Netanyahu resigns as Gaza withdrawal gains Cabinet approval
Israeli Finance Minister Benjamin Netanyahu resigns during the weekly cabinet meeting to protest the Gaza pullout. The cabinet voted 17 to 5 to proceed with dismantling 9,000 settlers across 21 Gaza and four West Bank settlements, with the plan slated to begin Aug 15 and Netanyahu likely to challenge Sharon for Likud leadership.
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Morag
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Knesset
Chavez accuses DEA of espionage and halts cooperation
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez charged the U S Drug Enforcement Administration with spying in Venezuela and suspended cooperation with the agency. He claimed the DEA used anti drug talks as a pretext to conduct intelligence operations against his government.
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Meizhou
Guangdong
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Hu Jintao
Wen Jiabao
Weather and landing blame in Air France crash
Investigators at Lester B. Pearson International Airport conclude the rain slick runway made an 9,000 foot touchdown impossible for Air France Flight 358 from Paris. The Airbus A340 slid off the runway during heavy storms, burned in a ravine, but all 309 aboard survived.
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U S and North Korea pause talks amid reactor demand
U S and North Korea urged each other to concede as disarmament envoys recessed talks after 13 days without a principles statement. The six nation talks will resume the week of August 29, with Hill saying North Korea demanded a nuclear reactor, a demand rejected by all other delegations.
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London police arrest suspected militant on U.S. warrant
British citizen Haroon Rashid Aswat, linked to Abu Hamza al Masri associates, was arrested in London on a U.S. warrant accusing him of conspiring to create a jihad training camp in Bly, Oregon, to fight in Afghanistan. He was deported from Zambia and faces potential treason-related scrutiny in Britain.
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Russia thanks Britain for help in submarine rescue
Russian officials praised Britain and other nations after the AS-28 submarine rescue in the Pacific. Seven crew members endured cold darkness for three days before being freed by a British ROV and taken to hospital, with six later examined and the seventh aboard a hospital ship. President Putin expressed gratitude while defense officials celebrated international cooperation.
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