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Six killed at U.S. Istanbul mission (Reuters) -

Four people, some apparently dead, were seen lying on the ground in front of the U.S. consulate entrance in Istanbul on Wednesday, Turkish television images showed. (Graphic/Reuters)Reuters - Three policemen and three gunmen were killed in an armed attack on the United States consulate in Istanbul on Wednesday, the city's governor said.


Erratic winds prompt new evacuations in California (AP) -

In this image provided by NASA the Basin fire in central California is featured in this image photographed by astronaut Greg Chamitoff, Expedition 17 flight engineer, on the International Space Station Friday July 4, 2008. At least 23 homes and 25 other structures have been destroyed to the south in the Big Sur area, where flames have marched over more than 125 square miles of forest land since June 21. Many of the 1,500 evacuated residents of Big Sur headed home Tuesday morning July 8, 2008 through smoke and ash, anxious to gauge the damage. (AP Photo/NASA)AP - Thousands of residents north of Sacramento have been told to flee after erratic winds blew embers across wildfire containment lines, the latest setback for already strained fire crews.


Senate to pass bill overhauling eavesdropping rules (AP) - AP - The Senate finally is expected to pass a bill overhauling rules on secret government eavesdropping, completing a lengthy and bitter debate that pitted privacy and civil liberties concerns against the desire to prevent terrorist attacks.
Iran tests missiles, vows to hit back if attacked (Reuters) -

A video grab from Al Alam television shows three of nine long- and medium-range missiles being fired during a test in Iran July 9, 2008. (Iran tv via Reuters TV/Reuters)Reuters - Iran test-fired nine missiles on Wednesday and warned the United States and Israel it was ready to retaliate if they attacked the Islamic Republic over its disputed nuclear projects.


US Marines: 400 Afghan insurgents killed (AP) -

A U.S. Marine, from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, breaks the door of a house as he enters for search during patrol in the town of Garmser in Helmand Province of Afghanistan Wednesday, July 9, 2008. The U.S. Defense Department has extended the combat tour of 2,200 Marines in Afghanistan after insisting for months the unit would come home on time.(AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)AP - A U.S. Marines commander said Wednesday his troops have killed 400 insurgents in southern Afghanistan since late April.