Peace push advances as India and Pakistan discuss ties
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf agreed on steps to boost business ties and border travel while rolling back deployments. Talks on Jammu Kashmir marked progress amid a three day visit blending diplomacy with cricket.
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Manmohan Singh
Pakistan
Pervez Musharraf
New Delhi
India
Jammu- Kashmir
Musharraf
Israel to Build Temporary Housing for Evacuated Settlers
Israel announced plans to construct dozens of temporary housing units for settlers uprooted by the Gaza withdrawal. Palestinian leader Mah Mud Abbas said he will cooperate in coordinating the pullout. United States and Israel call coordination a key step to avert Gaza chaos as the three month countdown begins and the government forms a committee to decide settlement locations.
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Israel
Gaza
Mahoud Abbas
United States
China rebuffs apology demand after riots in Beijing protests
Beijing rejects calls for an apology after rioters clashed as Chinese authorities allowed new protests in six cities. Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing defended the government while Japan criticized Tokyo for wartime aggression and sought a UN Security Council seat.
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China
Japan
U.N. Security Council
Tokyo
Li Zhaoxing
Debt relief push for poor nations gains momentum in talks
Washington officials from major economies press ahead after two days of talks at the World Bank and IMF on erasing debt of the poorest nations. Aid groups fault delay and warn of worsening hardship if a deal is not reached this year.
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D.C
World Bank
International Monetary Fund
Madain siege disputed as reports of hostage-taking swirl
Iraqi forces backed by U.S. troops surrounded Madain after Sunni militants allegedly kidnapped up to 100 Shiites. By day’s end no hostages were confirmed. officials offered varying casualty and capture details amid denials from Sunni clerics and al Qaeda in Iraq.
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Ali al-Sistani
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Association of Muslim Scholars
al- Jazeera Television
al-Qaida
Abu Musab al-Zarqawi
Saddam Hussein
Cardinals Check In For Vatican Conclave At Domus Sanctae Marthae
Cardinals arrive at the Domus Sanctae Marthae in Vatican City to begin the conclave that will elect the next pope. The process is tightly secured with jamming devices to protect deliberations as they assess church challenges from Islam to AIDS, priest scandals, and women's roles.
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Vatican City
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Sistine Chapel
John Paul II
Florence
Ennio Antonelli
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Rome
U.S
Justin Pipe
Adam Joseph Maida
Edward Egan
Roger Michael Mahony
Francis Eugene George
William Henry Keeler
Theodore Edgar McCarrick
North American College
Kerrigan Welcomes Son Brian in Boston Area Hospital
Olympic figure skater Nancy Kerrigan and her husband Jerry Solomon welcomed a son named Brian born in a Boston area hospital weighing 7 pounds 9 ounces and 21 inches long. Kerrigan praised the addition to her family and looked forward to exciting times ahead.
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Nancy Kerrigan
Kerrigan
Brian
Boston-area
Lynnfield
Jerry Solomon
Matthew
Clay
Reed Weds Julia Hart at West Point Ceremony
Rhode Island Senator Jack Reed married Julia Hart in a West Point ceremony officiated by Rev. Raymond Malm. The 55 year old Democrat and former Army Ranger wed Hart, 39, who works with Senate international travel and foreign government contacts. They met in 2002 during a trip to Afghanistan and became engaged in 2004. Neither has married before. no immediate honeymoon planned. Reed was to return to the Senate soon.
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N.Y
Rhode Island
Jack Reed
Julia Hart
United States Military Academy
Hart
Raymond Malm
St. Michael's Church
Providence
New York City
Reed
Senate
Nugent urges NRA members to be radical self defense advocates
Ted Nugent told NRA convention attendees to enroll 10 new members yearly and associate only with fellow members. He urged gun owners to defend themselves with firearms, loudly declaring support for deporting criminals and calling for deadly force against attackers. Separately in Pierre, South Dakota, a governor’s mansion was cut into three pieces and given away for public use while a new $3.25 million residence rises nearby for Gov. Mike Rounds.
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Ted Nugent
National Rifle Association
NRA
Nugent
Dakota
Capitol Lake
Mike Rounds
Rounds
Pierre
Jean Rounds
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