| Annan Resolving Issues In Middle East Updated:5 September 2006 |
| United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan held talks with Egyptian officials early Tuesday as he put forth efforts to have Israeli soldiers held captive in Palestine and Lebanon freed. Annan has been in the region recently in order to bolster support from nations to send troops to Lebanon as part of a ceasefire agreement that ended violence here August 14.
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| Palestinians Tell Blair To Stay Away Updated:5 September 2006 |
| A group of leading Palestinian politicians and public figures has issued a statement declaring British Prime Minister Tony Blair persona non grata ahead of a planned visit to Ramallah this week. The statement said Blair's visit was viewed as "a provocation against the feelings of the Palestinian people" after London supported Israel's right to make war on Lebanon in response to Hezbollah aggression.
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| Hezbollah Will Keep Its Rockets Updated:5 September 2006 |
| Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah Tuesday said that UN Security Council Resolution 1701 notwithstanding, his organization would not relinquish its arsenal of surface-to-surface missiles.
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| Olmert Keen To Restart Talks With Abbas Updated:5 September 2006 |
| Having declared his unilateral withdrawal plan "no longer relevant," Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert Monday indicated he is keen to restart peace negotiations with the Palestinians. Olmert told the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee that Israel has "no more urgent problem than that of the Palestinians."
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| Iranian President Wants To Purge Secular Teachers Updated:5 September 2006 |
| In a recap of the 1979 Islamic Revolution, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Tuesday called upon the students to cleanse the nation's universities of liberal and secular teachers. The hard-line leader complained that the educational system of the country had been badly affected by secularism from the past 50 years.
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| 35 Feared Drowned After Boat Sinks In Congo Updated:5 September 2006 |
| At least 35 people are feared dead after a boat sinks on a lake between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda. Authorities have recovered 13 bodies so far, seven of them children, from Lake Kivu.
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| Pakistan Signs Peace Deal With Pro-Taliban Fighters Updated:5 September 2006 |
| Pakistan has signed a deal with pro-Taliban militants in an effort to end years of fighting on the border. After hundreds have been killed in North Waziristan this year, Pakistan has agreed to reduce its military presence in exchange for militants to end cross-border attacks.
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| Indian PM Cautions That Terrorists Could Attack Economic, Nuclear Sites Updated:5 September 2006 |
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| Danish Police Arrest 9 Men Who Planned Terrorist Attack Updated:5 September 2006 |
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| Pakistan Offers Osama Bin Laden A Deal Updated:5 September 2006 |
| After signing a truce with pro-Taliban militants on its border with Afghanistan, Pakistan is now extending the olive branch to America's most wanted man; Osama bin Laden. Pakistani officials tell ABC that the leader of the terror group al-Qaeda, and the mastermind of the September 11th attacks in the U.S. will not face capture if he agrees to lead a "peaceful life."
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| Japanese Male Heir Averts Succession Crisis Updated:5 September 2006 |
| Japan's Princess Kiko gave birth to a boy that averts the royal succession crisis. The ancient imperial throne has not had a male heir in more than 40 years. Kiko, 39, underwent Caesarean section operation to give birth Wednesday morning.
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| Philippine Insurgents Extort Funds To Ruin ASEAN Summit Updated:6 September 2006 |
| Police meted criminal charges against two activists who allegedly extorted $5,000 and a new laptop computer from a cement company to help in the communist insurgency movement. Authorities explained that the "revolutionary tax" was collected to support an international conference of activists in December to transpire during the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in Cebu.
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| Olmert Rejects Full War Probe Updated:6 September 2006 |
| Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert Tuesday declared that he would not allow the establishment of a state commission of inquiry into his government's handling of the recent Lebanon war, despite mounting public pressure.
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| Jordanian Announces Candidacy For U.N. Secretary-General Post Updated:6 September 2006 |
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| EU Gets Its Own Pro-Israel Lobby Updated:6 September 2006 |
| European parliamentarians sympathetic to Israel have formally banded together in the European Union's first official pro-Israel lobby. They will inaugurate the new "European Friends of Israel" organization next week.
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| Hospitals In Lebanon Up And Functioning Updated:6 September 2006 |
| The World Health Organization (WHO) has said that Lebanon's health sector is up and running in spite of damage caused by the 34-day war between Hezbollah and Israel. Aid agencies have also said that health services are capable of coping with the damage suffered by Israeli bombings.
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| American Charities Face Difficulties In Giving Updated:6 September 2006 |
| American charities are facing problems in raising money for Lebanon because the United States lists Hezbollah as a terrorist entity and giving money to the group is illegal. Many Arabs and Muslims fear that if they give money for Lebanon the FBI will be at their doors questioning where the money is going.
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| Egypt And Israel Discuss Blockade Updated:6 September 2006 |
| Egypt invited Israel's ambassador to the country for a meeting to discuss the current blockade of Lebanon by the Jewish state. The meeting between Shalom Cohen, the ambassador, and Egypt's deputy minister for Arab world affairs Hani Khalaf, discussed the issue.
