Clashes in Kashmir Kill Nine. Militants Ambushed by Indian Army
Islamic militants tied to Harkat-ul-Jehad-i-Islami clash with Indian forces in Pir Bhadesar and Poonch, Jammu and Kashmir, killing six militants and an army captain, while India reports no army casualties. The region, a long contested border area, has seen an 11 year insurgency leaving about 25 000 dead. Separate Moscow bombing toll rises to eleven with three more deaths from wounds. investigators blame Chechen militants as bombers remain at large.
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India
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Pakistan
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Russia
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Iraqi claims Saudi and Kuwaiti support for airstrikes
Iraqi officials blamed Saudi Arabia and Kuwait for backing aggression after an allied airstrike hit a warehouse storing humanitarian aid, killing two. U.S. and British planes previously struck Samawa’s main food ration center, while Saddam Hussein met with top ruling councils to denounce the alleged aggression with American backing and Saudi Kuwaiti support.
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Last Russian czar on tap for Orthodox sainthood
Moscow notes the Russian Orthodox Church weighs canonizing Nicholas I and the Romanov family seven decades after their execution. The move, amid debate over the czar’s character, follows long-standing belief in miracles linked to Nicholas I and his kin.
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Council of Bishops
Moscow
Russia
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St. Petersburg
Mubarak says Jerusalem deal risks regional chaos
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak warned that any compromise over east Jerusalem would trigger uncontrollable violence in the Middle East. He said no Arab or Muslim can relinquish rights to Al Aqsa or east Jerusalem, and that Egypt will not pressure Yasser Arafat if a deal fails to meet Palestinian demands.
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Ter Ehud Barak
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Camp David
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