| Lebanese Stream Back To Homes Updated:14 August 2006 |
| Lebanese civilians are streaming back to their homes in the southwestern part of the country as Israeli and Hezbollah guns fell silent under a UN-brokered ceasefire. The mass migration occurred despite an Israeli ban on travel in southern Lebanon except by aid agencies, but was isolated to areas around the port city of Tyre that are not under direct Israeli military control.
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| Official: Lava From Philippine Volcano Destroys Acres Of Farmlands Updated:14 August 2006 |
| Vulcanologists in the Philippines said that lava coming from the Mayon Volcano has destroyed a total of 123 acres of farmlands at the foot of the volcano and permanently altered the terrain in at least two villages. Ed Laguerta of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said Monday the affected farmlands cannot be used by the farmers for several years and that the government should provide alternative sources of income for the displaced villagers.
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| Lebanon Peacekeepers Call For Urgent Reinforcements Updated:14 August 2006 |
| The head of the UN's peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon says he is in need of urgent reinforcements in line with UN Security Council Resolution 1701 if the fragile truce currently in place is to survive. Speaking to the AP by telephone, French Maj.-Gen. Alain Pellegrini said at this point the smallest "provocation, or...stray act...could undermine everything."
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| Former Paraguayan Dictator Alfredo Stroessner Is Hospitalized Updated:14 August 2006 |
| Former dictator of Paraguay, Alfredo Stroessner, is in critical but stable condition in a Brazilian hospital. The 93-year-old ruled the country for 35 years until he was ousted in 1989 and subsequently exiled.
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| World Bank Satisfied With Education Initiative In Bangladesh Updated:14 August 2006 |
| A joint supervision mission of the World Bank (WB) and the Swiss Agency for Development Cooperation (SDC) expressed satisfaction about the overall progress on the Bangladesh government's 'Education for All' initiative. The mission recommended that, given the rapid expansion of learning centers (from 727 in 2005 to about 8,000 in 2006), improvements in overall management and operation of the centers needs to be made.
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| ASEAN Nations To Consider Fast-Tracking Open Skies Pact Updated:14 August 2006 |
| According to Malaysian Trade Minister Chan Kong Choy some Southeast Asian countries are calling for the earlier push of the open-skies agreement scheduled to be implemented in the region by 2008. The minister said other representatives from the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) had consented to free passage of capital-to-capital flights among member countries by the end of 2008.
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| Malaysia Rejects Bid To Stop Discrimination System Updated:14 August 2006 |
| Malaysia said it would reject any bid to have their system of discrimination in favor of ethnic Malays canceled. Malaysia and the United States are now in the process of negotiating a free trade pact which will cover Malaysian government procurement awarding profitable contracts to Malays or bumiputera.
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| Gunmen Kidnap Four Foreign Oil Workers In Nigeria Updated:14 August 2006 |
| Gunmen kidnap four oil workers, including an American, two Britons and a German, from a nightclub in Nigeria. Also on Monday, two oil workers - a Belgian and a Moroccan - who were abducted last week are released. Earlier in the day, three Filipino hostages were freed.
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| Hamas, Fatah Mull Unity Gov't Following Israeli 'Defeat' Updated:15 August 2006 |
| In the aftermath of the Israel-Hezbollah war, Hamas and PLO leader Mahmoud Abbas's Fatah faction are discussing the establishment of a national unity government. Tensions between the two groups reached boiling point this summer in the wake of Hamas's overwhelming victory in January's Palestinian Authority parliamentary election.
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| Report: Lebanon Planning Violation Of Ceasefire Updated:15 August 2006 |
| Beirut is working out a compromise deal with Hezbollah that would violate UN Security Council Resolution 1701 by allowing the terror group to keep its weapons indefinitely The terms of the purported deal would require Hezbollah to keep its weapons deployed south of the Litani River hidden from UN observers.
