Jordan arrests suspect in Aqaba rocket attack
Jordanian state media says Mohammed Hassan Abdullah al-Sihly, an Iraqi-led suspect linked to an Iraq-based extremist group, and two sons and an Iraqi aided the Aqaba rocket attack that threatened U.S. ships. Police say weapons left at the warehouse resemble Katyusha rockets used in Iraq.
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Amman
Jordan
U.S
Aqaba
Mohammed Hassan Abdullah al-Sihly
Al-Sihly
Abdullah
Abdul-Rahman
Mohammed Hamid Hussein
Hussein
Abu Mukhtar
Red Sea
U.S. Navy
Israel
al-Qaida
USS Cole
Yemen
Laurence Foley
Iraq
Abu Musab al-Zarqawi
Abdullah Azzam
Abdullah II
al-Zarqawi
Explosion Strikes Promenade Hotel In Beirut's Zalka District
A powerful blast at a busy shopping center and hotel in north Beirut injures at least two. Security forces cordon off the area, detain several suspects, and evacuate tourists from the Promenade Hotel amid extensive damage and tense scenes outside Centre Moussa.
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Zalka
Beirut
Promenade
Za'ka
Michel Murr
Lebanese Broadcasting Corp
Moussa
Darwish Hobeika
Lebanon
Civil Defense Corps
Lebanese Broadcasting
Tokyo Bird Flu Outbreak Hits Ibaraki Poultry Farm
Japan detects bird flu in a poultry farm near Tokyo with HS family virus identified in Ibaraki. About 260,000 chickens to be culled except in enclosed houses. two other farms show antibodies, implying past infection. Monitoring to continue on those premises.
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Tokyo
Agriculture Ministry
Ibaraki
Kyodo
HSM
Southeast Asia
Baraki
Coalition forces kill 40 militants in offensive
U S and Afghan troops killed at least 40 suspected rebels in an offensive in Kunar province near Pakistan. The operation followed ambushes on Navy SEAL commandos and the shooting down of four special forces helicopters, marking a deadly period for American forces in Afghanistan in 2005 with 66 U S troops killed so far.
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U.S
Navy Seal
Afghanistan
Kunar
Pakistan
Iraq
Last Gaza settler evacuated as West Bank crisis builds
Israeli troops prepare for resistance in the West Bank amid Gaza pullout. Hanan Wisner and family left Netzarim. a misstep spared their home. Abbas and Sharon pledge to pursue peace as thousands surround West Bank settlements and 2,000 extremists hold out. Compensation for evacuees ranges from 200,000 to 300,000 dollars.
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Netzarim
Gaza Strip
Gaza
Sinai Desert
Israel
Egypt
Hanan Wisner
Dvora
Visner
Visners
Mideast
Mahmoud Abbas
Ariel Sharon
West Bank
Sharon
Mediterranean
Dan Harel
Mayday Call Before Helios Flight 522 Crash
Flight attendant Andreas Prodromou tried to control Helios Airways Flight 522 in the final 10 minutes after cabin pressure loss. He shouted Mayday three times as the Boeing 737-300 descended from 34,000 feet and crashed near Athens killing 121 people. Authorities, aided by the NTSB, are pursuing causes while identifying victims and seeking how the distress signal was misrouted.
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Athens
Greece
Helios Airways
Akrivos Tsolakis
Associated Press
Tsolakis
Cyprus
U.S. National Transportation Safety Board
Andreas Prodromou
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