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  1. A North Korean mock Scud-B missile, center, and other South Korean mock missiles are displayed at the Korea War Memorial Museum in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, July 4, 2009. North Korea fired five ballistic missiles off its eastern coast Saturday, South Korea said, a violation of U.N. resolutions and an apparent message of defiance to the United States on its Independence Day. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
    North Korea fires missiles in 4th of July salvo AP - 32 minutes ago

    SEOUL, South Korea - North Korea launched seven ballistic missiles Saturday into waters off its east coast in a show of military firepower that defied U.N. resolutions and drew global expressions of condemnation and concern.

  2. U.S. Marine Cpl. Brian Knight, of Cincinnati, Ohio, with the 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, 1st Battalion 5th Marines, pauses briefly in the heat to rest with his heavy pack filled with mortar equipment, ammunition, food, and water in the Nawa district in Afghanistan's Helmand province Saturday, July 4, 2009. Taliban militants attacked a U.S. coalition base in eastern Afghanistan on Saturday with an explosives-laden truck that blew up outside the gates, sparking a two-hour gunbattle and killing two American troops, officials said.(AP Photo/David Guttenfelder)
    Marines march in grueling Afghan sun for July 4 AP - 27 minutes ago

    NAWA, Afghanistan - Taliban militants were nowhere in sight as the columns of U.S. Marines walked a third straight day across southern Afghanistan. But the desert heat proved an enemy in its own right, with several troops falling victim Saturday to temperatures topping 100 degrees Fahrenheit.

  3. Actor Rupert Grint, who plays Ron Weasley in the Harry Potter films, pictured here in February 2009, has contracted swine flu, his publicist said Saturday, three days before the latest Potter blockbuster premieres in London.(AFP/DDP/File/Sebastian Willnow)
    Potter actor gets swine flu in Britain: publicist AFP - Sat Jul 4, 1:42 PM ET

    LONDON (AFP) - Actor Rupert Grint, who plays Ron Weasley in the Harry Potter films, has contracted swine flu, his publicist said Saturday, three days before the latest Potter blockbuster premieres in London.

  4. Oscar-winning film Slumdog Millionaire's child star Azharuddin Ismail prepares to pose for a photo outside his new home in Mumbai. The boy has moved from his Mumbai shantytown shack into a new home, the trust set up to manage his interests said Saturday.(AFP/Pal Pillai)
    'Slumdog Millionaire' star moves into new home AFP - Sat Jul 4, 6:36 AM ET

    MUMBAI (AFP) - One of the child actors from the Oscar-winning film "Slumdog Millionaire" has moved from his Mumbai shantytown shack into a new home, the trust set up to manage his interests said Saturday.

  5. FILE -- In this April 3, 2009, file photo, U.S. first lady Michelle Obama, during a visit to Baden-Baden, Germany. Michelle Obama brings her superstar glamor to Moscow this weekend as she accompanies her husband on his summit with the Russian president. But the American first lady, who has wowed publics in the U.S. and Europe with her easy elegance and charm, will perhaps face a bigger challenge in winning over a Russian public that has scant respect for women who grab the limelight from their powerful husbands. Russia still has trouble with the concept of an empowered woman behind the throne. (AP Photo/Michel Euler, file)
    Michelle Obama bringing glamour to Moscow AP - Sat Jul 4, 5:02 PM ET

    MOSCOW - Michelle Obama brings her superstar glamour to Moscow this weekend as she accompanies her husband on his summit with the Russian president.

  6. A 6-week-old unnamed female panda cub is seen at the Chiang Mai zoo in the northern city of Chiang Mai, Thailand, Saturday, July 4, 2009. (AP Photo/Wichai Taprieu)
    Thai zoo's 1st baby panda goes on display AP - Sat Jul 4, 6:57 AM ET

    CHIANG MAI, Thailand - Thousands of excited visitors flocked Saturday to a zoo in northern Thailand for the first public viewing of a baby panda, which has been featured on Thai front pages almost every day since her birth six weeks ago.

  7. Supporters of ousted Honduras' President Manuel Zelaya stand next to the fence protecting the airfield as soldiers guard the international airport on the other side in Tegucigalpa, Saturday, July 4, 2009. Zelaya announced Saturday that he would return to Honduras to try to retake office following last week's military-backed coup, despite the interim government's insistence that he faces arrest and trial. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills)
    Exiled Honduran president vows return on Sunday AP - 23 minutes ago

    TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras - Ousted President Manuel Zelaya said Saturday that he would return to Honduras to try to retake office following last week's military-backed coup, despite warnings of a potentially bloody confrontation and the interim government's vow to arrest him and put him on trial.

  8. A North Korean soldier patrols the truce village of Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone. North Korea has test-fired seven missiles off its east coast in what appeared to be a calculated message of defiance timed for the US Independence Day holiday.(AFP/File/Jung Yeon-Je)
    The Bigger Issue Behind North Korea's Missile Launch Time.com - Sat Jul 4, 1:45 AM ET

    North Korea has a tradition of marking July 4 with its own fireworks display -- this time by firing at least seven short-range SCUD missiles towards the Sea of Japan

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