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Direct flights between China-Taiwan begin (AP)

The first wave of mainland China tourists from the coastal city of Xiamen arrive at the Taipei Airport Friday, July 4, 2008, in Taipei, Taiwan. More than 200 mainland Chinese tourists arrived in Taiwan on Friday on the first regular commercial flight in nearly six decades, a historic move aimed at further easing tensions between the old foes. (AP Photo/Wally Santana)AP - Hundreds of mainland Chinese tourists — some in matching white or pink shirts — arrived in Taiwan on Friday on the first regular commercial flights in nearly six decades between the old foes.


Rescued hostage Betancourt to arrive in France (AP)

Former hostage Ingrid Betancourt answers questions during a news conference in Bogota, Thursday, July 3, 2008. Betancourt, three U.S. military contractors and 11 other hostages were rescued by the Colombian military from rebels of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, FARC, on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)AP - Ingrid Betancourt, freed from captivity and humiliation in the jungles of Colombia, returns home to a hero's welcome Friday in the gilded halls of France's presidential palace.


UN chief tells South Koreans to trust beef imports (AP)

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, left, is escorted by South Korean Prime Minister Han Seung-soo after a joint press conference at government house in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, July 4, 2008.  Ban called on South Korea to contribute more foreign aid and peacekeepers abroad, saying Friday his homeland owes the international community for its help rebuilding from the Korean War. (AP Photo/ Lee Jin-man)AP - U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon told his fellow South Koreans on Friday to trust and support the country's leaders following weeks of protests against U.S. beef imports that have rocked the government.


Czechs: missile deal to be signed soon (AP) AP - Czech Foreign Minister Karel Schwarzenberg says that his government will sign a deal with the United States next week on installing a U.S. missile defense radar.
Report: Iran warns against military action (AP) AP - Iran would consider any military action against its nuclear facilities as the beginning of a war, the country's top Revolutionary Guards commander said in remarks published Friday.
G-8 leaders face ominous economic woes this year (AP)

In this May 26, 2008 file photo, a student protester hurls a rock at riot police officers during a protest against fuel price hikes in Jakarta, Indonesia.   Between surging oil prices, food inflation and a credit crunch that's depressed global growth, leaders from the Group of Eight economic powers face the gravest combination of economic woes in at least a decade when they gather next week.  (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara, File)AP - Between surging oil prices, food inflation and a credit crunch that's depressed global growth, leaders from the Group of Eight economic powers face the gravest combination of economic woes in at least a decade when they gather next week.


Colombia hostage rescue sidelines Chavez (AP)

In this photo released by Miraflores Press Office, Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez speaks during a meeting with the Non Aligned Movement, NAM, in Porlamar on Margarita Island, Venezuela, Thursday, July 3, 2008. Chavez congratulated Colombia for the successful rescue mission that freed 15 hostages Wednesday, including former presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt, three U.S. military contractors, and 11 Colombian soldiers and police. (AP Photo/Miraflores Press Office)AP - Hugo Chavez, once a key mediator in securing hostage releases from Colombian rebels, could do little more than phone congratulations to President Alvaro Uribe after this week's bold rescue.


38 die as ferry sinks in Myanmar's Irrawaddy delta (AP)

Map locates the Irrawaddy delta, Myanmar, where a ferry sank killing nearly 40; 1c x 3 1/8 inches; 46.5 mm x 79.4 mmAP - A ferry sank in a river in Myanmar's cyclone-battered Irrawaddy delta, killing nearly 40 people, state-media reported Friday.


Pope faces lack of faith in Australia: survey (AFP)

People walk past a large poster of Pope Benedict XVI displayed outside St. Mary's Cathedral in Sydney, on July 3, during the lead-up to World Youth Day. Australia is one of the least religious nations in the western world, research showed Friday, as the country prepares to host the Pope.(AFP/Greg Wood)AFP - Australia is one of the least religious nations in the western world, research showed Friday, as the country prepares to host Pope Benedict XVI and Catholic World Youth Day celebrations this month.


Colombia rescue hinged on rebel disarray, payback (AP)

Former hostage Ingrid Betancourt, center, holds the hands of her children Melanie, left, and Lorenzo after her children arrived from France to a military base in Bogota, Thursday, July 3, 2008. Betancourt, three U.S.military contractors and 11 other hostages were rescued by the Colombian military from rebels of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, FARC, on Wednesday. Betancourt was abducted by the FARC when running for president in Feb. 2002.  (AP Photo/Ricardo Mazalan)AP - The plan was nothing if not audacious: A turncoat persuades rebels to bring together their most prized hostages and march them 90 miles through Colombia's wilderness. A month later, disguised commandos primed with acting lessons land in a helicopter and trick the rebels into handing them over.