Iraq to take control of armed forces command ceremony
Iraq moves to assume command of its armed forces today as the prime minister gains direct control of the military and the government signals a step toward independence. Across the country violence persists with dozens killed in car bombs mortar strikes and drive by shootings.
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Armed Forces Command
Bacupao
U.S
William Caldwell
Caldwell
Diwaniyah
Irwin family shuns state funeral for Crocodile Hunter
Steve Irwin 44 died after a stingray barb pierced his chest while filming off the Great Barrier Reef. His father Bob Irwin 66 says his son would not have wanted a state funeral and notes the private Outback ceremony or a Brisbane stadium tribute as possibilities.
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Steve Irwin
Bob Irwin
Outback
Brisbane
Great Barrier Reef
Australia Zoo
Calderon vows poverty focus after Mexico vote
President-elect Felipe Calderon pledged to place poverty at the top of his agenda after election officials declared him winner. He said urgent action is needed to help millions in poverty and emphasized jobs and crime fighting over Amlo’s public works approach, praising free markets but promising investor security.
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Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador
Mexico
Felipe Calderon
Calderon
Lopez Obrador
Israel to lift blockade of Lebanon amid cease-fire force
Israel announced it would end its air and maritime blockade of Lebanon to allow an international force to deploy under a cease-fire that ended the 34 day war. The move follows assurances from Rice and Annan that international troops would patrol ports and coasts and help enforce an arms embargo.
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Lebanon
U.S
Condoleezza Rice
U.N
Kofi Annan
Ehud Olmert
Hezbollah
Mark Regev
Foreign Ministry
Annan
Mediterranean Sea
Ahmed Fatfat
Middle East
Fatfat
Beirut
Amman
Jordan
Turkey
Syria
Marwan Iskander
Pakistan and Afghanistan vow to fight common enemy
In Kabul, President Musharraf defends a day old peace pact with Taliban militants and pledges to counter shared threats with President Karzai. He warns he will act militarily if the Taliban breach the accord as Afghan forces and NATO battle insurgents in North Waziristan border area. Karzai calls the talks constructive and the visit signals a shift from sharp exchanges.
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Kabul
Taliban
Hamid Karzai
Pervez Musharraf
NATO
Karzai
North
Waziristan
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