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US Vice-President Joe Biden Visits Baghdad
From Reuters US Online Report Domestic News  |  2009-07-04 12:41:24

ZURICH (Reuters) - Swiss banks including ZKB and Mirabaud are pulling out of business with individuals who pay U.S. taxes, newspaper Neue Zuercher Zeitung (NZZ) reported on Saturday. The banks are reacting to pressure from U.S. authorities, who are waging a legal battle with UBS to try to force it to give up the names of tens of thousands ...

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From AFP Global Edition  |  2009-07-04 12:00:18

A roadside bomb tore through a police vehicle in an insurgent attack in a southern Afghanistan flashpoint on Saturday, killing seven officers, the interior ministry said. The incident took place in Registan district in Kandahar province, a hotbed for the Taliban-led insurgency, the ministry said. "A roadside bomb struck a police vehicle which resulted in the martyrdom of seven ...

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From AFP Global Edition  |  2009-07-04 12:00:18

North Korea test-fired seven missiles off its east coast on Saturday, South Korean officials said, in an act of defiance apparently timed for the US Independence Day holiday. The launches further fuelled regional tensions after the communist state's nuclear test in May, which coincided with the US Memorial Day holiday. They came as Washington seeks support for tough enforcement ...

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