Bombings toll drops as Mumbai deaths rise to 182
Across the world officials updated the Bombay train bombings toll to 182 dead with 842 injured. 286 remain hospitalized after some fatalities were counted twice by agencies. In Venezuela the opposition plans a winner take all primary Aug 13 to unite against Chavez. Bilis the tropical storm in China killed at least 115 and forced mass evacuations.
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Sanjay Joshi
Maharashtra
Hugo Chavez
Venezuela
Chavez
Manuel Rosales
Zulia
Julio Borges
Bilis
China
Fujian
Xinhua
Beijing
Guangzhou
U.S. vows continued anti-Taliban blitz in Afghanistan
The U.S.-led coalition pledges to press Operation Mountain Thrust in southern Afghanistan until authorities seize insurgent control. Over 10,000 troops roam Helmand’s mountains deserts and opium fields. more than 70 Taliban killed in 24 hours as Karzai criticizes civilian casualties.
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Civil resistance urged in bid for Mexican recount
In Mexico City Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador rallied 300000 plus supporters urging civil resistance to press for a manual recount claiming fraud by rival Calderon. He warned of decisive days as court review looms and calls for peaceful demonstrations continue.
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Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador
Lopez Obrador
Mexico
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Juan Luis Hidalgo
U.S
Calderon
Manuel Camacho
Federal
Xochitl Luna
Eugenia Leal
Zocalo Plaza
Iran says Western incentives acceptable basis for talks
Iran on Sunday called the incentives offered by the West an acceptable basis for negotiations over its nuclear program. Foreign Ministry spokesman Hamid Reza Asefi urged Europe to pursue detailed talks, while Rice urged direct talks with the six-nation negotiators. The group warned of U.N. Security Council action if Iran stalls.
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Vicente Fox
National Action Party
Calderon
Lopez Obrador
European Union
Tehran
Iran
Condoleezza Rice
U.N. Security Council
Foreign Ministry
Hamid Reza Asefi
Europe
Asefi
St. Petersburg
Russia
Rice
Security Council
Germany
Congo hopeful Kashala courts peace with Harvard roots
Dr. Oscar Kashala a Harvard educated cancer researcher campaigns for Congo’s July elections amid clashes and government pressure. He argues Africa needs leaders with development skills over gun wielding guerrillas, citing his work building labs and training doctors. The rally drew over 15 000 as Kabila faces a crowded field in Africa’s wartime nation.
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Congo
Africa
Oscar Kashala
Cambridge
Mass
Kashala
Zaire
Harvard
Ellen Sirleaf Johnson
Presi
Kabila
Boston
Slaying and rape trials face exhumation hurdle
U S military officials fear religious objections to exhuming the body of Abeer al Janabi may complicate prosecutions of five soldiers and a former soldier accused of raping and murdering the teenager near Mahmoudiya on March 12. The case hinges on contested forensic evidence and coerced statements while Iraqi relatives resist exhumation citing Islamic law.
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Iraq
U.S
Paul E. Cortez
Spc
James P. Barker
Jesse V. Spielman
Bryan L. Howard
Steven D. Green
North Carolina
Green
Army
Anthony W. Uribe
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