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explosion rocks baghdad neighborhood baghdad iraq august 24 a car bomb exploded near the gate of a usfunded iraqi television network in baghdad on tuesday killing at least two people and wounding two others authorities and witnesses said | 0 |
bbc reporters log bbc correspondents record events in the middle east and their thoughts as the funeral of the palestinian leader yasser arafat takes place | 0 |
israel welcomes rice nomination palestinians wary israel on tuesday warmly welcomed the naming of condoleezza rice as america 39s top diplomat but palestinians were wary saying the new bush administration must put more energy into the quest for middle east peace | 0 |
medical journal calls for a new drug watchdog medical researchers said the us needs a system independent of the fda to detect harmful effects of drugs already on the market | 0 |
militants kidnap relatives of iraqi ministertv militants have kidnapped two relatives of iraqi defense minister hazim alshalaan and demanded us forces leave the holy city of najaf al jazeera television reported wednesday | 0 |
us to support democracy washington sept 18 the united states has said that it would reiterate its support for a 39fully functioning 39 democracy in pakistan if the issue of president pervez musharraf keeping or giving | 0 |
command failure seen at fault in beslan massacre moscow reuters security forces bungled the handling of russias worst hostage drama because nobody was in charge and special forces were not ready when the shooting started security analysts said on monday | 0 |
us groups accuse china of failing to stop intellectual property abuses canadian press canadian press beijing ap adding to pressure for china to stop rampant product piracy two major us business groups complained thursday that abuses are getting worse and warned that lack of patent and copyright protection is hurting hi... | 0 |
kidnappers release seven hostages in iraq baghdad iraq kidnappers released two female italian aid workers and five other hostages tuesday raising hopes for at least 18 foreigners still in captivity but insurgents showed no sign of easing their bloodsoaked campaign against the us | 0 |
colombian military kills militia leader a former ustrained colombian army officer who later joined an outlawed paramilitary group was killed in a clash with army troops tuesday the army said | 0 |
kite festival begins as prelude to 350th anniversary of taj agra sep 27 ptia kite festival today began on the banks of the yamuna river behind the taj mahal as a prelude to the 350th anniversary celebrations of the worldfamous monument opening this evening | 0 |
falluja troops under heavy fire us marines in falluja have come under sustained attack from several different directions in the headquarters they have set up in the iraqi city | 0 |
chechen capital empties ahead of election to replace slain leader afp afp chechnyas capital grozny emptied as residents fearing rebel raids fled a day before an election to replace their slain promoscow leader | 0 |
does tsvangirai outcome suit mugabe on hearing the verdict there was a broad smile from morgan tsvangirai applause from his supporters and tears of relief from his veteran attorney | 0 |
us raps cuba on its presence abroad ap ap the state department is accusing cuba of training colombian rebels and says it is troubled by a large presence of cuban personnel in venezuela whose president hugo chavez is a close ally of cuban president fidel castro | 0 |
brazilian soldier wounded in haiti unrest by joseph guyler delva gonaives haiti reuters a brazilian soldier with theun peacekeeping force in haiti was shot and wounded saturdaywhen peacekeepers and local police faced gunfire in a crackdownon armed gangs in the haitian capital | 0 |
chinese official moved as hu consolidates power china 39s communist party chief hu jintao moved a close political ally out of a problemplauged province on monday and analysts say he will make more personnel changes as he continues to consolidate power | 0 |
british hostage killed in iraq tv the british hostage held in iraq by a militant group led by alqaida ally abu musab alzarqawi was killed friday panarab abu dhabi tv reported | 0 |
leading cuban dissident writer freed cuba 39s communist government freed dissident writer raul rivero from prison tuesday the latest in a series of releases apparently aimed at cleaning up the island 39s human rights record | 0 |
god has 4000 loudspeakers the state holds its ears the egyptian minister of religion decided that one official call to prayer would be broadcast live and carried by all of cairos mosques many of the faithful objected | 0 |
