| Ramadan To Begin Sunday Updated:20 September 2006 |
| The holy month of Ramadan will begin on Sunday according to Lebanon's top Shiite Muslim cleric. The holy month is a time of reflection and fasting from sunrise to sunset for Muslims across the globe.
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| Hezbollah Claims To Have Never Hidden Plans To Snatch Soldiers Updated:20 September 2006 |
| Hezbollah, who helped spark a 34-day war with Israel on July 12 by kidnapping two Israeli soldiers, said that they never hid plans to snatch troops. In comments to the Daily Star in Lebanon, a leading Hezbollah figure said that there had always been plans to kidnap and trade prisoners with the Jewish state.
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| Denmark's Prince and Ukrainian President Join Efforts In Agricultural Establishment Updated:20 September 2006 |
| President Viktor Yuschenko and Denmark's Prince Joachin recently discussed joint collaboration of working together in the field of agriculture. The statement was made in a presidential press service announcement.
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| Germany Accused Of Becoming "A Brake" To EU Integration Updated:20 September 2006 |
| Germany will oppose efforts to bolster crime fighting across European borders and stem economic migration from neighboring countries. Chancellor Angela Merkel's government is against plans by the European Union's Finnish president to eliminate national vetoes in an effort to speed up decisions in these controversial areas.
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| Israeli Bulldozers Wreck Crops In Southern Lebanon Updated:20 September 2006 |
| Israeli bulldozers have damaged farms and knocked down olive trees in the south of the country according to local farmers. On Monday, near the port city of Tyre, it was reported that Israeli soldiers used bulldozers to level soil and spoil crops for the coming harvest.
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| Report: Ex-IDF Commandoes Trained Kurdish Forces Updated:20 September 2006 |
| Former Israeli commandoes said in a report televised on Tuesday that in 2004 they trained Kurdish soldiers in northern Iraq in public security and counter-terrorism methods. Kurdish authorities have denied reports in Iraqi newspapers claiming that Israelis were involved in training Kurdish soldiers.
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| Israelis Seen Giving Military Training To Kurds Inside Iraq Updated:20 September 2006 |
| A new report claims Israeli forces have been training Kurds within Iraq. According to the BBC, evidence shows Israeli experts in Kurdish areas of north Iraq, drilling soldiers in shooting techniques.
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| Myanmar Junta Promises To 'Crush' Unrest Following UN Decision Updated:20 September 2006 |
| Myanmar's ruling military has cautioned that it will not hesitate to abolish any unrest stemming from the UN decision to place the country on the Security Council's formal agenda. They pointed to members of opposition groups including jailed democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy (NLD) party for organizing forces to encourage uprising.
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| Daughter Vows To Uphold The Memory Of Her "Crocodile Hunting" Father Updated:20 September 2006 |
| In front of a crowd of 5,500 fans, Steve Irwin's daughter, Bindi, paid tribute to "the best Daddy in the whole world." Bindi, at only 8-years-old, spoke for the whole family when she told 300 million viewers, worldwide, that her father was a hero, and she vowed to continue her father's legacy as "the next Crocodile Hunter."
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| UN: Civilian Death Toll In Iraq Rises To A Record High Updated:21 September 2006 |
| On Wednesday, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Iraq's Human Rights office, released a report raising the number of Iraqi civilians killed in July and August to 6,599, a record-high number, much more than its initial estimates suggested. The report from the U.N. has highlighted the crisis faced by the country, ranging from evidence of torture, unlawful detentions, growth of sectarian militias and death squads, and a rise in "honor killings" of women.
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| Eight German Warships At Full Speed To Lebanon Updated:21 September 2006 |
| On Thursday, in its biggest naval operation since World War II, Germany set off eight warships for Lebanon to help the U.N. keep the peace in the war torn nation. The German force consists of two frigates, two support vessels and four fast patrol boats. In addition three ships from Denmark are to arrive off the Lebanese coast in 10 to 14 days.
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| Nepali Political Parties Condemn Thai Coup Updated:21 September 2006 |
| Leaders of different political parties in Nepal have condemned the "bloodless coup" engineered by the Thai Army in Thailand and have said there was a need to remain cautious. Prime Minister of Nepal Girija Prasad Koirala condemned the military coup in Thailand and called it "unfortunate."
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| Failed Female Bomber In Jordon Gets Death Sentence Updated:21 September 2006 |
| On Thursday, seven people were sentenced to death for three consecutive deadly hotel bombings that killed 60 people in Amman, Jordan's capital last November. A 35-year-old Iraqi woman, Sajida al-Rishawi, was the only defendant in custody. She confessed to her failed suicide attack on Jordanian television shortly after the blasts on one of the Western hotels. However the six others, who are believed to be hiding in Iraq, including another Iraqi woman, were sentenced to death in absentia.
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| Three Palestinians Killed After Rocket Attacks Updated:21 September 2006 |
| Palestinian terrorists operating out of the Gaza Strip fired four Kassam-class rockets into Israel Thursday, causing considerable damage but no injuries. Israeli forces later killed three Palestinians involved in the attacks.
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| Syria's Assad Sees War With Israel On The Horizon Updated:21 September 2006 |
| Syrian President Bashar Assad said Thursday that Israel may attack his nation very soon in an effort to escape the current political and diplomatic crises it is facing.
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| Amnesty International: Human Rights Issues Persist Despite '08 Olympics Promises Updated:21 September 2006 |
| Amnesty International announced on Thursday that China's human rights record has deteriorated in the run-up to the 2008 Olympics, with thousands of people being executed after unfair trials. In a statement, Amnesty official Catherine Baber said, "The serious human rights abuses that continue to be reported every day across the country fly in the face of the promises the Chinese government made when it was bidding for the Olympics."