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| Panel Suggests West Bank Pullout Is Bad Idea Updated:15 August 2006 |
| A panel established to examine the implications of an Israeli withdrawal from most of the West Bank has reported back that the move would likely fail to improve Israel's security or diplomatic position. Commissioned late last year before the downfall of former Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, the committee's findings were presented to the current government just weeks prior to the outbreak of the war in Lebanon.
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| Germany Considers Troop Contribution To Lebanon Force Updated:15 August 2006 |
| Germany this week appeared to again be on board to contribute troops to a beefed-up multi-national peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon. As the war between Israel and Hezbollah raged, politicians and commentators in Germany attacked the idea of putting German soldiers in a position where they could theoretically be required to aim their weapons at Israeli Jews. The memories of the Holocaust are still too fresh for that, they argued.
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| Holocaust Cartoon Exhibit Opens In Tehran Updated:15 August 2006 |
| A cartoon exhibit dubbed a reaction to last year's publishing of a political caricature featuring the Prophet Mohammed opened in Tehran Monday. On display were 204 cartoons calling into question the authenticity of the Nazi Holocaust.
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| Iranian Cleric Warns Of Ballistic Missile Use Against Israel If Attacked Updated:15 August 2006 |
| An attack by the United States and Israel against Iran would have catastrophic consequences against Tel Aviv as Tehran will fire ballistic missile on the Jewish capital, a top hard line cleric in Iran warned Tuesday. Ayatollah Ahmad Khatami, a leading hard line cleric said, "If they (the United States and Israel) want to carry out an aggression against Iran, they should be afraid of the day that our 2,000-kilometer (1,250 mile) range missile will hit the heart of Tel Aviv."
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| Lebanese Refugees Continue To Return Home Updated:15 August 2006 |
| Thousands of refugees continue to flock to their homes across Lebanon as the ceasefire appears to be holding. More than 900,000 people were displaced from their homes during the month-long conflict between Israel and Hizbollah. "We are returning home now," one father said as he packed the family van for the trip back to Nabatiyeh. "Hopefully we will still have places to go when we get there," he continued.
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| Poll Shows Plummeting Support For Israeli Gov't Updated:15 August 2006 |
| The less than satisfactory end to the Israel-Hezbollah war has resulted in plummeting public approval ratings for the ruling Kadima and Labor parties. A poll conducted just before the ceasefire went into effect this week showed that if elections were held today, Kadima and Labor together would win only 32 Knesset seats combined. They currently hold 48 mandates.
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| Filipino Reporter Survives Ambush North Of The Capital Updated:15 August 2006 |
| A Filipino tabloid reporter survives an ambush Monday when a lone suspect fired on him in Manila. Reports reaching the police identifies the victim as Roger Panizal, a reporter for the daily tabloid "Tiktik" (spy). He was immediately rushed to the hospital where physicians say he was unharmed.
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| Chinese Court Tries British Reporter On Spying Charges Updated:15 August 2006 |
| Beijing's No. 2 Intermediate Court has put on trial Tuesday a British national working as a correspondent for the Singapore Strait Times on suspicion of selling military secrets to Taiwan and setting up a spy network. Chinese authorities said Ching Cheong, has been detained since April 2005 after admitting to the charges. But the Hong Kong Journalists Association said the case against Ching is part of a series of baseless espionage cases against people with overseas ties.
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| UN Expert Says Aborigines Living In Some Of The Worst Housing In The World Updated:15 August 2006 |
| A United Nations housing expert says Australia is in the midst of a "serious hidden national housing crisis," because its Aborigines are living in some of the worst conditions in the world. UN special reporter Miloon Kothari expressed his criticisms after a two-week tour of the country.
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| Hamas Offered 600 Prisoners For Israeli Soldier Updated:15 August 2006 |
| Hamas-led terrorists have been offered the release of 600 Palestinian prisoners from Israeli jails in return for freeing Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Corporal Gilad Shalit, whom they have been holding in Gaza for the past six weeks. The tentative offer was made by Egyptian mediators, according to Hamas officials, and it also included a further release of prisoners by Israel at an unspecified future date.
