Chavez Moves Venezuela Toward Socialist Republic Plan
President Hugo Chavez announced nationalization of Venezuela electrical and telecommunications firms and seeks to reduce Central Bank autonomy to craft a socialist republic. He urged constitutional changes and broader presidential decree powers, signaling major reform while allies control the National Assembly. He referenced nationalizing Orinoco oil projects and forming mixed companies with foreign firms to upgrade heavy crude.
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German court sentences 9/11 conspirator Motassadeq to 15 years
The last Hamburg cell member Mounirel Motassadegq, a Moroccan former student, was given the maximum German sentence for being an accessory to murder in the 9/11 attacks, after appeals and limited scope adjustments. Separately, a ferry life raft rescue off Java Sea saved 13 bodies from 245 found alive. Russia energy reliability dispute referenced with Belarus oil siphoning claims and emergency talks in Moscow.
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Montserrat Volcano Ash Cloud Rises Five Miles High
Montserrat's active lava dome sent ash and steam more than five miles into the sky on Monday. Government warns about 50 families near the volcano as gas and debris flows risk homes if the dome collapses. Gov Deborah Barnes Jones plans an evacuation order.
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Russia Cuts Oil Supply To Europe Across Belarus
Moscow shuts off pipeline oil flowing through Belarus to Germany and other Eastern European nations, accusing Belarus of siphoning off oil. The action will have limited near term impact as European buyers hold two months of strategic reserves. The dispute reopens energy security debate in Europe.
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Somali president enters Mogadishu capital amid U S strikes on al Qaida suspects
Interim president Abdullahi Yusuf arrived in Mogadishu for the first time since his 2004 election as government and Ethiopian troops push Islamic fighters from the city. U S forces carried out airstrikes against suspected al Qaida operatives linked to the embassy bombings in Kenya and Tanzania, with details kept undisclosed.
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Polish church leader resigns over links to communist police
A second prominent Catholic clergyman, Krakow's Wawel Cathedral rector Janusz Bielanski, resigns amid allegations of cooperation with the communist era’s secret police. Krakow archbishop Cardinal Stanislaw Dziwisz accepts. The case widens church crisis as Archbishop Wielgus previously resigned after similar claims. The church plans investigations into 1980s intelligence activities and potential clergy collaborators.
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UN chief outlines security concerns at Security Council
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki moon outlined growing demands for peacekeeping and conflict prevention in his first Security Council speech. He cited 18 missions with 100,000 personnel, 30 peace operations, and pledged to strengthen prevention, peacekeeping and peacebuilding while prioritizing Darfur and Congo. He warned of terrorism, WMDs and HIV AIDS and announced plans to engage Sudan and African leaders ahead of the Addis Ababa AU summit.
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