SOUTH KOREA - Sanctions mean war, says North Korea
SEOUL (Reuters): North Korea yesterday denounced United Nations sanctions over its nuclear test as a declaration of war and the United States and others suspect it may try a second bomb test despite international condemnation.
ARGENTINA: Juan Peron to be reburied in new tomb
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP): Late strongman Juan Domingo Peron, who dominated Argentine politics like no other 20th-century leader with the glamorous Evita at his side, was to be buried yesterday for a third time since his death in 1974.
UNITED KINGDOM: Debate needed about Islam - Blair
LONDON (AP): Prime Minister Tony Blair said yesterday that Britain needed a debate about the position of Muslims, but that the faith also needed to decide how it comes to terms with modernity. At his monthly news conference, Blair said...
UNITED STATES: Bush signs harsh interrogation law
WASHINGTON (Reuters): President George W. Bush signed a law yesterday authorising tough interrogation and prosecution of terrorism suspects and took an indirect, election-year swipe at Democrats who opposed the legislation.
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