July, 2006

• 26 July

  Raid captures 6 ‘death squad’ members

  BAGHDAD (AP) — US and Iraqi soldiers captured six members of an alleged “death squad”in Baghdad on Tuesday

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• 26 July

  1st shipment of US aid arrives in Lebanon

  BEIRUT (AP) — The first shipment of American aid for Lebanon pulled into Beirut port Tuesday and Israeli

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• 26 July

  Somali government confirms talks with Islamists

  MOGADISHU  (AFP) — Somalia’s interim government on Tuesday yielded to UN pressure and confirmed that

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• 26 July

  Libya AIDS trial adjourned again

  TRIPOLI (AFP) — Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor accused of infecting hundreds of Libyan children with the AIDS

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• 26 July

  Israel bomb kills 4 UN observers in Lebanon

  BEIRUT (Reuters) – An Israeli air strike on Tuesday hit a U.N. base in southern Lebanon,

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• 26 July

  Iran warns of Middle-East ‘storm’

  Mr Ahmadinejad called on the international community to take action to prevent what he called a brewing and dangerous storm.

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• 26 July

  Saudi king offers Lebanon $1.5bn

  He also approved $1bn for the Central Bank of Lebanon to support the economy.

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• 26 July

  Israelis accused of ‘human shields’ tactic

  There are piles of rubble leading up to the hole in Hazem Ali’s house.

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• 26 July

  Israel to enforce ‘security zone’ as heavy fighting continues in southern Lebanon

  Israel will enforce a “security zone” in southern Lebanon until such time as a multinational force moves in to control the Lebanese border area, the minister directly responsible for the two-week-long military offensive said yesterday.

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• 26 July

  Greenfield: Shuttle diplomacy may hit turbulence

  But when it comes to “shuttle diplomacy,” it’s hard to remember any previous mission that came with so many obstacles and burdens.

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