| Israeli DM: We Will Press On Updated:27 July 2006 |
| Defense Minister Amir Peretz Thursday said that despite the difficulty of dealing with military casualties in Lebanon and the hardships of living under a missile threat, Israel must press on to victory. Speaking to reporters at an evening press briefing, Peretz stated that Israel has "embarked on an unavoidable war," and warned that "if needed, we will exert all the power required in order to defend Israel and complete the battle."
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| Palestinian Gunman Wounds Two Israelis Updated:27 July 2006 |
| A young Palestinian gunman shot and wounded two Israeli Border Police officers at a checkpoint on the southern outskirts of Jerusalem Thursday. The Israelis managed to return fire and kill their assailant.
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| Arab Anti-War Protesters Irk Israelis Updated:27 July 2006 |
| Members of the United Arab List faction of Israel's Knesset demonstrated opposite the US Embassy in Tel Aviv Thursday against what they called an "American war" in Lebanon. They were quoted as saying, "The war in Lebanon is an American war. The Lebanese, Palestinians and Israelis are paying the price," and accusing Israel's Jews of having a "pro-war" attitude.
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| Thai Foreign Minister Dismisses Southern Thailand Terrorist Concerns Updated:27 July 2006 |
| Regional officials rejected concerns that southern Thailand possibly could be a hotbed for regional terrorists. Muslim insurgents have expressed little motivation to link with foreign militant networks, according to sources.
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| Utah Man Confesses To Killing 5-Year-Old Neighbor Updated:27 July 2006 |
| A Utah man faces the death penalty after he confessed to smothering a 5-year-old girl to death, before sexually assaulting her. Prosecutors charged Craig Roger Gregerson, 20, with kidnapping and aggravated murder for the death of Destiny Norton.
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| Strong Earthquake Rattles Taiwan Updated:28 July 2006 |
| A 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Taiwan on Friday, shattering buildings in the capital but causing no serious damage or casualties.
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| Mortar Bomb Attack Kills At Least 4 At Baghdad Mosque Updated:28 July 2006 |
| At least four people were killed, and six others wounded on Friday when a mortar bomb hit a mosque in the southern outskirts of the Iraqi capital, Baghdad.
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| Explosion At Chinese Chemical Plant Kills At Least 12 Updated:28 July 2006 |
| An explosion at a chemical plant in eastern China at 9 a.m Friday (9 p.m. ETD Thursday) shattered the facility, killing at least 12 people and injuring about 12 more. Rescuers looking through the rubble recovered the bodies mid-afternoon Friday.
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| U.S. Government Donates Forensic Hardware To Philippines Updated:28 July 2006 |
| The Philippines' capability to fight cyber crimes was given a much-needed shot in the arm when the U.S. Embassy in Manila donated sophisticated forensic hardware and software on Friday. U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines Kristie Kenney personally turned over the equipment worth $155,000 to Philippine National Police Director General Oscar Calderon.
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| Troops, Rebels Exchange Gun-Fire In Sri Lanka Updated:28 July 2006 |
| Sri Lanka's volatile ceasefire hung by a thread as government soldiers and Tamil Tiger soldiers exchanged heavy gun-fire and the Finnish peace monitors said they would leave the country before September 1. Government forces have launched long-range artillery attacks against identified positions of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam in northeastern Trincomalee, two days after hitting the rebels with air strikes.
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| Riots In Somalia Following Minister Shot To Death Updated:28 July 2006 |
| Riots ignited in Somalia Friday near the headquarters of government after a Cabinet minister was fatally shot outside a mosque. Hundreds of people stormed the streets setting fires just hours after the killing of Abdallah Isaaq Deerow, Somalia's minister for constitutional and federal affairs.
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| U.N. Says Congo Is Ready For Polls Amid Violence Updated:28 July 2006 |
| The United Nations on Friday said the Democratic Republic of Congo is set to organize its first multi-party elections although violence killed more than six people during campaigns in the African country.
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| Anti-Terror Demonstration Outside Pak Consulate In NY Updated:28 July 2006 |
| Protesting Islamabad's alleged involvement in the July 11 terrorist bomb blasts in Mumbai that killed over 200 people, around 50 people demonstrated outside the Pakistan Consulate in New York on Thursday.
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| Pope Benedict XVI Admits That He Is Still "Learning" Updated:28 July 2006 |
| After being voted in last year by the Conclave of Cardinals, Pope Benedict the 16th says leading the world's 1.1 billion Catholics is not a small task and he has just started to "learn" his new job. The German-born Pope was speaking while addressing journalists on Friday.
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| Number Of Children For Hire In India On The Rise Updated:28 July 2006 |
| Poverty is the driving force behind parents trafficking their children into the domestic service field in India. An average price for a child worker in Hyderabad, India is $152 a year. These children do not attend school, often engaging in child labor from the age of 6 or 7.
