China general warns of nuclear response over Taiwan
Beijing kept saying the comment by Maj. Gen. Zhu Chenghu was his personal view while reaffirming China will not permit Taiwan independence. The U S State Department called Zhu's remarks highly irresponsible and sought assurance they do not reflect official policy. Zhu warned China would use nuclear weapons if the United States attacked within its missile defense zone.
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Beijing
China
United States
Taiwan
U.S. State Department
Zhu Chenghu
National Defense University
Zhu
Hong Kong
Taliban ally of Karzai killed in southern Afghanistan
Agha Jan, a pro government tribal leader from Zabul, was kidnapped with relatives and found dead Friday after being held Thursday. Police say he opposed the Taliban and supported Karzai. his kin were released unharmed. In Turkey, a bus bombing near Kusadasi killed four, with three foreign tourists among the dead and several others injured. A Kurdish rebel link is suspected, though no claim of responsibility yet.
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Kabul
Afghanistan
Hamid Karzai
Agha Jan
Zabul
Gul Habib Jan
Ankara
Turkey
Aegean Sea
NTV
Ali Baris
Kusadasi
Aegean
Baris
Kusadasi State Hospital
Izmir
Gaza pullout heightens risk as raids widen across West Bank
Israeli troops arrested over 30 Palestinians in West Bank raids as Egyptian officials prepared to travel to the Gaza Strip for talks. Palestinian militants in Gaza fired rockets into Israel with no injuries reported. Defense Minister Mofaz ordered planning for a possible northern Gaza ground operation, while PM Qurei warned of a dangerous buffer zone ahead of Israel’s planned pullout.
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Jerusalem
West Bank
Gaza Strip
Mideast
Gaza
Sderot
Shaul Mofaz
Ahmed Qurein
Israel
Pakistani authorities question school officials over London bomber link
Intelligence agents searched a Jamia Manzoorul Islam seminary in Lahore and visited two Faisalabad mosques showing photos of Shahzad Tanweer. They questioned students and staff about the UK attack suspect while officials denied arrests in Pakistan. No link confirmed between the madrassa and Tanweer.
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Islamabad
Pakistan
London
Shahzad Tanweer
Interior Ministry
Faisalabad
Associated Press
Jamia Manzoorul Islam
Lahore
Tanweer
Asad Farooq
Farooq
Amir Zulfikar
Javed Iqbal Cheema
Sajjad Ahmed
Nazir Ahmed
Masjid Ibrahimi
Masjid Abu Huraira
Emily Hammers Jamaica as Category Four Storm Approaches
Emily, a Category 4 hurricane with 155 mph winds, neared Jamaica on Saturday threatening heavy rain and landslides while residents evacuated flood prone areas. Mexican officials prepared evacuations along the Caribbean coast as Cancun and Cozumel braced for the storm on its path toward the Yucatan and Gulf of Mexico.
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Bull Bay
Jamaica
Grand Cayman Island
Yucatan Peninsula
Gulf of Mexico
Texas
Nadene Newsome
Emergency Management Office
Port Royal
Kingston
Dennis
Emily
Franklin
Gordon Murphy
National Hurricane Center
Caribbean
Cancun
Cozumel
Isla Las Mujeres
Vicente Fox
Becky Hart
Madera
Calif
Grand Cayman
Jack Beven
Biochemist questioned about London blasts
Egypt questioned biochemist el-Nashar over the London bombings as authoritiesprobe possible links to Pakistan based al Qaida cells. Police weigh the Pakistan connection while Blair warns of an evil ideology and the need to confront the threat.
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Leeds
England
Egypt
London
Metropolitan Police
Ian Blair
al-Qaida
British Broadcasting Corp
Blair
Pakistan
Shahzad Tanweer
Mohammed Sidique Khan
Hasid Hussain
Tony Blair
Sapandi Ldaenie Eile
Interior Ministry
el-Nashar
North Carolina State University
Leeds University
Cairo
Mohammed
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John F. Barrard
University of Texas Medical Branch
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Middletown Regional Hospital
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