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SaudiArabiasayssecurityforceshavekilledtwosuspectedmilitantslinkedtoahostage-takingcrisisintheeasternportcityofKhobarthatleft22oilworkersdead.ASaudiInteriorMinistrystatementsaystheKhobarsuspects,oneofthemdisguisedasawoman,weretrappedinanalleyandkillednearthewesterncityofTaifaftertheybeganshootingatpoliceandthrowinggrenades.
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MembersoftheOrganizationofPetroleumExportingCountriesaremakingabidtopushoilpricesdownevenbeforetheThursdaymeetingonoil-suppliesandpricesinBeirut.TheUnitedArabEmiratessaidWednesdayitwilljoinSaudiArabiainboostingoiloutputbyhundredsofthousandsofbarrelsaday.ExpertssayakeyreasonbehindtherecentpricehikesistheconcernthatMiddleEastviolencemighthurtoilproduction.
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PresidentBushhaswrappeduptriptoEuropeandisnowflyingdirectlyfromParistoSea-islandGeorgiawherehewillpresideovertheannualsummitoftheGroupofEight,theworld’sleadingindustrializednationsandRussia.PresidentBushheldtalksSaturdayinPariswithhisFrenchcounterpartJacquesChirac,amendingdifferencesoverthewaronIraq.InRomeearlier,Mr.BushandItalianPrimeMinisterSulvioBelosconireaffirmedtheircommitmenttorebuildingIraq.
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Aidflightstoflood-strickenareasofHaitihavebeentemporarilysuspended.ThemultinationalforceintheCaribbeanstatesaysitshelicoptersneedessentialmaintenance,anditalsoneedstoreassesswhatthefloodvictimsstillneed.Aidagenciessaythousandsofpeoplearecutofffromroadaccess,andflightswillhavetoberesumedsoon.
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TheArgentinegovernmenthasmadeanewoffertorepayasignificantpartofthemassiveamountofdebtwhichitdefaultedonasaresultofitseconomiccrisismorethan2yearsago.TheEconomyMinistersaidArgentinewouldpay43billiondollarsoutofmorethan100billiondollarsowed.Ifacceptedbybondholders,thiswouldbethelargestdebtrestructuringinhistory.
AtopUnitedNationsofficialhaswarnedthateffortstoreducepovertyinAfricaareyearsbehindschedule.UNDevelopmentProgramChiefMarkMalloch-BrownsaidTuesdaythegoalset4yearsagobyworldleaderstocutAfricanpovertybyhalfby2015willlikelynotbemet.Hesaidcurrenttrendsmakethosegoalsunreachablebefore2147.Mr.Malloch-BrownwhospoketoreportersinGenevasaidoverthenextdecadeAfricamustachieve7-8%annualgrowthandboostinvestmentinbasicinfrastructure.
PoliceinSpainsaythattheyhaveseizednearly3tonsofillegalivoryinaraidonaworkshopinthecapitalMadrid.Theysayit’sthebiggestsinglehaulofcarvedivoryeverfound.Investigatorsestimatedthatitwouldhavecomefromaround400Africanelephants.Thepolicesaytheowneroftheworkshopcouldonlyprovethat500kilosoftheivoryinhispossessionhadbeenlegallybought.
AwomanwhowasbadlyinjuredintheSep.11thattackontheWorldTradeCenterhasbeenawardedmorethan8milliondollarsfromthevictimsFund.ShewashitbyfallingdebrisfromthesecondtoweroftheTradeCenter.Shesufferedinjuriestoherbackandlegs.Theawardisthelargestofmorethan2,500madesofartosurvivorsoftheattacksinNewYorkandWashingtonin2001.
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TensofthousandsofSecondWorldWarveteransfromallovertheworldhavebeengatheringinNormandyinnorthwesternFranceforceremoniestomarkthe60thanniversaryoftheD-DayLandings,thehugemilitaryoperation,whichgavealliedforcesthefootholdtheyneededtoendtheNazioccupationofEurope.FromBritainalone,atleastmanyarecrossingtheEnglishChannelinboatsescortedbywarshipsandalsoinNormandyare600Americanparachutistscommemoratinganairborneassaultthreebehindenemylines.
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ThebiggestconferenceeverheldtodiscussaidforPalestinianrefugeeshasheardthatdonorfatigueishavingasevereeffectonthemoneyavailabletohelpthem.Inamessagetotheconference,theUNSecretaryGeneralKofiAnnansaidtherewerenowmorethan4millionPalestinianrefugees,aquarterofwhomdependontheUNforfoodaid.ASwedishrepresentativeatthemeetinginGenevasaidthatdonorswerefrustratedthattherewasnosolutiontotheconflictbetweenIsraelisandthePalestinians.
AfghanSecurityForcessaytheyareinvestigatinganationwideorganizationinvolvedinkidnappingchildren.TheheadofSecurityinKandaharProvincesaidthatpolicehadcaptured3peoplesuspectedofinvolvementintheorganization.Policealsofreed2brothersaged10and6,whogaveaharrowingaccountof3monthsspentincaptivity.Theysaidtheywereshownthebodiesof4otherboyswhohadbeenkilledandhadsomeoftheirinternalorgansremovedandtheyweretoldthattheywouldsufferthesamefateiftheytriedtoescape.