us blames islamic charities for funding iraq attacks mark colvin in baghdad the family of the kidnapped head of care international have pleaded with the british prime minister to stop even speaking margaret hassan 39s name | 0 |
alsadr calls on militia to end uprising baghdad iraq rebel cleric muqtada alsadr wants his followers to end their uprising against us and iraqi forces while he considers forming a political movement senior alsadr officials said monday | 0 |
pope pleads for peace in iraq pope john paul today issued a new appeal for peace in iraq and the middle east condemning the quothorror quot of violence as well as quotthe terrorism that cruelly targets the innocent quot | 0 |
danes find a bridge to love chicago tribune chicago tribune the train is sleek and fast that each night carries christina reves away from her country and toward her husband it races through denmarks scattered marshes and clicks over a bridge and across the water stopping 35 minutes later in sweden | 0 |
the china post president chen shui bian said yesterday he does not expect china to ease its military threat against the island after chinese president hu jintao took over as the country 39s top military chief | 0 |
fears grow for falluja civilians iraqis trapped in the besieged rebel city of falluja face a humanitarian disaster aid agencies warn | 0 |
annan asks china to play a bigger role un secretarygeneral kofi annan told university students in beijing monday that china should play a bigger role in global development and world peace | 0 |
bush twins host preconvention party ap ap barbara and jenna bush the presidents 22yearold twin daughters arrived like rock n roll stars at a republican convention party sunday complete with red carpet cameras and paparazzi shouting for a smile | 0 |
thaksin vows 39iron fist 39 against rebels in south bangkok prime minister thaksin shinawatra headed to a muslimdominated part of southern thailand on sunday after promising to act aggressively against militants and illegal weapons they have used in deadly attacks there | 0 |
hk legislative poll points to the future when the british ruled hong kong as probeijing politicians are fond of pointing out the territory 39s people had no direct influence over the way they were governed | 0 |
rebels return to cleared areas in fallujah us forces are going through 50000 houses one by one but insurgents are coming back | 0 |
blunkett is expected to resign home secretary david blunkett is expected to quit on wednesday bbc political editor andrew marr has said the news comes amid claims he misused his office to fasttrack a visa for his former lover 39s nanny | 0 |
cricket warne back to face nz australias darren lehmann and shane warne return to take on new zealand | 0 |
copter crash kills cleric athens the christian orthodox patriarch of alexandria was killed yesterday after an army helicopter transporting him and his entourage to a monastic enclave in northern greece crashed into the sea according to government and church officials | 0 |
jitters before assault wearing on soldiers near fallujah iraq the hulks of the 69ton m1a1 abrams tanks were barely visible on the dark desert plain but the rumble of their engines filled the night | 0 |
anwar supporters defy police ban to welcome him home to malaysia kuala lumpur hundreds of supporters defied a police ban to welcome former deputy prime minister anwar ibrahim at the airport on his arrival home after back surgery in germany | 0 |
court votes to strip pinochet of immunity an appeals court ruled thursday to strip former dictator gen augusto pinochet of immunity from prosecution for a 1974 car bombing that killed an exiled chilean general and the mans wife | 0 |
hurricane jeanne takes aim at florida west palm beach fla hurricane jeanne trekked westward friday on a path that could lead to floridas east coast by sunday setting off another round of storm preparations in a state still reeling from three earlier strikes | 0 |
white house rejects trade case vs china ap ap the bush administration on friday rejected a request from 30 members of congress that it bring a world trade organization case against china charging the asian nation with manipulating its currency to gain unfair trade advantages against the united states | 0 |
its october and its time for playoffs curt schilling and pedro martinez are revved up roger clemens and roy oswalt are rarin to go | 0 |
ongc 39s 10th acquisition abroad ongc videsh ltd the overseas arm of staterun oil and natural gas corp has acquired a majority stake in an oil block in australia | 0 |