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| Russia May Join Calls For Sanctions Against Iran Updated:6 September 2006 |
| Tehran may have to rethink its confidence of a Russian backing, regarding its strong resistance over calls by six world powers to stop its nuclear program. Moscow announced on Tuesday there is a possibility it will join in on sanctions for Iran.
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| British Prime Minister May Quit Next Year Updated:6 September 2006 |
| According to reports published Wednesday, British Prime Minister Tony Blair aims to quit his post as the leader of the Labor Party and the country in July of next year, nearly a month after his tenth anniversary in the office. The reports come as two of the premier's dissident junior ministers resigned from the office.
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| Philippines To Press For Release Of Suu Kyi At ASEAN Summit Updated:6 September 2006 |
| Philippines Secretary of Foreign Affairs Alberto Romulo on Wednesday said Manila will press Myanmar to release opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi in the upcoming Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit which will be held in the province of Cebu, Philippines in December. Romulo made the statement at a hearing of the committee on appropriations at the House of Representatives as he reiterated the country's position to urge Myanmar "to follow the agreed roadmap to democracy."
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| Pakistan's Musharraf In Afghanistan For Terror Talks Updated:6 September 2006 |
| President Pervez Musharraf of Pakistan arrived Wednesday in the Afghan capital of Kabul to initiate talks aimed at easing tensions between the two countries particularly on the issue on the war against terror. The international community is pressuring Musharraf to enforce stricter policies in the fight against terror organizations that were suspected of enjoying sanctuary in Pakistan which Afghanistan claims is being used as launching points by Taliban militias.
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| Natural Disasters In China Claim 830 Lives Updated:6 September 2006 |
| An estimated 830 people were killed or went missing in a series of natural disasters which hit China in August, the government said Wednesday. According to the government, natural disasters such as typhoons and flooding were the main cause of the deaths.
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| Europe Looking For Way To Talk With Hamas Updated:6 September 2006 |
| The European Union is looking to play a greater role in the Israeli-Palestinian peace process by finding a way to engage and, hopefully, moderate the ruling Hamas faction. Hamas has been blacklisted by the West as a political entity since its electoral victory in January due to the organization's failure to recognize the Jewish state, renounce terrorism, and accept the land-for-peace formula. But with no other visible movement towards any kind of settlement, the EU is suggesting the West be the one to bend first and revisit the conditions it imposed for holding talks with the recognized terror group.
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| Pakistani Prime Minister Denies Report Of Amnesty For Bin Laden Updated:6 September 2006 |
| Pakistani Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has denied reports that Osama bin Laden would be granted amnesty if he was to turn away from terrorism. Prime Minister Aziz maintains that "anybody who is wanted or is a terrorist or has committed acts of terror anywhere in the world and is wanted, there is no immunity for such people."
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| NDI Pre-Election Delegation Arrives In Bangladesh Updated:6 September 2006 |
| A delegation of the National Democratic Institute (NDI) arrived in Dhaka on Wednesday to assess preparations and observe the electoral environment leading up to the parliamentary elections expected for January 2007. The delegation comprises former Majority and Minority Leader of the US Senate Tom Daschle, former Prime Minister of New Zealand and former Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Mike Moore, among others.
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| Iran Unveils New Homegrown Warplane Updated:6 September 2006 |
| Tehran Wednesday announced that an Iranian-built fighter jet had successfully participated in a massive military exercise aimed at demonstrating for Washington and the West the kind of power the Islamic Republic possesses to repulse any military action against its nuclear facilities. Reports indicate the single-seat Saegheh, which means "lighting" in Persian, had completed an operational flight during which it launched an advanced air-to-surface missile.
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| Philippines, Muslim Rebels Resume Talks In Malaysia Updated:6 September 2006 |
| The Moro Islamic Liberation Front, a Muslim separatist group south of the Philippines, has confirmed on Wednesday that they have resumed peace negotiations with the Philippine government in Malaysia, which is aimed at breaking a deadlock over the economic control of land. The talks entered a deadlock as the government's position is to give the MILF economic control over 600 villages and towns while the rebels wants control over more than 1,000.
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| Austrian Kidnap Victims Describes Her Ordeal In First Interview Updated:6 September 2006 |
| Natascha Kampusch, the Austrian girl who was abducted at the age of 10, described her ordeal during her first interview on Wednesday. The now 18-year-old says, "I asked myself over and over again why this had to happen to me - among all the millions of people, to me." Kampusch escaped from her kidnapper on August 23, after spending more than eight years in an underground prison.
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| Lebanon Lodges Formal Complaint To U.N. Security Council Over Israeli Blockade Updated:6 September 2006 |
| The government of Lebanon has formally lodged a complaint before the United Nations Security Council against Israel for its continued air and sea blockade on the country despite Resolution 1701. Beirut said Israel has violated international laws and the U.N. resolution for the continued blockade.
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