Amajornewstudyhasprovedmoreevidencethattheman-madegreenhouseeffectischangingtheearth’sclimate.EuropeanresearchershaveexaminedtheicesamplesfromtheAntarcticdatingback3quartersofamilliontears.Thesesamplesshowthatglobaltemperatureshaverisenfasterthaneverbeforeduringthelast200years,theperiodofhumanindustrialization,andprovidesomeclearestevidenceofhowhumanactivitiesaredistortingtheglobalclimate.
Leadersoftheworld’smajorindustrializednations,theG8,haveagreedtoextendadebtreliefschemefortheworld’spoorestcountriesby2years.ThedebtreliefinitiativerunbytheWorldBankandtheInternationalMonetaryFundhasreducedthedebtsof27counties,mostlyinAfrica.It’sintendedtoenablethemtodivertresourcesfromdebtpaymentstoprogramssuchashealthandeducation.Buttheinitiativeisduetoexpirethisyear.Beforethesummit,therewerereportsthattheBritishPrimeMinisterTonyBlairwouldproposeacompleteeliminationofthepoorestcountries’debtstotheIMFandtheBank.Thatwasnotagreedhere,buttheG8didinstructtheirFinanceMinisterstodofurtherworkondebtrelief.
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AbigJapanesefirmthat’salreadybesetbyscandaloverdefectsinitsvehiclessaysit’srecallinganother450,000trucksandbuses.Lastmonth,thecompanyMitsubishiadmittedithadknownofdefectsforseveralyearsbutsuppressedtheinformation.Itthenannouncedthatitwasrecalling170,000vehicles.Thecompanywasallegedtohavesecretlyrepairedsomeofthenow159differentfaults.Atleastoneofthese,believedtobeafaultwiththeclutchonsometrucks,isthoughttoberesponsibleforanaccident2yearsagowhereatruckslammedintoawall.
AninternationalconferencehasopenedinParis,aimedatdealingwithextremistswhousetheInternettospreadmessagesofhate.Delegatesfrom60countriesareattheconferencewhichhasbeenorganizedbytheEuropeanSecurityOrganization.TheactivitiesofextremistsontheInternethaveprovokedanewdebateonwhatexactlyarethelimitstofreedomofspeech.FranceincommonwithseveralotherEuropeancountrieshascalledfortougheractionagainstInternethategroups.AndaninternationaltreatywhichcommitsEuropeangovernmentstocrackdownontheiractivitieshasbeendrawnup,althoughithasyettobeimplemented.
ThedeathhasbeenreportedinChinaofthelastnativespeakerofanancientlanguageusedexclusivelybywomen.Thestate-runnewsagencysaysthelanguageNushuisbelievedbyscholarstohavebeenuniqueintheworldinitsgenderqualification.Itwasspokenforatleast400yearsinsomeremoteareasofcentralandsouthernChinawherethedeceasedwomanwasbornabout100yearsago.
AreportbytheInternationalLaborOrganizationestimatestherearemorethan10millionchildrenworkingasdomesticlaborersmainlyinAfrica,AsiaandLatinAmerica.Children,manyasyoungas7yearsold,aresentbyparentswhoaretoopoortofeedthemtoworkinthehomesofwealthierfamilies,inthehopetheywillhaveabetterlife.Butthereportsaysthesechildrenhavetoworkverylonghours,areoftennotpaid,aredeniededucation,andarefrequentlyabused.
HundredsofthousandsofpeopleinFloridaintheUnitedStateshavebeentoldtoevacuatetheirhomesbeforetheexpectedarrivalofapowerfulhurricane.AstateofemergencyhasbeendeclaredinFlorida,andmanyschoolsandbusinesseshaveclosed.ForecasterssayHurricaneFrancisiscurrentlymovingacrosstheBahamasandisexpectedtoreachtheeastcoastofFloridabyFriday.Just3weeksago,somepartsofFloridaweredevastatedbyHurricaneCharliewhichkilledatleast15people.
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Aprivatelyfinancedrockethasforthefirsttimetakenahumanintospaceonamission.Itsorganizershopeitwillheraldaneweraofspacetravel.Therocketplane,calledSpaceshipOne,tookofffromtheMojaveDesertinCalifornia,slungunderneathalargeaircraft.Fifteenkilometersup,it’sseparatedfromtheaircraftandfireditsrocketenginetopropelitanditspilotMikeMelvilleoutoftheearthatmosphere.Afewminuteslater,Spaceshiponebeganitsdecent,touchingdowntothecheersofmissioncontrol.
Europeanleadersappeartohavereachedagreementoverwho’stobecomethenextpresidenttotheEuropeanCommission.Portugal’sMinisterJoseManuelDuraoBarrosohasemergedasthefavoritecandidate.Inastatement,theIrishPrimeMinisterBertieAhern,who’scoordinatingtheprocess,saidthere’soverwhelmingsupportforhisappointmentandEUleadersareexpectedtoendorsehimatasp
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