Katsav Temporarily Relinquishes Powers Amid Scandal
Israel President Moshe Katsav takes a three month leave of absence amid rape and sexual assault allegations while lawmakers press to oust him. immunity from prosecution remains while he is technically president. In other news, US navy tracks flight data from Indonesian jetliner missing since New Year with 102 aboard, as rescue and recovery efforts continue.
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U.S
Mary Sears
Jakarta
Adam Air
Sulawesi
Indonesia
Java
Protest turns deadly over Cairo area cell tower plan
Gunfire erupted Thursday as police clashed with protesters opposing Orascom Telecoms plan to erect a MobiNil tower in Kafr Turk, 19 miles south of Cairo. One resident was killed and 20 wounded as crowds gathered over fears of health risks from electronic signals.
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Kafr Turk
Cairo
Orascom Telecom
MobiNil
Egypt
Afghan president rejects plan to spray poppies
Afghan President Hamid Karzai rejected a U S backed plan to spray opium poppies with herbicide after Cabinet concerns about contamination of water and harm to crops animals and people. He pledged to pursue other eradication methods this year and hinted spraying could come in 2008 if needed.
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Afghanistan
U.S
Hamid Karzai
Karzai
Ministry of
Mohammad Azam
Agriculture, Defense and
Curfew deepens Lebanon divides after Beirut clashes
Beirut saw a third day of violence as government aligned students clashed with Hezbollah supporters. Tanks and warning shots suppressed rioters after at least three killed and 169 injured, prompting Beirut's first curfew since 1996. The fight highlighted sectarian tensions across Lebanon and a fragile push for donor aid in Paris.
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Lebanon
Beirut
Hezbollah
Paris
Fuad Saniora
Saniora
Sheik Hassan Nasrallah
Iraq
Egypt
Saudi Arabia
Sanara
Tarik el- Jadideh
Russia silent on uranium smuggling case revealed by Georgia
Georgia exposed a failed attempt by a Russian citizen to sell weapons grade uranium enriched to 90 percent. Georgian officials said Moscow did not cooperate, hindering tracing of the material origin. The suspect was named as Oleg Khinsagov of Vladikavkaz. Rosatom denied Russia blocked the probe.
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Washington
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Interfax
U.S
Associated Press
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Shota Utiashvili
Oleg Khinsagov
Vladikavkaz
North Ossetia
Chavez warns U S ambassador could be sent home over meddling
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez issued a warning that the U S ambassador could be declared persona non grata and expelled if meddling in Venezuela's affairs continues. He spoke after U S envoy William Brownfield urged a transparent, legally fair nationalization of CANTV with quick compensation to shareholders. Brownfield argued for fair price for Verizon's stake and timely regulatory approval amid tensions over the state takeover.
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Venezuela
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U.S
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Chavez
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CANTV
Brownfield
Washington
Latin America
Verizon Communications Inc
Verizon
America Movil
Telefonos de Mexico SA
Carlos Slim
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