| Suspect In Hariri Assassination On Hunger Strike Updated:22 September 2006 |
| One of the main suspects in the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri is continuing a hunger strike until there are further judicial investigations into the matter. Ali Hajj, former security chief in Lebanon, was detained on suspicion of involvement in the February 14, 2005, assassination of Hariri.
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| Jumblatt Lashes Out At Hezbollah Updated:22 September 2006 |
| As Lebanese flock to a "victory celebration" in Beirut's southern suburbs, minister of parliament and Druze leader Walid Jumblatt lashed out at Hezbollah. He said that the group is "hostage" to Iran, which "provides the party with money and artillery."
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| Nasrallah Gets Date Named After Him Updated:22 September 2006 |
| As Egyptians prepare for the holy month of Ramadan, date sellers have nicknamed the top fruit after Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah. Due to the popularity of the Shiite group's leader, Egypt has made the most expensive date a tribute to the leader.
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| Doctors In Lebanon Threaten Strike Updated:22 September 2006 |
| Lebanese doctors are threatening a strike if the government does not pay them. The doctors threatened to withhold their services on Wednesday if the government does not "pay up" on overdue salaries.
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| UN Aid Distribution Not Equal: Refugees Updated:22 September 2006 |
| The United Nations Relief and Works Agency in Sidon witnessed a sit-in by the Palestinian Popular Committee on Wednesday. The group accused the UNRWA of distributing rotten food to Lebanon's Palestinian refugees.
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| Pope Asks To Meet With Muslims Updated:22 September 2006 |
| Pope Benedict XVI is extending an invitation to Muslim representatives to meet with him at his summer residence Monday. The meeting will be to discuss recent comments the Pope made on Islam and violence. The Vatican said the invitations were extended to ambassadors to the Holy See from predominantly Muslim countries.
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| Farrakhan Announces Illness Updated:22 September 2006 |
| Nation of Islam Minister Louis Farrakhan has announced that he is seriously ill and is asking other Nation leaders to carry on while he recovers. In a letter to followers, Farrakhan says he's been suffering from an ulcer and serious infection and inflammation. Farrakhan, 73, was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 1998.
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| Bahrain's King Sheikh Hamad Pardons Protesters Updated:22 September 2006 |
| Bahraini King Sheikh Hamad has pardoned and issued orders to release protesters who were arrested last year during clashes at the Bahrain International Airport. The protesters were held after they clashed with police officers during an illegal march which turned into a riot on Dec. 25, 2005. The march was organized in protest to the brief detention of 46-year-old Sheikh Mohammed Sanad, a Bahraini religious leader, who was arrested and interrogated after he returned from Iran.
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| Greek Orthodox Church Attacked With Pipe Bombs In Gaza Updated:22 September 2006 |
| A Greek Orthodox church was the latest apparent victim of Muslim outrage over remarks made in a recent speech by the Pope which the Muslims say offended the Prophet Muhammad. Three small pipe bombs were thrown at the church on Friday, say church officials and local police.
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| 19 Construction Workers Killed In Afghanistan Updated:23 September 2006 |
| At least 19 workers belonging to a construction company were killed Friday when their bus was attacked in the southern Kandahar province of Afghanistan.
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| 84 Bodies Recovered In Bangladesh Updated:23 September 2006 |
| Bangladesh's death toll from Tuesday's storm in the Bay of Bengal reached 84 after rescuers recovered more bodies on Friday night in a rescue operation, which was disrupted by bad weather.
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| Lebanese Look To Ramadan For Support Updated:23 September 2006 |
| Lebanese are anxiously awaiting the beginning of the holy month of Ramadan in the southern portions of the country. While preparations have not been as grandiose as in recent years, people are preparing for the month of fasting following a 34-day war between Hezbollah and Israel with anticipation.
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| Leading Shiite Cleric Calls For Support For The "Resistance" Updated:23 September 2006 |
| In his weekly sermon, Lebanon's leading Shiite cleric called on government officials to support the resistance. He called on the Lebanese government to preserve national stability and urged politicians to put aside personal disputes for the betterment of the nation.
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| Indonesian Executions Cause Violent Protests Updated:23 September 2006 |
| Violence erupted in an area of Indonesia where Muslim-Christian battles have raged in the past and where religous tensions have been high. Three Christian men who had been tried and found guilty of instigating the 2000 rioting in Central Sulawesi which resulted in more than 1,000 deaths before police and the army were able to regain order were executed early Friday morning.
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| Hezbollah Calls For Unity Government Updated:23 September 2006 |
| Hezbollah's Chief Hassan Nasrallah called for the formation of a national unity government at a rally in the southern suburbs of Beirut Friday. He said the current government should step down and allow for the beginning of a government that represents the entire nation following the 34-day war between Hezbollah guerillas and Israel.
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| First Violent Incident Reported In Thailand After Coup Updated:23 September 2006 |
| At least four policemen were injured in a powerful bomb explosion in the southern province of Pattani on Saturday. It was the first violent incident reported after the military coup in the leadership of Army Chief Sonthi Boonyaratkalin.
