Mexico court poised to declare Calderon president elect
The Federal Electoral Tribunal faces a Tuesday ruling that Calderon is president elect amid a tight 240,000 vote lead over Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador. The seven magistrates will issue a final count. a ruling to annul the election is not expected and cannot be appealed.
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Sri Lanka Army Seizes Sampur Rebel Enclave in East
Government troops backed by artillery and airpower claim capture of Sampur in the east, the first major territorial shift since the cease-fire four years ago. Tamil rebel commander Elilan disputes the claim as fighting continues.
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Sampur
Western gunman targets tourists at Amman Roman ruins
A gunman opened fire near Amman's Roman amphitheater killing a 30-year-old British man and wounding six others including two British women, a Dutch man, an Australian woman, a New Zealand woman, and a Jordanian tourist police officer. Bystand ers helped capture the attacker, a 38-year-old Jordanian of Palestinian origin from Rusaifa. Investigations label the act as a terrorist incident with possible links to Islamist militants. Local officials condemned the attack and pledged security reassessment.
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al Qaida
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Jaourah
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Zagra
Eid al-Fayez
Mohammad Jawad Ali
Allahu Akbar
Margaret Beckett
Al-Fayez
New Zealand
Sudan Gives AU 7 Day Ultimatum Over Darfur Peacekeeping
Sudan demands the African Union force accept Arab League and Sudanese funding or leave Darfur within a week. The move intensifies the standoff with the United Nations over plans to deploy a beefed up 20 000 strong peacekeeping mission amid escalating violence and looming aid crises.
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African Union
U.N
Darfur
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Security Council
Ali Ahmed Kerti
Arab League
U.N. to seek release of Israeli soldiers in mediation plan
U N chief Kofi Annan said he would appoint a mediator to work with Israel and Hezbollah to resolve the exchange for the two abducted Israeli soldiers. The move aims to support the Aug 14 cease fire and deter a renewed war as Jackson urged proof of the soldiers' safety. Qatar offered 200 to 300 troops for a U N peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon, while Pakistan considered a similar pledge.
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Europe
Airbus A380 passenger test flight lands with 474 aboard
Airbus conducted a seven hour test flight from Toulouse to Paris with 474 employees onboard to evaluate cabin environment and systems. The company aims to deliver the first finished A380 to Singapore Airlines by year end, despite production bottlenecks that may delay later deliveries. Top executives faced changes after costly delays, including the ouster of CEO Gustav Humbert and Airbus Chief Operating Officer Charles Champion, with Mario Heinen named head of the A380 program.
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Charles Champion
Christian Streiff
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