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July 15, 2004

Canada recalls its Ambassador to Iran to protest Iran's refusal to allow Canadians to attend the Trial of an Iranian Intelligence Agent charged in the death of Montreal -based Photographer and Journalist , Zahra Kazemi . (Globe & Mail) (Chanel News Asia)

Voting takes place in the Birmingham Hodge Hill and Leicester South Parliamentary by-elections in the United Kingdom . The Labour Party retains Hodge Hill, narrowly, but loses Leicester South to the Liberal Democrats . The Conservative Party is pushed into third place in both seats. (BBC)

The Cambodia n parliament votes to reappoint Hun Sen as Prime Minister, following an 11-month deadlock. (BBC) (Xinhua)

The United States House Of Representatives passes a resolution condemning the International Court Of Justice ruling on the Israeli West Bank Barrier . (Jerusalem Post)

New Zealand imposes diplomatic sanctions on Israel after an incident involving two alleged Mossad agents committing Passport fraud. (BBC) (New Zealand Herald) (Independent) (TVNZ) (VOA)

A United Nations report says that life expectancy in some parts of Africa has dropped to below 33 years, due to the AIDS epidemic. (Medical News Today)

The U.S. Bankruptcy court for Manhattan approved the reorganization plan of notorious energy-trading company Enron , which is now likely to formally emerge from Chapter 11 later this year. (Washington Post)