| Left Wing Politicians Win In Bolivia; Morales Upbeat On Changing The Constitution Updated:3 July 2006 |
| Bolivian President Evo Morales has won the majority he needs in parliament to begin rewriting the constitution. Early results say leftist party candidates won 133 out of 255 seats. While it is short of the two-thirds majority needed for full control, President Morales, a leftist leader looking to make sweeping reforms, says it is enough.
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| Iran Given Uranium Deadline Of July 12 Updated:4 July 2006 |
| Western powers give Iran until July 12 to terminate uranium enrichment and concur talks on its nuclear program. If not, the country could face U.N. Security Council sanctions. Senior EU envoy Javier Solana will urge top Iranian nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani to commit his country immediately to suspending enrichment and starting negotiations.
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| Captured Israeli Soldier "Still Alive" Updated:4 July 2006 |
| An Israeli spokesman says the Israeli soldier held captive by Palestinian militants is still alive. As a deadline set by the militants waned, one of the groups holding Gilad Shalit captive said they would not harm him but more talks would come. The militants had given Israel until 0300 GMT to meet their demands to free Palestinian prisoners or face unknown "consequences."
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| UN Ships Attacked By Pirates In Malacca Strait Updated:4 July 2006 |
| Pirates have sabotaged two UN-chartered ships in the Malacca Strait. Noel Choong of the International Maritime Bureau's piracy center says both ships were en route to Sceh from Sumatra when they were ambushed. The pirates made off with cash and construction materials, which belonged to the UN's World Food Program. Luckily. no injuries were reported.
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| Spain Mourns Valencia Train Crash Victims Updated:4 July 2006 |
| Spanish authorities have declared three days of mourning to be held in honor of those who died at the train crash that occurred in Spain's eastern city of Valencia. The government has announced its opened a probe into the incident which that killed more than 40 people on Monday.
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| Putin To Answer Questions In Live Web Cast Updated:4 July 2006 |
| Russian Web site www.yandex.ru and the BBC's www.bbc.co.uk are jointly running a webcast of an online conference with President Vladimir Putin. The Web sites' organizers have invited people to question him over the Internet on Russia's democracy, its newly assertive role in the world and his personal qualities.
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| Uganda To Pardon Rebel Leader If Talks Succeed Updated:4 July 2006 |
| Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni on Tuesday promised to grant Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) leader, Joseph Kony, amnesty if peace talks scheduled between the government and rebels succeed.
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| Dublin Airport Evacuated After Bomb Scare Updated:4 July 2006 |
| Dublin International Airport was evacuated on Tuesday after a man walked into the arrivals hall saying he had a bomb. A bomb disposal unit was sent to the airport, north of the Irish capital, and traffic was diverted away from the area during a two-hour security operation but the airport reopened after experts found only clothes and papers in the package the man was carrying.
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| China Defends Proposed Law To Fine Media Professionals Updated:4 July 2006 |
| Saying Monday it wants to encourage responsible journalism and not punish independent reporting, China defended a proposed law that would fine media reporting on riots and disasters without official approval. Wang Yongqing, vice-minister of the State Council Legislative Affairs Office, says the law would likely also apply to foreign news organizations.
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| Luxair Plane Makes Emergency Landing After Losing Wheel Updated:4 July 2006 |
| An aircraft from Luxembourg flag carrier Luxair made an emergency landing in southern Germany after losing one of its undercarriage wheels. According to Luxair, "The landing occurred without problems."
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| Chechen Militants Kill 6 Russian Soldiers Updated:4 July 2006 |
| Six Russian soldiers were killed on Tuesday after they clashed with suspected Chechen militants. More than 10 other soldiers were wounded in the incident that occurred near Grozny.
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| Blair Says Moderate Muslims For Not Doing Enough To Tackle Extremism Updated:4 July 2006 |
| British Prime Minister Tony Blair said on Tuesday that he was trying to connect to Britain's Muslim community but insisted that the Islamic extremism could not be defeated with the sole efforts of the government. The Prime Minister says moderate Muslims were not doing enough to challenge extremists in their communities.
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| Gunmen Free Kidnapped Iraqi Deputy Minister Updated:4 July 2006 |
| Gunmen pulled the deputy electricity minister from his car in a busy Baghdad street on Tuesday, briefly kidnapping him and 19 bodyguards in an attack that underscored the vulnerability of Iraq's new government. Interior Ministry sources say Raad al-Harith was released with seven of his bodyguards 12 hours after he was abducted by men wearing camouflage uniforms, who stopped his convoy in eastern Baghdad, but no further details were given.
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| India Blames The U.S. For Collapse Of WTO Talks Updated:4 July 2006 |
| India held the United States solely responsible for the face-off at the collapsed mini-ministerial at Geneva. Washington's stubborn behavior at the mini-ministerial had led to several countries such as the European Union, Japan and 110 developing countries including India's decision to leave the meeting.
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| Heavy Rains Bring Mumbai To a Standstill Updated:4 July 2006 |
| India's financial capital, Mumbai, was brought to a standstill after heavy showers lashed the city for the past few days. The weather forecast for Tuesday also showed gloomy torrential rains and gusty winds.
