Israel steps up violence with seven wounded in south Lebanon
Seven Israeli soldiers were wounded when a roadside bomb exploded near Sofod in central south Lebanon. Hezbollah claimed responsibility. one soldier said to be in serious condition. The incident marks the first Israeli casualties since last month’s campaign against Hezbollah.
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Muslim Brotherhood Members to Face Trial in Egypt
In Cairo President Hosni Mubarak orders 13 Muslim Brotherhood members to stand trial amid international criticism. The defendants include former MPs union leaders and professors, arrested April 2 for alleged aims to seize mosques unions and charities.
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American expelled for alleged espionage
The FSB says a Seattle businessman Richard Dann Oppfelt, president of Seattle Medical Export Inc., was expelled from Kamchatka in the Far East on Friday over alleged espionage activities. The Moscow FSB spokesman confirmed a Seattle business man was expelled but did not name him.
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Pope beatifies former fascist supporter cardinal
The pope beatified on Sunday an Italian cardinal who initially supported fascism and later opposed it on the eve of World War II. The ceremony marks a posthumous recognition amid Vatican tensions over past political loyalties.
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Russia blamed for losses in Chechnya ambush
MOSCOW The justice minister blamed Russian military officials Sunday for heavy losses in an ambush on a troop convoy in Chechnya last month and said they may be held accountable.
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