| China Tightens Controls On Foreign Media Updated:11 September 2006 |
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| Hezbollah Retains Most Of Its Missiles, Says Group Leader Updated:11 September 2006 |
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| Russia To Send Military Engineers To Lebanon Updated:11 September 2006 |
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| Lebanon Requests German Navy To Patrol Coastal Waters Updated:11 September 2006 |
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| U.S. Marine Charged With Rape Says Sex Was Consensual Updated:11 September 2006 |
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| Islamic Conference Urges Tourism in Lebanon and Palestine Updated:11 September 2006 |
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| Blair Promises Military Support To Lebanese Forces Updated:11 September 2006 |
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| Saddam Hussein's Genocide Trial Resumes Monday Updated:11 September 2006 |
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| Israeli MK Wants Treasonous Arab Lawmakers Expelled Updated:11 September 2006 |
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| Israel To Supply India With Advanced Anti-Aircraft System Updated:11 September 2006 |
| India is set to purchase an advanced Israeli-made anti-aircraft system to bolster its aging defenses. New Delhi has been working for years to modernize its large military, and Israel has emerged as one of its primary suppliers of advanced arms.
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| CIA Interrogators Signing Up For Liability Insurance Against Lawsuits Updated:11 September 2006 |
| Some officials within the Central Intelligence Agency involved in interrogating terror suspects were reported to have signed up for a government-reimbursed insurance policy that would handle the legal cost if they are taken to court or charged with criminal wrongdoing as a result of their work.
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| Protests Force Olmert To Upgrade Inquiry Into Lebanon Offensive Updated:11 September 2006 |
| On Monday Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert named retired judge Eliyahu Vinograd to head an inquiry into his government's handling of its incursion into Lebanon after public pressure forced him to upgrade the scope of the investigation. Thousands of Israelis demonstrated in Tel Aviv on Saturday to demand Olmert order a full-scale state inquiry into the conflict which was aimed at recovering two soldiers seized by Hezbollah fighters in a cross-border raid on July 12.
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| EU Exploratory Mission Arrives In Bangladesh Updated:11 September 2006 |
| A six-member European Union (EU) exploratory mission arrived in Dhaka on Monday to assess a plan to field a full-fledged team to observe the next general election. The delegates met acting Foreign Secretary of Bangladesh Touhid Hossain at the foreign ministry in the city.
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| ASEAN Parliamentarians Gather In Philippines For Dialog Updated:11 September 2006 |
| Lawmakers from the 10-member nation Association of Southeast Asian Nations began their discussion Monday to find ways of creating a single parliament for the region, in the province of Cebu, in western Philippines. The creation of a single regional parliament is one of the key issues to be discussed in the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Organization 27th General Assembly which will run until September 15.
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| Palestinian President Abbas Forged Alliance With Hamas Updated:11 September 2006 |
| Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas of the moderate Fatah party on Monday confirmed establishing a coalition government with the ruling Hamas party with the aim of easing international sanctions and help its ailing economy. According to Abbas, "Efforts in the next few days will continue to complete the formation of the national unity government."
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| Asia-Europe Summit Remembers 9/11 With Moment Of Silence Updated:11 September 2006 |
| Leaders from Asia and Europe gathered for a two-day summit held a moment of silence to remember the 9/11 terror attack victims. Top leaders from some 38 Asian and European nations commemorated in silence at 10:30 AM (0730 GMT).
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| Nepal Removes King's Powers Updated:11 September 2006 |
| The Nepali Parliament's State Affairs Committee (SAC) has announced it will delete the term "His Majesty'' from the Bill on Approving Public Document and remove the King's power of clearing public documents.
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| NDI: Government In Dhaka Should Follow Constitutional Outline Updated:11 September 2006 |
| Washington-based National Democratic Institute (NDI) has suggested that the caretaker government in Bangladesh should be formed in line with exiting rules provided in the constitution and it should be allowed to discharge its duties in a transparent, impartial and non-partisan manner.
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| NATO Chief Conducts Talks On Afghan Reinforcements Updated:11 September 2006 |
| The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer led a meeting with alliance ambassadors regarding Afghanistan troop needs. The talks were to brief NATO's 26 member countries about the Afghanistan situation and find means to boost troops levels.
