test-fired seven missiles off its east coast, in what appeared to be a calculated message of defiance timed for the US Independence Day holiday.(AFP/Graphic)

This picture released by the United Nations Information Centre ...

(AFP/UNIC-HO) — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 17:45:39 GMT

(AFP/UNIC-HO) - This picture released by the United Nations Information Centre shows UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon (2ndL) studying a map of Myanmar's southwestern Ayeyarwaddy delta as he travels in a helicopter to the Cyclone Nargis-affected area. Ban delivered a stern rebuke to Myanmar's junta after the country's military ruler refused to let him meet detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi.(AFP/UNIC-HO)

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon delivered a stern rebuke to ...

(AFP/File) — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 17:45:39 GMT

(AFP/File) - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon delivered a stern rebuke to Myanmar's junta Saturday after the country's military ruler refused to let him meet detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, pictured here in 1999.(AFP/File/Emmanuel Dunand)

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (L) holds talks with Myanmar's ...

(AFP/UN) — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 17:45:39 GMT

(AFP/UN) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (L) holds talks with Myanmar's Foreign Minister U Nyan Win in Yangon. Ban delivered a stern rebuke to Myanmar's junta Saturday after the country's military ruler refused to let him meet detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi.(AFP/UN/Mark Garten)

Water flows by homes on a flooded street in the town of Shuangfeng, ...

(AFP/File) — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 17:10:12 GMT

(AFP/File) - Water flows by homes on a flooded street in the town of Shuangfeng, in central China's Hunan province on July 2, 2009. Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao ordered local officials Saturday to step up flood control work in south China after over 150,000 people were forced to evacuate following torrential rains.(AFP/File)

Australia's Mike Hussey plays a shot at New Road in Worcester, ...

(AFP/File) — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 16:41:53 GMT

(AFP/File) - Australia's Mike Hussey plays a shot at New Road in Worcester, central England on July 1, 2009. Australia on Saturday drew their final warm-up match against the England Lions ahead of the first Ashes Test in Cardiff next week.(AFP/File/Paul Ellis)

Veteran Sri Lankan seamer Chaminda Vaas, seen here in February ...

(AFP/File) — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 16:03:11 GMT

(AFP/File) - Veteran Sri Lankan seamer Chaminda Vaas, seen here in February 2009, on Saturday refuted the chief selector's claim that he wanted to retire from Test cricket, saying he had not taken any decision.(AFP/File/Aamir Qureshi)

A North Korean soldier patrols the truce village of Panmunjom ...

(AFP/File) — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 16:01:09 GMT

(AFP/File) - A North Korean soldier patrols the truce village of Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone. North Korea has test-fired seven missiles off its east coast in what appeared to be a calculated message of defiance timed for the US Independence Day holiday.(AFP/File/Jung Yeon-Je)

North Korea fires rockets during a military exercise in January ...

(AFP/KCNA/KNS/File) — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 16:01:09 GMT

(AFP/KCNA/KNS/File) - North Korea fires rockets during a military exercise in January 2009. North Korea has test-fired seven missiles off its east coast in what appeared to be a calculated message of defiance timed for the US Independence Day holiday.(AFP/KCNA/KNS/File)

Map locating Wonsan in North Korea close to the launch site ...

(AFP Graphics) — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 16:01:09 GMT

(AFP Graphics) - Map locating Wonsan in North Korea close to the launch site of seven missiles into the Sea of Japan (East Sea). North Korea has test-fired seven missiles off its east coast, in what appeared to be a calculated message of defiance timed for the US Independence Day holiday.(AFP Graphics)

Park Sang-Hak -- who heads a group of North Korean defectors ...

(AFP) — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 16:01:09 GMT

(AFP) - Park Sang-Hak -- who heads a group of North Korean defectors -- launches a balloon carrying anti-Pyongyang leaflets into North Korea. North Korea has test-fired seven missiles off its east coast in what appeared to be a calculated message of defiance timed for the US Independence Day holiday.(AFP/Jung Yeon-Je)

North Korea fired a Unha-2 rocket from North Hamgyong province ...

