Israel agrees to pull back from four West Bank towns
Israel will withdraw from Jericho and Qalqiliya next week and remove some roadblocks, then pull from Ramallah and Tulkarem in late August if no attacks occur and Palestinian forces dismantle militants. The move aims to salvage the U.S. backed road map amid renewed violence and tensions.
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France Faces Aftermath of Historic Heat Wave
France grapples with thousands of deaths as morgues fill and bodies await burial. Paris markets store refrigerated corpses for days while priests take summer leave and officials manage delays amid an exceptionally severe heat wave across Europe.
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Blanket of fear lingers until Saddam captured or killed
U S forces face ongoing guerrilla resistance in Iraq as Lt Gen Ricardo Sanchez says fear will persist until Saddam Hussein is captured or killed. In Baghdad a Shiite imam denounces occupation amid a deadly banner incident linked to a Black Hawk helicopter. Army notes casualties, raids, and the launch of an Iraqi militia training program in Tikrit for civil defense.
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Prague Still Rebuilding After 2002 Czech Floods
European coping with floods' aftermath. In Prague and across Austria and Germany, thousands remain displaced or living with relatives after last August's deluge that killed 100 and caused about 20 billion dollars in damage. Damaged infrastructure and collapsing houses mark ongoing recovery as Czech officials shift to leasing used F-16s instead of new jets.
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Police question several in hotel blast in Jakarta
Indonesian police say they arrested a suspect in the J W Marriott Hotel bombing outside Jakarta, killing 12 and injuring about 150. Lt Gen Erwin Mappaseng declined to identify the person. Thai authorities also report cleric Riduan Isamuddin, linked to al Qaida, was arrested near Bangkok and being questioned by U S investigators.
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