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| Leaders From EU, Asia Calls On North Korea To Help Ease Nuke Crisis Updated:12 September 2006 |
| Leaders from Asia and the European Union have urged North Korea to help ease the growing tension over its nuclear program and they also asked the reclusive communist state to initiate democratic reforms. Finnish Prime Minsiter Matti Vanhanen said, "We all agree that the democratization of the Korean peninsula is essential in maintaining peace and stability in North East Asia."
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| King Tupou IV of Tonga, 88, Dies Updated:12 September 2006 |
| King Taufa'ahau Tupou IV of the Kingdom of Tonga, died Sunday at the Auckland Mercy Hospital where he had been receiving treatment since April. He was 88. Crown Prince Tupouta'a, was sworn in on Monday as the new king of the South Pacific island nation at a brief ceremony.
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| Israel, US View Palestinian Unity Government With Suspicion Updated:12 September 2006 |
| Both Israel and the US Monday expressed skepticism that an announced Palestinian unity government would mean a renewed peace process, noting that under the purported deal Hamas was still evading explicit recognition of the Jewish state and abandonment of terrorism.
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| EU Leaders Rebuke Philippine President On Killings Updated:12 September 2006 |
| Several leaders from the European Union have questioned Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo over the hundreds of activists murdered during her rule. Finland President Tarja Halonen brought up the issue of human rights records of the Arroyo administration during their one-on-one meeting held on Saturday. Other European Union leaders are expected to bring the same topic up when Arroyo meets with them on Tuesday in Brussels.
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| CIA Said Over 5,000 Suspected Terrorists Captured Or Killed Since 9/11 Attacks Updated:12 September 2006 |
| Central Intelligence Agency Director Micahel Hayden said that over 5,000 suspected terrorists have been killed or captured in the five years since the September 11th terror attacks in the U.S. He said, "al-Qaeda's core operational leadership has been decimated, and their successors are in hiding or on the run.
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| Tonga Residents Mourn The Loss Of Their Beloved King Updated:12 September 2006 |
| It's been a sad week for Tonga locals. The country is mourning the death of their much-loved King Taufa'ahau Tupou IV. The royal - who is officially the world's heaviest monarch - passed away on Sunday, aged 88, at a hospital in New Zealand.
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| Japan's New Prince Named Hisahito Updated:12 September 2006 |
| Japan's Imperial Household Agency announced on Tuesday, the first boy to be born into Japan's royal family in more then four decades was named Prince Hisahito on Tuesday during a private ceremony at the Tokyo hospital where his mother is recovering from a Cesarean section. Hisahito's name which means "virtuous, calm and everlasting," ends with Chinese character "hito", traditionally used for heirs to the throne.
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| Egypt Believes Palestinians Involved In Sinai Terror Cell Updated:12 September 2006 |
| Egypt is currently tracking a large terrorist cell in the Sinai Peninsula believed to be at least partially made up of Palestinian militants from the Gaza Strip. The cell, which numbers between 12-18 men, is planning to attack the Sharm el-Sheikh resort at the southern tip of the peninsula, a vacation spot popular with Israelis and other foreigners.
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| Hezbollah To Keep Arms, And Asks Lebanon's Government To Resign Updated:12 September 2006 |
| In a major blow to the U.N. peace plan in Lebanon following the 34-day war, Hezbollah said at a rally they will keep their arms and asked Lebanon's government to resign. Hezbollah MP Ali Ammar told a rally in a Shiite southern suburb on Monday night that "the Forces of March 14 [the anti-Syrian coalition which leads the government] aligned themselves with the Israeli enemy from the start" of the conflict that ended on August 14.
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| Canada PM Trying To Bolster Support For Afghanistan Troop Deployment Updated:12 September 2006 |
| Steven Harper told an Ottawa rally commemorating the 9/11 terrorist attacks in the U.S. that Canadians should support the armed forces involved in fighting in Afghanistan. Public support has wained as casualties increase. Canada has sent a contingent as part of a NATO troop commitment to the region.
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| Pope Benedict XVI Conducts Mass For 230,000 People Updated:12 September 2006 |
| Pope Benedict XVI celebrated Mass with 230,000 people Tuesday in a field outside Regensburg, taking his homecoming tour of his native Germany to the university town where he once taught theology. The 79-year-old pope is making a nostalgic, six-day trip to Germany's Roman Catholic stronghold, the region where he served as archbishop of Munich from 1977 to 1982. It is his second visit to Germany since his election to succeed Pope John Paul II, after a visit to World Youth Day in Cologne in 2005.
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