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A militant from the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) at a mountain range in northern Iraq. Photo:Mustafa Ozer/AFP

3 police and 3 gunmen killed at U.S. Istanbul mission

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ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Three Turkish policemen and three gunmen were killed in an attack on the United States consulate in Istanbul on Wednesday, the city's governor said.

  • June housing starts drop but top estimates Wed Jul 9, 9:00 AM

    TORONTO (Reuters) - Housing starts fell 4.3 percent in June to a seasonally adjusted annualized rate of 217,800 units from an upwardly revised 227,700 units in May, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. said on Wednesday.

  • A video grab from Al Alam television shows three of nine long- and medium-range missiles being fired during a test in Iran July 9, 2008. REUTERS/Iran tv via Reuters TV
    Iran tests missiles, heating tension with West 2 hours, 22 minutes ago

    TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran test-fired nine missiles on Wednesday and warned the United States and Israel it was ready to retaliate for any attack over its disputed nuclear projects.

  • President Bush and Chinese President Hu Jintao take part in a photo opportunity at the major economies' leaders meeting at the G8 Summit in Toyako July 9, 2008. REUTERS/Jim Young
    Big polluters agree deep emissions cuts needed Wed Jul 9, 2:14 AM

    TOYAKO, Japan (Reuters) - The world's biggest polluters agreed on Wednesday on the need for "deep cuts" in greenhouse gas emissions, but differences between developed and emerging economies kept them from setting specific targets.

  • A U.S. soldier stands guard near a damaged vehicle after a bomb attack in Baghdad's Shaab district July 6, 2008. REUTERS/Thaier al-Sudani
    U.S. opposes arbitrary withdrawal date for Iraq troops Wed Jul 9, 1:46 AM

    TOYAKO, Japan (Reuters) - The United States remains opposed to setting an "arbitrary" date for withdrawing troops from Iraq, the White House said on Wednesday after Iraqi officials called for a timetable as part of a security agreement being negotiated with Washington.

  • Demonstrators protest against the plan to build a U.S. missile defence shield in the Czech Republic, in the centre of Prague July 8, 2008. The placards read: 'We are not sheep' and 'No radar'. REUTERS/Laszlo Balogh
    Russia upset, but "no hysterics" over U.S. shield Wed Jul 9, 8:18 AM

    TOYAKO, Japan (Reuters) - Russia will consider how to retaliate over a planned U.S. missile shield but wants to continue talks on the issue with Washington, President Dmitry Medvedev said on Wednesday.

  • U.S. Marines are seen in a file photo, near the town of Garmser in the Helmand province of Afghanistan May 15, 2008. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic
    U.S. Marines "kill 400 Taliban" in Afghan operation Wed Jul 9, 7:45 AM

    KABUL (Reuters) - U.S. Marines have killed more than 400 Taliban since they began an operation to seize a district in southern Afghanistan in May, their commander said on Wednesday.

  • A cooling tower is demolished at a North Korean nuclear plant June 27, 2008. REUTERS/Kyodo
    North Korea to be pressed on checking nuclear claims 2 hours, 49 minutes ago

    BEIJING (Reuters) - Five regional powers will press North Korea into allowing them to check the account it has given of its plutonium production when sputtering disarmament talks open in Beijing on Thursday for the first time in nine months.

  • President Robert Mugabe addresses to his supporters during an election rally in Chitungwiza, June 26, 2008. REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo
    Zimbabwe condemns G8 sanctions move Wed Jul 9, 7:17 AM

    HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwe denounced the Group of Eight rich nations on Wednesday for planning sanctions on top officials, saying it was part of a colonial and racist move led by Britain and the United States to install a puppet government.

  • Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice listens to Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov (unseen) in Sofia July 9, 2008 after she was awarded with the Bulgarian 'Stara Planina' medal. REUTERS/Oleg Popov
    Georgia says Russia trying to undermine Rice visit 2 hours, 9 minutes ago

    TBILISI (Reuters) - Georgia on Wednesday accused Russia of sending fighter jets into its airspace to undermine Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's visit to the pro-Western state.