| Tremors Reported In In Java, China & Pakistan Updated:20 July 2006 |
| An earthquake measuring 5.9 on the Richter scale took place in West Java, Indonesia on Wednesday. The epicenter was in Ujung Kuloon, about 15-km west of Jakarta. The quake follows a tsunami in the southern coastal areas of Java on Monday that has already left hundreds of people dead.
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| Mumbai Blasts Probe Is At Its Most Crucial Stage Updated:20 July 2006 |
| The Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) said on Wednesday that the investigations into the terrorist blasts was at a turning point. It said that every possible lead was being pursued. In the latest findings,investigators say their focus is on an unidentified body at Lokmanya Tilak Hospital in Sion. Authorities believe this body may provide a crucial link.
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| DNA Expert Stands Firm On Findings In US Marine Rape Case Updated:20 July 2006 |
| A police DNA expert testified on Thursday to reiterate his findings on the condom and underwear recovered from the Filipino who is accusing for US servicemen of raping her in November 2005 Chief Inspector Francisco Supe, a medical doctor assigned at the Philippine National Police Crime Laboratory's DNA Section said the examination he conducted on the condom and underwear concluded that the DNA strains gathered turned up both male and female.
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| 2 Civilians Gunned Down In Northern Sri Lanka Updated:20 July 2006 |
| Unidentified assailants fatally shot two Tamil civilians today in northern Jaffna, the act is suspected to be of the separatist Tamil Tiger rebels. Officials said neither the motive for the killings nor the identity of the assailants were immediately known, but the separatist Tamil Tiger rebels often accuse a breakaway faction, allegedly backed by the Sri Lankan military, for some of the fatalities in the region.
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| Tony Blair Intends To Quit Next Year Updated:20 July 2006 |
| British Prime Minister Tony Blair will resign in just over a year, his former press secretary, Alastair Campbell, said. At a Group of Eight (G8) summit in Russia however, Blair said he was looking forward to attending next year's meeting - an indication that he planned to serve at least one more year.
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| UN To Hold Informal Polls Next Week To Select New Secy. Gen. Updated:20 July 2006 |
| The United Nations Security Council is set to begin the selection process for a new Secretary General, when it holds the first informal poll on candidates in the fray, including India's nominee Shashi Tharoor, reported the Press Trust of India. The "straw" poll will enable the Council to determine the support each candidate enjoys among its members but would not necessarily force any one to withdraw from the contest.
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| Swedish Envoy In Sri Lanka For Monitoring Ceasefire Updated:20 July 2006 |
| Ambassador-at-Large of the Swedish Foreign Ministry, Anders Oljelund held talks with the Government on the Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission (SLMM). This comes amidst violence that claimed four more lives including three soldiers on Wednesday.
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| Media Group Accuses Chavez Of Silencing Critics Updated:20 July 2006 |
| A U.S.-based press freedom group, the Inter American Press Association, says that President Hugo Chavez is using the courts and legal reforms to weaken journalists critical of his leftist government. Wrapping up a three-day visit to Venezuela, delegates from the group expressed concern that threats to press freedom under Chavez could increase as Venezuela prepares for presidential elections in December.
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| Indonesia Rushing Tsunami Warning System Updated:20 July 2006 |
| The government of Indonesia is rushing the installation of a tsunami warning system following Monday's devastating tsunami which smashed into a 110-mile stretch of Java's southern coast destroying buildings, houses, and hotels. Indonesian Presidnet Susilo Bambang Yuhoyono says the warning system would be in place by mid-2008, or months ahead of schedule, as emergency workers desperately search for bodies trapped in debris to prevent an outbreak of disease.
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| Bangladesh Censures Israeli Attacks On Lebanon As Religious Terrorism Updated:20 July 2006 |
| Strongly condemning the inhuman acts in the Middle East, Bangladesh termed on Thursday Israeli attack on Lebanon as "religious terrorism". "Our condemnation goes beyond our language. We consider this as state terrorism. It is a gross violation of human rights. It is a religious terrorism," Foreign Minister of Bangladesh M Morshed Khan says in Dhaka on Thursday.
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| U.S.; Those In Lebanon, Now Is The Time To Leave Updated:20 July 2006 |
| The U.S. Department of State is telling any and all Americans in Lebanon that if they are planning to depart from the country, now is the time. Amid the protection of U.S. Navy warships, "The U.S. Government is currently organizing and providing transportation for all American citizens wishing to depart Lebanon. We urge Americans who intend to depart to avail themselves of this opportunity now."
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| Second Suspect Granted Bail In Canadian Terror Case Updated:20 July 2006 |
| On Thursday, a prosecution spokesman says a man arrested last month in connection with what Canadian police say was an al Qaeda-inspired plot that aimed to blow up targets around southern Ontario has been granted bail. 21-year-old Ahmad Ghany, who police accuse of being part of a group that they allege discussed storming the Parliament Buildings in Ottawa and detonating bombs at targets in downtown Toronto, is the second suspect in the case to be released on bail.
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| Report: Haifa Hospital In Middle Of Violence Updated:20 July 2006 |
| Haifa's Rambam Medical Center feels the mounting tension as missile bombing casualties and wounded soldiers are filling up the wards. The hospital has had to contend with being in the line of fire, a first during its 98-year history. The hospital was on the brink of disaster a few days ago when a missile attacked the apartment block located 500 meters (1,640 feet) away from the hospital.
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| Operations In Iraq Capture Terrorists; Secure Kirkuk Suburbs Updated:21 July 2006 |
| Raids across Iraq have captured over a dozen terrorists amid a new offensive in Kirkuk. U.S. troops, working with the Iraqi Army, have surrounded and entered the cities of Hawija and Riyadh, just west of Kirkuk, in a simultaneous operation aimed at netting al-Qaeda terrorists unaware.
