| Bangladesh To Earn $216 Million This Year From UN Peacekeeping Mission Updated:11 June 2006 |
| Bangladesh is expected to earn about US$ 216 million participating in the UN peacekeeping missions in the current financial year (2005-06).
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| Zimbabwe Prisons In Alarming Conditions Updated:10 June 2006 |
| Food shortages, water and power outages, and sanitation facilities in disrepair in Zimbabwe's prisons are resulting in malnutrition-related illnesses and filthy living conditions, a panel of lawmakers reported Friday.
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| Israel Replies To Hamas With Gaza Airstrike; Two Palestinian Militants Killed Updated:11 June 2006 |
| Israel has responded to Hamas' ending of 16 months of cease-fire, by launching an airstrike in Gaza. According to the Israeli Defense Force (IDF), it struck militants as they prepared to launch further rockets, from a position near Beit Lahiya, in the Gaza Strip.
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| Al-Qaida Vows "Major Attacks" Updated:11 June 2006 |
| Despite the loss of its leader, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the terror group, al-Qaida in Iraq, is pledging to show the world it is still a powerful force. In an online post, the organization which has yet to name a new leader, vows to carry out "major attacks that will shake the enemy like an earthquake and rattle them out of sleep."
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| Peruvian Villagers Evacuated Due To Volcanic Activity Updated:11 June 2006 |
| Over 400 villagers were evacuated due to increased activity by the Ubinas volcano in southern Peru, officials said.
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| Parliament Strips Veto Power From Nepal's King Updated:11 June 2006 |
| A unanimous vote by Nepal's parliament has taken away the royal power of veto. Legislator and Communist Party member, Ram Baran Yadav explains, "The concept of king in parliament has been abolished through law."
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| Bosnian War Crimes Suspect Reaches The Hague Updated:11 June 2006 |
| Dragan Zelenovic, a Bosnian-Serb war crimes suspect has arrived at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, to face trial. After living as a fugitive for a decade, the former deputy commander of the Bosnian-Serb military police will stand trial on for the alleged rape and torture of Muslim women in the town of Foca.
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| Over 200 Injured In ''Dhaka Siege'' Violence In Bangladesh Updated:12 June 2006 |
| More than 200 people were injured, 10 by bullet, in clashes between demonstrators and law-enforcers in different districts in Bangladesh as the opposition staged `Dhaka Siege' program in the capital on Sunday.
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| Earthquake Jolts Southern And Western Japan Updated:12 June 2006 |
| On Monday, a strong earthquake with a magnitude of 6.2 jolted western and southern Japan injuring at least seven people and affecting the transport system. The focus was 140 km (90 miles) below the earth's surface in Oita prefecture on Kyushu Island, about 800 km (500 miles) southwest of Tokyo.
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| Four Afghans Working On Indian Road Project Shot Dead Updated:12 June 2006 |
| On Saturday, four Afghan nationals working for an Indian road construction company in southern Afghanistan were shot dead. The men who had been living in Pakistan for around two decades as refugees had returned to Afghanistan to work.
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| Three Killed, 11 Hurt, In Pakistani Blast Updated:12 June 2006 |
| On Monday, a road blast in the Pakistani town of Quetta killed three people and wounded 11.
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| India: 1 Killed, 31 Injured In Grenade Attack In Jammu Updated:12 June 2006 |
| Three grenade explosions took place in the winter capital of India - Jammu on Monday morning, killing one person and injuring 31 others.
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| Iran Says Uranium Enrichment Is Non-Negotiable Updated:12 June 2006 |
| In another sign signifying that Iran is unwilling to end its uranium enrichment program, it stated that its work is non-negotiable.
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| Six Killed In Iraq Bomb Attack Updated:12 June 2006 |
| On Monday, at least six people have been killed in a roadside bomb attack in the southern Dora district in Baghdad.
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| Iraqi Officials Consider Talks With Insurgents Updated:12 June 2006 |
| Iraqi authorities are currently considering the possibility of holding reconciliatory talks with guerillas across the country. Authorities will meet with invited insurgent groups leaders to take part in the reconciliatory talks.
