Global Protests in Egypt as Police Break Up Demonstrations
Thousands of riot police beat pro democracy activists in Cairo chasing and dragging protesters in a hardline show of zero tolerance toward reform. The State Department voiced deep concern and planned to raise the issue with Egypt as judges who exposed election fraud face disciplinary hearings. In Canada, a wild bear pairing confirmed by DNA marks the first documented grizzly polar hybrid in the wild. Territorial officials seized the carcass while experts call it possible due to overlapping habitats. Turkey pulls out of a Canadian military exercise amid disputes over Armenian genocide disputes with France and Canada. The move signals rising tension with allied nations over genocide recognition debates and wartime casualties.
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Montreal teen dies from asthma not kiss conclusion
Coroner Michael Miron ruled Christina Desforges, 15, died from cerebral anoxia due to a severe asthma attack, not a peanut allergy from a kiss. The girl collapsed after breathing difficulties at a party with smokers, was hospitalized, and remained on life support for nine days.
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Canadian boy with Treacher Collins sings for pope
A 9-year-old Canadian boy Jeremy Gabriel born with Treacher Collins syndrome sang for Pope Benedict XVI during a Vatican audience with Canadian bishops. He said he was very nervous after his family faced traffic delays. He has previously performed with Celine Dion in Las Vegas.
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Britain miss chances to thwart transit attacks
Britain’s intelligence agencies missed opportunities to stop the July 7 transit bombings as leads on Khan and Tanweer were not pursued. The reports cited funding and staffing gaps after 9/11, found no culpable failures, but noted missed opportunities to investigate the two bombers and possible al Qaida links.
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Iraq
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Home Office
Sunnis Rescued After Kidnapping Near Baghdad by Militiamen
Iraqi and U S forces freed seven Sunni Arab men seized by suspected Shiite militiamen in two villages near Khan Bani Saad, 25 miles northeast of Baghdad. Gunmen attacked, abducting ten. three remain missing as sectarian violence looms.
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Marines Die After Tank Drops Into Canal Near Karmah
Four U S Marines died in Iraq when their tank rolled from a bridge into a canal near Karmah about 50 miles west of Baghdad. The incident, not judged hostile, occurred as insurgent activity and sectarian tensions rise in Diyala. At least one kidnapper was killed and another wounded during the day, with more than 30 suspects taken into custody amid police efforts to identify them.
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Indicted Korean scientist Hwang Woo suk faces fraud charges
South Korea prosecutors indicted cloning researcher Hwang Woo suk and five team members on fraud and bioethics law violations tied to faked stem cell data. Hwang once praised as a stem cell pioneer, now linked to two retracted Science papers and a probe into $2.6 million in government funds plus $6.4 million in private donations. Health Ministry stripped his research license, ending cloning work.
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