March 31, 2006

Explosion in Gaza kills key militant (Reuters)

anchorman wrote this mid-morning:

Palestinians look at a burning car after an explosion in Gaza March 31, 2006. (Ibraheem Abu Mustafa/Reuters)Reuters - A car explosion outside a Gaza mosque
killed a top Palestinian militant on Friday, triggering a
street gunbattle after fighters loyal to him accused
Palestinian security forces of collaborating with Israel in the
attack.


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Iraq Shi’ite ayatollah wants US envoy sacked (Reuters)

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U.S. ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad speaks at a news conference in Baghdad March 30, 2006. (Ceerwan Aziz/Reuters)Reuters - A leading Iraqi Shi'ite cleric on
Friday demanded the United States sack its envoy, heading a
push for a unity government, accusing him of siding with fellow
Sunni Muslims in the sectarian conflict gripping the country.


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At least 57 die as Bahrain cruise boat sinks (Reuters)

anchorman wrote this mid-morning:

Rescue workers stand on the wreckage of a sunken boat in Bahrain March 31, 2006. (Hamad Mohammed/Reuters)Reuters - At least 57 people, mainly foreigners,
drowned when their dinner cruise boat capsized off the coast of
Bahrain, officials said on Friday.


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Summit papers over immigration dispute (Reuters)

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Mexican President Vicente Fox (C) looks on as President Bush (R) and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper shake hands after a tour of the Mayan ruins of Chichen Itza in Mexico's Yucatan peninsula March 30, 2006. (Andrew Winning/Reuters)Reuters - President Bush and the leaders
of Mexico and Canada will try to paper over their immigration
and trade disputes on Friday as they wrap up a North American
summit with little progress in easing tensions.


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57 die in Bahrain tourist boat sinking (AFP)

anchorman wrote this mid-morning:

Rescue personel place a body on a stretcher. At least 57 people, including Westerners and Asians, were killed when an overcrowded wooden leisure boat sank off the coast of Bahrain, turning a local company dinner cruise into tragedy.(AFP/Adam Jan)AFP - At least 57 people, including Westerners and Asians, were killed when an overcrowded wooden leisure boat sank off the coast of Bahrain, turning a local company dinner cruise into tragedy.


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At least 66 dead in Iran quake (AFP)

anchorman wrote this mid-morning:

Map of Iran locating the western province of Lorestan. At least 66 people were killed when a powerful earthquake struck western Iran before dawn, wiping out villages and sending panicked residents fleeing from their homes.(AFP/Graphic/Martin Megino)AFP - At least 66 people were killed when a powerful earthquake struck western Iran before dawn, wiping out villages and sending panicked residents fleeing from their homes.


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Militant dies in Gaza blast after deadly suicide bombing (AFP)

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Palestinian men gather around the debris of a destroyed vehicle in Gaza City, following an Israeli air raid. A Palestinian militant leader was killed in an explosion in Gaza City, but the Israeli army denied it was behind the blast which came after a West Bank suicide bombing left four Israelis dead.(AFP/Mohammed Abed)AFP - A Palestinian militant leader was killed in an explosion in Gaza City, but the Israeli army denied it was behind the blast which came after a West Bank suicide bombing left four Israelis dead.


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UN tightens security at Taylor’s jail in Sierra Leone (AFP)

anchorman wrote this mid-morning:

A soldier of the United Nations mission to Sierra Leone stands guard in front of the gate of the Special Court for Sierra Leone in Freetown. The United Nations stepped up security around the compound where Liberia's ex-president Charles Taylor is being detained amid talks to move his trial for crimes against humanity from volatile west Africa to The Hague.(AFP/Issouf Saogo)AFP - The United Nations stepped up security around the compound where Liberia's ex-president Charles Taylor is being detained amid talks to move his trial for crimes against humanity from volatile west Africa to The Hague.


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North American leaders launch trade, immigration talks at summit (AFP)

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US President George Bush disembarks from the plane upon his arrival at Cancun's airport, southern Mexico, on March 29. After a series of one-on-one meetings, the heads of government of Canada, Mexico and the United States are to hold a three-way summit focusing on trade, border security and immigration.(AFP/File/Omar Torres)AFP - After a series of one-on-one meetings, the heads of government of Canada, Mexico and the United States are to hold a three-way summit focusing on trade, border security and immigration.


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U.S. Demands Files From ISPs, Tech Firms (AP)

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AP - The Justice Department is demanding internal files from dozens of Internet service providers and other technology firms as it seeks to defend a controversial Internet child protection law.

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