Would-be bomber ambush threatens Mideast peace
Palestinian gunmen opened fire on an Israeli vehicle on the Gaza to Israel main road, killing a husband and wife and wounding four others. A would-be bomber captured near Tel Aviv, named Jihad Shahada, linked to Al Aqsa, planned to blow himself up. Rice visited post trip to bolster a fragile truce as Abbas faced pressure to curb militants.
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Japanese quake injures 16 across Chiba near Tokyo
An earthquake of preliminary magnitude 5.7 struck eastern Japan late Saturday afternoon. It rattled buildings in Tokyo and disrupted flights and rail services with no tsunami danger. About 16 people were injured, several by a falling sign at a supermarket. The quake occurred 55 miles underground in Chiba prefecture.
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Dissidents Released as About Fifteen Remain Detained in Cuba
Cuban authorities freed opposition leader Martha Beatriz Roque and about 10 other dissidents early Saturday while at least 15 others who tried to join a call for political prisoners’ freedom were still held. Roque, 59, led a coalition and was en route to the French Embassy when police stopped her car. fellow dissidents Rene Gomez and Felix Bonne were also detained.
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Iran Nobel laureate condemns teen hangings in Iran
Nobel Peace laureate Shirin Ebadi condemned the July 19 public hangings in Mashhad of Mahmoud Asgari aged 16 and Ayaz Marhoni aged 18, accused of raping younger boys. Ebadi urged sharper action and noted Iran’s child rights obligations. Her Center for the Protection of Human Rights pledges to intensify the fight against executions.
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