| Nearly 60 Escape From East Timor Jail Updated:30 August 2006 |
| At least 57 inmates escaped from an East Timor jail in the capital of Dili Wednesday. The inmates escaped the Becora Penitentiary after breaking down several walls in the east wing, said an official at the jail, who blames the escape on a shortage of guards.
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| Venezuela's Chavez Pledges To Aid Syria With Its Conflict Against West Updated:30 August 2006 |
| Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Wednesday pledged to aid Syria in its "opposition to American imperialist aggression" in the Middle East on his arrival in the Syrian capital of Damascus. Syrian President Bashar Assad welcomed Chavez at the People's Palace, against a backdrop of 21-gun salute while a marching band played the national anthems of Syria and Venezuela.
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| Iran Cracks Down On Women's Dress Updated:30 August 2006 |
| Following the 2005 election of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, police in Tehran have been ordering Iranian women to cover up, stopping those they perceive as "badly veiled." Hadi Ghaemi of Human Rights Watch tells The Telegraph, "We are certainly seeing a return to behavior we haven't seen for 10 years," adding that, "Generally, the imposition of strict Islamic codes has been increasing under Ahmadinejad."
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| Israelis Warned To Leave Sinai Updated:30 August 2006 |
| Israel's Counter-Terrorism Bureau has warned all Israelis vacationing in the Sinai Peninsula to return home immediately amid severe terror warnings. Thousands of Israeli vacationers head to Sinai during holiday seasons.
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| Cluster Bombs Still Killing Lebanese Updated:30 August 2006 |
| A number of people have been killed by cluster bombs in southern Lebanon since the ceasefire went into place on August 14. The head of the United Nations Mine Action Service in the south of the country, Chris Clark, has confirmed 59 casualties in total.
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| Chavez Hails Syria As A Hero In Arab World Updated:30 August 2006 |
| Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez called Syria a hero for Arabs on Wednesday. He joined fellow anti-American President Bashar Al Assad in denouncing what they referred to as America's "hegemony".
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| Lebanon Rejects Peace With Israel Updated:30 August 2006 |
| Lebanon rejected the notion that their would be a lasting peace with Israel on Wednesday. This comes despite key international leaders in the region, including United Nations chief Kofi Annan have tried to achieve a more stable peace. "Lebanon will be the last Arab country that could sign a peace agreement with Israel," Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Siniora said.
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| Lebanon To Compensate Families With Destroyed Homes Updated:30 August 2006 |
| The Lebanese government has said it would pay families whose homes were destroyed in the 34-day war with Israel with 40,000 dollars. This comes after families were given $12,000 from Hezbollah for compensation.
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| Jews In Germany Speak Out Updated:30 August 2006 |
| Germany's Jewish population have reacted disdainfully to Germany's role in the war between Hezbollah and Israel, which ended August 14. Chancellor Angela Merkel has distanced herself from remarks by a cabinet minister on Israel's offensive on Lebanon.
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| EC, UNDP Join Hands To Tackle Natural Disasters In Bangladesh Updated:30 August 2006 |
| The European Commission (EC) has signed a contribution agreement with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) to fund the Bangladesh Disaster Preparedness Project. Acting Head of the EC Delegation Anthony Goodwin and UNDP Resident Representative Renata Lok Dessallien signed the agreement at the European Commission delegation office in Dhaka on Wednesday.
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| China, Iran Pursue Diplomacy To End Nuclear Conflict Updated:30 August 2006 |
| The Chinese foreign ministry said on Wednesday that Iran and China would resolve the nuclear crisis by looking towards a diplomatic solution. Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing met with Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in Beijing. The Chinese foreign ministry made a brief statement on its website stating, "Both sides exchanged views on developments in the Iranian nuclear issue, and stressed that it should be appropriately resolved through diplomatic negotiations."
