| 'Hezbollah Has Always Fired From UN Positions' Updated:8 August 2006 |
| Israel accuses Hezbollah of using United Nations observer posts in southern Lebanon as cover for attacks on northern Israel, and an increasing number of former UN peacekeepers are corroborating that claim.
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| Brunei Calls For A Stop In Open Burning Activities Updated:8 August 2006 |
| The government of Brunei has ordered a ban in the deforestation process known as "open burning," citing a growing risk of forest fires in the region. Reportedly, the Department of Environment, Recreation and Parks has ordered the ban to be put in effect immediately.
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| Galilee Residents Fear Returning Home Updated:8 August 2006 |
| Residents of Kiryat Shmona in the Galilee Panhandle are filled with fear and despair over the prospect of returning to their homes, which continue to take a pounding from Hezbollah gunners in nearby southern Lebanon. Kiryat Shmona has been one of the hardest hit communities in northern Israel since the war with Hezbollah began four weeks ago. Last Saturday, 30 Katyusha rockets slammed into the town in the space of just 30 minutes.
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| Another Morning Of Heavy Fighting In Lebanon Updated:8 August 2006 |
| Three Israel Defense Forces (IDF) soldiers were killed and six more were wounded during intense clashes with Hezbollah in southern Lebanon Tuesday morning. Nine terrorist gunmen were also killed, and five more were taken prisoner by the Israelis.
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| Northern Israel Hospitals Forced Underground Updated:8 August 2006 |
| Rambam Hospital in the northern Israel port city of Haifa began moving those of its wards most exposed to Hezbollah rocket attacks underground Monday. Not far to the north, the Western Galilee Hospital in the coastal town of Nahariya has been operating underground since the opening days of the conflict.
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| Israel Sticks To Ceasefire Demands, And Demands Their Kidnapped Soldiers Back Updated:8 August 2006 |
| Israeli Defense Minister Amir Peretz Tuesday reiterated that Jerusalem will not be party to any ceasefire along its northern border that does not result in the return of two abducted Israeli soldiers and the disarming of Hezbollah's fighting force in southern Lebanon. Peretz made the remarks during a meeting with Labor Party officials at the Knesset, even as the international community scrambled to piece together an acceptable UN Security Council resolution dealing with the crisis.
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| Israelis Suffer In Northern Bomb Shelters Updated:8 August 2006 |
| The northern Israel town of Kiryat Shmona has been especially hard hit by Hezbollah missile strikes, prompting a large portion of the local population to flee, while many are left to exist in hot, cramped bomb shelters. Those who remain are primarily the sick and poor, who are either too weak to travel or cannot afford accommodations in the safer southern regions of the country.
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| Human Rights Activists Warn U.S. Not To Interfere With Cuba Updated:8 August 2006 |
| Human rights activists and leftist intellectuals from around the globe signed an open letter Monday asking the United States not to interfere with Cuba while Fidel Castro recovers from surgery for internal bleeding. Four hundred people signed the letter, many of whom are from Latin America. A number of Nobel Peace laureates signed, including Desmond Tutu, the former Archbishop of South Africa, and Rigoberta Menchu, an activist from Guatemala.
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| Sharansky: The World Needs Israel To Defeat Hezbollah Updated:8 August 2006 |
| Senior Israeli politician and former Soviet refusenik Natan Sharansky says the fate of the Jewish state and the Western democratic world rests on the outcome of Israel's war with Hezbollah. He warned that the terror group's operatives are already active in Western Europe and the United States, a fact American lawmakers and security officials are now coming to grips with.
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| Philippines Urges ASEAN To Call For Peace In Lebanon Updated:8 August 2006 |
| President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on Tuesday urged members of the Assocaition of Southeast Asian Nations to stand as one in calling for peace and "cessation of violence by all parties" in Lebanon during the live Web-cast to mark the 39th foundation day of the 10-nation regional grouping Millions of ASEAN nationals were believed to have watched the live Web-cast.
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| Dhaka to Consider Peacekeeping In Lebanon Updated:8 August 2006 |
| Bangladesh plans to positively respond to any proposal to send a peacekeeping delegation to Lebanon, as soon as the UN Security Council establishes a task force. Awaiting an "acceptable" mandate Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations, Dr Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury, tabled Dhaka's intention at an emergency meeting of the Organization of Islamic Countries (OIC).
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| Iran's Supreme Leader Urges Muslims To Support Hezbollah Updated:8 August 2006 |
| State television reports that Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has renewed calls on Muslims to rally in support of the Lebanese Shiite militia Hezbollah in its war against Israel, saying "Today it is the entire Muslim community's duty to defend Hezbollah." Iran helped to create and arm Hezbollah in 1982 in response to Israel's invasion of Lebanon, and the United States and Israel accuse Tehran of fomenting chaos in the region by channeling weapons to the guerrillas.
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| British PM Confident Of UN Deal By Wednesday Updated:8 August 2006 |
| British Prime Minister Tony Blair on Tuesday said he was confident that a U.N. resolution which calls for a ceasefire in the Middle East will be agreed Wednesday. The premier also urged the international community to avoid any further delays over the issue.
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| Prince Calls For Return To Serbian Monarchy Updated:8 August 2006 |
| Only days after Montenegro voted independence from Serbia, Crown Prince Aleksandar Karadjordjevic has called for the restoration of the Serbian monarchy. Prince Aleksandar Karadjordjevic, says "We must not waste time any more, Serbia must go forward."
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| Cuban Leaders Say U.S. Faces "Hell" If They Interfere Updated:8 August 2006 |
| Cuban leaders are warning the United States against any interference in the possible transition within Havana after the death of President Fidel Castro. The U.S., however, has increased its television transmissions to Cuba, and has said it would help fund those working for change, on and off the communist island.
