UN pulls foreign staff from Afghanistan after French worker killed
The UN refugee agency began withdrawing some 30 foreign staff and closing refugee centers in Nangarhar Paktia Khost and Kandahar provinces after the killing of a French worker. Filippo Grandi, UNHCR chief in Afghanistan, cited potential impact on tens of thousands of Afghan returnees.
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Afghanistan
Refugee Agency
Nangarhar
Paktia
Khost
Kandahar
Filippo Grandi
United Nations High Commissioner For Refugees
Two Israeli Soldiers Killed at West Bank Checkpoint
A Palestinian gunman wrapped in a prayer mat killed two Israeli soldiers at close range at a West Bank checkpoint. In the Gaza Strip, troops raided a refugee camp, wounding nine Palestinians, one critically, as Egypt pushes for a truce and a regional summit timeline.
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West Bank
Gaza Strip
Egypt
Israel
Powell in Europe to build UN role on Iraq and Iran
Powell arrived in Brussels to seek European support for a larger UN role in Iraq and to press for steps to stop Iran from developing nuclear weapons. EU ministers want to know how a UN fit supports Iraq’s transition to self rule by next June. Powell said the US wants the UN to have a role and hinted at a new Security Council resolution.
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Belgium
Colin Powell
U.N
Iraq
Iran
European Union
United Nations
Washington
Powell
United States
Security Council
Miami Trade Talks Hit Snag In Free Trade Accord
Negotiators striving to create a Free Trade Area of the Americas face their first hurdle over how the 34 nations would apply common rules. A Brazilian and U S proposal would base rules on a shared core while letting each country choose which controversial clauses to follow, according to a draft.
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Miami
Americas
U.S
Appeals court weighs 'enemy combatant' tag in Padilla case
A federal appeals judge warned that labeling US citizen Jose Padilla an enemy combatant would be a sea change in the Constitution. The panel showed hesitation to support indefinite detention without a lawyer or charges as civil rights lawyers challenge the government’s rationale.
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New York
Bush Administration
Jose Padilla
Air campaign in central Iraq expands with 500-pound bombs
U S jets and Apache helicopters launch the largest central Iraq operation since active combat ended targeting ambush sites near Baquoba and Samarra. Insurgents strike Mosul again as U S troops reinforce Anbar while Operation Iron Hammer aims to preempt attacks and deter foreign fighters entering Iraq.
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Iraq
Charles H. Swannack Jr
82Nd Airborne Division
Anbar
Syria
Jordan
Saudi Arabia
Swannack
Saddam Hussein
U.S
Mosul
Baqouba
Washington
Fallujah
Ramadi
Bush Begins State Visit Amid London Protests
Bush arrives in London for a three day state visit with Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Charles greeting him at Heathrow. Police brace for large anti war demonstrations including a planned 100000 marcher past Parliament as Bush defends the use of force to defend values and democracy.
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Iraq
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America
Tony Blair
Laura
Heathrow
Prince Charles
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Buckingham Palace
Elizabeth II
Air Force One
Middle East
Douglass to Receive Cecil B. DeMille Award at Golden Globes
Michael Douglas will accept the Cecil B. DeMille Award for career achievement at NBC’s live telecast of the 61st Golden Globes on January 25 at the Beverly Hilton. He is the first second generation recipient, following father Kirk Douglas’s 1968 honor. Pamela Anderson launches The Pamela Collection with in stores fall 2004 debuting February 24 in Las Vegas. Anderson signs with United Licensing Group and co designs with creative control. Mary J. Blige to perform at Detroit Lions Thanksgiving halftime game against Green Bay Packers on Fox November 27 with Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey making cameos from Los Angeles.
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Michael Douglas
Cecil B. DeMille
Kirk Douglas
Douglas
Hollywood Foreign Press Association
NBC
Beverly Hilton Hotel
Pamela Anderson
Pamela
Anderson
Las Vegas
Detroit
Mary J. Blige
Detroit Lions
Green Bay Packers
Fox Network
Jessica Simpson
Nick Lachey
Pagers to curb Santa line at Crosswinds mall
In Kalamazoo Crosswinds mall will use beeping vibrating pagers for Santa visits to avoid long lines. A marketing rep says no more than 12 families wait and visits capped at about 30 minutes. Families keep pagers while shopping.
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Mich
Santa Claus
Winds Mall
Santa
Crosswinds
al Shifflett III
Kalamazoo Gazette
North Pole
Shifflett
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