Kenya fails to convict in al Qaida linked attacks
Prosecutions of three terrorism cases in Kenya end in acquittals after two years and many witnesses. Officials cite lack of specialized training and rising U S aid reform emphasis as leaders stress governance. Other topics cover aid effectiveness and global issues at UN and G8 meetings. Also includes a missing Boy Scout in Yellowstone and breast milk programs for preemies.
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al-Qaida
U.S
Philip Kichana
International Commission of Jurists
Associated Press
Jarmeca Benjamin
Rush University Medical Center
Chicago
Wildfire Triggers 1000 Plus Evacuations In Utah
A fast moving wildfire near New Harmony in southwestern Utah forced more than 1,000 residents to evacuate. By Monday night winds eased though the order stayed in place and several homes remained threatened. The fire had charred about 10,000 acres along eight miles of Interstate 15 and was about 30 percent contained.
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New Harmony
Utah
Bureau of Land Management
David Boyd
National Interagency Fire Center
Interstate 15
Las Vegas
Salt Lake City
Iraq faces ongoing turmoil a year after sovereignty transfer
U S military plans to expand prisons in Iraq to hold up to 16 000 detainees as insurgency persists. Three soldiers killed in northern Baghdad area and in capital. Abu Ghraib Camp Bucca and Camp Cropper populations rise from 5 435 to 10 002 with 400 non Iraqis among inmates. Car bombings, 484 incidents since handover, kill 2 221 and wound 5 574. Election of National Assembly noted as limited progress.
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U.S
Baghdad
Mishahda
Mohammed Naji
Associated Press Television News
Abu Ghraib
Camp Bucca
Camp Cropper
Guy Rudisill
Rudisill
Cropper
National Assembly
Brookings Institution
Pakistan woman challenges acquittals in gang rape case
Mukhtar Mai, 36, travels from Meerwala to Islamabad to urge the Supreme Court to reinstate passing penalties against five men. The case, stemming from a June 2002 tribal punishment, has drawn global attention as activists accuse authorities of silence and political pressure.
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Pakistan
Supreme Court
Mukhtar Mai
Pervez Musharraf
United States
Washington
Mai
Meerwala
Abuses alleged in Halliburton contracts
A top Army Corps official testified that Halliburton won no bid Iraq work due to Defense Department influence. Bunnatine Greenhouse said the Office of the Secretary of Defense controlled the RIO contract. Democrats released a report finding overcharges exceeding $1 billion and $422 million billed without adequate documentation, far surpassing earlier estimates.
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Halliburton Co
Iraq
Secretary of Defense
Bunnatine Greenhouse
Corps of Engineers
Congress
Texas Air Services Company
Defense Department
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