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| 6.2 Earthquake Hits South-western Japan Updated:12 June 2006 |
| Five people were injured and local railway services halted, after a strong earthquake with a magnitude of 6.2 hit several Japanese cities including Hiroshima early Monday. Experts said the quake's epicenter was traced back to the Oita prefecture, 500 miles from Tokyo.
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| 27 Talibans Killed In Combined U.S. And Afghan Army Attacks Updated:12 June 2006 |
| 27 Taliban fighters were killed during two separate clashes with Afghan and U.S.-led foreign forces on Sunday night, the Afghan military announced Monday.
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| Al Qaeda Names Zarqawi Successor Updated:12 June 2006 |
| The Iraqi cell of Al Qaeda on Monday proclaimed Abu Hamza al-Muhajir its new leader after Abu Musab al-Zarqawi was killed in a U.S. military air strike last week. Muhajir is less known, and defies the odds as speculated by al Qaeda experts.
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| WB Satisfied Over Progress In Girls' Education in Bangladesh Updated:12 June 2006 |
| The World Bank (WB) on Monday expressed its satisfaction over the progress so far made in the second phase of the Female Secondary School Assistance Project (FSSAP) in Bangladesh.
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| Gunmen Set Fire To Palestinian PM's Office Updated:12 June 2006 |
| Gunmen set fire to the Palestinian prime minister's office on Monday as clashes escalated between his Islamist Hamas followers and President Mahmoud Abbas's Fatah movement.
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| UAE Sends Over 1,000 Smuggled Children Home Updated:12 June 2006 |
| According to government official, United Arab Emirates has sent 1,075 children, smuggled as jockeys to race camels, to their homes in from Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sudan, Mauriania and Eritrea.
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| American Airlines Plane Makes Emergency Landing In Dublin Updated:12 June 2006 |
| An American Airlines plane flying from London to New York made an emergency landing at Dublin airport on Monday after the smell of smoke was reported on board, an airport authority spokeswoman said.
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| Nepal Government To Release 350 Maoists Updated:12 June 2006 |
| In a step to continue peace talk with Maoists, Nepal Government on Monday decided to release about 350 Maoists and withdrew the cases against them.
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| Two England Football Fans Arrested For SS Insignias Updated:12 June 2006 |
| Two England football fans were arrested in Frankfurt for breaking German law by flaunting SS insignias. The fans, aged 21 and 24 and from Bolton, Greater Manchester, were held at the police station as England beat Paraguay 1-0.
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| Nigeria Agrees To Hand Over Bakassi Peninsula To Cameroon Updated:12 June 2006 |
| The United Nations brokers a deal in which Nigeria agrees to turn over the oil-rich Bakassi peninsula to Cameroon. UN Secretary General Kofi Annan hosted the negotiations in New York.
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| Royals Fly In On Thai Monarch Celebrations Updated:13 June 2006 |
| Royal house memebers from all over the world flew in to Thailand for the anniversary of the world's longest reigning monarch: King Bhumibol Adulyadej. First to arrive was Prince Henrik of Denmark, who was welcomed by Princess Sirindhorn.
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| Military Plane Crashes In Chad, Killing 5 Updated:13 June 2006 |
| On Sunday, a military transport plane crashed while attempting to land at an unlit airport in Chad's main eastern city, killing five people.
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| Three Car Bombs Rock Iraq, 16 Dead Updated:13 June 2006 |
| At least 16 people have been killed and dozens wounded in five, well coordinated, bomb attacks on police in Iraq's northern oil city of Kirkuk. The first occurred in the city center, leaving at least 10 dead, which included two policemen and three civilians.
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| 9 Palestinians Killed In Israeli Missile Strike Updated:13 June 2006 |
| Nine Palestinians including two children were killed on Tuesday when an Israeli army missile struck militants on their way to launch rocket-propelled grenades.
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| Iranian Police Arrest 70 At Women's Rights Protest Updated:13 June 2006 |
| The Iranian judiciary on Tuesday announced police had detained 70 people arrested during protests to advocate women's rights and it would investigate allegations that police had beaten some of the protesters.
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