GM Europe: Talks on selling Opel near completion
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AP - Negotiations for the sale of General Motors Corp.'s unit Adam Opel GmbH to Canadian autoparts maker Magna are progressing well and should soon be complete, the head of GM Europe said in remarks released Saturday.
AFP - UN chief Ban Ki-moon gave a rare public speech on Saturday outlining his vision for a democratic Myanmar, just hours after the ruling junta refused to let him meet opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
AP - Determined to change the way the world views the United States, Barack Obama is onto his next foreign mission: rebuilding relations with Russia, proving to global leaders that America is serious about climate change, and outlining his vision for Africa, his father's birthplace.
Sri Lanka battle back in Galle opener
Sri Lanka struck with two late wickets after being bowled out for 292 by Pakistan on the opening day of the first Test between the two nations since the Lahore terrorist attack on March 3.
Israeli officials say sub crossed through Suez Canal
JERUSALEM -- Israeli defence officials say one of the country's submarines crossed through Egypt's Suez Canal as part of a training exercise. The officials say the sub took part in war games in the Red Sea in early June, but didn't give further details.
Bashir 'free to travel' - Sudan
Sudan said today its president was free to travel across Africa after heads of state of the African Union voted not to cooperate with the International Criminal Court's indictment of him. The global court has issued an arrest warrant for Omar Hassan
UPDATE 1-Dubai's Emaar shuts Algeria office as projects stall
DUBAI, July 4 (Reuters) - Dubai's Emaar Properties has closed its office in Algeria due to a lack of progress on its projects in the North African country, the company said on Saturday. 'Emaar created designs for key developments in the country and the
AU ruling means Bashir can travel in Africa -Sudan
Sudan said on Saturday its president was free to travel across Africa after heads of state of the African Union voted not to cooperate with the International Criminal Court's indictment of him. The global court has issued an arrest warrant for President
Libyan Leader proposes referendum to push unity
Libyan Leader Muammer Gaddafi on Friday raised the possibility of a referendum across Africa on the creation of a 'United States of Africa', at the end of a regional summit. 'If we organise a referendum on African unity in a single state... we would win
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