Earthquake off Sumatra precedes wider Indian Ocean tremor
A magnitude 6 quake struck off northern Sumatra near Banda Aceh with no reported damage or injuries. Earlier, Nias island was hit by two quakes of magnitudes 5 and 5.2. Indonesian authorities noted panic but no injuries, as the region remains wary after the 2004 tsunami that killed over 176,000 across 11 countries.
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Protests escalate as Mubarak reform rally clashes erupt
Pro-Mubarak supporters and police beat anti government demonstrators at a Saturday protest against Hosni Mubarak seeking a fifth term. Violence on Cairo streets included baton blows and kicks as activists lay on the ground, while elsewhere in the region officials discuss calm during Gaza withdrawal. The report also covers Ugandan multiparty referendum results and Colombian paramilitary demobilization with plans for political party formation.
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Bogota
Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia
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Norte del Valle Cartel
Global reach of terror hinted by July attacks and Rome arrest
A London bomb attempt failed and Osman Hussain fled across Europe before being captured in Rome. Italian police traced him via a relative’s phone as inquiries expand with raids across Italy. Officials note links to broader al Qaida networks and warn of diversified, transnational extremism feeding future attacks.
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Pisanu Sai
Britain
Alex Standish
Jane’s Intelligence Digest
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Somalibora Osman Hussain
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Mumbai residents press for cleanup after floods
Bombay residents and hundreds of demonstrators blocked traffic for hours to demand restoration of drinking water and electricity and removal of rotting animal carcasses after this week’s monsoon rains. Official death toll in Bombay and Maharashtra rises to 853 with fears of more bodies in remote areas. authorities prepare relief and disease prevention measures.
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Hafeez Irani
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