Palestinians blast Hamas for leaving talks
Palestinian officials condemned Hamas decision to quit cease-fire talks, warning the stance could wreck the U.S.-backed peace process. Hamas and Islamic Jihad officials reaffirmed opposition to halting attacks and continuing occupation resistance. Israel tightened the West Bank closure amid security alerts.
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Three Palestinians die in Gaza border gunfight at Erez crossing
Three Palestinian gunmen attacked an Israeli army post near the Gaza Strip and were killed by troops. Israeli casualties were not disclosed. Israeli radio said the assailants entered the industrial zone at the Erez border crossing under heavy mist and opened fire on troops and civilians in the compound.
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Jerusalem
Gaza Strip
Erez
New Hampshire Episcopalians elect first openly gay bishop
The Reverend V Gene Robinson, 56, was chosen to be bishop by New Hampshire clergy and lay Episcopalians over three rivals. The vote now awaits confirmation at the General Convention with potential international impact amid Anglican tensions.
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N.H
New Hampshire
Episcopal Church
United States
Anglican Communion
Robinson
Episcopal News Service
Otis Charles
Utah
Mark Andrew
Weare
Douglas Therner
Concord
Hays Junkin
Therner
Church of England
David Jones
St. Paul’s
Jones
New Hampshire Episcopalians
Douglas Theuner
V. Gene Robinson
IAEA inspectors arrive as Iran denies nuclear breach
Iran denies breaching the nuclear nonproliferation pact and says allegations are unfounded as an IAEA team arrives in Tehran to inspect controversial atomic activities. Khalil Mousavi says Tehran remains committed while the IAEA report cites unkept safeguards. Washington accuses Iran of seeking a bomb.
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Atomic Enemgy Organization of Iran
Khalil Mousavi
International Atomic Energy Agency
Vienna
Washington
Tehran
IAEA
Prairie dog mystery illness tied to monkeypox spread
A virus linked to smallpox may explain a disease spreading from prairie dogs to people in the upper Midwest. CDC official Dr. James Hughes said Chicago area pet distributor prairie dogs appear infected with monkeypox, a less deadly relative of smallpox. Death rates vary, and while spread was mainly rodent-to-human in Africa, person-to-person transmission isn’t ruled out.
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Western Hemisphere
Upper Midwest
James Hughes
National Center For Infectious Diseases
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
Chicago
Hughes
Africa
Ferry sinks in Guizhou with 57 students aboard
Rescue teams scoured the Qingshui River after a ferry carrying 57 middle school students sank in rapids. Two crew members and all but 13 students were saved, with Nong, a Jianhe county official, confirming the missing count by phone.
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China
Qingshui River
Guizhou
Xinhua
Jianhe
Nong
UN nuclear team inspects Tuwaitha plant in Iraq
A first IAEA inspection of Tuwaitha, Iraq's main nuclear facility, occurs under heavy U.S. oversight. The battleground site shows looting, damaged buildings, and missing uranium barrels as U.N. experts and American troops assess postwar destruction and safety concerns.
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Iraq
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U.N. Nuclear Agency
Tuwaitha
International Atomic Energy Agency
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U.S
IAEA
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Mickey Freeland
Associated Press
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