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| Malaysia Wants ASEAN To Review Noninterference Policy Updated:8 August 2006 |
| Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi on Tuesday said the Association of Southeast Asian Nations must review its noninterference policy saying it is time to loosen up the line because it is causing the regional grouping embarrassment particularly when its member, Myanmar, continues to refuse to move toward democracy. Abdulalh made the comment in his speech to mark the 39th anniversary of the ASEAN. He said the noninterference policy in each other's affairs should be "refined" as part of the reforms under an ASEAN charter expected to be drawn up next year.
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| Hundreds Of Chernikhov Drawings Are Stolen From Russian Archive Updated:8 August 2006 |
| Hundreds of drawings by Russian architect Yakov Chernikhov are stolen from a state archive. The theft of the drawings, worth an estimated $1.3 million, was reported a week after the Hermitage museum reported 221 of its treasures had been stolen.
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| Prominent Cuban Dissident, Gustavo Arcos, Is Dead At 79 Updated:8 August 2006 |
| Gustavo Arcos, a prominent Cuban dissident, has reportedly died from pneumonia. He was 79. Arcos fought with President Fidel Castro in the battle that started the 1959 revolution.
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| Qatar Cautions Against U.N. Mideast Draft Updated:8 August 2006 |
| Qatar's foreign minister expressed caution to the U.N. Security Council regarding the draft demanding the end to the violence between Israel and Hezbollah. He stated that it will only worsen the situation if it does not include the condition of Israeli troops vacating from southern Lebanon.
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| UN Ceasefire Resolution Looks Unlikely This Week Updated:9 August 2006 |
| The successful adoption of a UN Security Council resolution calling for an end to fighting between Israel and Hezbollah appears increasingly unlikely this week, as the US and France take opposing views on accommodating Arab amendments to their original draft proposal.
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| Update: Israel Appoints New Commander Of Lebanon Operations Updated:9 August 2006 |
| Four weeks into its war with Hezbollah, Israel Tuesday appointed a new commander of its air, sea and land operations in Lebanon. An official statement from the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) stated that from this point forward, "General Moshe Kaplinsky will coordinate the IDF's land, air and sea operations in the Lebanese theater."
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| Poll: Nearly All Palestinians Back Hezbollah Updated:9 August 2006 |
| According to the results of a public opinion poll published Tuesday, nearly all Palestinians support Hezbollah in its war against Israel. Conducted by the Near East Consulting group, the survey asked more than 1,200 Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza if they support the Lebanese terror group in its aggression against Israel. Ninety-seven percent answered in the affirmative.
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| Judge Wants Rule Of Law Restored In Caledonia Updated:9 August 2006 |
| Saying that his long standing order for Douglas Creek Estates to be vacated has not been enforced; an Ontario Superior Court Judge has suspended talks between native protesters and the province. Justice David Marshall made the recommendation Tuesday in Cayuga saying that the rule of law is not in effect. He is demanding an end to the native occupation of the former housing development site in Caledonia before any talks continue.
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| Baghdad Morgue Took In Close To 2000 Bodies In July Updated:9 August 2006 |
| Approximately 2000 bodies were taken to the Baghdad morgue in July. This has been the highest count in the five months of rising sectarian violence. The statistics come in light of a new poll revealing that more and more Americans are not in favor of the continuing presence of their troops in Iraq.
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| Serbia Seeks Justice For Ex-Commander Updated:9 August 2006 |
| Serbia has demanded Bosnia to prosecute a wartime Muslim commander allegedly seen in recently released video footage who ordered the destruction of Serb homes in 1995 in western Bosnia. Bosnian Muslim and Croatian soldiers have been seen in the footage attacking convoys of Serb refugees that flee a Croatian military offensive launched in August 1995 to retake territories from Serb rebels.
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| Indian Floods Leave 4.5 Million Homeless Updated:9 August 2006 |
| Officials say swollen rivers flooded thousands of villages and towns across India's south and west on Wednesday, forcing 4.5 million from their homes as rescuers struggled to bring them food and drinking water. India's annual monsoon rains-vital for the country's agriculture-driven economy-have triggered floods that have killed at least 311 people, and caused widespread damage to crops.
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| Update: 40,000 IDF Troops Set To Enter Lebanon Updated:9 August 2006 |
| Some 40,000 Israelis soldiers were massed along Israel's northern border Wednesday night, set to join 7,000 of their comrades already operating in southern Lebanon in a major expansion of the war against Hezbollah. Earlier in the day, Israel's security cabinet approved an expanded ground offensive that will see the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) conquer southern Lebanon up to the Litani River.
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| Report: Hezbollah Fires Over 3,000 Rockets Updated:9 August 2006 |
| Hezbollah has fired over 3,300 rockets at northern Israel since July 12, with the daily average rising to more than 150 over the past week. The attacks have been carried out using short-range Katyusha rockets, as well as Iranian-made medium and long-range Fajr missiles. Israel believes Hezbollah is also in possession of long-range Zelzal missiles that are capable of striking nearly every part of the Jewish state.
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| Cuba Signals Crackdown On Illegal TV Market Updated:9 August 2006 |
| Citing America's increase of television transmissions to the Caribbean island, Cuba's Communist government on Wednesday signaled a crackdown on the use of black-market satellite dishes. The indication comes just over a week after ailing leader Fidel Castro temporarily relinquished powers to his brother.
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| Russia Sends Former MI6 Spy To Prison Updated:9 August 2006 |
| Russia will send a former military Colonel to prison after he was found guilty of spying for Britain's MI6. A military court has sentenced Sergei Skripal to 13 years in a high-security penal camp for passing state secrets to Britain.
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