International Headlines

Date: Sun, 4 Jul 2010 20:02:06 -0400

> AFGHAN ENVOY: 2011 U.S. WITHDRAWAL DATE UNREALISTIC
The July 2011 deadline to begin withdrawing U.S. troops from
Afghanistan is unrealistic and unhelpful, Afghan Ambassador Said
Tayeb Jawad told CNN's "State of the Union" Sunday.

> MEXICANS VOTE AMID SECURITY FEARS
Polls opened in Mexico on Sunday in an election that could
provide a boost for the opposition party amid concerns over
escalating violence.

> POLAND PRESIDENTIAL COUNTING UNDER WAY
Poland's voting booths closed Sunday night and officials began
counting the ballots that will determine the country's next
leader.

> GREEN ZONE SHELLED DURING BIDEN VISIT
Three mortar rounds struck harmlessly inside Baghdad's "Green
Zone" on Sunday night during a weekend visit by U.S. Vice
President Joe Biden, U.S. and Iraqi officials said.

> IRAQ: FEMALE BOMBER KILLS 4, WOUNDS 23
A female suicide bomber detonated explosives at a provincial
council office in western Iraq on Sunday, killing four people
and wounding 23 others, the interior ministry said.

> SETTLEMENT FREEZE DEADLINE NEARS
As the 10-month building freeze in the West Bank settlements
comes closer to its end scheduled in September -- and only days
before the Benjamin Netanyahu-Barack Obama meeting this week --
tension in Israel over the question of the future status of
settlements is rising.

> HEZBOLLAH'S 'FIRST SPIRITUAL LEADER' DIES
The man considered by many to be the first spiritual leader of
Islamist group Hezbollah, Grand Ayatollah Mohammed Hussein
Fadlallah, has died, his office says.

> SECOND SPACE DOCKING TRY SUCCESSFUL
A Russian unmanned cargo spacecraft has successfully docked with
the International Space Station after missing an earlier attempt
Friday, NASA officials said Sunday.

BUSINESS
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> INDIA HAILS $3B AIRPORT TERMINAL
A massive new terminal at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International
Airport is being touted as a testament to India's economic
prowess.

> BP BRACES FOR A SHAKE-UP AT THE TOP
Investors are braced for a clear-out of BP's leadership once its
leaking oil well in the Gulf of Mexico is capped, which could
come in the next few weeks, according to several leading
shareholders and people close to the group.

> WHO DO AMERICANS BLAME FOR ECONOMY?
Republicans say it's time for President Obama to drop the Bush
bashing and take ownership of the economy.