| Bosnian Muslim Commander Gets 2 Years For War Crimes Updated:1 July 2006 |
| The former commander of Bosnian Muslim forces receives a sentence of two years for war crimes, but is released because of time served. The United Nations war crimes court found Naser Oric, 39, guilty of allowing his subordinates to kill and mistreat Bosnian Serb prisoners in Srebrenica in 1992 and 1993.
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| Iranian President:"Oppressed Nations Should Get United" Updated:1 July 2006 |
| Addressing worshippers after the Friday prayer in Banjul's mosque, Iranian president said: "The oppressed nations should get united despite opposition of the bullying powers."
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| Russia Successfully Launches Ballistic Missile Updated:1 July 2006 |
| On Friday, Russia successfully launched a ballistic missile from Barents Sea to earth land in the eastern Kamchatka Peninsula, in combat training, a defense press service reported.
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| Former Mexican President Arrested on Charges of Genocide Updated:1 July 2006 |
| Former Mexican President Luis Echeverria has been placed under house arrest on genocide charges in an unprecedented move. The charges stem from a 1968 student massacre that reportedly killed 25 people, though human rights activisits say that number could be as high as 350.
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| Female Lawmaker Kidnapped In Iraq Updated:1 July 2006 |
| Gunmen have kidnapped a female lawmaker and at least seven of her bodyguards in Baghdad on Saturday.
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| Bomb Blast In Iraq Killed 62 Updated:1 July 2006 |
| About 62 people were killed and another 114 injured, when a car bomb blasted in Sadr City of Iraq on Saturday. An Iraqi police official said that the car bomb was targeting a police patrol.
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| Al-Qaida Leader Buried in Baghdad in Secret Location Updated:2 July 2006 |
| Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the late leader of al-Qaida, has been buried in a secret location in Baghdad.
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| Mugabe Offers Clemency To Convicted Murderers Updated:2 July 2006 |
| President Robert Mugabe has approved the release of three long-term prisoners convicted of murder and spying for South Africa during the apartheid era. The men: Kevin Woods, Michael Smith and Philip Conjwayo, were convicted of killing a driver who was hired to transport a bomb intended for the members of the African National Congress (ANC).
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| Annan Speaks Out About Darfur Updated:2 July 2006 |
| UN chief Kofi Annan says that the conflict in the Sudanese region is growing out of control. Annan addressed African Union (AU) leaders at a summit in the Gambian capital, Banjul, hoping to pressure Sudan to let UN peacekeepers interject and let troops into the region. The AU's mandate in Darfur expires in September.
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| Two Killed, 150 Injured In Bangladesh Protests Updated:2 July 2006 |
| Two people, including a police officer, were killed and over 150 injured in sporadic violent clashes in Bangladesh during the opposition's countrywide road-rail-waterway blockade on Sunday that also badly affected normal life and business.
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| 2 Soldiers Of Coalition Force Killed In Taliban Attack Updated:2 July 2006 |
| Two British soldiers of US-led coalition forces were killed when their base was attacked by the militants belonging to Taliban in Helmand province on Saturday.
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| AU Troops To Stay In Darfur Through 2006 Updated:3 July 2006 |
| African Union (AU) troops will stay in Sudan's Darfur region until the end of 2006 to fulfill a United Nations' request. The decision comes as part of a summit agreement. Sudanese leader, Omar Hassan al-Bashir, denied a UN request to allow peacekeepers into Sudan.
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| Beijing, Islamabad To Join Hands Against Drug Trafficking Updated:2 July 2006 |
| On Saturday, China and Pakistan have decided to enhance cooperation to check drug trafficking and other cross-border crimes.
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| Nicaraguan Presidential Candidate Dies Suddenly Of Heart Attack Updated:3 July 2006 |
| A candidate in Nicaragua's upcoming presidential elections, Herty Lewites, dies suddenly after suffering a heart attack. Lewites, 65, a center-left ex-mayor of Managua, had split with former president Daniel Ortega's Sandinista Party and was third in a recent poll.
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| Chad's Former President To Stand Trial In Senegal Updated:3 July 2006 |
| Chad's former President Hissene Habre will stand trial in Senegal over alleged human rights abuses committed during his eight years reign. Senegal's Abdoulaye Wade made the announcement at an African Union summit in the Gambian capital of Banjul.
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| Mexican Presidential Election Too Close To Call Updated:3 July 2006 |
| Mexico's presidential elections fail to signal a clear winner. A quick vote count based on sample figures was expected to generate a result within hours of the polls closing. With both candidates running almost 50-50, officials have decided to count all votes before declaring a winner, which could take as long as Wednesday.
