| Israel Says No To Peace Talks With Syria Updated:4 September 2006 |
| Following the recent Israel-Hezbollah war, some international powers suggested Israel offer to restart peace negotiations with Syria over control of the Golan Heights. The offer, they said, would be an incentive for Damascus to play along with an arms embargo on Hezbollah. But Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni Sunday rejected that formula, noting that peace with Syria is for Israel a long-term strategic goal that must be based on the principles of security and coexistence.
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| Chavez: Fidel Castro Is On His Way To Recovery Updated:4 September 2006 |
| Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said he visited Cuban leader Fidel Castro and saw the president recovering well from his operation and can now write and give orders. He said, "Fidel is recovering well. His rapid recovery surprised me. He already sits up, writes, has a telephone and gives orders and instructions."
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| Burmese Pirates Kill Six Bangladeshi Fishermen In Bay Updated:4 September 2006 |
| Burmese pirates reportedly killed six fishermen in the Bay of Bengal on Saturday and looted valuables, including fishing equipment, worth around US$ 28,777, a local newspaper reported on Monday. A gang of eight pirates from Burma, officially known as Myanmar, attacked the fishing boat at about 11:00am (local time) when the fishermen were sleeping, said Jono Majhi, 38, who luckily survived the attack and returned to the coast by another fishing boat.
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| New Zealand Sends More Aid To Middle East Updated:4 September 2006 |
| The government of New Zealand will be sending an additional $930,000 to relief and rehabilitation efforts in Lebanon and Gaza. New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark said Monday, the contribution was made following the donor conferences for Lebanon and Gaza in Stockholm last week. She said the amount would be divided equally to the United Nations Children's Fund for water and sanitation work in south Lebanon, and the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees in the Near East towards health care in the occupied Palestinian territories.
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| Kuwaiti Troops Ordered To Fire Back If Attacked By Iraqi Militias Updated:4 September 2006 |
| Kuwaiti security forces were under orders to return fire if "Iraqi insurgents" launch another attack at the Kuwait-Iraq border, reports said. Kuwaiti Interior Ministry has issued the order after suspected Iraqi insurgents staged an ambush at a Kuwaiti border patrol police last Friday. Armed Iraqi gunmen fired at Kuwaiti border police on August 22.
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| Australia's Prime Minister Mourns Steve Irwin Updated:4 September 2006 |
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| EU Exploratory Mission Arrive In Bangladesh On Sept. 11 Updated:4 September 2006 |
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| Seoul Resumes Boundary Talks With Tokyo Updated:4 September 2006 |
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| Briton Killed, Six Others Injured In Jordan Attack Updated:4 September 2006 |
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| Qatar To Send Troops To Lebanon Updated:4 September 2006 |
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| Hong Kong Disneyland Fires Four Dancers For Sexual Antics Updated:4 September 2006 |
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| UN: Israel Withdrawal Proceeding Well Updated:4 September 2006 |
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| Palestinian Boy Shot During Teachers Strike Updated:4 September 2006 |
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| Finland Announces Troop's Roles Updated:4 September 2006 |
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| Israeli PM Denies Prisoner Swap Talks Updated:4 September 2006 |
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| U.S. Marines Capture Hundreds Of Weapons In Iraqi Arms Cache Updated:4 September 2006 |
| U.S. Marines on patrol in Iraq have captured a serious arms cache, capable of causing death to an untold number of civilians and military personnel in the country. Marines from the Regimental Combat Team 5 made the discovery during Operation Rubicon in Mushin, Iraq, west of Habbaniyah.
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| DNA Tests Confirm Bones Are Those Of Missing Colombian Warlord Updated:5 September 2006 |
| DNA tests confirm that bones recovered in northern Colombia are those of missing right-wing militia leader Carlos Castano. Castano's assassin confessed he murdered the paramilitary founder in 2004. He claims to have been guided by the victim's brother, Vicente Castano.
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| Train Accident In Egypt Kills 5, Injures 30 Updated:4 September 2006 |
| A passenger train crashes into a cargo train in Egypt, killing at least five people and injuring about 30 others. The cause of the crash near the town of Shibin al-Qanater, north of Cairo, is unknown.
