Albania welcomes Bush with hero’s reception in Tirana
President Bush, first U S leader to visit Albania, receives a rapturous welcome as he criticizes Russia over Kosovo independence and urges quicker action. Albanian Prime Minister Berisha hails him as the greatest guest, while Bush pledges support for NATO membership but calls for reforms and action against corruption and crime.
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Sri Lankan Tamils expelled. government takes responsibility
Prime Minister Ratnasiri Wickramanayake said Sri Lanka would assume full responsibility for expelling 376 Tamils from Colombo, condemning the action and promising it will not recur as rights groups and donors criticized the move amid a long ethnic conflict. Sarkozy leads in French parliamentary first round with 39.6 percent for the UMP, setting up a runoff and a right-leaning parliament. turnout under 61 percent cited as lack of suspense.
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Infighting flares in Gaza targets Haniyeh house
Rival Palestinian forces clashed in Gaza on Sunday with militants killed after being thrown from a high rise. Gunmen fired at Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh's house in the Shati refugee camp. no immediate casualties reported. In a grisly turn, Hamas militants abducted and threw a Fatah linked officer from a 15 story building, killing Mohammed Sweirki, 25, of the Presidential Guard.
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Iraqi car bomb destroys highway bridge near Mahmoudiya
A vehicle bomb exploded beside a support pillar on the north south expressway six miles east of Mahmoudiya, killing or injuring soldiers and civilians. Armor Group International personnel joined a U.S. Army quick reaction force to rescue trapped men as armored vehicles provided cover fire in the hot 100 degree day.
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Afghan president survives rocket attack during elder talks
President Hamid Karzai escaped a rocket strike by Taliban militants while addressing elders in Ghazni province. No injuries reported as security ferried him to Kabul by helicopter. The attack underscored rising Taliban danger amid ongoing Afghan violence, with 66 more deaths recorded elsewhere that day.
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Jailing Debtors in Dubai Mirrors 18th Century Practice
Hussein Ali Mubarak sits in Dubai Central Prison for defaulting on bank loans. In a city of rapid wealth, over 1,200 inmates, about 40 percent of the jail population, are debtors jailed for unpaid loans. Dubai lacks a bankruptcy framework and central credit checks, leading to loans with minimal collateral. Mubarak’s case, involving three loans and a $44,700 debt, shows how debtors remain jailed until relatives or charities pay. Police say 60 percent of officers pursue deadbeats, blaming banks for easy credit and consumerism.
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