| Over 150 Afghans Arrested In Pakistan Updated:18 July 2006 |
| With action authorized by the United States, Afghanistan and NATO, Pakistan arrested Taliban militants during overnight raids in the southwest province of Baluchistan. The Baluch government has so far arrested over 150 Afghans in the past two days.
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| Philippine Gov't Raises Alert Level To 4 Over Mayor Volcano Updated:18 July 2006 |
| Government volcanologists have raised the alert over Mayon Volcano to level 4 and predicted a major eruption is likely to happen within the next two weeks. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said lava flow coming from Mount Mayon's crater has reached 800 meters down the slope towards the Bonga gully early Monday.
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| Death Toll Rises In Java As More Bodies Are Uncovered From Rubble And Trees Updated:18 July 2006 |
| Search and rescue workers in Java were shocked to see bodies on top of tree branches and in the rubble of destroyed buildings and houses as the death toll in Monday's tsunami has risen to 339. Health officials accompanied by the army are scouring the shores of the island of Java in a desperate effort to look for survivors. However they are mostly finding bodies.
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| Unknown Group Claim Mumbai Bombings Updated:18 July 2006 |
| A shadowy but little-know group is claiming responsibility for the Mumbai train blasts as it warned of more attacks against government and historic sites in India. An e-mail was sent to Indian Television Aaj Tak by Lashkar-e-Qahhar, vowing more attacks and providing videos to prove they were responsible for the bombings which have killed 207 people and injured dozens more.
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| Kofi Annan Fleshes Out Plans For Lebanon Force Updated:18 July 2006 |
| UN Chief Kofi Annan fleshed out plans for a UN force for violence-wrecked Lebanon, saying it could help Beirut get a grip on Hezbollah militants behind the upsurge of clashes in the Middle East. Annan elaborated on his proposals after talks in Brussels with European Union Foreign Policy chief Javier Solana, who was preparing to head back to the region.
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| U.S. State Dept. Says Operations Returning To Normal In East Timor Updated:18 July 2006 |
| The U.S. Department of State (DoS) is updating its travel warning for East Timor, adding that the American Embassy in Dili has returned to normal operations.
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| Pakistan Govt. Issues Non-Bailable Warrants Against Former Prime Minister Updated:18 July 2006 |
| A Pakistani court issued non-bailable arrest warrants against former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto and her spouse Asif Ali Zardari for allegedly not properly declaring their assets before the Chief Election Commissioner during the 1993 polls. The district and sessions judge here issued the non-bailable warrants against the two after they failed to appear before it in response to its summons.
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| Power Failure Shuts NY Subway Service Updated:18 July 2006 |
| According to New York's subway agency, some of the services carrying morning hours rush to and from busy sections of the city were shut down on Tuesday due to a power failure. The agency gave no immediate explanation for why the power failed. The city's subway system carries some 4.7 million passengers on a typical weekday.
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| Russia To Export Beef And Pork Updated:18 July 2006 |
| Negotiations on Russia's admission to the World Trade Organization (WTO) broke off with no agreement. Trade officials blamed the failure on an impasse over Russian barriers to US beef and pork exports. President Bush said the deal could not be reached because the administration believed Russia needed to offer more in trade concessions to satisfy US lawmakers.
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| Donors Pledge New Aid For Darfur Peace Force Updated:18 July 2006 |
| Major donors have promised to increase aid for the African Union (AU) force in Darfur. The AU's diminishing funds had been given a boost at the donor conference in Brussels. The United States pledged $116 million while the EU will put in $30 million.
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| Argentina Commemorates 1994 Bombing Updated:18 July 2006 |
| Argentina commemorated the anniversary of the 1994 bombing that left 85 people dead and 300 injured at a Jewish center in the nation's capital. Mourners again called for better investigations and justice for the perpetrators. Until now, no one has been convicted for the crime. The current government said it will secure justice.
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| 4 Indian Ships Headed For Lebanon To Evacuate Citizens Updated:19 July 2006 |
| The Government of India has sent four naval ships to Lebanon. They are on their way to evacuate Indians from the country, where the militant group Hezbollah is under fire from Israel. The ships are expected to arrive within the vicinity of the Lebanon coast on Wednesday.
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| U.S. Identifies Nine Missing Airmen From World War II Updated:19 July 2006 |
| The Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office (DPMO) says it has identified nine servicemen missing in action (MIA) from World War II. According to the Pentagon, all nine were with the 63rd Bombardment Squadron, 43 Bombardment Group, and took off in a B-24 Liberator from for a reconnaissance mission over the Bismark Sea in 1943. That was the last time anyone saw them.
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| Army Prevents Pro-Democracy Leader From Honoring Father In Myanmar Updated:19 July 2006 |
| Pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi was prevented by Myanmar's military ruler from attending a rite that will honor his father and other independent leaders on Wednesday. The military junta locked the 61-year-old leader in her home. Suu Kyi, a recipient of the Nobel Peace prize, has spent 10 years of the last 17 years under house arrest after the junta has accused her of plotting to overthrow the government.
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| Search For Tsunami Survivors Continues In Indonesia Updated:19 July 2006 |
| The death toll from the tsunami in Indonesia has crossed 340 and more than 200 persons are missing, officials said. At least four among the dead are foreign nationals and 54,000 people are displaced.
