| Israel Closes Hamas Financial Front Updated:8 September 2006 |
| Israeli security forces Friday raided and closed down an Arab prisoner advocacy organization called "My Friend the Prisoner" headquartered in the Galilee town of Majdal Krum.
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| Finland Announces Troop Deployment Updated:8 September 2006 |
| Finland has officially approved a 250 troop deployment to Lebanon as part of the expanded United Nations peacekeeping force in the country. Finnish President Tarja Halonen announced Friday that Finland had agreed to send the soldiers.
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| Israeli Lawmakers Travel Illegally To Syria Updated:8 September 2006 |
| Arab members of Israel's Knesset gathered Friday in Damascus, despite the fact Syria is still technically at war with their own nation. Visiting an enemy nation is a violation of Israeli law.
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| Blasts Kill At Least 32 People In India Updated:8 September 2006 |
| A series of bomb blasts in a Muslim-majority town in western India killed at least 32 people and wounded more than 70. The bombs hit Malegaon town in the western state of Maharashtra as thousands of Muslims gathered at a burial ground for special Friday prayers. The blasts came days after Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said intelligence agencies had warned of more terrorist attacks across the country, possibly on economic and religious targets as well as on nuclear installations.
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| Pope Criticizes Canada On Same-Sex Marriage, Abortion Updated:8 September 2006 |
| Pope Benedict lashed out at Canada on Friday for allowing same sex marriage and abortion, saying they result from Catholic politicians ignoring the values of their religion. Speaking to a group of bishops in Ontario, the Pope said, "In the name of tolerance your country has had to endure the folly of the redefinition of spouse, and in the name of freedom of choice it is confronted with the daily destruction of unborn children."
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| Gold Mine Fire In Siberia Kills 12 Miners Updated:8 September 2006 |
| A gold mine fire in the Chita region of Siberia kills 12 miners and traps more than 20 others. The fire at Darasun mine broke out at a depth of 230 to 430 feet. Authorities say that while it has been contained, it is still burning.
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| Moroccan King Meets With Putin To Discuss Bilateral Ties Updated:8 September 2006 |
| Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed bilateral ties while meeting with Moroccan King Mohammed VI in Casablanca. This is the first time a Russian head of state has visited the north African kingdom. The Moroccan royal visited Moscow in 2002.
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| Powerful Colombian Drug Lord Arrested And Flown To U.S. Updated:8 September 2006 |
| Mexico arrests one of Colombia's most powerful drug lords, a man responsible for nearly half the cocaine trafficked into the United States. Agents of Mexico's attorney general's office arrested Jaime Maya Duran and flew him directly to New York, where he is charged with drug smuggling and money laundering.
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| Indian Security Forces Recover 2 CDs Showing Osama Bin Laden Updated:9 September 2006 |
| On Friday, Indian security forces deployed in Jammu and Kashmir region have recovered two compact discs (CDs), which show Al Qaida head Osama Bin Laden delivering a speech to new recruits in a terrorists training camp. The CDs, in the Arabic language, originally contained a film of a terrorists training camp operated by Al Qaida in an unknown place around the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, an Indian security official informed.
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| Reconstruction Continues Without Government Money Updated:9 September 2006 |
| Lebanese have begun to reconstruct their lives and homes following the 34-day war between Hezbollah and Israel despite a lack of monetary funds from the central government. Beirut had promised to give citizens whose homes were destroyed in the war $33,000 but to date nothing has been disbursed.
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| Beirut's Port Back At Work Updated:9 September 2006 |
| Beirut's port was fully functional on Saturday, the first time it has been able to operate since Israel put a maritime blockade on the country. Two boats arrived at the port early Saturday morning.
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| Another Person Hit By Unexploded Ordnance In Lebanon Updated:9 September 2006 |
| Another person has been wounded by left over ordnance in southern Lebanon. Hussein Ali Ahmed, 70, was working in his field outside his home in the village of Yuhmor when a cluster bomb exploded.
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| UN Approved 'New Strategy' To Fight Terrorism Updated:9 September 2006 |
| The United Nations General Assembly has approved a global strategy to counter terrorism. The 192-nation assembly has approved the counter-terrorism 'plan of action' on Friday. The strategy, also calls for measures to enhance the role of the UN system to deal with terrorism, and to make sure that the world body's efforts are better coordinated.
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| NATO Operation Kills 30 Insurgent In Southern Afghanistan Updated:9 September 2006 |
| At least 30 Taliban insurgents were killed on Saturday under the NATO led 'Operation Medusa' in southern Afghanistan. NATO confirmed the deaths of insurgents in a statement and also informed that over 300 Taliban insurgents had been killed in weeklong operation.