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| Pre-Crash Spanish Train Was Running At Twice The Speed Limit Updated:4 July 2006 |
| A Valencia city official on Tuesday said that the Spanish underground train, which derailed killing 41 people, was traveling at twice the speed limit before the crash. The incident occurred Monday as several hundreds of thousands of people began traveling to Valencia to attend the World Meeting of the Families.
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| Suspected Taliban Militants Kill Five In Afghanistan Updated:5 July 2006 |
| Five Afghan men working at a U.S. military base were shot and killed by suspected Taliban militants. Police say another worker was injured in the attack, which took place in the Korangal area of Kunar province in Afghanistan. The victims were driving home from work when the militants stopped the vehicle and open fired.
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| Report: Israeli Soldier Kept In Gaza Bunker Updated:5 July 2006 |
| An Israeli newspaper reported Wednesday that the Israeli soldier captured by Palestinian militants is being held in an underground bunker in the Gaza Strip. The Yedioth Ahronoth daily said Corporal Gilad Shalit and seven Arab militants were living in a secret basement containing food supplies.
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| Iraq Calls For Independent Investigation Into U.S. Military Rape Case Updated:5 July 2006 |
| Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on Wednesday said he would request a separate Iraqi probe into the U.S. military rape and murder case. The incident which occurred in Baghdad alleged U.S. soldiers raped an Iraqi teenager and killed her along with three of her family members.
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| Breaking: North Korea Test Launches Seventh Missile Updated:5 July 2006 |
| According to Japanese government sources, North Korea has test-launched a seventh missile. The launch occurred at 1722, Japan time; hours after North Korea tested six other missiles, including a long-range Taepodong-2, which sparked global concern and criticism.
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| Iran Postpones Nuclear Talks With EU To Thursday Updated:5 July 2006 |
| An EU statement issued on Wednesday states that Iran has postponed nuclear talks with the EU at the last minute, but maintained its chief nuclear negotiator would meet with the EU's foreign policy chief, Javier Solano, next week.
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| Six Colombian Police Killed In Guerrilla Attack Updated:5 July 2006 |
| Colombian officials say six police officers were killed and three wounded following a guerrilla attack on a mountain base in the southwestern portion of the country. The victims died in a blaze of gunfire and pipe bombs, which authorities say were launched by Farc rebels.
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| Blasts Rock Afghan Capital Updated:5 July 2006 |
| One person is dead and at least forty others wounded after two explosions on government buses in Kabul, the Afghan capital. The first explosion hit a bus transporting Afghan army officers to work in the city center. According to reports, the bus swerved out of control and crashed into some shops, setting them ablaze.
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| Chechen Ambush Kills Several Russians Updated:5 July 2006 |
| At least six Russian soldiers are killed and twenty wounded during an attack by suspected militants within Chechnya. The convoy was ambushed near Avtury, a town roughly 18 miles southeast of the Chechen capital of Grozny. A pro-rebel website claims over 20 soldiers were killed in the attack, which they said was carried out to avenge the murder of separatist leader Abdul-Khalim Sadulayev in mid-June.
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| Rains Ease African Drought Updated:5 July 2006 |
| Following a severe drought, the Horn of Africa has finally received a good rainy season. U.S.-based Famine Early Warning System says a large section from southern Sudan to Somalia had regular rains during the first months of the year.
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| Neo-Nazis Hijack Gala And Burn Copies Of Anne Frank's Diary Updated:5 July 2006 |
| After hijacking a traditional gala, nearly 100 German neo-Nazis cheered and shouted Sieg Heil as they tore up and burned a copy of The Diary of Anne Frank, burned a U.S. flag, and sang banned Nazi songs. The incident, which comes as the country rides a new wave of peaceful patriotism as it hosts the World Cup, has horrified Germany.
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| 426 Fishermen Still Missing In The Bay Of Bengal Updated:5 July 2006 |
| At least 426 fishermen aboard 33 fishing trawlers remained missing in the Bay of Bengal after the violent storm on Sunday night.
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| One Dead As Bombs Rock Kabul; 35 Militants Killed Updated:5 July 2006 |
| One bystander was killed and 47 people were wounded in separate incidents of bomb blasts in the Afghanistan capital Kabul. In a separate incident, Coalition forces killed 35 suspected Taliban militants during a raid in south Afghanistan.
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| Bangladesh Foreign Minister Calls The U.S. "A Great Friend" Updated:5 July 2006 |
| Foreign Minister of Bangladesh M Morshed Khan termed USA "a great friend" of Bangladesh, expressing gratitude for outstanding American contribution to the development of the country.
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| Two Top Italian Officers Arrested Over CIA Kidnapping Plot Updated:5 July 2006 |
| Italian Police on Wednesday arrested two top Italian intelligence agency officers on suspicion of helping the CIA in the alleged kidnapping of a terrorism suspect from Milan in 2003. The judicial sources named one of the officer arrested as Marco Mancini, a senior official at the Sismi intelligence agency. The arrest was later confirmed by former Italian President Francesco Cossiga in a statement.
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