Iraqis grant amnesty to some convicts amid insurgency
Iraqi interim Prime Minister Ayad Allawi signed a Saturday amnesty aimed at persuading militants to lay down arms and join rebuilding efforts. The measure pardons only minor criminals, not killers or terrorists, and faces doubt from insurgents who called it insignificant. Explosions and gunfire echoed in Najaf as Shiite leaders urged a renewed cease-fire to end two days of battles with Iraqi and US forces, while at least 12 explosions shook central Baghdad near the Green Zone housing the U.S. Embassy.
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Election workers killed in Afghan ambush near Taliban stronghold
Two election workers died when gunmen attacked a convoy in Char Cheno district of central Uruzgan province. A third worker was missing, and a Taliban fighter was captured. The UN condemned the attack as voting preparations for the October poll intensified.
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Patriot Prisoner Abuse Photo Case Delays Testimony Hearing
At Fort Bragg the pretrial hearing for Pfc. Lynndie England recessed without ruling on Cheney and other officials testifying or on admitting the nude Iraqi detainee photos. Judge Col. Denise Ann will rule after defense calls witnesses, with possible resumption the week of August 30, as the 13 abuse and 6 possession charges loom.
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FBI probes anthrax case as agents search car
FBI agents continued the anthrax investigation by inspecting a car tied to bioterrorism expert Kenneth M. Bern. The car was left at Connellsville Airport near Pittsburgh, where a local lineman noted Bern had recently visited family in the area.
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Al-Qaida bought diamonds before Sept 11 in Africa
A confidential U N backed prosecutors report cited witnesses who say six top al Qaida fugitives operated in Africa buying diamonds in the run up to the September 11 attacks. They accuse al Qaida of laundering millions through Liberian networks and meeting with leaders in Monrovia to secure untraceable funds.
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Texas A&M reassigns maintenance worker after campus apartment explosion
Texas A and M University moved James Baletka from maintenance to another administrative post after an explosion at a campus apartment killed a four year old girl from Bangladesh. Larmiya Zahin died, Lufthansa Kanta is seriously injured, and grandparents are in critical condition at a Galveston burn unit.
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