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| China Flood Toll Hits 198 Updated:19 July 2006 |
| The death toll from the rainstorms and floods triggered by tropical storm Bilis has climbed to 198 in China. Vice-Premier Hui Liangyu on Tuesday urged concerned departments of the Government to heighten their efforts with respect to flood control management and disaster relief.
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| 53 Killed And 105 Wounded In Iraq Blast By Suicide Bomber Updated:19 July 2006 |
| A suicide car bomber set off explosives on Tuesday while workers gathered across the street from a Shia shrine in southern Iraq. The explosion killed, at least, 53 people and wounded another 105.
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| AHN Inside The Middle East: Hezbollah Rocket Hits Building In Nazareth Updated:19 July 2006 |
| Israeli authorities say a Hezbollah rocket hit a building Wednesday in the primarily Arab town of Nazareth, killing three people, two of whom were children. Television footage showed that the roof of the building was mostly destroyed. Mohammed Assawi, who saw the attack, told Israel's Channel 10 that the rocket that killed the two children struck in the middle of a street in the downtown area.
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| Chavez Being Investigated For Silencing Journalists Updated:19 July 2006 |
| The U.S.-based press freedom group Inter American Press Association is in Venezuela investigating complaints that the country's president, Hugo Chavez, is trying to silence journalists critical of the leftist government through the use of new laws and the courts.
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| Torrential Rains Leaves 23 Dead Or Missing In Japan Updated:19 July 2006 |
| Four days of continued torrential rains has triggered mudslides and floods in central and western Japan killing 12 people and leaving 11 others missing. The Japanese weather agency said the heavy rains destroyed houses and road as residents have to be evacuated when muddy waters swamped city streets.
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| Civilian Dies And 4 Soldiers Wounded In Sri Lanka Blast Updated:19 July 2006 |
| A civilian was killed and four Sri Lankan soldiers were injured in an explosion on Tuesday in Jaffna. The blast was allegedly masterminded by the LTTE (Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam). The Trincomalee district political secretariat of the LTTE appealed to the Tamil people not to give room for the "enemy to forcefully occupy" their lands by leaving to other areas and countries afraid of violence.
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| Mumbai Observes 2-Minute Silence To Pay Homage To 7/11 Victims Updated:19 July 2006 |
| Mumbai stood still for two minutes in memory of the 181 people who died on July 11 as a result of terrorist bomb blasts on Mumbai's Western Railway suburban line. People stood quietly on roads and sidewalks, cars and buses stopped, trains in transit came to a halt and cable operators switched off telecasts when 270 sirens sounded throughout the city at approximately, 6:25 p.m.
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| Mandela Keeps Political Opinions To Himself On His 88th Birthday Updated:19 July 2006 |
| South Africa celebrated Nelson Mandela's 88th birthday on Tuesday. However, Mr. Mandela is keeping quiet following bitter clashes with his successor, Thabo Mbeki. Mandela was told to stop interfering in government policy.
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| U.S. Updates Travel Warning For Israel, West Bank, And Gaza Updated:19 July 2006 |
| The U.S. State Department is updating its travel warning for "the general security environment in Israel, Jerusalem, the West Bank, and the Gaza Strip." The Department urges Americans "to defer travel to Israel and Jerusalem... to defer travel to the West Bank and to avoid all travel to the Gaza Strip."
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| Sokor Fears Pyongyang May Spark Arms Race In The Region Updated:19 July 2006 |
| South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun expressed fears Wednesday that North Korea's missile launches could spark an arms race in the peninsula. The warning came after Pyongyang halted reunions between North and South relatives separated by the Korean Peninsula.
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| Coalition Forces Retake Two Districts From Taliban Updated:19 July 2006 |
| Combined coalition and Afghan troops entered the Naway capital and Garmser after securing the two districts from Taliban guerrilla fighters had overrun earlier. The Afghan flag was once again hoisted in the government headquarters of the remote districts of Garmser and Naway-I-Barakzayi in Helmand province that the Taliban was able to capture during a minor skirmish Monday.
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| India Plans To Evacuate Its Citizens From Lebanon Updated:19 July 2006 |
India plans to move an estimated 1,000 of its citizens from the Lebanon violence. Recently, New Delhi shuttled 49 people out of Beirut by bus. Four Indian navy ships are already docked in Lebanon and will begin the evacuation in the next few days.
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| Europe Experiencing Heat Wave Across The Continent Updated:19 July 2006 |
| Health officials say the heat wave plaguing Western Europe has caused deaths. The natural phenomenon is being related to a similar heat wave in the summer of 2003 that claimed 20,000 people across Europe.
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| Lebanon Seeks Intervention From The Vatican Updated:20 July 2006 |
| Lebanon turned to the Vatican for help in pressing for a cease-fire in the Middle East, dispatching the son of assassinated premier Rafik Hariri to meet with the Holy See's secretary of state.
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| Two Police Constables Shot Dead In Kashmir Updated:20 July 2006 |
| Militants sot dead two police constables from point blank range in Srinagar on Wednesday. Srinagar police chief Syed Ahfadul Mujtaba said that Karmajit Singh died on the spot.
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