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| Three Militants Sentenced To Death In Bangladesh Bombing Case Updated:15 August 2006 |
| A court in Bangladesh on Tuesday awarded the death sentence to three leaders of militant outfit Jama'tul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) and sentenced five others to life imprisonment for the group's activity in the August bombings. Laxmipur District and Sessions Judge AK Roy handed down the death penalty to Ataur Rahman Sunny, Masudur Rahman and Amjad Ali.
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| Moscow Launches $27 Million Campaign To Overhaul Image Updated:16 August 2006 |
| Moscow is determined to remedy its image among foreigners with a $27 million campaign. Reports have criticized Moscow's high prices, traffic, and pollution. There is also a shortage of quality hotel space, tourism offices, public toilets and facilities for the disabled.
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| Israeli Withdrawal From Lebanon May Take A While Updated:16 August 2006 |
| A senior Israel Defense Forces (IDF) officer assessed Wednesday that the withdrawal of Israeli troops from southern Lebanon could take months. This, he told the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, is due to the fact that the "deployment of [15,000 UN peacekeepers] in south Lebanon is likely to take several months. It is not clear exactly how many."
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| West Bank Withdrawal Loses Base Of Support Updated:16 August 2006 |
| Even at the height of Israel's battle with Hezbollah, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert sought to remind his countrymen that a sweeping withdrawal from the West Bank was on the horizon. But that move, which Olmert made the centerpiece of both his domestic and foreign policies, now seems to have lost its support even in the prime minister's own Kadima Party.
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| Oil To Arrive In Lebanon Updated:16 August 2006 |
| Two oil tankers are expected to reach Lebanon on Wednesday amidst an oil shortage that has skyrocketed prices at the pump. The two tankers, formerly chartered by the Lebanese government have been stranded off the coast of Cyprus due to the blockade by Israel.
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| Israelis Wants Resignation Of Olmert And Peretz Updated:16 August 2006 |
| A poll conducted by Israel's largest newspaper showed widespread public displeasure both with the conduct and outcome of the war with Hezbollah. The results of the survey revealed that a full 63 percent of Israelis feel Defense Minister Amir Peretz did not perform his role adequately, and 57 percent think he should resign as a result. A smaller, but still significant 51 percent majority said Prime Minister Ehud Olmert managed the war poorly, with 41 percent calling for his ouster.
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| Northern Israel Comes Back To Life Updated:16 August 2006 |
| Residents of northern Israel Tuesday began picking up the pieces of their shattered lives after more than a month in bomb shelters or safe havens in the south of the country, living conditions that resulted from incessant Hezbollah rocket barrages. With a UN-imposed ceasefire holding after 36 hours, vehicles began streaming back into communities such as Nahariya, Safed and Kiryat Shmona, and people who had not seen the light of day for days emerged from filthy, stuffy underground rooms.
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| ADB: Many Asian Governments Lack Programs On Education, Health Updated:16 August 2006 |
| The Asian Development Bank on Wednesday said many Asian governments lack a competent education and health care program. There is also concern that hundreds of millions of children in the region are at the losing end.
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| Dhaka Hails UNSC Resolution 1701 Updated:16 August 2006 |
| Bangladesh has welcomed the UN Security Council resolution 1701 on the present crisis in Lebanon with a hope that it would pave the way for permanent peace in the Middle East. A spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bangladesh said in a brief statement on Tuesday that the Bangladesh government hoped that all concerned would abide by the provisions of the resolution and immediately cease all hostilities, and that the sovereignty of Lebanon would not be violated again.
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| Analysts Say Hizbollah Likely Stronger Updated:16 August 2006 |
| With fighting seemingly at an end, the reconstruction process in Lebanon has officially begun. Spearheading the efforts is Hizbollah, the militant group that many believe helped to precipitate the Israeli attack on the Middle Eastern nation.
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