June, 2006

• 4 June

  Riots burn Lebanon’s reputation as most tolerant Arab nation

  BEIRUT — Every week, Lebanese tune into the TV programme “A Nation’s Smiles” for a dose of satire on their leaders. But when an actor in clerical robes and fake beard spoofed the leader of Hizbollah this week, mocking the group’s fight against Israel, it took only minutes for thousands …

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• 4 June

  Global unpopularity of war ties US hands on Iran

  VIENNA — A proposed deal to end Iran’s disputed nuclear programme highlights a new and unflattering reality facing the United States: American intercessions overseas will be seen through the prism of an Iraq war that is highly unpopular around the globe.

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• 4 June

  World powers await Tehran’s response to nuclear proposals

  VIENNA (AFP) — Iran is insisting that it will not give up its nuclear rights, despite being given just “weeks” by world powers to suspend uranium enrichment or face the consequences. “Pressure by certain Western countries aiming to make us abandon our [nuclear] rights will not show results,” Iranian President …

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• 4 June

  Fateh deploys security force in Jenin

  RAMALLAH — Fateh yesterday deployed a new security force in Jenin in an apparent response to the unit created by Hamas in the Gaza Strip two weeks ago.

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• 4 June

  Probe clears US troops of misconduct at Ishaqi

  BAGHDAD (AP) — A military investigation into allegations that American troops intentionally killed civilians in Ishaqi, a village north of Baghdad, has cleared them of misconduct, the US said — even though it acknowledged the deaths of up to 13 Iraqis in the March raid.

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• 4 June

  Basra car explosion kills 27

  Gunmen shoot dead Russian embassy employee, kidnap 4 others  BAGHDAD (Reuters) — Gunmen shot dead a Russian embassy employee in Baghdad on Saturday, and a car bomb killed at least 28 people in Basra in one of the deadliest attacks the oil-rich city has seen since the US-led invasion in …

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• 1 June

  IRANUL NU-I CEDEAZÄ‚ CONDOLEEZZEI

   Iranul respinge oferta Statelor Unite de negocieri directe pe tema programului nuclear. AgenÅ£ia oficială de presă de la Teheran susÅ£ine că propunerea americană este doar „o miÅŸcare de propagandă”. Iranienii afirmă că nu vor accepta condiÅ£ia pusă de Washington – suspendarea îmbogăţirii uraniului.

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• 1 June

  Lebanese MPs reject Syrian court’s summons of 2 deputies

  BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s parliament on Tuesday condemned Syrian judicial moves against two of its members, saying that the summonses against Walid Jumblatt and a Cabinet minister violated the Lebanese constitution.

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• 1 June

  Somali gunmen occupy Mogadishu hospital

  MOGADISHU (AFP) — Heavily armed Somali fighters have occupied Mogadishu’s main hospital, forcing a near shutdown in key services to patients wounded in factional fighting that has rocked the city, witnesses said Tuesday.

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• 1 June

  UN humanitarian chief warns of catastrophe in Darfur

  BRUSSELS (AP) — The United Nation’s humanitarian chief warned on Tuesday of a catastrophic situation developing in Darfur unless international donors act soon to bolster a beleaguered African peacekeeping force in the Sudanese province.

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