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| Iraqi Police Kill Insurgent "Kingpin" In Rawah Raid Updated:4 September 2006 |
| Iraqi police have killed what they call the "most wanted insurgent" in the Euphrates River Valley. In a September 2 raid in Rawah, Sadam Shihab Ahmad, a terrorist who was responsible for local anti-coalition operations such as the beheading of a policeman, was killed.
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| First Arab State To Send Troops For UN Lebanon Force Updated:4 September 2006 |
| Qatar is the first Arab state to pledge support for the UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon. Foreign Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassem bin Jabr al-Thani has announced plans to send up to 300 troops.
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| Insurgents Blast Gas Pipeline In Southwest Pakistan Updated:4 September 2006 |
| Rebels have blasted a natural gas pipeline in the southwestern Pakistani province of Baluchistan, resulting in halted supply to a main gas plant. No casualties were reported. The damaged pipeline links a well to the main gas plant in the town of Sui.
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| Israel Says It Didn't Agree To Annan-Brokered Prisoner Swap Updated:5 September 2006 |
| Jerusalem Tuesday denied that it had asked for or agreed to UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan's assistance in mediating a prisoner exchange with Hezbollah. On Monday, Annan told reporters during a visit to the Saudi Arabian port of Jiddah that both Israel and Hezbollah had "accepted the good offices of the secretary-general to help resolve" the issue of two abducted Israel Defense Forces (IDF) reservists.
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| Contradicting Reports On Whereabouts of IDF Soldier Updated:5 September 2006 |
| An Egyptian newspaper Tuesday reported that abducted Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit has been transferred from the Gaza Strip to Cairo, where he is being held as a "deposit" until Israel frees hundreds of jailed terrorists. Shalit's family, however, said their sources indicated the information was false.
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| Philippine Pres. To Push For 'Oil Spill Prevention' Bill Updated:5 September 2006 |
| President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is calling for a bill that would avert possible oil spills as a component of the government program adopting environmental protection. Press Secretary Ignacio R. Bunye said it was part of the president's plan to avoid similar incidents in the future.
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| Russia To Supply South Africa With Fuel For Nuclear Reactor Updated:5 September 2006 |
| Russian President Vladimir Putin is on his first trip to South Africa, where he has struck a deal to provide the nation with fuel for its nuclear reactor until 2010. President Putin and South African President Thabo Mbeki, add that a Russian firm will invest $1 billion in production of manganese, in another business deal that will bring the two countries closer.
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| Vatican Outlines Pope Benedict XVI's Second Trip To Germany Updated:5 September 2006 |
| Pope Benedict XVI will make his second apostolic trip to Germany, and will tour the cities of Munich, Altotting and Regensburg from September 9 to 14. The Pope will meet with local leaders, celebrate Mass, and visit his brother on the trip.
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| Fidel Castro Says He's Lost 41 Pounds Updated:5 September 2006 |
| Ailing Cuban leader Fidel Castro released a statement Tuesday saying he's lost more than 41 pounds since his intestinal surgery, but that the "most critical moment" is already behind him. In a statement published in the Communist Party daily Granma, the 80-year-old Castro says, "Today I am recovering at a satisfactory rhythm. I can affirm that the most critical moment has been left behind."
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| UN Chief Hopes Blockade Ends Updated:5 September 2006 |
| Speaking in Egypt on Tuesday, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan said he hopes the blockade of Lebanon by Israel will come to an end in the next 48 hours. He was "positive" that this would happen.
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| Angry Palestinians Storm Parliament Compound To Demand Pay Updated:5 September 2006 |
| Thousands of Palestinian security forces belonging to president Mahmud Abba's Fatah faction stormed the parliament compound in Gaza City, Palestine and destroyed windows to protest the non-payment of their salaries. The protesters chanted "Aby Mazen! Abu Mazen!, which is Abba's widely used monicker, the armed demonstrators broke into the government compound that houses the parliament building, and destroyed windows and fired shots into the air.
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| Turkey To Vote On Troops Tuesday Updated:5 September 2006 |
| Returning from a summer recess early Tuesday, Turkish lawmakers are expected to vote to send Turkish soldiers to Lebanon. The debate is expected to be intense debate on whether to do so or not.
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