June 29, 2006

China summons North Korea envoy on missiles: report (Reuters)

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A woman walks in front of a mock-up of a Scud-B missile (R), a South Korean missile (L) and a U.S. Hawk surface-to-air missiles (three missiles in centre) at the Korea War Memorial Museum near a U.S. Military base in Seoul June 21, 2006. China's foreign ministry summoned North Korea's ambassador to convey Chinese fears over a possible missile launch, Kyodo news agency said on Thursday. (You Sung-Ho/Reuters)Reuters - China's foreign ministry summoned North
Korea's ambassador to convey Chinese fears over a possible
missile launch, Kyodo news agency said on Thursday.


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Israel seizes Hamas ministers as settler slain (AFP)

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An Israeli soldier runs to reload a mobile artillery cannon after firing towards the Gaza Strip at a position near Kibbutz Nahal Oz. Israel has seized Hamas ministers and launched an air strike on Gaza militants, intensifying the pressure on Palestinians over the capture of a soldier that threatens to spiral into a regional conflict.(AFP/Gali Tibbon)AFP - Israel has seized Hamas ministers and launched an air strike on Gaza militants, intensifying the pressure on Palestinians over the capture of a soldier that threatens to spiral into a regional conflict.


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Zapatero says Madrid to start talks with ETA (AFP)

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Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero has said that his government will begin talks with the armed Basque separatist movement ETA, which announced a permanent ceasefire three months ago.(AFP/Pedro Armestre)AFP - Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero has said that his government will begin talks with the armed Basque separatist movement ETA, which announced a permanent ceasefire three months ago.


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Israel on alert for Hezbollah strikes after warning to Syria (AFP)

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Hezbollah activists look towards the Israeli village of Manara (L) on the Lebanese-Israeli border. Israel was on high alert for possible retaliation after it threatened to kill Hamas militants harboured by the Damascus regime and flew warplanes over Syria's presidential palace(AFP/File/Mahmoud Zayat)AFP - Israel was on high alert for possible retaliation after it threatened to kill Hamas militants harboured by the Damascus regime and flew warplanes over Syria's presidential palace.


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Iran tops agenda at G8 ministers’ meeting (AFP)

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Iranian nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani, seen here in May 2006, will meet EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana are to meet next week on a plan to resolve a crisis over the Iranian nuclear program, as the international community stepped up calls for an early response.(AFP/File/Aris Messinis)AFP - Foreign ministers of the Group of Eight (G8) countries have stepped up pressure on Iran over its nuclear programme as Moscow seeks to prevent next month's G8 summit becoming a magnet for criticism of Russia's democratic credentials.


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Iran-EU officials to meet on nuclear crisis next week (AFP)

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Iranian nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani, seen here in May 2006, will meet EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana are to meet next week on a plan to resolve a crisis over the Iranian nuclear program, as the international community stepped up calls for an early response.(AFP/File/Aris Messinis)AFP - Iran's top top nuclear negotiator and the EU foreign policy chief are to meet next week on a plan to resolve a crisis over the Iranian nuclear program, as the international community stepped up calls for an early response.


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Israel arrests Hamas leaders (Reuters)

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A soldier chews on a lollipop as an Israeli 155mm mobile artillery piece fires at northern Gaza from Nahal Oz at the border of Israel and the Gaza strip June 29, 2006. (Yannis Behrakis/Reuters)Reuters - Israel arrested dozens of Hamas cabinet
ministers and lawmakers on Thursday in a move the Islamic group
said aimed to topple its government, as the army pressed on
with a Gaza offensive to free an abducted soldier.


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Wilkes-Barre residents allowed to return to PA town (Reuters)

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Geese swim past a 'no swimming' sign as floodwaters roll down the Brandywine River in Wilmington, Delaware, June 28, 2006. (Tim Shaffer/Reuters)Reuters - Residents of the
historic Pennsylvania coal town of Wilkes-Barre can return home
at noon, ending a mandatory evacuation after the city's levees
held following intense floods, an official said on Thursday.


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G8 tells Iran to reply next week to nuclear offer (Reuters)

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G8 Foreign Ministers meet in Moscow June 29, 2006. (Alexander Natruskin/Reuters)Reuters - The Group of Eight industrialized
nations told Iran on Thursday to give a "clear and substantive
response" next week to an offer by major powers over its
nuclear program.


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Bush, Koizumi aim to cement strong bilateral ties (Reuters)

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Japan's Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi steps off his plane as he arrives at Andrews Air Force Base in Washington, June 28, 2006. (Jim Young/Reuters)Reuters - President Bush hopes to strengthen
already close ties with Japan in meetings with Prime Minister
Junichiro Koizumi on Thursday where Bush will thank his Pacific
ally for his support in Iraq and discuss shared concerns about
North Korea.


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