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| EU, Russia Agree To Begin Talk On New Partnership Agreement Updated:23 September 2006 |
| After meeting with foreign ministers from European Union member countries at the United Nations headquarters, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Saturday that Russia and the European Union have agreed to start negotiations on a new partnership and cooperation agreement.
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| Chavez Again Attacks Bush Updated:23 September 2006 |
| During the inauguration of a natural gas project in northwestern Venezuela Saturday, Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez again attacked United States President George W. Bush, saying Bush should resign as president because his government is a complete failure.
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| US Provides $15 Million for Peace Process In Nepal Updated:23 September 2006 |
| The United States has pledged up to US$ 15 million in small grants and short-term technical assistance to Nepal to support the ongoing peace process, the US Embassy says in a press statement on Thursday. The assistance will be delivered over the next two years through the USAID's Office of Transition Initiatives (OTI).
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| U.K. Imposes Temporary Ban On Turner's Painting Export Updated:23 September 2006 |
| Britain's culture ministry has imposed a temporary ban on the export of JMW Turner's painting to allow time to country's art institutions to buy the watercolor of "outstanding aesthetic importance." The 1842 painting - named "Blue Rigi" -which features a Swiss landscape was purchased by an anonymous buyer for a record amount at an auction earlier this year.
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| British Coast Guard Calls Off Search For Crew Empty Yacht Updated:23 September 2006 |
| British coastguard officials have called off the search for the crew of a yacht found unmanned with the engine running off the coast of Cornwall Saturday. Rescuse people say they fear whoever was on the vessel may have fell overboard while anchoring the boat. Two crew members were believed to be taking the boat to Wales. The yach was bought a week ago in Cornwell.
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| Israel Preparing For Al-Qaeda Assault Updated:25 September 2006 |
| Israeli security forces are making preparations for a possible Al-Qaeda assault on the Jewish state their top priority. Two weeks ago, on the anniversary of the September 11 attacks on America, Al-Qaeda deputy Ayman Al-Zawahiri warned in a video recording that the group's next targets would be Israel and Persian Gulf states seen as friendly to the West.
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| El Salvador Ok's Anti-Terrorism Law Updated:25 September 2006 |
| El Salvador's lawmakers finally approved on Friday a law which penalizes with a maximum of 86 years of imprisonment convicted terrorists. Following a heated debate which extended into the early hours of Friday, legislators approved the law which was strongly opposed by the Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front, which fought a 12-year civil war against the government that ended in 1992.
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| Not All Lebanese Believe Hezbollah Won Updated:25 September 2006 |
| Thousands of Lebanese Christians turned out Sunday to commemorate their fallen in Lebanon's bloody civil war and to denounce Hezbollah's claims of victory in this summer's conflict with Israel. Samir Geagea, the popular leader of the Lebanese Forces (LF) parliamentary faction, berated Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah for telling a massive rally in Beirut two days earlier that his group had scored a "divine victory" over Israel.
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| Search Continues For Missing Helicopter In Nepal Updated:24 September 2006 |
| The search continued in Nepal Sunday for a helicopter with 24 people on board missing since it lost radio contact with air traffic controlers Saturday. Bad weather had prevented most air search activity but ground teams have been sent to the area. they have not reported any sighting of the aircraft. A short break in the weather allowed 5 additional helicopters to fly into the air on search and rescue missions, but they also found nothing. Several prominent people are on board the chopper. The Indian air force is sending search and rescue flights out on its side of the border yto assist Nepal.
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| Allies Back Israel on IAEA Conference Updated:24 September 2006 |
| With the solid backing of its allies, Israel was able to get off the hook as the International Atomic Energy Agency annual conference on Friday failed to adopt a resolution aimed at labeling its nuclear capabilities a threat. Some 20 countries, mainly Arab nations, had been pressing for the passing of a resolution which would call on Israel to give up its ambition to possess nuclear weapons, and become a signatory to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.
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| Rocket Fire From Gaza Continues Updated:24 September 2006 |
| Palestinian terrorists operating out of the Gaza Strip continued to fire rockets into southern Israel at the weekend, despite a concerted Israeli military effort to stop such attacks.
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| Suicide Bomber Kills 2 In Iraq Updated:24 September 2006 |
| Two Iraqi soldiers were killed and two others injured when a suicide bomber targeted his car at a police petrol checkpoint in the northern part of Iraq on Sunday morning.
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| Minibus Explosion Injures 17 In Turkey Updated:24 September 2006 |
| Seventeen people, including five police personnel, were wounded when a bomb planted inside a minibus exploded in front of a local police headquarters in the eastern part of Turkey on Saturday.
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| 40 Taliban Insurgents Surrender In Afghanistan Updated:24 September 2006 |
| Forty Taliban insurgents from the western Farah and Ghor provinces have surrendered to the Afghanistan government, a local newspaper reported on Sunday.
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