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| 20 Sri Lankan Soldiers Killed In Fresh Fighting Updated:9 September 2006 |
| A new round of fighting has erupted between Sri Lankan soldiers and LTTE insurgents. Military officials in Colombo says an estimated 20 Sri Lankan soldiers were killed and another 100 injured in the northern peninsula of Jaffna on Saturday.
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| Bomb Blast Leaves 6 Dead In Pakistan Updated:9 September 2006 |
| Six Pakistani civilians were killed and several others were injured, when a bomb exploded in Balochistan province of Pakistan on Friday. Quoting local police officials, Reuters reported that the suspected insurgents fighting for greater autonomy and a bigger share of profits from the province's gas resources.
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| Iraqi Forces Protect Pilgrims At Religious Fest Updated:9 September 2006 |
| This weekend's religious festival was a good test of the Iraqi security force's ability to deal with insurgency as they protected tens of thousands of attendees. The festival celebrates the birth of 9th century Imam Mehdi. Three million pilgrims were expected to show.
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| Philippine Police Reveal Media-Government Extortion Scam Updated:10 September 2006 |
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| Police Seize Moonshine After Deadly Batch Kills 30 Updated:10 September 2006 |
| Police seized nearly 50,000 quarts of moonshine Saturday after a bad mix was blamed for the death of 30 locals and sent 70 more to the hospital. The sale of moonshine is legal in Nicaragua but police found that at least one batch had been contaminated by methanol.
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| Beirut Braces Itself For PM Tony Blair's Visit Updated:10 September 2006 |
| Lebanon is bracing for demonstrations when British Prime Minister Tony Blair arrives in the capital on Monday. Hezbollah has called him a "killer" due to the stance the Prime Minister took during the recent war between the militant group and Israel.
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| Israeli Patrol Boat Fires On Fishermen In South Lebanon Updated:10 September 2006 |
| Three Lebanese fishing boats were fired upon by an Israeli patrol boat on Saturday night, two days after Tel Aviv lifted a maritime blockade on their northern neighbor. The Lebanese army also reported that an Israeli reconnaissance aircraft flew over Lebanese air space on Saturday.
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| Pakistan To Help De-Mine Lebanon Updated:10 September 2006 |
| Pakistan has announced that it will be sending a contingent of troops to Lebanon for the exclusive purpose of de-mining areas bombed by Israel. Pakistan's Prime Minster Shaukat Aziz announced Islamabad's decision at a press conference on Saturday.
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| Southeast Asia's Most Wanted Terrorists To Be Captured Soon Updated:10 September 2006 |
| Colonel James Liner, commander of American forces in southern Philippines on Sunday expressed hope that some of Southeast Asia's most wanted terrorists would be captured soon after the U.S. has assisted a major offensive in southern Philippines to track down the militants. He said Philippine troops, "are making great progress every day and I would not be surprised if those lawless elements that you mentioned are brought to justice very soon."
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| Bomb Blast Kills 3 In Baghdad Updated:10 September 2006 |
| At least three people were killed and other fifteen got injured when a bomb exploded in a busy market of the central Baghdad on Sunday. The bomb exploded near Tahrir Square in the center of Iraq's capital, according to a police official.
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| Report: Pyongyang Testing New Treatment For Kim Jong-Il Updated:10 September 2006 |
| South Korean intelligence has reported that Pyongyang is clinically-testing a new drug in Russia to be used for North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il who is said to be suffering from diabetes and heart disease. According to intelligence information, the 64-year-old leader from the reclusive states is suffering from diabetes and other medical problems involving his kidney and liver.
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| Hezbollah Wants Brutal Killer In Return For Israeli Soldiers Updated:10 September 2006 |
| A senior Hezbollah official on Friday said his group would not even entertain the idea of a prisoner exchange with Israel unless a terrorist responsible for the brutal 1979 murder of an Israeli father and his daughter was included in the swap.
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| NDI Still Concerned With Political Gridlock In Dhaka Updated:10 September 2006 |
| The visiting NDI (National Democratic Institute) delegation on Sunday expressed deep concern over the prevailing political situation in Bangladesh.
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| U.S. Ambassador Lauds Bangladeshis For Rejecting Terrorism Updated:10 September 2006 |
| U.S. Ambassador in Bangladesh Patricia A. Butenis has lauded the people of Bangladesh for rejecting the extremists' terrorism and their conception of society, "they chose freedom over tyranny and tolerance over intolerance."
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| Thousands Of Israelis Demand War Inquiry Updated:10 September 2006 |
| At least 30,000 Israelis gathered in Tel Aviv's Rabin Square Saturday evening to demand a full state commission of inquiry into the government's handling of the recent war with Hezbollah and the rocket-battered home front.
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| Syria: We Did Not Agree To UN Border Guards Updated:11 September 2006 |
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