Africa: Shame of the begging bowl Vanguard
IN the last two weeks, two events have riveted the attention of the world. One was the African Union meeting that took place in the Libyan city of Sirte.
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142 arrested in antiterrorism sweep Boston Globe
Police said yesterday they had arrested 142 people in a two-day antiterrorism security sweep around Milan prompted by the bombings two days earlier in London.
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Kyrgyzstan Citizens Vote for New Leader San Francisco Chronicle
Polls opened Sunday in Kyrgyzstan's presidential elections, some three months after the previous leader fled the country and resigned when demonstrators stormed his offices amid a wave of protests.
Kyrgyzstan goes to presidential polls today Daily Times
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21 Die in Suicide Bombing in Baghdad Washington Post
At least 29 people were killed Sunday in the Iraqi capital in two dissimilar but deadly attacks -- one a spectacular suicide bombing at a military recruiting center, the other a clandestine massacre of a sleeping family in a residential neighborhood. The bombing occurred just before 9 a.m. at Baghdad's Muthanna airport, a former government airstrip near the city center that has been converted into a facility for processing army recruits. According to witnesses and police, a suicide bomber detonated an explosive belt near a crowd of men waiting to enter the recruiting center. According to the Defense Ministry, the explosion killed 21 people and wounded at least 34, which would make it Baghdad's deadliest bombing since June 19, when a suicide bomber killed 23 people in a restaurant popular with Iraqi police. Medical workers quoted by news services put the death toll at between 16 and 25 people.
Baghdad Suicide Blast Kills 21 at Iraqi Army Recruiting Center Los Angeles Times
Suicide bomber blows himself up in Baghdad Seattle Post Intelligencer
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Palestinian troops to be deployed in southern Gaza to buffer Xinhua
Israeli Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz and Palestinian Interior Minister Nasser Youssef have agreed to deploy Palestinian National Authority (PNA) troops in southern Gaza as a buffer during the coming Israeli pullout, local newspaper Ha'aretz reported Sunday. Youssef, who is responsible for the PNA's defense branches,undertook to deploy Palestinian troops as a buffer between the Palestinian residence areas and the Jewish settlements in Khan Younis in southern Gaza. The agreement was reached during a Tel Aviv meeting between Mofaz and Youssef last week, according to the report. During the meeting, Mofaz also urged the PNA to help preventPalestinian militant fire on settlements or Israeli troops during the evacuation.
Abbas to continue talks with opposition Ha'aretz
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200 feared drowned in Indonesia Guardian Unlimited
As many as 200 people are feared dead after a ferry capsized in rough seas off eastern Indonesia, a rescue official said today. The 150-ton KMP Digul sank on Thursday night off the coast of Papua province while heading from the port town of Merauke to Tanah Merah, about 200km (124 miles) to the north, according to emergency services in the region. The ferry was officially reported to be carrying 50 crew and passengers. But survivors said about 200 people were on board, Sumpeno Juono, of the local search and rescue agency, told the Associated Press. So far, only 15 people - two crewmen and 13 passengers - have been found. Mr Sumpeno said the ferry - which was also carrying vehicles, heavy equipment and 40 tonnes of diesel oil - did not have any safety equipment and sank quickly.
Search goes on after ferry mishap Edmonton Sun
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Islamic radicals find British haven Seattle Times
In Saleem Ali's world, it's all quite simple: The Jews control the global economy. The Americans are murderous thugs. And the British government was behind Thursday's attacks here.
Signs of loss strafe London Calcutta Telegraph
Drafting a different road map Ha'aretz
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Help find those missing ITV.com
Mothers, fathers, friends and lovers have scoured hospitals, often with photos or home made posters, seeking news of the missing. Among them is Yvonne Nash who fears her boyfriend, Jamie Gordon, may have been on the bus destroyed in Tavistock Square.
A frantic search for loved ones Denver Post
Death toll hits 49 as fears grow for missing Scotsman
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No One Gored at Running of the Bulls Guardian Unlimited
Despite a big crowd of runners on the streets of Pamplona Sunday nobody was gored in the fourth bull run at the annual San Fermin festival.
Four runners gored in Day 3 of San Fermin festival CNN/SI
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Dennis Slams Pensacola Local6.com
Hurricane Dennis began to move ashore Sunday afternoon as one of the most powerful storms on record to hit Florida's Panhandle and Alabama coast, with a 135-mph fury of blinding squalls and crashing waves that followed in the ruinous footprints of Ivan ...
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Luxembourg PM says EU constitution "not dead" Xinhua
Luxembourg Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker said the European Union(EU) constitution treaty is "not dead" after his country approved the charter with a clear majority in a referendum held Sunday. "The message that has come out and which is addressed to Europe and the world is that the constitution is not dead after the votes in France and the Netherlands," Juncker told a press conference here right after the announcement of the referendum results.
