| Protestor Interrupts Blair's Healthcare Speech Updated:26 July 2006 |
| British Prime Minister Tony Blair's speech on public health was interrupted Wednesday after a protestor jumped in shouting, at the Albert Hall in Nottingham. The protestor identified as Kirk Jackson removed his shirt revealing an anti-Iraq war slogan painted on his chest.
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| ASEAN Plans Economic Integration By 2015 Updated:26 July 2006 |
| The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is planning in five years to start the efforts to integrate economies into a European-style group. The group has debated ways to expedite the process of building a regional economic community from 2020 to 2015.
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| Seoul Admits Involvement In Kidnapping Of Former President Updated:26 July 2006 |
| For the first time, the South Korean government has admitted that its spy agency was responsible for the 1973 abduction of Kim Dae-Jung in Tokyo, the pro-democracy activist who later became the country's president and recipient of the 2000 Nobel Peace Prize. But Seoul said it would not re-open the case or punish those involved which include high-profile names such as Lee Hoo Rhak, the chief of the Korea Central Intelligence Agency, now remodeled into the National Intelligence Service; Kim Dong Woon, then first secretary at the South Korean Embassy in Tokyo; and Park Chung Hee, the president at that time.
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| Sharon To Undergo A Form Of Kidney Dialysis Updated:26 July 2006 |
| Hospital spokeswoman Anat Dolev says that former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon was rushed to the intensive care unit of a Tel Aviv hospital Wednesday to undergo a form of kidney dialysis. The 78-year-old Sharon's condition deteriorated significantly earlier in the week, when officials at the Sheba Medical Center said the former leader's kidneys were failing and that they had noticed changes in his brain membrane.
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| Sri Lanka Launches Air Strikes On Tiger Positions Updated:26 July 2006 |
| Government officials said its jets launched air strikes against suspect Tamil Tiger positions in the northeastern part of the country after the rebels reportedly blocked an irrigation canal. Policy planning minister Keheliya Rombukwella says on Wednesday that Israeli-built Kfir jets struck identified bases of the Tigers at Maavilaru and Hirugalaru in the northeast district of Trincomalee where the rebels have occupied the waterway.
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| Castro Says He Has No Plans To Be In Office At 100 Updated:26 July 2006 |
| Cuban President Fidel Castro on Wednesday joked that he had no plans to be in power when he is 100 years old. Castro, who has been Cuba's leader since 1959, said this just three weeks before his 80th birthday.
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| Israel's Kiryat Shemona Becoming A Ghost Town Updated:26 July 2006 |
| Situated just six miles from the Lebanese border, the northern Israel community of Kiryat Shemona has become a ghost town after being hit by hundreds of Hezbollah rockets over the past two weeks. Home to some 25,000 people, Kiryat Shemona is no stranger to artillery and other attacks emanating from nearby southern Lebanon, but the current round of violence has been more than most can take.
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| Canadian Soldier Says UN Position Used As Cover By Hezbollah Updated:26 July 2006 |
| A Canadian UN peacekeeper killed in an Israeli air strike Tuesday complained just days before that tragic incident that his position was being used as cover by Hezbollah terrorists attacking Israel.
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| Israel Targeting Hezbollah Social Network Updated:26 July 2006 |
| In addition to degrading Hezbollah as a fighting force, Israel is looking to eliminate the social network that has made the organization popular enough among the Lebanese to recruit a standing army of thousands and win 23 seats in parliament. Among the targets hit by Israel over the past two weeks are an orphanage, a seminary, a school, and loan and charity offices, all operated by the Shiite terror group.
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| Iranian Volunteers Head To Lebanon To Fight Israelis Updated:27 July 2006 |
| A group of more than 60 Iranian volunteers ranging from teens to grandfathers have decided to head to Lebanon via Syria. They claim to want to be part of the holy war against Israeli forces.
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| PM Singh Of India: We Will Not Compromise On Nuke Deal Updated:27 July 2006 |
| India will not accept any new conditions or obligations in the civilian nuclear deal with the U.S., said Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday. He also declared that India's strategic program was out America's realm.
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| Philippines May Face UN Sanctions For Rights Abuse Updated:27 July 2006 |
| The Philippine Commission on Human Rights warned Thursday, Manila may face sanctions from the United Nations for the government's failure to submit reports on alleged human rights violations in the country. CHR chair Purificacion Quisumbing said the failure of the Arroyo administration to stop the killings and alleged abductions of left-wing activists and government critics may be enough ground for the U.N. to blacklist the country.
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| Saddam Hussein Trial Ends; Sentencing Expected In October Updated:27 July 2006 |
| The trial of former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein ended Thursday with court-appointed lawyers delivering their final summations for two of the major defendants. Hussein did not appear in court since his summation Wednesday by a court-appointed lawyer because the defense team has boycotted the trial since last month to protest the killing of one of their members identified as Khamis al-Obeidi. He was the third defense lawyer killed since the trial started in October 2005.
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| JeM Commander, Two Security Men Among 8 Killed In Grenade Attack In Kashmir Updated:27 July 2006 |
| A commander of the Pakistan based Haish-e-Mohammad (JeM) and two security officers were among eight people killed in Jammu and Kashmir in a grenade attack on Wednesday. Ten others including a militant who threw the grenade were injured.
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| World Condemns Killing Of U.N. Observers Updated:27 July 2006 |
| Governments all over the world reacted with shock and issued angry demands for an explanation on Wednesday following Israel's air strikes that killed four U.N. observers in south Lebanon. U.N. Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, suggested that the attack had been "apparently deliberate," to the dismay of Israelis.