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| Volcanic Rumbling Sends Thousands Fleeing In Indonesia Updated:28 July 2006 |
| Mount Karangetang continues to rumble Friday, as vulcanologists warned Friday of an imminent eruption as red-hot lava is oozing from its crater. Saut Simatupant, a vulcanologist with the national volcanology monitoring office in West Java said they are on the highest alert, advising authorities to remove residents from five villages that lay at the base of the volcano.
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| Opposition Calls For Taiwanese President To Resign Updated:28 July 2006 |
| Taiwan's opposition leaders have stepped up their calls for President Chen Shui-bian to resign, claiming corruption in his administration. Political leaders have long attacked Chen for scandals involving his family and close circle, but this is the first time they have aimed corruption charges directly at the president.
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| Update: Hezbollah Rocket Hits Israeli Hospital Updated:28 July 2006 |
| Hezbollah scored a direct hit on a hospital in the Israeli coastal town of Nahariya during rocket barrages from southern Lebanon Friday. Not far away in Safed, Hezbollah managed to severely damage a medical center belonging to Israel's Magen David Adom rescue service. In the border town of Kiryat Shemona, two family homes sustained direct hits.
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| DR Congo Prepares For First Elections In 40 Years Updated:28 July 2006 |
| Thousands of people have gathered in the capital to support President Joseph Kabila's reelection bid. In the first elections in 40 years, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) looks to heal wounds caused by a civil war.
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| Russia Fails To Recognize Hamas, Hezbollah As Terrorists Updated:28 July 2006 |
| Russia on Friday published a list of groups throughout the world that it considers to be terrorist in nature. The anti-Israel Hamas and Hezbollah organizations did not make the cut. Among the 17 groups listed by the state-run Rossiiskaya Gazeta were Al-Qaeda, the Taliban, Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood, and a Pakistan-based group fighting to push India out of Kashmir.
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| Egyptians Call On Hezbollah To 'Destroy Tel Aviv' Updated:28 July 2006 |
| Hundreds of Egyptians gathered at a central Cairo mosque Friday to protest Israeli military operations in Lebanon, which began after Hezbollah attacked northern Israel two weeks ago. In a demonstration of growing regional support for the Lebanese terror group, the protesters chanted, "Our beloved Hezbollah, destroy Tel Aviv."
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| Report: UN Stays Blind To Hezbollah Activity Updated:28 July 2006 |
| The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) is tasked with patrolling southern Lebanon and reporting violations of international resolutions regarding that area. But Ghanaian soldiers manning UNIFIL post 6-52 said they had no knowledge whatsoever of the massive Hezbollah arms build-up taking place in the nearby town of Maroun a-Ras.
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| Singapore To Forbid Outdoor Rallies During IMF/WB Meeting Updated:29 July 2006 |
| Singapore has announced that it will ban outdoor protests during the annual meeting of International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank (WB). There will be an alternative indoor venue set-up for registered civil groups.
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| India's TCS Eyeing China's $30bn IT Market Updated:29 July 2006 |
| India's Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) said Friday that its joint venture, JV, Company in China will start making profit in 12 to 18 months, as the company looks to grab a 'big slice' of China's $30 billion Information Technology (IT) market.
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| Hezbollah Used Iran-Made Missiles Updated:29 July 2006 |
| On Friday, the hardcore Islamic group Hezbollah fired Iranian-made missiles into Israel for the first time in the 17-day-old fighting between its guerillas and Israeli troops.
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| Israel Rejects Three-Day Cease-Fire Updated:29 July 2006 |
| Israel rejected a U.N. request Saturday for a three-day cease-fire that would have allowed Lebanese citizens to be evacuated and humanitarian supplies to be delivered.
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| Update: Eight Bodies Found In Southern Lebanon Updated:29 July 2006 |
| A Lebanese official informed Saturday that bodies of eight civilians, including a couple and their three children, were found in a car in Southern Lebanon after an Israeli bombardment on the region.
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| Pro-Lebanon Protestors Attack Australian PM's Car Updated:29 July 2006 |
| On Saturday, the pro-Lebanon protestors became violent while protesting against Israeli attacks on Lebanon, and attacked the Australian Prime Minister's car condemning his support for Israel.
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| Iranian President Bans Western Words Updated:29 July 2006 |
| The president of Iran has ordered the government and cultural bodies to use modified Persian words to replace foreign words that have no equivalent in the language. For instance, "pizzas" will now be known as "plastic loaves".
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| Pakistan Says New Nuclear Reactor 'Safe In Our Hands' Updated:29 July 2006 |
| Pakistani Foreign Minister Khurshid Kasuri has said a powerful new nuclear reactor under construction was "safe in our hands" and would not spark an arms race with rival India.
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