The Tension Wire for Thu. 6 July

TENSION NEWSMAKERS FROM AROUND THE WORLD

Sunset in Zikim : An Israeli soldier sits in an armored personnel carrier (APC) as he crosses the Israeli border into the Gaza Strip at sunrise from the nearby Kibbutz of Zikim.

ENTERTAINMENT

Yo-Ho-Hum

Apple's show hotly entertaining

FINANCIAL

Dow Closes Up 73, Nasdaq Finishes Up 2

Oil Prices Hold Above $75 a Barrel

Surging oil prices to stay in short run, say stock analysts

Global tension puts oil in spotlight

Oil Trades Near Record on N. Korean Missile Tests, Fuel Demand

Techs shake Japan stocks

TECHNOLOGY

Video Gamers Not Immune From Politics

Shuttle Docks With Space Station

NATIONAL

Trial Starts in N.D. Student Slaying

ILLEGAL ALIENS

NYC Mayor Says U.S. Depends on Immigrants

INTERNATIONAL

Indonesian envoy meets N. Korean foreign minister amid tension over missile launches

AMERICAS

Mexico Watches as Votes Are Tallied

Calderon Wins Mexican Presidential Race

IRAQ

Car Bomb Kills 12 Iranians Near Baghdad

IRAN

Bush Concerned Neighbors Undermining Iraq

MIDDLE EAST

Political tensions focus of Arab Strategy Forum

On the spot: high tension in north Gaza

AFRICA

Zimbabwe: Zanu PF Purges Top Officials in Masvingo

ASIA

Tension continues in Bhiwandi

In Defiance, North Korea Fires Missiles

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