Mediation falters in Darfur as talks extend deadline
International mediators fail to persuade rebels in Sudan's Darfur to sign a peace proposal before a Tuesday deadline, with Deputy Secretary Robert Zoellick stating he will stay another day in Abuja. The deadline has been extended by 48 hours as envoys meet with rebel leaders and the Sudanese government amid a three year war and growing humanitarian concerns. In other news, an Armenian passenger plane crash off Russia's Black Sea coast kills all 112 aboard, and Mexico's president moves to legalize personal possession of several drugs, drawing both support and criticism.
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Three convicted in theft of Munch masterpieces
A Norwegian court convicted three men on four to eight year terms for providing or driving the getaway car in the Edvard Munch theft case. The court found no proof they were the masked robbers. six others were acquitted. The paintings remain unrecovered despite an international hunt and a $328,000 reward.
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U.S. raids kill 10 insurgents near Balad in Iraq
U S troops raided a suspected al Qaida hideout about 25 miles southwest of Balad killing 10 insurgents, three by suicide vests. The operation targeted Abu Musab al Zarqawi’s network as U S and Iraqi officials seek Sunni Arab defections to the political process. A soldier died in a separate roadside bombing near Baghdad. 2,407 U S military deaths since 2003. German hostages released. two Germans safe.
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Arrested al Qaeda strategist Nasar captured in Pakistan
Mustafa Setmarian Nasar, a top al-Qaida strategist with a $5 million bounty, was captured in Pakistan after a gunfight in Quetta. A Syrian Spanish national, 47, his arrest ends years of elusive moves across Sudan, Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Syria and Europe.
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Targeted sanctions on Iran eyed by US Britain and France
The US Britain and France push for sanctions if Iran defies demands to halt uranium enrichment while avoiding broad Iraq style embargoes. They seek limited restrictions on dual use trade travel bans and asset freezes targeting Iran's nuclear program.
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