Blair to urge caution on Iraq at Bush summit
London AP reports Prime Minister Blair plans to tell President Bush that Iraq poses a serious threat but should not be attacked now. He may push prioritizing Israeli Palestinian crisis and Afghanistan final phase, urging focus on Middle East violence and war finishes. Blair's Crawford summit focus includes Iraq and Afghanistan.
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Pakistani police arrest 23 al Qaida suspects in raids
In late night operations in two cities Pakistan detained 23 men linked to al Qaida. In the North West Frontier Province 21 men from Harkat-ul Mujahedeen were seized, sent to an interrogation center in Mansehra, and investigators recovered weapons and terrorist-training manuals from a safe-house.
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Troops rehearse Queen Mother funeral procession in London
More than 1,600 soldiers march through central London in a horse drawn gun carriage shrouded in the flag and crown rehearsing Friday's official procession to Westminster Hall before the Queen Mother's state funeral at Westminster Abbey on April 9. The Queen Mother died at 101 Saturday. The coffin lies in the private chapel at St James's Palace as four black horses pull the carriage along The Mall past Whitehall amid street closures for the rehearsal.
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Israel blocks mediation as Nablus siege escalates
West Bank crisis deepens as Israeli troops seize Nablus in a weeklong offensive. Gunmen resist in refugee camps and Bethlehem's Church of the Nativity. Three wounded inside the church and five Palestinians killed, including a caretaker. European mediation efforts falter as Washington steps back. Israel calls the operation Defensive Shield to crush militias.
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Oil prices hold after Iraqi embargo threats ease
Oil markets steadied in London with prices above fundamentals as fears from Israel's offensive and Middle East instability linger. OPEC chief Ali Rodriguez says no output boost planned, citing price spikes from speculation and political uncertainty rather than supply shifts.
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