| 10 Abducted, 11 Shot in Shiite Neighborhood Updated:18 June 2006 |
| Ten workers are kidnapped Sunday from a bakery in a predominantly Shiite neighborhood in Baghdad. Eleven other people are found shot to death in another part of Iraq.
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| Ex-US Cop Arrested For Raping Maid In India Updated:18 June 2006 |
| Waheed Khan, 53, retired from California police service, United States, was arrested on Saturday for raping his maid in Southern Indian City of Hyderabad.
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| Hong Kong Beefs Up Security to Keep Bird Flu Out Updated:18 June 2006 |
| Three chickens and three ducks were confiscated in two days after Hong Kong authorities beefed up security check points to stop poultry smuggling.
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| Japan Delays Decision On Iraq Withdrawal Updated:19 June 2006 |
| On Monday, top Japanese officials delayed a decision on when to withdraw troops from southern Iraq thus pending the transfer of security in the region to Iraqi authorities.
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| Suspected Landmine Explosion Kills Three In Sri Lanka Updated:19 June 2006 |
| A suspected landmine explosion left three policemen dead in northern Sri Lanka. Police are blaming Tamil Tiger rebels for the death of the officers, who were killed near the town of Vavuniya while driving a water tanker.
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| Prosecutors Wrap Up Saddam Trial Updated:19 June 2006 |
| On Monday, the trial of former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein and seven co-defendants resumed in Baghdad with the prosecution making its closing arguments. All the defendants were reportedly present in the dock as proceedings began.
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| Saddam Prosecutors Call For Death Penalty Updated:19 June 2006 |
| The trial of deposed former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein continued on Monday with prosecutors calling for the heaviest possible penalty, death by hanging. Lawyers said Saddam's half-brother and intelligence chief tortured prisoners and sent others to die in the desert.
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| Iraqi Militants Kidnap 2 U.S. Soldiers Updated:19 June 2006 |
| An Iraqi militant group linked to al-Qaeda says it has abducted two U.S. soldiers who were reported missing on Friday. According to a message posted on a militant Web site on Monday, the soldiers were held in the south of Baghdad.
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| New U.N. Human Rights Council Debuts Monday Updated:19 June 2006 |
| On Monday, The United Nations inaugurated its new Human Rights Council thus replacing the Human Rights Commission, which became discredited in recent years as rights-abusing countries conspired to escape condemnation. The council's first meeting is scheduled for June 30.
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| Lawmaker's Friends And Relatives Killed By Taliban Updated:19 June 2006 |
| 32 friends and relatives of a lawmaker in Southern Afghanistan were killed by Taliban militants. MP Dad Mohammad Khan had stated that 27 of them had been murdered after they had gone to the scene where the other five had been shot dead in an earlier attack.
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| 450 Residents Evacuated As Philippines Volcano Spews Ash Updated:19 June 2006 |
| About 450 residents from the Philippines' restive Mount Bulusan were evacuated as the volcano spewed ash and gravel after an explosion on Sunday, fearing signs of increased activity. No one was hurt and the volcano was reported quiet on Monday.
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| Curfew Imposed Following Violence In Nigerian City Updated:19 June 2006 |
| Following the clashes between members of a separatist group and police, a curfew has been declared in the Nigerian city of Onitsha. Troops have also been deployed as the violence has left several people dead, officials and residents said Monday.
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| Three U.S. Soldiers Charged With Murder In Iraq Updated:19 June 2006 |
| Three U.S. soldiers have been charged with the deaths of three detainees in Iraq. Three members of the 101st Airborne Division, an elite paratrooper branch of the U.S. Army, have been charged with murder, following an incident during an operation in the Iraqi province of Salaheddin.
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| Journalist Killing Sparks Protest Updated:19 June 2006 |
| The kidnapping and murder of a local reporter has sparked journalists to rally and boycott government proceedings. In the Pakistani city of Multan, reporters raised their voices outside the local press club, chanting slogans like "killer, killer, government killer" and "Protect journalists in the tribal region."
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| Myanmar Could Be Reported To UN Security Council Updated:19 June 2006 |
| Military-ruled Myanmar could be reported to the UN Security Council for declining to allow democracy and free Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, according to a top UN official. Previously, the UN has exerted efforts to coordinate the government and Suu Kyi's party.
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| Java Mudflow Displaces Thousands Updated:19 June 2006 |
| A flow of hot mud has forced about 4,000 Indonesians to leave their homes.Experts have been tasked to find ways to stop the gush from the earth. Experts have been tasked to find ways to stop the gush from the earth.