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| Evacuation Of Indians From Lebanon On Course Updated:21 July 2006 |
| The evacuation of Indians stranded in Lebanon began as planned on Thursday. More than 500 boarded the Indian warship INS Mumbai at Beirut harbor. By late Thursday, 330 people were on the ship while approximately another 200 were waiting to get on board.
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| Businessman Alleges Thai Prime Minister Committed Perjury Updated:21 July 2006 |
| An American businessman alleges Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra committed perjury during a previous court hearing. The criminal charges was filed at the South Bangkok Criminal Court that concerns a business deal made in the late 1980s.
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| Two Israeli Choppers Crash Near Lebanese Border Updated:21 July 2006 |
| Four Israeli soldiers were feared dead when two Apache attack helicopters collided with each other Friday near the Lebanese-Israeli border. Al-Arabyia TV reported that four Israeli solders were killed during the crash but the commander of the Israeli air force said only one of its troopers were killed and three wounded in the incident.
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| Lebanese Army To Engage Israel If Lebanon Is Invaded Updated:21 July 2006 |
| The fear that Lebanon's crisis will escalate into a full-blown war is becoming a reality as the Lebanese defense minister Elias Murr said Friday his country's army will engage Israel into battle if it invades Lebanon. The warning came as the Israeli Defense Force has reported to have activated its reserve troops in preparation for an eventual major ground assault into the already devastated Lebanon.
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| Annan: Prospects For Mideast Ceasefire Dim Updated:21 July 2006 |
| U.N. Secretary Kofi Annan said that chances for an immediate ceasefire in the Israel-Lebanon conflict are not good. But he has called for an end to hostilities so that humanitarian aid can get through to approximately half a million people in Lebanon.
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| Thousands Of Muslims In Asia Protest Israel's Attacks On Lebanon Updated:21 July 2006 |
| Thousands of Muslims in Asia gathered after morning prayers on Friday to protests Israel's attacks on Lebanon. The protesters demanded that the United Nations take action and pass a resolution to stop the violence.
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| Asia Ready To Send Peacekeeping Force In Lebanon Updated:21 July 2006 |
| The governments of Indonesia and Malaysia have expressed their readiness to send peacekeeping troops as part of UN deployment to the Middle East as Asian countries are showing growing concern in the region and urged the international community to act swiftly. With the ferocious bombings of Israel of Lebanon entering its second week, Asian countries have warned that violence in the Middle East could spiral out of control if world powers fails to check the conflict.
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| 20 Dead In France, As Heatwave Grips Europe Updated:21 July 2006 |
| Officials say a heatwave in France has probably killed more than 20 people, including a 15-month-old baby, with the rest of Europe also gripped by intense heat with no sign of temperatures dropping. A severe drought, said to be the worst in a century in the south of England, is making itself felt and temperatures hit a July record of 36.3 Celsius (97.3 Fahrenheit) earlier this week.
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| Castro Urging Mercosur To Conserve Energy Updated:21 July 2006 |
| Cuban President Fidel Castro addressed the Mercosur regional trade alliance summit in Argentina, explaining that energy conservation could help promote Latin American economic growth. Castro says, "If anyone doubts that you can make fabulous savings, I will demonstrate it."
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| Japan Foreign Minister Stops By Philippines, Bangladesh Before ASEAN Updated:21 July 2006 |
| According to an official, Japan's foreign minister is set to visit the Philippines and Bangladesh before joining the Association Of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Regional Forum next week. Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Aso's first stopover will be Manila for a dialogue with President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and Foreign Secretary Alberto Romulo on bilateral and regional issues.
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| Baghdad Enforces Traffic Ban To Curb Violence Updated:21 July 2006 |
| The Iraqi capital of Baghdad enforced a daytime traffic ban in ongoing efforts to restrain violence. Recent mosque bomb attacks have killed two people and injured four. The ban, had been originally ordered on Fridays to prevent attacks on mosques during weekly prayers.
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| Police Investigate Pakistani Boat Seized Off Gujarat Coast Updated:21 July 2006 |
| Police in Kutch have seized a Pakistani fishing boat and arrested six persons off the Koteshwar coast. While drifting fishing boats are common, police found four men without identification, and a wireless communication set aboard the ship.
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| India: Israel's Disproportionate Retaliation Unjustified Updated:22 July 2006 |
| Indian officials said on Thursday there could be no justification in the "continued incarceration" of Ministers of the Palestinian National Authority and members of the Palestinian Legislative Council. New Delhi affirmed it remained "deeply concerned" with large-scale Israeli operations in the West Bank and Gaza in "disproportionate retaliation" for the abduction of an Israeli soldier.
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| China Plans To Expand Space Program To Mars Updated:22 July 2006 |
| China announces plans to expand its ambitious space exploration program to Mars. Beijing intends to launch its first $175 million lunar probe next year.
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| Hezbollah Claims It Is Steadfast Against Israeli Pressure Updated:22 July 2006 |
| Hezbollah militant leader Hassan Nasrallah claims on Arabic TV network al-Jazeera that Israeli attacks had not breached Hezbollah's capabilities.On the subject of the captured Israeli soldiers that started the violence, Nasrallah reiterates they would not be released without a prisoner exchange.
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| At Least 13 Killed In China Earthquake Updated:22 July 2006 |
| China's southwestern Yunnan province was rocked by an earthquake on Saturday morning - at least 13 people killed and 41 injured.
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