(AFP/KCNA/File) — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 16:01:09 GMT

(AFP/KCNA/File) - North Korea fired a Unha-2 rocket from North Hamgyong province in April 2009. North Korea has test-fired seven missiles off its east coast in what appeared to be a calculated message of defiance timed for the US Independence Day holiday.(AFP/KCNA/File)

Pakistani security officials examine the wreckage of a minibus ...

(AFP/File) — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 15:56:38 GMT

(AFP/File) - Pakistani security officials examine the wreckage of a minibus which was destroyed in a 2002 blast outside the Sheraton Hotel in Karachi. French anti-terror judges leading an inquiry into the killing of 11 engineers in Pakistan have asked France's defence minister to open up classified files.(AFP/File/Aamir Qureshi)

In this picture taken on June 3, a Pakistani military MI-17 ...

(AFP/File) — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 15:26:50 GMT

(AFP/File) - In this picture taken on June 3, a Pakistani military MI-17 helicopter flies over the mountainous area surrounding Mingora, the capital of troubled Swat valley. The Taliban claimed responsibility Saturday for a Pakistani helicopter crash that killed 26 security personnel, as helicopter gunships pounded suspected militant hideouts in the northwest.(AFP/File/Aamir Qureshi)

Map of Pakistan locating the site of a helicopter crash in NW ...

(AFP) — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 15:26:50 GMT

(AFP) - Map of Pakistan locating the site of a helicopter crash in NW Frontier Province. The Taliban claimed responsibility Saturday for a Pakistani helicopter crash that killed 26 security personnel, as helicopter gunships pounded suspected militant hideouts in the northwest.(AFP)

A Pakistani army officer inspects a damaged bus after a suicide ...

(AFP/File) — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 15:26:50 GMT

(AFP/File) - A Pakistani army officer inspects a damaged bus after a suicide blast in Rawalpindi on July 2. The Taliban claimed responsibility Saturday for a Pakistani helicopter crash that killed 26 security personnel, as helicopter gunships pounded suspected militant hideouts in the northwest.(AFP/File/Sajjad Qayyum)

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said he was "deeply disappointed" ...

(AFP) — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 15:13:13 GMT

(AFP) - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said he was "deeply disappointed" after the reclusive head of Myanmar's military junta refused to let him meet pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi.(AFP)

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (left) holds talks with Myanmar's ...

(AFP/UN) — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 15:13:13 GMT

(AFP/UN) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (left) holds talks with Myanmar's Foreign Minister U Nyan Win in Yangon. Ban said he was "deeply disappointed" after the reclusive head of Myanmar's military junta refused to let him meet pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi.(AFP/UN/Mark Garten)

An Afghan policeman throws a smoke grenade to mark a helicopter ...

(AFP/US Coalition/File) — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 14:40:44 GMT

(AFP/US Coalition/File) - An Afghan policeman throws a smoke grenade to mark a helicopter landing zone during a patrol of the Shawali Kot district in Kandahar province. Two US soldiers and seven Afghan policemen were killed in separate explosions, highlighting the level of violence faced by foreign troops pressing on with a massive operation in Taliban strongholds.(AFP/US Coalition/File/Sean K. Harp)

US Marines wait for helicopter transport as part of Operation ...

(AFP/File) — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 14:40:44 GMT

(AFP/File) - US Marines wait for helicopter transport as part of Operation Khanjar in Afghanistan's Helmand Province on July 2. Two US soldiers and seven Afghan policemen were killed in separate explosions, highlighting the level of violence faced by foreign troops pressing on with a massive operation in Taliban strongholds.(AFP/File/Manpreet Romana)

US Marines patrol Garmser district in Afghanistan's Helmand ...

(AFP) — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 14:40:44 GMT

(AFP) - US Marines patrol Garmser district in Afghanistan's Helmand province. Two US soldiers and seven Afghan policemen were killed in separate explosions, highlighting the level of violence faced by foreign troops pressing on with a massive operation in Taliban strongholds.(AFP/Manpreet Romana)

An Afghan policeman stands guard as presidential election candidate ...