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| Prosecutors Seek Death By Hanging For Saddam Updated:19 June 2006 |
| Prosecutors demanded the death penalty on Monday for Saddam Hussein and three of his former top aides for crimes against humanity following a 1982 crackdown on Shi'ites in which hundreds were killed and tortured. If found guilty, Saddam faces death by hanging.
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| Airbus Managers Meet To Discuss Profit Crisis Updated:20 June 2006 |
| EADS' management - owners of Airbus -have met for the first since announcing a severe profit drop. Upon reporting further delays in the delivery of its Airbus A380 superjumbo, the company's shares plummeted 26 percent.
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| Japanese Troops To Leave Iraq Updated:20 June 2006 |
| Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi announces his plans to withdraw 600 troops from Iraq. Koizumi revealed his decision to ruling party members early Tuesday and is expected to make the announcement public later that same day.
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| Australian Man Accused Of Planning Terrorist Offenses Updated:20 June 2006 |
| A man accused of planning to blow up an electricity grid in Australia is found guilty of terrorist offenses. Pakistan-born architect, Faheem Khalid Lodhi was convicted of rounding up maps, chemicals and instructions on making home-made bombs and poison.
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| Iraqi Militants Kill Missing U.S. Soldiers Updated:20 June 2006 |
| Iraqi officials on Tuesday announced they had recovered the bodies of two slain U.S. soldiers who were announced missing on Friday, and later confirmed kidnapped on Monday.
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| WHO Confirms Indonesia Bird Flu Case Updated:20 June 2006 |
| The World Health Organization on Monday confirmed an Indonesian teenager who died last week was killed by bird flu. The death of the 14-year-old boy has pushed up Indonesia's bird flu death toll to 39.
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| North Korea Warned On Missile Tests Updated:20 June 2006 |
| Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice said on Monday that North Korea would face the consequences if it tested long range missiles with the capability of reaching the West Coast of the U.S.. Rice says, "It would be a very serious matter and, indeed, a provocative act should North Korea decide to launch that missile."
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| Jordanian Gathering To Bring Abbas, Olmert Together Updated:20 June 2006 |
| Israeli Prime Minister, Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas are expected to meet for the first time when they will attend an international gathering in Jordan this week. However, it remains unclear whether the rivals would meet in private.
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| Army Vice Chief Eats His Words Against Women Updated:20 June 2006 |
| Four days after the Army Vice Chief made comments about women officers being a dispensable part of the Indian Army created quite an uproar, the Lt. Gen had to apologize for his remarks. The Army began inducting women in 1993 and about 918 women are at present in the forces.
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| France Refuses To Take A Stand On India's Candidature For UN Top Post Updated:20 June 2006 |
| France says it is too early to take a stand on the nomination for UN Secretary General's position. The French Ambassador also said that he did not think that India's move to field a candidate for the UN top position would hamper it's chances of getting a permanent membership of the UN Security Council.
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| Strong Waves Pound Central American Coast Updated:20 June 2006 |
| Big waves generated by a storm 2,000 miles away battered a long stretch of the Pacific coast, wrecking homes, hotels and restaurants from Peru to Central America. There were no reports of death, but hundreds of people were evacuated from coastal communities. While the massive waves were not a tsunami, Hugh Cobb, a meteorologist at the National Hurricane Center in Miami, says the waves were caused by a powerful South Pacific storm that was sending swells up to 12-feet high across the ocean.
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| 'Hope' Is The Word As World Refugee Day Is Marked Around The Globe Updated:20 June 2006 |
| UN refugee agency staff and partner organizations around the globe are marking World Refugee Day on June 20 with hundreds of special events and activities focusing on the theme, "Hope." Around the globe, June 20 will be marked by events as diverse as traditional dance and music performances, sports competitions, food bazaars, fashion shows, film festivals, photo and art exhibitions, poetry recitals and an auction of refugee art.
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| India Eyes Top UN Job Updated:20 June 2006 |
| India announced the nomination of Shashi Tharoor, UN Under Secretary General for Communications and Public Information, for the prestigious post of Secretary General of the world body.
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| Police Officer Kills Man Who Confessed To Crime Updated:20 June 2006 |
| An officer killed a man, who confessed to murdering his own three daughters. Mohammed Ashraf, 38, confessed that he had used a knife to cut the throats of his three daughters, who were 3 years old, 5 years old and 9 years old.
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