Pakistan frees over three thousand from jail as Musharraf eases rule
Interior Ministry said 3,416 detainees including lawyers and activists were released in recent days while more than 2,000 remain jailed. Musharraf travels to Saudi Arabia amid U S pressure to free opposition leaders and ease media bans, with a potential visit to Nawaz Sharif discussed.
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Olmert sees 2008 chance for Palestinian peace talks
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert urged reluctant Arab nations to back the U S brokered Mideast conference in Annapolis and said negotiations after the meeting could reach a peace deal in 2008. He discussed addressing all core issues and honoring the Saudi peace initiative amid Arab sensitivities. In Paris, France faced travel chaos as civil servants including 300,000 teachers pressed for pay hikes and job security, triggering rail and air delays.
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Cyclone Sidr survivors struggle for relief in Bangladesh
In Patharghata and surrounding areas rescue teams race to deliver food water and shelter to grim cyclone survivors amid damaged roads and poor communications. Officials cited 3150 dead with potential final toll near 10000, as aid groups warn of ongoing danger from lack of clean water food and medicine.
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Global AIDS cases drop mainly due to revised data
World Health Organization and UNAIDS report 33.2 million AIDS cases in 2007 down from 39.5 million a year earlier as revised methods lower earlier estimates. Sub-Saharan Africa remains hardest hit while some progress is noted with fewer new infections and deaths, though critics question the figures.
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Khmer Rouge tribunal opens first detention appeal hearing
The Khmer Rouge genocide tribunal in Phnom Penh held its first public session on Duch's detention appeal. Kaing Guek Eav, known as Duch, testified briefly as guards escorted him into the packed court, with hundreds watching the pretrial hearing for bail ahead of trials set to start in 2008. The case recalls the regime's brutal 1970s reign and its 1.7 million deaths.
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