XINHUANET News, Jul 15, 2011

South Sudan's flag raised symbolizing membership as 193rd UN member state South Sudan's flag was raised in UN on Thursday marking the admission of world's newest country as the 193rd member of UN Gaddafi says not to give up, ready to "die at any moment" Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi said in a televised speech on Thursday that he would not surrender to NATO forces while accusing French President Nicolas Sarkozy of being a "war criminal". Britain to offer Egypt 30-mln-dollar aid Britain will offer Egypt 30 million U.S. dollars in financial aid, Egypt's MENA news agency quoted British ambassador in Cairo James Watt as saying. • EU leaders, Libyan opposition head meet on political solution to conflicts • Warplanes strike al-Qaida targets in south Yemen, 10 killed • Military plane crashes in western Turkey: official • Crucial evidence in Mumbai blasts could be lost due to heavy rain • Sarkozy says French troops bo be out of Afghanistan by 2013 More

U.S. FBI probes News Corp. hacking allegations The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in New York began to investigate reports that Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation sought to hack the phones of victims of the 9/11 terror attacks, Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday. Indian police identify 3 Mumbai blasts suspects through camera footage: report Indian police have identified three suspects in Wednesday's bombing attacks in Mumbai through a closed circuit TV footage in the Opera House area of the city, which was hit by one of three bombs. Pentagon unveils first cyberspace strategy The Pentagon on Thursday unveiled an unclassified portion of its first cyberspace strategy, recognizing cyberspace as "an operational domain to organize, train, and equip."

Asia & Oceania  >> • Mumbai blasts lead to communication shutdown in local government: Indian chief minister • Fierce gunfight erupts in Indian controlled Kashmir • Vietnamese, U.S. navies kick off exchange activities • Death of Karzai's brother stirs questions over U.S. strategy in Afghanistan • Sri Lanka calls for collective action against terrorism after Mumbai blasts Middle East  >> • Security forces kill PKK rebel in eastern Turkey • Iran determined to improve ties with Europe: FM • Two sisters killed by gunmen in N. Iraq • Israeli planes attack Hamas sites as cross-border violence surges • Lebanese government holds first session after winning vote of confidence in Parliament Catch-All  >> • California passes law to teach gay history in school • California city authorized to ban plastic bags • IMF ex-chief Strauss-Kahn court date postponed to Aug. • Sri Lankan gays want equal rights • 26 Russian tourists return home after traffic accident Americas  >> • Vietnamese, U.S. navies kick off exchange activities • No breakthrough in U.S. debt talks despite mounting pressure • Two planes collide on taxiway at Boston airport • Brazil, Nicaragua sign pacts to intensify energy cooperation • Honduran president embraces presidential re-election reform Africa  >> • Nigeria, Germany to establish bi-national commission • Nigerian troops to monitor militant threat • Libya Contact Group starts meeting in Turkey • Libyan gov't troops thwart rebel, NATO attack • French PM visits Cote d'Ivoire Opinion  >> • Fighting Climate change offers opportunity to boost African agriculture • Will LG win 3D technology battle with Samsung? • Three factors to blame for Russia's transport safety woes • Why Mumbai repeatedly hit by terror attacks? • Western media morals Europe  >> • Seven Estonian tourists kidnapped in Beirut back home • FLASH: JAMES MURDOCH SAYS TO APOLOGIZE TO BRITAIN OVER PHONE HACKING ISSUE -- MEDIA • NI Chief Executive resigns over hacking scandals • Firefighters put out six wildfires in Russia's Far East • Murdoch, son agree to testify before British parliamentary committee Organizations  >> • UN decries threats to humanitarian workers in DR Congo • Contact Group says Somali piracy continues to be threat to maritime activity • UN welcomes South Sudan as its 193rd member • World Bank lends 50 mln dollar to Tunisia for small firms • South Sudan's flag raised symbolizing membership as 193rd UN member state

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