Pope visits sacred Jerusalem sites to urge dialogue
Pope Benedict XVI urged a sincere dialogue for justice and peace as he toured the Dome of the Rock and nearby Western Wall. He met the Islamic cleric Mohammed Hussein and left a note at the Western Wall while balloons marked by Palestinian and Vatican flags hovered above the Old City.
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Holy Land
Dome of the Rock
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Temple Mount
Mohammed Hussein
Hussein
Vatican
Benedict
Jordan
Israel
Old City
Wall
Palestinian Territories
Sri Lanka hospital hit kills 49 in war zone attack
In Sri Lanka's northern war zone, a mortar shell struck the only functioning hospital, killing 49 and wounding 50. The makeshift facility near rebel-held areas suffered a second strike this month as fighting rages and civilians flee. Authorities disputed who fired the shell while Red Cross relief efforts faced access limits.
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Colombo
Sri Lanka
Thurairaja Varatharajah
Varatharajah
Seevaratnam Puleedevan
Keheliya Rambukwella
Tamil Tigers
Udaya Nanayakkara
Red Cross
Paul Castella
International Committee of the Red Cross
Pakistan army lifts refugees as Swat offensive widens
Pakistan army choppers dropped troops behind Taliban lines in the Swat Valley. Officials say 1.3 million have fled the northwest as the offensive targets about 4,000 militants and the battle nears the capital Islamabad. Militant havens are challenged while U.S. officials back Islamabad’s push.
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Mardan
Pakistan
Swat
U.S
Piochar
Taliban
Maulana Fazlullah
Pakistan Army
Rehman Malik
Islamabad
Afghanistan
US sergeant charged with five murders at Baghdad clinic
A U S Army sergeant from the 54th Engineering Battalion Bamberg Germany was charged with five counts of murder and one count of aggravated assault after a shooting at Camp Liberty in Baghdad that killed five soldiers including two doctors. Maj. Gen. David Perkins announced the charges against Sgt John M Russell as a probe into mental health facilities in Iraq also began.
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Baghdad
David Perkins
John M. Russell
54Th Engineering Battalion
Bamberg
Germany
Russell
Camp Liberty
Perkins
Navy
Army
Iraq
Death by Own Action Attacks Spark Afghan City Battle
In Khost city, multiple death by own action bombers and insurgents attacked government buildings. The assault hostage takings and an ambush on a U.S. quick reaction force left one American wounded. Officials report at least four security forces and two civilians killed. toll may rise.
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Kabul
Afghanistan
U.S
Khost
Interior Ministry
Taliban
Zabiullah Mujahid
Demjanjuk Deported to Face Nazi War Crimes Charges
After thirty years of litigation in the United States, suspected Nazi guard John Demjanjuk was sent to Germany today to answer allegations he aided in mass murder. The long legal battle culminates in his transfer to face wartime crimes accusations.
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Munich
John Demjanjuk
United States
Germany
U N reports 21 billion annual loss from forced labor
The United Nations International Labor Organization estimates 12.3 million people remain in forced labor worldwide, costing roughly 21 billion annually. About 19.6 billion stems from denied wages and 1.4 billion from trafficking fees, with Asia hosting over three quarters of workers.
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International Labor Organization
Asia
Latin America
Caribbean
sub-Saharan Africa
Europe
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