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I'm just a regular working mom Telegraph.co.uk
America's most famous spy was doing her best to stay out of the unwelcome limelight last week. "I'm just a mom getting dinner ready for my kids," Valerie Wilson said with a smile at her hilltop home in one of Washington's best neighbourhoods. "You better talk to my husband." Mrs Wilson, 42, a slim and glamorous blonde in black T-shirt and trousers, was indeed grilling steaks on the barbecue and cooking sweetcorn on the stove as she chatted to her five-year-old twins in their spacious open-plan kitchen. Samantha grated cheese while Trevor was disappointed that he had slept through a thunderstorm. Outside, Mrs Wilson's husband, Joe, lit a cigar and poured drinks for friends on their wooden deck, which has a commanding view to the Washington Monument. An American flag flew at the house.
Chen calls jailing of 'Times' reporter Miller `regrettable' Taipei Times
Fighting morbid obesity of the mind Fort Worth Star Telegram
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US official cites London bombing probe's 'urgency' Reuters
US investigators suspect those who carried out deadly terror bombings in London last week remain alive, adding urgency to the investigation, Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff said on Sunday.
Chertoff Says US Transit Is Safe, but Not Perfect New York Times
Homeland Chief: 'No Perfect Security' Washington Post
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Should justices be elected? Boston Globe
IT'S GOING to be a hot summer in Washington. With ample war chests and poll-polished rhetoric, interest groups all along the ideological spectrum are baring their teeth even before President Bush reveals his nominee to replace Justice Sandra Day O'Connor. Progress for America, a pro-Bush nonprofit, has already issued a mocking ''Liberal 10-Step Plan for Judicial Character Assassination" to pre-empt any criticisms of Bush's pick. NARAL Pro-Choice America has made plans to e-mail 800,000 of its supporters a call to arms within hours of a nomination.
Why the Right is nervous Miami Herald
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Iranian-American filmmaker freed in Iraq San Jose Mercury News
An Iranian-American aspiring filmmaker who has been detained by the US military for nearly two months without being charged was released Sunday, officials said.
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Florida, Alabama to Start Clean Up After Hurricane Dennis Bloomberg
Florida, Alabama and Mississippi began clean-up efforts after Hurricane Dennis tore through the northern Gulf of Mexico coastline, causing billions of dollars of damage and two US deaths. Florida crews began assessing roadways and bridges last night and have yet to allow evacuated residents to return home, said Ian Satter of the Florida State Emergency Operations Center. Some 1.2 million Floridians were told to evacuate. ``We want to make sure everything's in order,'' Satter said in a phone interview from Tallahassee. ``It's still raining pretty heavy.'' In Alabama, about a third of the 500,000 residents in the southern part of the state were told to leave the area, though a curfew in Mobile was lifted late yesterday, said Sergeant James Brown of the U.S. Army National Guard, which is working with the Alabama Emergency Management Agency.
Category 3 storm floods, cuts power Palm Beach Post
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Bakiyev elected new Kyrgyz president Xinhua
Kyrgyzstan's acting President Kurmanbek Bakiyev has been elected new president of the central Asian country, the central election commission said Monday. Acting President of Kyrgyzstan Kurmanbek Bakiyev has won an overwhelming victory in Kyrgyzstan's presidential elections, the Central Elections Commission figures showed Monday.
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Body of missing US soldier found: US official Xinhua
The body of the missing US Navy SEALs member has been found in Afghan eastern province of Kunar during the weekend, according to a US defence official.
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Philippines' bishops avoid calling for Arroyo's resignation Seattle Times
Leaders of the Philippines' influential Roman Catholic Church said yesterday they would not join calls for President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo to step down over corruption and vote-rigging charges.
Church may not seek Arroyo’s head Times of India
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Nation Approves EU Constitution Los Angeles Times
Luxembourg's vote means a majority of the union's nations - 13 out of 25 �-ave approved the constitution. The charter was rejected by French and Dutch voters in late spring.
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US officials happy, cautious about North Korea talks Seattle Times
For more than a year, diplomatic talks over abolishing North Korea's nuclear-weapons program had languished. Prospects for breaking the silent deadlock seemed bleak.
US tries courtesy with North Korea Globe and Mail
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Survivors marks Srebrenica massacre Scotsman
Thousands of survivors of Europe's worst massacre of civilians since the Second World War will mark the 10th anniversary of the slaughter by burying the newly-identified bodies of 610 victims.
Bosnia remembers massacre Christian Science Monitor
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Kyrgyzstan's Acting President Wins Election by a Landslide Los Angeles Times
Acting President Kurmanbek Bakiyev, a former opposition leader who led a March revolt that ousted his predecessor, won by a landslide
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Brits report plans to pull UK, US troops from Iraq BTC News
London’s Daily Mail reports that yet another leaked British government document, this one from the office of British defense minister John Reid, says both the UK and the US plan to reduce their respective troop numbers in Iraq by at least half within the next year. According to the Mail, the number of British troops in Iraq would fall from more than 8,000 now to about 3,000 by mid-2006. The country has, however, promised the US to deploy 3,000 troops to southern Afghanistan to free up US troops in that country.
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Suicide bombers strike all across Iraq, kill dozens Seattle Times
Inside an Iraqi Army recruiting station yesterday morning, he launched into a rant about unemployment and corruption in the new Iraq.
Suicide bombers strike in several Iraqi cities, killing dozens San Jose Mercury News