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Near-Total Solar Eclipse To Be Visible In Korea, Asia Pacific Region On July 22
A near-total solar eclipse will be visible in the entire Korean peninsula and parts of the Asia-Pacific region on July 22, South Korea's astronomical institute has said.

North Korea Airs First Beer Commercial
North Korea has aired its first TV commercial of a locally-brewed beer and the advert was monitored in Seoul, South Korea on Friday.

Finalist Candidates For New 7 Wonders Of Nature To Be Announced On July 21
Twenty-eight finalist candidates for the New 7 Wonders of Nature contest will be known on July 21, the New7Wonders Foundation said Friday.

In Iraq To Facilitate Reconciliation Of Tribal Factions, Biden Reunites With Son Beau
Vice President Joe Biden on Friday continued his first visit to Baghdad since assuming office, meeting with Iraqi leaders and reuniting with his son, Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden, who is one of the thousands of troops left in Iraq after U.S. forces withdrew from the war-torn nation's cities this week.

Teen Girl Quarantined In Hong Kong With Tamiflu-Resistant H1N1 Infection
A teenage girl traveling to Hong Kong from San Fransisco, California has been quarantined with the swine flu. However, health officials in Hong Kong now say the girl has a strain of the H1N1 virus which is resistant to oseltamivir (Tamiflu).

Immigration Agents Find Cross-Border Tunnel On U.S.-Mexico Border In San Diego
U.S. authorities on Thursday said they had discovered an incomplete, 53-foot tunnel near the San Ysidro border that had its U.S. exit hidden by an old sofa cushion.

Congressman: 'Obama and Netanyahu can achieve extraordinary results'
United States Representative Robert Wexler, the first Jewish American politician outside Chicago to endorse U.S. President Barack Obama's presidential bid, argues that the Obama-Netanyahu package represents the strongest U.S.-Israeli leadership the world has witnessed in a very long time.

Mild Earthquake Strikes Gulf of California, No Injuries
The USGS reported a 6.0 magnitude earthquake off the west coast of Mexico, early Friday morning. There have been no reports of damage or injuries at this time.

Algerian Singer Cheb Mami Sentenced To Five Years For Forced Abortion Plot
Algerian singer Cheb Mami (real name Mohammed Khalifati) has been sentenced to five years in prison for an alleged plot to force his then-girlfriend to have an abortion.

Ericsson Wins Fixed-Broadband Access Contracts From Three Chinese Operators
Sweden's Telefon AB L.M. Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) said Friday that it has won contracts to provide fixed broadband access to the three Chinese telecom operators, but did not disclose the value of the orders.