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| Report: No Olmert-Abbas Summit Until Soldier Released Updated:21 September 2006 |
| Israeli Vice Premier Shimon Peres said Thursday that there would be no peace summit between Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas until the Palestinians release an Israeli soldier they are holding. Peres made the statement during a meeting with Abbas in New York on the sidelines of the opening of the 60th session of the U.N. General Assembly.
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| Israel: Iran Is World's Greatest Threat Updated:21 September 2006 |
| In her address to the U.N. General Assembly on Wednesday, Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni singled out Iran as the greatest threat not only to her nation, but to every nation that shares Israel's democratic values. Livni said the summer's Lebanon war should have been a wake up call to the international community of the true threat posed by Iran, which Israel and the U.S. accuse of financing, arming and inspiring Hezbollah.
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| Palestinians: Hamas Behind Gaza Assassination Updated:21 September 2006 |
| The Palestinian Authority's intelligence chief Thursday accused Hamas of being behind last week's assassination of a senior intelligence officer in the Gaza Strip. In a press conference in Ramallah Thursday, General Intelligence head Tawfik Tirawi said the murder of Jad Tayah and five of his companions last Friday was only the latest incident in a bloody rivalry between Hamas and Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas's Fatah faction.
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| Top U.S. Leader On S. America Warns Against Venezuela Updated:21 September 2006 |
| A U.S. military commander says Venezuela's leader Hugo Chavez continues to export political instability to Latin America. Army Gen. Bantz J. Craddock, the outgoing head of U.S. Southern Command, which oversees South America, says Chavez has become "bigger than a nuisance."
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| Musharraf Says U.S. Threatened Pakistan To Help In War On Terror Updated:21 September 2006 |
| Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf says U.S. leaders threatened their nation to ensure cooperation after the September 11th attacks. Musharraf says the former deputy secretary of state, Richard Armitage, said "Be prepared to be bombed. Be prepared to go back to the Stone Age."
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| U.K. Health Workers Launch 24-Hour Strike Updated:21 September 2006 |
| Hundreds of workers in the U.K.'s National Health System (NHS) are holding a 24-hour walkout after the government signed a deal outsourcing many jobs to Germany. Employees at NHS Logistics will be transferred to delivery giant, DHL, in a 10-year contract worth 3.7 billion GBP.
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| American Virtuoso Cellist Made UN Messenger Of Peace Updated:22 September 2006 |
| UN chief Kofi Annan designated Chinese-American virtuoso cellist Yo Yo Ma as the Messenger of Peace for the international organization at a ceremony to commemorate International Day of Peace on Thursday.
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| Crowds In Hussein's Hometown Demand For His Return To Power Updated:22 September 2006 |
| On Friday, nearly 500 people demonstrated in Tikrit, the home of disgraced leader Saddam Hussein, demanding his return to power. The Association of Muslim Scholars and the Tikrit Shura Council organized the demonstration to be held in front of a mosque in the hometown city of Hussein.
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| U.N. Accuses Sudan Of Bombing Darfur Villages Updated:22 September 2006 |
| United Nations human rights monitors have once again accused Sudan of dropping bombs in the troubled Darfur region, driving civilians from their ancestral land while killing and injuring others. Jose-Luis Diaz, a U.N. human rights spokesman says, "Civilians in villages in North Darfur are forced to flee due to indiscriminate aerial bombardment by government aircraft who are waging a campaign against movements that haven't signed the peace agreement."
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| Lebanon Welcomes Bangladesh Participating In UNIFIL Updated:22 September 2006 |
| Lebanon has welcomed Bangladesh's willingness to participate in the expanded United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL). Both countries discussed the possible participation of the Bangladesh peacekeepers in the expanded UNIFIL when Foreign Minister of Bangladesh M Morshed Khan met Foreign Minister Fawzi Salloukh of Lebanon on Wednesday in New York in the sidelines of the UN General Assembly.
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| Canada's Prime Minister Tells World Leaders "Keep Fighting The Taliban" Updated:22 September 2006 |
| Addressing a meeting of world leaders at the United nations Thursday, Canada's Prime Minister, Stephen Harper, told them they must continue their resolve and not lose their nerve in the ongoing battle against terrorism and in particular, the fight against the Taliban in Afghanistan.
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| International Day Of Peace Celebrated In Beirut Updated:22 September 2006 |
| Lebanese gathered on Thursday in a celebration for peace in a park in the capital. Children and old people alike came together to showcase a peace demonstration that has been in existence since 1989.
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| One Dead, Many More Injured Or Missing In German Train Crash Updated:22 September 2006 |
| One person died and 10 others are missing and feared dead, after a Transrapid high-speed magnetic- levitation train carrying 29 people, went off on a test track Friday in northwest Germany. Dieter Sturm, the spokesman for the Emsland district authority said, "Unfortunately we can only assume that the 10 missing people, who are trapped in the train, will only be brought out dead.''
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| Thousands Rally Against Pope In Mideast Updated:22 September 2006 |
| Thousands of Muslim worshippers staged marches against Pope Benedict XVI in Jerusalem, the West Bank and Gaza on Friday, waving green Hamas banners and denouncing him as a "coward" and an "agent of the Americans." The Vatican has been seeking to defuse anger after Benedict cited the words of a Byzantine emperor who characterized some of the teachings of the Prophet Muhammad as "evil and inhuman," particularly "his command to spread by the sword the faith."
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