senate wants intel chief with budget say ap ap the committee writing the senates intelligence reorganization plan is recommending creation of a strong national intelligence director with spending power while leaving the pentagon in charge of some military spy agencies | 0 |
plan unveiled to ease iraq debt germany has unveiled an international plan to wipe out tens of billions of dollars of iraqi debt so that the wartorn country can rebuild in earnest | 0 |
china pledges stable policies beijing reuters chinese leaders closed a key economic meeting on sunday with pledges to maintain stable fiscal and monetary policies in 2005 and keep a tight lid on fixedasset investment state radio said | 0 |
at least 90 dead 77 missing in china rainstorms beijing at least 90 people were killed and 77 were missing in torrential storms lashing southwest china disaster relief officials said | 0 |
nigerian unions launch strike but oil exports flow unions began a fourday strike against rising fuel prices in nigeria on monday helping drive world oil prices to record highs even though shipments from africa 39s top producer were unaffected | 0 |
us bolsters force for afghan poll the us is to send up to 1100 extra troops to afghanistan to provide security for next months elections | 0 |
iraqis flock to shrine after deal thousands of iraqis walk through najaf to the citys great shrine as a peace deal takes effect | 0 |
italian troops 39to stay in iraq 39 italy says it has no intention of withdrawing its 3000 troops from iraq in the face of demands from kidnappers who have seized an italian journalist | 0 |
concert blast investigated istanbul turkey turkish authorities say a grenade might have caused last night 39s explosion that injured at least 13 people attending a pop concert | 0 |
sri lanka concern over violence afp afp sri lanka expressed concern over truce violations by tiger rebels as a top norwegian envoy prepared to return home emptyhanded after failing to end the islands talks deadlock officials said | 0 |
bush signs law expanding rights of north koreans to us asylum us president george w bush signed legislation expanding the rights of north korean citizens to seek refugee status in the us and authorizing 24 million a year in humanitarian relief through 2008 | 0 |
blair says mid east peace is key to beating terror tony blair has redoubled his commitment to finding a resolution to the conflict between israel and the palestine the prime minister told the commons on wednesday that bringing peace to the region was the quotkey quot to tackling international terrorism | 0 |
sudan resolves darfur issue with logic and positive action sudanese president omar el bashir said here monday that his government is resolving darfur issue with logic and positive action in an address to the sudanese national council | 0 |
us warplane drops bombs on fallujah ap ap a us warplane bombed the restive city of fallujah on friday witnesses said | 0 |
pakistan india agree to reopen second rail link islamabad pakistan and india on friday ended a twoday meeting on reviving khokhraparmonabao rail link and agreed to take necessary steps for an early resumption of the train service | 0 |
heartbeat away from third term tony blair yesterday entered hospital for heart surgery rounding off one of his most dramatic and stressful weeks in politics making a sudden and unexpected appearance on national tv britain 39s prime minister | 0 |
india tests nuclearcapable agni missile india sunday successfully tested the nuclear capable agniii missile that can strike at targets as far as china the missile which has a range of over 2000 km was fired at 12 | 0 |
at inauguration karzai pledges new chapter for afghanistan kabul was calm amid massive security for hamid karzais inauguration ceremony but overnight attacks provided a reminder of threats | 0 |
chirac criticises interference in iraq hostages release paris french president jacques chirac has lashed out at a private initiative to secure the release of two french hostages in iraq as interference and said he hoped it would not thwart the delicate process aides said saturday | 0 |
nigeria militia leader says deal reached abuja nigeria sept 29 2004 the leader of militia fighters threatening to widen a battle for control of nigeria 39s oilrich south said wednesday he agreed to a tentative deal with president olusegun obasanjo | 0 |
lanxess moving texas factory to china ap ap lanxess corp a chemicals and polymers unit of bayer corp plans to move one of its factories from texas to eastern chinas shandong province state media reported wednesday | 0 |
iraq 39s top cleric arrives in najaf on peace mission as a mortar by abdul hussein alobeidi associated press 8262004 0816 najaf iraq ap iraq 39s top shiite cleric made a dramatic return to najaf at the head of a massive convoy thursday hoping to end three weeks of | 0 |
