en-us http://news.aol.co.uk Copyright 2008, AOL. All Rights Reserved. Mon, 21 Jul 2008 02:27:00 GMT 60 Tropical Storm Dolly has unleashed showers on Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula as it sped toward the Cancun area, packing sustained winds of 45 mph. ]]> http://news.aol.co.uk/world-news/warnings-as-dolly-heads-for-cancun/article/20080720200546015471538?rsp=World News] Mon, 21 Jul 2008 00:05:46 GMT US presidential contender Barack Obama has pledged steadfast aid to Afghanistan in talks with its western-backed leader and vowed to pursue the war on terror "with vigour" if he is elected, an Afghan official said. ]]> http://news.aol.co.uk/world-news/war-on-terror-will-continue-obama/article/2008072010044716418384?rsp=World News] Mon, 21 Jul 2008 00:05:48 GMT Foreign troops took part in airstrikes during an apparently mistaken clash with Afghan police, killing nine police officers and wounding five others in the country's west. ]]> http://news.aol.co.uk/world-news/police-killed-by-friendly-fire/article/20080720020800773753724?rsp=World News] Sun, 20 Jul 2008 18:11:03 GMT Burma's military junta has indicated to its Southeast Asian neighbours that opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi could be freed from house arrest in about six months, Singapore's foreign minister said. ]]> http://news.aol.co.uk/world-news/suu-kyi-may-be-free-in/article/20080720141107208431495?rsp=World News] Mon, 21 Jul 2008 00:06:08 GMT Security forces have killed 15 militants and detained 60 others, the Pakistan army said, in the first major action against insurgents under the country's new government. ]]> http://news.aol.co.uk/world-news/15-militants-killed-in-pakistan/article/2008072006275891807207?rsp=World News] Mon, 21 Jul 2008 00:06:10 GMT Assurances from the US that it does not use torture can no longer be relied upon by the British authorities, an MPs' report has warned.]]> http://news.aol.co.uk/world-news/us-torture-claims-unreliable/article/20080719223639977951842?rsp=World News] Mon, 21 Jul 2008 00:06:12 GMT Turkey's foreign ministry says three German climbers kidnapped more than a week ago by Kurdish rebels have been released and are in good condition. ]]> http://news.aol.co.uk/world-news/rebels-release-kidnapped-climbers/article/20080720080140518557637?rsp=World News] Mon, 21 Jul 2008 00:06:13 GMT The Yomiuri newspaper reported Nasa has begun negotiating with Japan's space agency to purchase a Japanese spacecraft to replace the space shuttle. ]]> http://news.aol.co.uk/world-news/japanese-replacement-for-shuttle/article/20080720024603238544497?rsp=World News] Mon, 21 Jul 2008 00:06:15 GMT Five bombs have exploded in northern Spain causing damage but no injuries, officials said. ]]> http://news.aol.co.uk/world-news/five-bombs-rock-northern-spain/article/20080720141120207123363?rsp=World News] Mon, 21 Jul 2008 00:06:16 GMT A French tourist beat his four-year-old daughter's head against the stone base of a Rome monument so hard the child was left in a coma, police said. ]]> http://news.aol.co.uk/world-news/girl-in-coma-after-fathers-beating/article/20080720094920611094890?rsp=World News] Mon, 21 Jul 2008 00:06:24 GMT