Afghan president orders release of defamation editors
Two journalists from Aftab, chief editor Sayed Mahdawi and Iranian deputy Ali Riza Payam, were freed after a week in prison on June 17 amid defamation of Islam charges. President Hamid Karzai said they will face trial while stressing that free press does not attack religious beliefs. He defended criticism of him or the government but warned against attacking religion.
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Hamid Karzai
Aftab
Afghanistan
Sayed Mahdawi
Ali Riza Payam
Karzai
Army to kill 15000 kangaroos near Puckapunyal base
The Australian army won approval to shoot up to 15,000 kangaroos at the 104000‑acre Puckapunyal training ground north of Melbourne to prevent overgrazing at a southeastern base. Brigadier Mike Hannan cited environmental damage and habitat protection as the plan’s aim while activists argued fencing, not quotas, drives the issue.
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Defense Department
Puckapunyal
Melbourne
Mike Hannan
Animal Liberation Australia
Rheya Linden
Victoria
Sentence upheld for Holocaust denial editor in Lyon
An appeals court in Lyon upheld a six month prison sentence for editor Jean Plantin who published works challenging aspects of the Holocaust. Plantin’s suspension was revoked after prosecutors argued he continued publishing similar material.
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Lyon
Jean Plantin
Plantin
Troops kill militants in Yemen mountain hide-out
Yemeni troops attacked an Islamic militant group’s mountain hide-out near Harat, killing at least six militants and capturing 11 after surrender talks collapsed. The Aden-Abyan Islamic Army, linked to al Qaida, fled there following a weekend attack on a military convoy injuring seven soldiers.
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Harat
Aden-Abyan
Fighting rages as Liberian capital braces for endgame
Shells hit Monrovia as rebels push toward the city in a renewed bid to oust President Charles Taylor. Hundreds wounded and thousands trapped in refugee camps. U S Embassy shelters Liberians as fighting shatters a week-old truce. Taylor vows to fight on from the capital amid reports of cholera, starvation, and a humanitarian crisis.
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Liberia
Charles Taylor
Taylor
U.S
Ning
Saah Kolli
John F. Kennedy
Medecins Sans Frontiers
U.N
West Africa
Putin seeks past Iraq clash during British tour in Edinburgh
Russian President Vladimir Putin addressed Scottish academics and business leaders in Edinburgh urging UN backed consultations to rebuild Iraq and move beyond Iraq War disagreements. He highlighted Russia’s close ties with Britain and the United States and planned talks with Tony Blair.
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Scotland
Vladimir Putin
Russia
United Nations
Putin
Britain
Iraq
Signet Library
Prince Andrew
Royal Palace
United States
Lyudmila
Putins
Buckingham Palace
Tony Blair
London
Haitian police chief seeks refuge in United States
Former Haiti police chief Jean-Robert Faveur, who resigned and fled four days earlier, said in a Radio Kiskeya interview that he was in the United States. He criticized Aristide's government and said democracy in Haiti is an utopia while alleging political interference in police promotions transfers and signing authority. Opposition questions credible elections as reform demands rise ahead of a nine member election board plan.
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Haiti
United States
Jean- Bertrand Aristide
Radio Kiskeya
Jean-Robert Faveur
Faveur
Aristide
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