darfur mediators demand respect of ceasefire african union mediators at peace talks for sudan 39s darfur region say there has been an escalation of ceasefire violations during the past three months and that these must stop before a comprehensive peace accord can be reached | 0 |
barack obama gets 19 million book deal ap ap us senelect barack obama whose 1995 book jumped onto best seller lists after his keynote address to the democratic national convention has landed a threebook deal worth 19 million | 0 |
britain will not back iran war says straw britain will not back military action against iran if president george w bush decides to confront tehran in his second white house term jack straw has said | 0 |
congress speeds up 911 legislation vote washington racing the clock senate leaders are applying finishing touches to bipartisan legislation addressing the sept 11 commissions recommendations just as house gop leaders prepare to debate their version which democrats call partisan and weak | 0 |
ukraine opposition rally draws hundreds of thousands afp afp tens of thousands of supporters of opposition presidential candidate viktor yushchenko took to the streets of kiev a week before the poll to demand free and fair elections in this former soviet state after a tense campaign marred by incidents | 0 |
schilling gets 20th as red sox beat drays boston curt schilling became the first 20game winner in the major leagues this season reaching the mark for the third time in four years and leading the boston red sox to an 114 victory over the tampa bay devil rays on thursday night kevin millar and johnny damon each homered a... | 0 |
money now sole obstacle to khmer rouge trials un reuters reuters funding is the only obstacle to un approval for cambodia to begin longdelayed trials of former khmer rouge leaders blamed for some 17 million deaths the united nations said on friday | 0 |
dodgers green to miss game on yom kippur san diego los angeles dodgers first baseman shawn green will definitely sit out at least one game of a weekend series against the san francisco giants in observance of yom kippur but will wait until thursday to make his final decision green said wednesday theres a possibility he... | 0 |
putin fires north ossetia interior minister regional fsb head afp afp president vladimir putin sacked the interior minister of north ossetia and the regional head of the fsb security service one week after the massacre at a school in the republic the kremlin press service said | 0 |
red cross deeply concerned by humanitarian law violations in iraq the international red cross is quotdeeply concerned quot at the impact of the fighting in iraq and the apparent failures by all sides to respect humanitarian laws | 0 |
suspected islamic insurgents kill 16 people in attack near suspected islamic militants killed 16 people in a predawn attack south of the algerian capital on saturday an official statement said | 0 |
sept 11 dvds present nation in mourning los angeles one film provides a positive message of unity another dramatizes the presidents difficult days | 0 |
8 terror suspects appear in british court london eight suspects including a man identified by the united states as a senior alqaida figure appeared in a london court under heavy guard wednesday as police investigated their alleged plot to commit murder and to cause mayhem with chemical biological or radioactive materia... | 0 |
forces boost urged to halt darfur killings calls for the deployment of substantial african forces to sudan to end the slaughter in darfur were agreed by liberal democrats today | 0 |
14 arrested for antigovernment rallies in jeddah and riyadh jeddahriyadh security forces detained about 14 people on thursday in saudi arabias main cities of jeddah and riyadh deploying in force to confront demonstrations called by a dissident islamist group against the strictly conservative regime | 0 |
security tightened in madhya pradesh 39s chambal belt security has been tightened and alert sounded in entire chambal belt of madhya pradesh on saturday following massacre of 13 villagers by the dreaded gadaria dacoit gang while authorities were discussing new strategies to check the gang 39s activities | 0 |
acquittal of iran nuclear programme qualified the united nations un has said on monday that as far as it knows iran had not diverted any nuclear materials to a weapons programme a verdict diplomats said undermined the | 0 |
asean eyes european model vientiane asianewsagencies this morning the conference of the association of southeast asian nations asean opened in vientiane laos | 0 |
