Global unrest and Colombian reelection dominate world news
Tens of thousands of East Timorese flee violence as U N evacuates staff and peacekeepers assess needs to quell city unrest amid talk of government collapse. In the Middle East, Israeli forces strike Lebanese targets after cross border fire as Hezbollah fights back, while Colombia re elects President Alvaro Uribe with a strong majority and a safe margin. Former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is moved to long term care as his condition remains critical.
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Sheba
Pope Benedict at Auschwitz Seeks Meaning of Silence
Pope Benedict XVI visited Auschwitz Birkenau in Poland as a German pope and asked why God remained silent during the Holocaust. He walked the memorial row, prayed under rain and a rainbow, spoke of God’s silence, and recalled past Nazi crimes. He noted Shoah’s impact and recalled his wartime youth and later capture.
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Tribal chief Osama al Jadaan killed amid Iraqi war with al Qaeda
Sunni tribal leader Osama al Jadaan, who aided U.S. efforts against al Qaeda in western Iraq, was ambushed in Baghdad’s Mansour district. His driver and bodyguard also died. The Karabila chief helped form the Desert Protectors to aid security forces and had claimed hundreds of foreign fighters were captured. The attack occurred as U.S. and Iraqi forces push Operation Tribal Chivalry to seal borders with Syria, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia.
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Villagers blame black magic for bird flu deaths in Indonesia
In KuBu Sembelang villagers blame black magic for a bird flu cluster while health experts note possible limited human transmission. Six of seven infected family members died. WHO uses the case to study early communication and education challenges.
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North Sumatra
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