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| Israeli Forces Enter Gaza Updated:3 July 2006 |
| A small Israeli force entered the Gaza Strip in search of tunnels and mines, military sources report. Tanks and bulldozers moved in, but military sources say it was not part of a large-scale incursion, which was previously threatened. This is the first time Israeli troops have entered the area since a soldier was abducted last week.
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| Subway Derails In Spain, Kills 30 Updated:3 July 2006 |
| More than 30 people were killed on Monday when a subway train derailed in the eastern Spanish city of Valencia. A spokesman for the local firefighting agency said two carriages of the train lost contact with the rails.
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| 20 Suspected Militants Killed In Afghanistan Updated:3 July 2006 |
| U.S.-led coalition troops in Afghanistan say they killed 20 suspected militants after a clash in the southern region. Militants attacked a coalition patrol in the southern province of Helmand on Sunday. Meanwhile, a coalition soldier was killed after a helicopter crash in Kandahar province.
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| Zarqawi Cell Phone Could Implicate Unscrupulous Iraqi Officials Updated:3 July 2006 |
| A senior Iraqi official on Monday announced Abu Musab al-Zarqawi had the phone numbers of senior Iraqi officials stored in his cell phone. The report suggests the slain terror leader had connections with some of Iraq's senior government officials.
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| Top Anti-American Leaders Attend African Summit Updated:3 July 2006 |
| Two of the world's most anti-American leaders, Hugo Chavez of Venezuela and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran, attended this weekend's Africa summit in Gambia to the dismay of Western diplomats. Both lived up to their billing with Chavez railing against U.S. "hegemony" and Ahmadinejad blaming Western greed for "poverty, backwardness, regional conflicts, corruption, illicit drugs."
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| Uganda To Hold Talks With LRA Next Week Updated:3 July 2006 |
| Peace talks between the Ugandan government and the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) rebels will begin next week. A Ugandan government spokesman Robert Kabushenga told the BBC on Monday there would be no conditions for the talks, which will be mediated by the south Sudan government.
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| Train Derails, Kills 34 In Valencia Updated:3 July 2006 |
| An estimated 34 people perished when two of the train's carriages crashed and derailed in an underground train network in the eastern Spanish city of Valencia. The high speed and collapsing train wheel were the determined causes.
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| Flower Of Scotland Tops National Anthem Competition Updated:3 July 2006 |
| An online poll organized by Royal Scottish National Orchestra has put Flower of Scotland at the top of the list among the other songs competing to be Scotland's National anthem. The song, written by the late Roy Williams of the Corries folk group over 30 years ago, took 41 per cent of over 10,000 votes cast in the poll.
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| Palestinian Militants Issue 24 Hour Ultimatum Updated:3 July 2006 |
| Palestinian militants, who abducted an Israeli soldier during June 25 raids, on Monday gave Israel a less than 24 hours to meet their demands to release Palestinian prisoners, threatening unspecified consequences if it refused. However, the ultimatum has been refused by Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert.
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| Preliminary Results Have Calderon As Winner Of Mexican Elections Updated:4 July 2006 |
| Preliminary results seem to indicate that conservative Felipe Calderon has win the Mexican presidential election. Electoral authorities give Calderon the narrow win margin of just over one percent above leftist opponent Andres Manual Lopez Obrador. Obrador claims inconsistencies in the returns and says he will challenge a Calderon victory.
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| British Plane Diverted After Drunker Woman Starts Scuffle Updated:3 July 2006 |
| A Boeing 757 fight from London Gatwick Airport to the Turkish resort of Antalya on Thursday was diverted after a drunken woman started a scuffle. After every effort to calm down the passenger failed, pilots decided to divert the Thomsonfly plane to Munich, southern Germany where she was handed over to police.
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| $20 Million AIDS Grant For Vietnam Updated:3 July 2006 |
| Vietnam will receive a 20 million-dollar from Asian Development Bank (ADB). It will aim to combat the propagation of AIDS among the young.
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| Second Pedophile Victim Buried In Belgium Updated:3 July 2006 |
| The second of two girls victimized by a convicted pedophile has been buried. The seven-year-old girl was kidnapped and then strangled to death.
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| Judges For Khmer Rouge Tribunal Are Sworn In Updated:4 July 2006 |
| Twenty-seven years after Cambodia's genocide ended, judges are sworn in for the Khmer Rouge tribunal. The United Nations appointed the Cambodian and international judges, who attended a ceremony at the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh.
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