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| ASEAN Wants Renewable Energy As Alternative To Oil Updated:27 July 2006 |
| Energy ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations are calling for more investment and research to increase the region's capacity in renewable energy such as bio-fuels and hydro-power as alternatives to oil. A report says that the ministers issued a joint statement on Thursday calling for regional cooperation to boost renewable energy use amid soaring oil prices.
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| Nazis' Graf Zeppelin Might Have Been Found In Baltic Sea Updated:27 July 2006 |
| On Thursday, a sunken shipwreck in the Baltic Sea has been identified by Poland's Navy as almost certainly being the Graf Zeppelin, Nazi Germany's only aircraft carrier. Earlier this month, the Polish oil company Petrobaltic had discovered the shipwreck about 38 miles north of the northern port city of Gdansk.
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| Russia Inks Deal With Venezuela To Sell Military Planes Updated:27 July 2006 |
| Russia has inked a 1 billion dollar deal with Venezuela to sell 24 military planes and 53 helicopters. Sergei Chemezov, director-general Russia's state arms-trading made the remarks on the sidelines of the meeting between President Vladimir Putin and visiting Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez.
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| Israel Calls More Reserves Updated:27 July 2006 |
| Israel's security cabinet Thursday voted 11-1 in favor of calling more reserve troops, but decided against expanding its ground offensive in southern Lebanon at this time. The decision came just one day after Israel lost nine soldiers in fierce battles with Hezbollah forces, and amid frantic international efforts to bring an end to the hostilities.
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| China Tells UK To Refrain From "Random Comments" Regarding Hong Kong Updated:27 July 2006 |
| China urged Britain to refrain from making "random comments" about Hong Kong. The comment is in reaction to a report from London saying that little democratic progress was being made in the former British colony.
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| Palestinians Downplay Talk of Soldier's Release Updated:27 July 2006 |
| PLO Chairman Mahmoud Abbas said Thursday that a deal for the release of an Israeli soldier being held in the Gaza Strip could be just around the corner. A Hamas spokesman immediately denied the assertion. Chief PLO negotiator Saeb Erekat, who is a close confidant of Abbas, also said it was premature to speak of Shalit's release.
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| Report: Iran, Syria Confer On Supplying Hezbollah Updated:27 July 2006 |
| Top Iranian and Syrian officials met in Damascus Thursday to discuss methods for continuing the flow of arms to Hezbollah as it battles Israel, according to Middle East media. Kuwait's Al-Siyassah newspaper, citing "well-informed Syrian sources," said Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah was also taking part in the talks, which focused on maintaining supplies to the Lebanese terror group.
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| Saddam Speaks Out About Being Put To Death "Like A Common Criminal" Updated:27 July 2006 |
| A thinner but combative Saddam Hussein told the court on Wednesday that he preferred to die by firing squad rather than hang "like a common criminal." The ex-dictator of Iraq made his final statements before the tribunal gives a verdict.
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| China Defines Acts Of Torture Updated:27 July 2006 |
| The Chinese government has issued fresh guidelines for its security forces listing specific acts of torture which authorities can be prosecuted. The state's news agency said the guidelines were posted in an official government Web site Thursday. It describes practices ranging from beating to starvation.
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| Strong Quake Hits Indonesia's Sumatra Island Updated:27 July 2006 |
| A powerful quake measuring 6.1 magnitude shook Indonesia's North and West Sumatra province. There were no immediate reports of a tsunami. Indonesia's Meteorology and Geophysics Agency said the jolt occurred at 7:16 EDT Wednesday. Lukito, an official at the agency said the epicenter of the quake is about 60 miles northwest off Nias island off the Indian Ocean.
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| With No Milk Available, Children Forced To Drink Alcohol Updated:27 July 2006 |
| While most parents have to trick their kids into drinking a glass of milk, in North Bihar's Saharsa district it's a different story. According to one child, "When we ask mother for milk, she gives us liquor, we drink the liquor and go to sleep, she then cooks."
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| Nepal Maoists Extend Ceasefire Indefinitely Updated:27 July 2006 |
| Maoist rebels in Nepal have extended their ceasefire, which was due to expire for an indefinite period to facilitate the ongoing peace talks with the government. The three-month ceasefire, announced by the Maoists on April 27, will be extended, rebel spokesman Krishna Bahadur Mahara said.
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| Sri Lanka Launches Air Strikes Against LTTE Updated:27 July 2006 |
| Sri Lankan Air Force jets pounded suspected Tamil Tiger positions in north-eastern parts of the country after the guerrillas allegedly closed sluice gates of an irrigation tank there. Jet fighters bombed camps of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in the troubled district of Trincomalee to help an effort to restore water to 1,500 farmers, spokesman Keheliya Rambukwella said.
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| U.S. Gives $21-M Grant To Philippines To Fight Corruption Updated:27 July 2006 |
| Officials from the U.S. and the Philippines signed an agreement late Wednesday granting Manila a $21 million grant to bolster its fight against corruption. Finance Secretary Margarito Teves of the Philippines said the grant was extended through the US government's Millennium Challenge Corporation. The bulk of the fund will be channeled to the office of the Ombudsman over the next two years.
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| U.S. Denies Breaking British Air Transport Rules Updated:27 July 2006 |
| The United States on Thursday denied that it had broken British air transport procedures following several complaints from London, criticizing U.S. for using a Scottish airport for transferring bombs to Israel. The statement came as Britain's Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett criticized the move and threatened a formal protest after raising the matter with U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.
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