(AFP) — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 14:40:44 GMT

(AFP) - An Afghan policeman stands guard as presidential election candidate Abdullah Abdullah (not in picture) campaigns at Pul-e Khumri in Baghlan province. Two US soldiers and seven Afghan policemen were killed in separate explosions, highlighting the level of violence faced by foreign troops pressing on with a massive operation in Taliban strongholds.(AFP/Massoud Hossaini)

Interactive graphic on Afghanistan where 4,000 US Marines poured ...

(AFP iactiv) — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 14:40:44 GMT

(AFP iactiv) - Interactive graphic on Afghanistan where 4,000 US Marines poured into the Taliban heartlands in Helmand Province.(AFP iactiv)

UN chief Ban Ki-moon has given a rare public speech outlining ...

(AFP) — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 13:36:56 GMT

(AFP) - UN chief Ban Ki-moon has given a rare public speech outlining his vision for a democratic Myanmar, just hours after the ruling junta refused to let him meet opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi.(AFP)

Indonesia's President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and his wife ...

(AFP) — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 12:19:05 GMT

(AFP) - Indonesia's President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and his wife gesture to photographers during a campaign rally in Jakarta. Indonesia's presidential candidates held their final rallies Saturday ahead of only the second direct elections for the country's head of state since the fall of the Suharto dictatorship in 1998.(AFP/Adek Berry)

Golkar Party leader Jusuf Kalla appears during a presidential ...

(AFP) — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 12:19:05 GMT

(AFP) - Golkar Party leader Jusuf Kalla appears during a presidential debate on June 18. Indonesia's presidential candidates held their final rallies Saturday ahead of only the second direct elections for the country's head of state since the fall of the Suharto dictatorship in 1998.(AFP/Romeo Gacad)

Indonesia's opposition leader Megawati Sukarnoputri, seen ...

(AFP/File) — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 12:19:05 GMT

(AFP/File) - Indonesia's opposition leader Megawati Sukarnoputri, seen here in June 2009, was the figurehead of the struggle against Suharto's regime in the late 1990s. Indonesia's presidential candidates have held their final rallies ahead of only the second direct elections for the country's head of state since the fall of the Suharto dictatorship in 1998.(AFP/File/Romeo Gacad)

Veteran Sri Lankan seamer Chaminda Vaas, seen here in February. ...

(AFP/File) — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 11:43:56 GMT

(AFP/File) - Veteran Sri Lankan seamer Chaminda Vaas, seen here in February. Vaas on Saturday refuted the chief selector's claim that he wanted to retire from Test cricket, saying he had not taken any decision.(AFP/File/Aamir Qureshi)

Thai children wear protective masks at an education centre in ...

(AFP/File) — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 11:42:54 GMT

(AFP/File) - Thai children wear protective masks at an education centre in Bangkok. Thailand's health authorities have reported two more deaths from swine flu, raising the country's toll to seven, as the number of confirmed cases passed 1,800.(AFP/File/Pornchai Kittiwongsakul)

North Korea fires rockets during a military exercise in January ...

(AFP/KCNA/KNS/File) — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 09:29:25 GMT

(AFP/KCNA/KNS/File) - North Korea fires rockets during a military exercise in January 2009. North Korea has test-fired six missiles off its east coast in what appeared to be a calculated message of defiance timed for the US Independence Day holiday.(AFP/KCNA/KNS/File)

North Korea fired a Unha-2 rocket from North Hamgyong province ...

(AFP/KCNA/File) — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 09:29:25 GMT

(AFP/KCNA/File) - North Korea fired a Unha-2 rocket from North Hamgyong province in April 2009. North Korea has test-fired six missiles off its east coast in what appeared to be a calculated message of defiance timed for the US Independence Day holiday.(AFP/KCNA/File)

A US Marine patrols Garmsir district in Afghanistan's Helmand ...

(AFP) — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 08:03:15 GMT

(AFP) - A US Marine patrols Garmsir district in Afghanistan's Helmand province. Two US soldiers and up to 32 militants died in fighting in eastern Afghanistan, as Marines battling in the south pressed one of their biggest assaults of the eight-year war.(AFP/Manpreet Romana)

US Marines patrol Garmsir district in Afghanistan's Helmand ...

