| Lebanese Army Prevents Hezbollah Demonstration On Israel Border Updated:5 October 2006 |
| In one of the first signs that it is now in control of southern Lebanon, the Lebanese army Wednesday prevented hundreds of Hezbollah supporters from reaching the border with Israel and holding a mass demonstration there.
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| Al-Qaeda In Palestine Threatens Palestinian "Traitors" Updated:5 October 2006 |
| In a video broadcast on the Internet Wednesday, a group calling itself "Al-Qaeda in Palestine" threatened to harm Palestinians who choose to cooperate in any way with Israel or otherwise work against Palestinian national goals.
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| Fidel Castro To Return As Cuban President Updated:5 October 2006 |
| Cuban Foreign Minister Felipe Perez Roque announced that ailing Cuban leader Fidel Castro is set to return as the country's president after recovering from his operation. He reportedly said, "We will again have him leading the revolution."
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| EU Foreign Policy Chief Making Progress With Iran But No Breakthrough Updated:5 October 2006 |
| European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana claims to be making progress in talks with Iran over its nuclear program, but he also admits that there has been no breakthrough on the key issue of uranium enrichment. Solana adds that he has held several negotiations with the Iranian government for a period of over four months to determine if talks between Iran and six countries comprising of Britain, France, Germany, United States, Russia and China, could commence based on a June proposal.
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| Cambodia Dismisses Coup Rumor Updated:5 October 2006 |
| Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen dismissed coup rumors circulating around the capital on Thursday and said any military adventurism similar to what happened in Thailand, was very unlikely in the kingdom. Speaking in the Pursat Province, he told those predicting a coup, "Please calm down. Don't say such things anymore, otherwise you will be in trouble.
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| Father Drowns After Saving His Two Children From Capsized Boat Updated:5 October 2006 |
| A Filipino overseas contract worker drowned after saving his two children when their motorized boat capsized in Bagac, Bataan in the Philippines off the South China Sea. The police identified the fatality as 33-year-old Antonio Pillagara Jr. from Bataan. He was able to save his two children from drowning, but he suffered cramps and was swept by the strong undercurrent.
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| India Objects To Comments By US Envoy To Pakistan About Mumbai Blasts Updated:5 October 2006 |
| India voiced its disapproval on Thursday against statements made by US envoy to Pakistan, Ryan C Crocker, who said that New Delhi should not make "public allegations" regarding Islamabad's role in the Mumbai blasts. India refuted, saying that such comments are not expected from a "diplomat from a democratic country."
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| WFP Deliver Emergency Food to Disaster Victims In Bangladesh Updated:5 October 2006 |
| The United Nations World Food Program (WFP) is distributing 71 tons of high-energy biscuits worth around $0.053 million USD among 120,492 waterlogged and storm-affected poor people in the southwest coastal areas of Bangladesh. The severe storm in the Bay of Bengal reportedly caused at least 100 deaths to the fishing community with many reported missing.
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| Thai Candidate Abandons Race For Top U.N. Job Updated:5 October 2006 |
| Former Thai deputy Prime Minister Surakiart Sathirathai has withdrawn from the race to succeed the United Nations Secretary General when he steps down later this year. Sathirathai gave up his aspirations as the Security Council members made it clear South Korea's Ban Ki-moon was the man for the post through an informal vote conducted on Monday.
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| Police Charge Three Local Officials In Philippine Killings Updated:6 October 2006 |
| Philippine Police filed multiple murder charges on Thursday against a Valenzuela City, Philippine village captain and two other men accused of killing six factory workers in Caloocan City early last Sunday morning. Northern Police District Commander Leopoldo Bataoil identified those charged as Bignay village chairman Graciano Victoriano, village operations officer Santiago Lumabao and Ricky Flor.
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| IDF Expects Fresh Wave Of West Bank Terror Updated:6 October 2006 |
| Senior Israeli defense officials are warning that Palestinian terrorists based in the West Bank are expected to launch a renewed campaign of violence in the near future.
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| Another Setback For Olmert's Lebanon War Probe Updated:6 October 2006 |
| Israel's Supreme Court on Thursday issued a temporary injunction against Prime Minister Ehud Olmert over his self-appointed commission of inquiry into the handling of the summer's Lebanon war.
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| Israeli Minister Says Gaza Pullout Was Mistake Updated:6 October 2006 |
| Israeli cabinet minister Tzahi Hanegbi said Thursday that Israel's withdrawal of all Jewish civilians and Israeli soldiers from the Gaza Strip last summer had been a mistake that harmed national security.
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| Nigerian Military Attacks Oil Militants Updated:6 October 2006 |
| The Nigerian military has launched several raids against oil militants, a few days after they killed 17 soldiers in the Niger Delta. Militants say the army swept through an oil producing community of the region with crushing strength. A militant group dubbed the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) said, "In the light of this attack on a helpless community, we are at present considering reciprocal action against the military or oil installations in Rivers [State]."
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| Queen Elizabeth Extends Condolences To Philippine Typhoon Victims Updated:6 October 2006 |
| British Ambassador to the Philippines Peter Beckingham said Thursday that Queen Elizabeth has expressed her condolences to the victims last week of typhoon "Milenyo" (international codename: Xangsane), which ravaged most of the country. The ambassador relayed the queen's message to President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.
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| Nigeria Seeks Breakthrough To Quell Oil Violence Updated:5 October 2006 |
| Nigeria has summoned its senior army officials to meet in Abuja for crisis talks amid a rise in oil violence around the Niger Delta region. Officials were summoned a few days after a militant group said it had killed 17 soldiers in two clashes.
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| Iranian Leader Calls West To Resolve Nuclear Row Updated:5 October 2006 |
| Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Thursday called western powers to find a solution to the long running nuclear standoff through dialogue. Ahmadinejad, however, said his country would not stop uranium enrichment.
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| France Sends Aid To Philippine Typhoon Victims Updated:5 October 2006 |
| The French government announced on Thursday it is sending initial emergency aid to typhoon victims in the Philippines in the amount of $51,000 to help meet the immediate needs of thousands of families ravaged by typhoon "Milenyo" (international codename: Xangsane) last week. French Foreign Ministry spokesman Jean-Baptisde Mattei said the French government made the offer in response to the appeal issued by the Philippine National Red Cross for aid.
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| EU To Decide In December Over Internal Border Lifting Updated:5 October 2006 |
| The European Union on Thursday said a decision on when to lift the border restrictions between its 10 new members and the bloc's older states will be taken late this year. The EU had planned to dissolve the borders between its older member states and the 10 mostly ex-communist states that entered the bloc two years ago in October 2007. But it acknowledged last month that it was running late, sparking protests by the newer members.
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