Gunmen kill six including Kurdish official and reporter in Basra
Gunmen killed Abdul Hussein Khazal and his son Karrar in Basra, part of a broader wave of attacks as Iraq awaits election recount results. A Housing Ministry official and a reporter for al-Hurra were among the dead. four U.S. soldiers were also reported killed.
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Bush seeks 400 million solidarity fund for allies in Iraq and Afghanistan
President Bush asks Congress to create a 400 million fund to reward nations joining U S led coalitions in Iraq and Afghanistan. The move comes as U S officials report ongoing insurgent violence with 18 deaths per day over the past 10 days and attacks on security forces and civilians.
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Hezbollah pressures West Bank rebels with cash aid
Lebanese guerrillas linked to Hezbollah are paying West Bank gunmen to escalate attacks on Israelis, with monthly stipends reportedly totaling 5 000 to 8 000 dollars per squad. Palestinian leader Abbas seeks to keep the cease-fire by sending envoy Abdel Fattah Hemayel to Lebanon.
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Israel to Ease Travel Restrictions in West Bank
Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas said Israel will lift travel bans in parts of the West Bank in coming weeks and allow some Gaza and West Bank workers to enter Israel. Abbas spoke after a Cairo summit with Prime Minister Ariel Sharon that signaled an end to four years of bloodshed. Travel freedom could boost the Palestinian economy as checkpoints are reduced during a promised military withdrawal from five towns.
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Pope John Paul II Married Ash Wednesday Mass in Hospital Room
Pope John Paul II, recovering from flu and breathing troubles in a Rome hospital, celebrated a private Ash Wednesday Mass for doctors, missing public prayers as Lent began. Cardinal Camillo Ruini visited and said the 84 year old pontiff was very well. In Indiana two elderly drivers licenses were reported by a Missouri sheriff. grandparents Leander Bradley 92 and Betty Bradley and mother Sharon Allen were named.
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Texas child abuse fatalities rise 11 percent in 2004
More than 200 Texas children died from abuse or neglect in the past fiscal year, up 11 percent from the prior year and double the number a decade earlier. The 2004 fatality rate is 3.3 per 100,000, well above the national average of 1.98.
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Texas
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Austin
Siblings Say They Killed Grandparents and Mother
Authorities say Kenneth Allen Jr. and Kari Allen confessed to killing their mother and grandparents. Investigators unearthed human remains in a basement under fresh concrete at the grandparents’ home while forensic work continued into Wednesday. The pair, pulled over for speeding in Missouri, had bloody clothes, bedding, jewelry, and cash in the car.
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Kenneth Allen Jr
Kari Allen
Missouri
Former NBA star Mosque Linked to Terror Fund
Washington AP reports a mosque founded and funded by basketball star Hakeem Olajuwon contributed over 80 thousand dollars to charities later deemed fronts for al Qaida and Hamas. Olajuwon says he did not know of any terrorist links when donating and would not have given the money if aware.
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Hamas
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Vermont Toll of Iraq War Impacts State Guard
In Essex Junction Vermont residents face high mobilization of the National Guard and reserves with 400 more called to duty. Seven active duty service members and four Guard members have died in Iraq, the state showing the nation's highest resident loss percentage outside Hawaii. Activists gathered signatures to push a resolution opposingGuard deployment at roughly four dozen town meetings statewide March 1.
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Rice warns Iran on nuclear talks and Iraq training
Secretary of State Rice warned Iran that failure to progress with Europe on the nuclear program could invite UN action. She also noted a growing共同 purpose with NATO partners to train Iraqi forces and participate in a NATO training mission aiding reconstruction and security inside and outside Iraq. The talks have no fixed deadline but cannot continue indefinitely.
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