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| Kidnapped Red Cross Worker Killed In Darfur Updated:30 August 2006 |
| The International Committee of the Red Cross says one of its aid workers who was kidnapped in Darfur, Sudan was killed. The man, whose name has not been disclosed, was abducted two weeks ago.
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| U.S. Troops Hunting Down JI Bombers In Southern Philippines Updated:30 August 2006 |
| Philippine security officials on Wednesday said U.S. troops were assisting the Army in a massive manhunt against suspected members of the extremist Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) in southern Philippines. The group, which has ties with al-Qaeda, is believed responsible for a series of bomb attacks in the region. Armed Forces of the Philippines Col. Juancho Saban said the American soldiers who were attached to Filipino Marine units, were not involved in actual combat but only provide valuable intelligence.
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| UN Agrees To Adopt Convention To Help World's Handicapped Updated:30 August 2006 |
| The UN Ad-hoc Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities has agreed to adopt a Convention after five years of intense negotiations. Dr. Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury, Ambassador and permanent representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations calls the move, "a huge step forward for world's disabled."
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| Israel To Withdraw Troops From Lebanon After U.N. Deploys 5,000 Peacekeepers Updated:31 August 2006 |
| U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan on Thursday said he was given assurances by the Israeli government it would withdraw its troops from southern Lebanon after the United Nations deploy and initial 5,000 international peacekeepers and 16,000 Lebanese troops in the region. He reportedly said during an interview, "That is what I have just been discussing with the Israeli government. We agreed that with 5,000 UN troops and 16,000 Lebanese soldiers who will go down south, it would be a credible force to allow the Israelis to pull out entirely."
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| Germany To Contribute 1,200 Troops To Lebanon Peacekeeping Force Updated:31 August 2006 |
| German Defense Minister Franz Josef on Thursday said his government will be sending over 1,200 troops to form part of the 15,000 international peacekeeping force scheduled to be deployed in southern Lebanon. In addition, Germany will also be sending warships backed by surveillance aircrafts to prevent Hezbollah from rearming itself.
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| Lebanon Hoping To Raise $500 Million For Reconstruction Updated:31 August 2006 |
| The Lebanese government is trying to convince international donors to immediately pour in another $500 million into Lebanon to help the country's reconstruction after much of its infrastructures were destroyed by relentless Israeli bombardment during its conflict with Hezbollah guerrillas last month. Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Siniora made the appeal to delegates coming from governments and international organizations who are gathering in Sweden to raise funds for Lebanon's rehabilitation. Siniora told delegates his country had been "torn to shreds" by the conflict.
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| Israel To Try Captured Palestinian Officials Updated:31 August 2006 |
| Thirty Palestinian lawmakers arrested by Israel will go on trial in December for their membership in a banned terrorist organization, an Israeli military court decided Thursday. Among the prisoners are five Palestinian Authority cabinet ministers and the speaker of the Palestinian parliament. They are all members of Hamas, which scored an overwhelming victory in January's PA election.
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| Hong Kong Journalist Sentenced To Five Years Updated:31 August 2006 |
| A Hong Kong-based reporter of a leading newspaper in Singapore was sentenced Thursday by a Chinese court to five years in prison after he "voluntarily confessed" to spying for Taiwan. Ching Cheong, 56, a journalist for the Straits Times newspaper in Singapore, was convicted of selling "state secrets and intelligence" to a Taiwanese foundation that was actually a spy agency.
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| Nasrallah Celebrates Birthday Underground Updated:31 August 2006 |
| His claims of having defeating Israel notwithstanding, Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah Thursday marked his 46th birthday deep inside a Beirut bunker to avoid being killed by Israeli warplanes that continue to rule Lebanon's skies.
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| Hezbollah Still Seen As Heroes Of War With Israel In Lebanon Updated:31 August 2006 |
| Little children still want to grow up and be Hezbollah fighters and fight against Israel. Despite the Lebanese government's overtures that they will compensate families for their losses during the 34-day war with Israel, Hezbollah remains the only group residents in the south of the country see as viable.