strong quake aftershocks hit japan at least 6 dead tokamachi japan reuters a powerful earthquake and strong aftershocks rocked northern japan killing at least six people injuring more than 500 while knocking out power and phone services and forcing thousands to evacuate media said | 0 |
conference urges iraq to involve opposition representatives of two dozen nations and international organizations attending a conference on the future of iraq pressed the countrys interim government tuesday to work harder to encourage opposition forces to participate in elections scheduled for january | 0 |
eta lets off small bombs in seven spanish cities on the anniversary of the spanish constitution yesterday eta let off seven small explosive devices in as many spanish cities the blasts took place almost simultaneously at around 1330 hours in santillana | 0 |
pardon request draws chechens 39 ire moscow amid rising ethnic tensions in the north caucasus thousands on tuesday took to the streets of grozny the chechen capital to protest the proposed pardon of a russian army colonel who murdered a young chechen woman | 0 |
bill overhauling intelligence faces uncertain fate in senate the senate opened a floor debate today and moved toward a final vote on a bill endorsed by 911 commission leaders | 0 |
new vote of confidence in european parliament tomorrow the european parliament ep will hold a vote of confidence in the new members of the european union eu commission led by jose manuel barroso tomorrow | 0 |
allawi sounds note of gravity on war baghdad in his first speech before the interim national assembly here prime minister ayad allawi gave a sobering account tuesday of the threat posed by the insurgency saying that the country 39s instability was a quotsource of worry for many people quot and that | 0 |
sharon 39s bold move in gaza tuesday 39s vote in the israeli knesset in favor of prime minister ariel sharon 39s plan for unilateral withdrawal of settlers and soldiers from gaza was a historic moment in the history of israel | 0 |
final call for rebel iraqi cleric shiite muslim cleric moqtada sadr rejected one of the governments two key demands increasing the prospect of an intensified military attack against his militia | 0 |
iraqi group threatens to kill missing journalist baghdad a militant group has released a video saying it kidnapped a missing journalist in iraq and would kill him unless us forces left najaf within 48 hours | 0 |
us embassy in haiti closed to mark day of reflection the us embassy in haiti was closed on friday to mark a national call for an end to violence inthe strifetorn country state department spokesman richard boucher said at a news briefing | 0 |
queen 39s visit stirs anglogerman past the queen hoping to further reconciliation between britain and germany has urged the two former world war two foes to learn from history but not be obsessed by the past and to reject national stereotypes | 0 |
suicide bomber kills 1 wounds 3 in jerusalem a female palestinian suicide bomber blew herself up at a bus stop in jerusalem on wednesday killing one person and seriously wounding at least three others israeli authorities said | 0 |
woman 79 accused of cocaine smuggling ap ap a 79yearold woman has been caught attempting to smuggle heroin out of colombia on a flight to new york police said friday | 0 |
cbs says it cant vouch for bush documents cbs admitted today that it cannot vouch for the authenticity of documents used to support a story that questioned president bushs national guard service | 0 |
first black judge joining british high court britain appointed its first black high court judge yesterday and she predicted she would be the first of many quot the department for constitutional affairs confirmed the appointment of linda dobbs 53 the first black lawyer promoted beyond the ranks of circuit judges who hea... | 0 |
safrica says thatcher must answer equatorial guinea reuters reuters mark thatcher must submit to questioning in a south african court this week over charges he was involved in a foiled coup plot in oilrich equatorial guinea the cape high court ruled wednesday | 0 |
eu agrees to membership talks with turkey hamish robertson in an historic decision the leaders of the european union have agreed to open membership talks with turkey after the turkish prime minister pledged to recognise the greekcypriot government next year | 0 |
albaradai in s korea the head of the un nuclear watchdog has said he is aware nuclear experiments south korea has conducted were small but noted his agency needs to make sure they will not be repeated | 0 |
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