(AFP) — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 08:03:15 GMT

(AFP) - US Marines patrol Garmsir district in Afghanistan's Helmand province. Two US soldiers and up to 32 militants died in fighting in eastern Afghanistan, as Marines battling in the south pressed one of their biggest assaults of the eight-year war.(AFP/Manpreet Romana)

A US Marine on patrol in Garmser district in Afghanistan's ...

(AFP) — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 08:03:15 GMT

(AFP) - A US Marine on patrol in Garmser district in Afghanistan's Helmand province. Two US soldiers and up to 32 militants died in fighting in eastern Afghanistan, as Marines battling in the south pressed one of their biggest assaults of the eight-year war.(AFP/Manpreet Romana)

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is seen here at a hotel in ...

(AFP) — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 07:56:25 GMT

(AFP) - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is seen here at a hotel in Yangon, following his arrival in Myanmar. Ban said he was "deeply disappointed" after the chief of Myanmar's military junta on Saturday refused to let him meet pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi.(AFP)

In this picture released by the Myanma News Agency, UN Secretary ...

(AFP/MNA) — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 07:56:25 GMT

(AFP/MNA) - In this picture released by the Myanma News Agency, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon (left) meets with Myanmar's senior junta leader General Than Shwe (right) in the country's capital Naypyidaw. Ban said he was "deeply disappointed" after the reclusive chief of Myanmar's military junta refused to let him meet pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi.(AFP/MNA)

In this handout picture released by the Myanma News Agency, ...

(AFP/MNA) — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 07:56:25 GMT

(AFP/MNA) - In this handout picture released by the Myanma News Agency, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon (left) walks with Myanmar Foreign Minister Nyan Win who welcomed him on arrival at Yangon airport. Ban said he was "deeply disappointed" after the reclusive chief of Myanmar's military junta refused to let him meet pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi.(AFP/MNA)

Ban Ki-moon said he was "deeply disappointed" after ...

(AFP/File) — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 07:56:25 GMT

(AFP/File) - Ban Ki-moon said he was "deeply disappointed" after the reclusive chief of Myanmar's military junta refused to let him meet pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, picture in 1999(AFP/File/Emmanuel Dunand)

Graphic on the visit to Myanmar by UN Secretary General Ban ...

(AFP Graphic) — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 07:56:25 GMT

(AFP Graphic) - Graphic on the visit to Myanmar by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, who arrived in Yangon on Friday(AFP Graphic)

Over 50,000 people were evacuated in south China after the heaviest ...

(AFP/File) — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 07:44:39 GMT

(AFP/File) - Over 50,000 people were evacuated in south China after the heaviest rains in years led to flooding and swollen rivers in recent days, state media reported(AFP/File/Frederic J. Brown)

This undated handout photo released by the Korean Central News ...

(AFP/KCNA/KNS/File) — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 07:36:09 GMT

(AFP/KCNA/KNS/File) - This undated handout photo released by the Korean Central News Agency in January shows a missile-firing drill at an undisclosed location in North Korea. North Korea test-fired five ballistic missiles, South Korean officials said, in an apparent message of defiance to the United States on the eve of its Independence Day holiday.(AFP/KCNA/KNS/File)

This file photo shows a model of a SCUD-B missile produced in ...

(AFP/File) — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 07:36:09 GMT

(AFP/File) - This file photo shows a model of a SCUD-B missile produced in North Korea, displayed at the War Memorial Hall in Seoul. North Korea test-fired five ballistic missiles, South Korean officials said, in an apparent message of defiance to the United States on the eve of its Independence Day holiday.(AFP/File/Kim Jae-Hwan)

Picture released by NKorea's official Korean Central News ...

(AFP/KCNA/File) — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 07:36:09 GMT

(AFP/KCNA/File) - Picture released by NKorea's official Korean Central News Agency, shows a Unha-2 rocket launch in North Hamgyong province in April. North Korea test-fired five ballistic missiles, South Korean officials said, in an apparent message of defiance to the United States on the eve of its Independence Day holiday.(AFP/KCNA/File)