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| Group Launches Relief Operations To Volcano Evacuees On Their Own Accord Updated:31 August 2006 |
| Bicol Aduana, Inc. a group of concerned government employees and private individuals who hail from Bicol, Philippines have pooled in their resources and conducted relief operations to some 4,000 families who were evacuated from their communities because of the imminent eruption of Mayon volcano, one of the most active volcanoes in the Philippines. Atty. Rene Ochave, a division chief at the Bureau of Customs, led the group in conducting a two-day relief operations in four villages in five evacuation centers in Albay province to distribute clothes, blankets and basic food including noodles, rice, coffee, milk and other necessities.
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| Armed Man Infiltrates British Embassy In Israel Updated:31 August 2006 |
| A Palestinian man managed to gain entrance to Britain's embassy in Tel Aviv with a hand gun Thursday afternoon, and demanded he be granted political asylum in the European nation. He threatened to kill himself inside the embassy compound if his request was denied.
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| Israelis Rally For Abducted Soldiers Updated:31 August 2006 |
| Tens of thousands of Israelis gathered in downtown Tel Aviv Thursday evening to call for the immediate release of three Israeli soldiers being held by Palestinian and Lebanese terrorists. The rally was held under the banner "Soldiers Are Not Left Behind."
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| Israeli Officer Says Restraint Led To Lebanon War Updated:31 August 2006 |
| A senior Israel Defense Forces (IDF) officer said Tuesday that Israel's years of restraint in the face of Hezbollah aggression is what led to the circumstances that sparked the recent Lebanon war. Colonel (res.) Kobi Marom, who formerly commanded the eastern sector of the IDF's southern Lebanon security zone, said Israel's greatest failure leading up to this summer's conflict was repeatedly voicing grand threats and then not carrying them out when Hezbollah and Palestinian terrorists attacked anyway.
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| Abbas Wants UN Force To Defend Palestinians Updated:31 August 2006 |
| A new Palestinian unity government proposal would call for the deployment of international peacekeepers in the West Bank and Gaza to act as a buffer between the Palestinians and Israel. PLO Chairman Mahmoud Abbas wrote in a document detailing the proposal that the requested UN force should be modeled after the one currently being deployed in southern Lebanon, with a full mandate to militarily defend the Palestinians against what he regularly calls "Israeli aggression."
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| Bangladesh To Reopen Mission In Afghanistan Soon Updated:31 August 2006 |
| Bangladesh is going to reopen its mission in Afghanistan very shortly, Foreign Minister of Bangladesh M. Morshed Khan says in Dhaka on Thursday. The mission in Kabul was closed in 1989.
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| Japan Wants To Monitor Peace Process In Southern Philippines Updated:31 August 2006 |
| Japan has indicated its willingness to become a part of the International Monitoring Team that will oversee the on-going peace negotiations between the Philippine government and the Muslim rebels in Mindanao. Japanese Minister Of Foreign Affairs For Southeast Asia Akio Isomata arrived in Cotabato City, Philippines to meet with key leaders of Moro Islamic Liberation Front in their camp in Maguindanao to jumpstart Japan's inclusion in the IMT.
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| UN Threatens To Suspend Aid Operations In Sri Lanka Updated:31 August 2006 |
| The United Nations is threatening to suspend aid operations in Sri Lanka after the military was accused of killing 17 French charity workers. Truce monitors said the killings earlier this month were "a gross violation" of the ceasefire by security forces. Sri Lanka's government denied the monitors' accusations, saying they are "biased."
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| Poland Marks 26th Anniversary Of Solidarity Movement Updated:31 August 2006 |
| Poland is marking the 26th anniversary of the Solidarity labor union that was instrumental in the collapse of communism within the Eastern European nation. Solidarity founder and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Lech Walesa says, "This is a truly great and joyous date."
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