#60;p>#60;a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090704/ap_on_re_us/us_palin_resigning">#60;img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090703/capt.e1aad04016114f0882611326985befe0.palin_resigning_akwtf101.jpg?x=130y=126q=85sig=ay__IUYkBPfmH1Qy7MqOHg--" align="left" height="126" width="130" alt="Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin announces that she is stepping down from her position as Governor in Wasilla, Alaska on Friday July 3, 2009. The former Republican vice presidential candidate made the surprise announcement, saying she would step down July 26 but didn#039;t announce her plans. (AP Photo/The Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman, Robert DeBerry)" border="0" />#60;/a>AP - Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin abruptly announced Friday she is resigning from office at the end of the month, a shocking move that rattled the Republican party but left open the possibility she would seek a run for the White House in 2012.#60;/p>#60;br clear="all"/>

#60;p>#60;a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090704/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_iran_election">#60;img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090703/capt.275312cb9ffc40098d9f7cd81f26a40d.mideast_iran_us_vah109.jpg?x=86y=130q=85sig=.admMAV4y6s56E4VbA70Qg--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="An Iranian worshipper chants anti-US and anti-Israel slogans during a Friday prayer#039;s ceremony, at the Tehran University campus, in Tehran, Iran, Friday, July 3, 2009. A top Iranian cleric said Friday that some of the detained Iranian staffers of the British Embassy in Tehran will be put on trial, and he accused Britain of a role in instigating widespread protests that erupted over the country#039;s disputed presidential election. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)" border="0" />#60;/a>AP - EDITOR#039;S NOTE: Iranian authorities have barred journalists for international news organizations from reporting on the streets and ordered them to stay in their offices. This report is based on the accounts of witnesses reached in Iran and official statements carried on Iranian media.#60;/p>#60;br clear="all"/>

#60;p>#60;a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090704/ap_on_re_as/as_nkorea_missile">#60;img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090703/capt.9a1b13c2308b4160907f53a84cb0c34d.south_korea_north_korea_missile_sel106.jpg?x=130y=95q=85sig=OhNRkap.9YZ0FHuFZyWYww--" align="left" height="95" width="130" alt="A South Korean conservative activist burns a defaced North Korean flag and mock missiles during a rally denouncing North Korea#039;s missile launch in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, July 3, 2009. South Korea said Friday it is closely monitoring North Korean military sites because the communist nation may fire more missiles, amid speculation that a long-range test launch aimed toward the U.S. is possible in coming days.(AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)" border="0" />#60;/a>AP - A news report says North Korea has fired two mid-range missiles off it eastern coast.#60;/p>#60;br clear="all"/>