NATO poised to approve Greek request for Olympic security help
NATO ambassadors signaled support for Greece's request to bolster counterterrorism at the Athens Games. US officials say 400 special forces troops are pledged, and basing details and command arrangements remain to be worked out. Greece insists foreign troops will not deploy inside the country, with Greek forces providing athlete protection.
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Belgium
NATO
Alliance
Athens
Greece
U.S
Nicholas Burns
Condi
US S
Washington
United States
Associated Press
Giorgos Voulgarakis
Voulgarakis
Australia
James Jones
Europe
Petros Doukas
Israel
High speed train derails killing thirty in Turkey
A high speed train derailed near Pamukova in Sakarya province killing about 30 and injuring 30 as four to five cars smashed. death toll could reach 70. The Istanbul to Ankara train may have caused a mass casualty scene with soldiers aiding victims.
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Ankara
Turkey
Pamukova
Sakarya
Istanbul
Suat Cimen
Bilcik
Ayhan Cevik
Oguz Dizer
Dizer
NTV
Amnesty fails to draw top militants in Saudi amnesty
In a month long amnesty, Saudi Arabia's offer to turn in militants failed to attract the hardcore fighters linked to the killings of Saudis and foreigners since May 2003. Officials say they will continue the hunt for those at large while noting gains from those who surrendered or were killed in recent raids.
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Iraq
Ramadi
1St Brigade
U.S
TV. Johnson
Baghdad
Zayouna
Abdel Karim
Kirkuk
Aslan Mohammed Rashim
Amer Mohammed Amin
Iraqi National Guard
Rashim
George W. Casey
U.S. 1St Infantry Division
Beirut
Lebanon
Fahd
Saleh Mohammed al-Roofi
al-Qaida
Saudi Arabia
Issa Saad Mohammed bin Oushan
Diana fountain shut off after three injured
Officials shut off the memorial fountain in Hyde Park after three people, including a child, slipped on stone steps of the granite structure. Royal Parks spokesman Theo Moore said the water flow is off until safety is ensured and a full investigation has begun.
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London
Diana
Hyde Park
Royal Parks
Theo Moore
Moore
Shiite newspaper seeks to be 'voice of the people'
In Baghdad the al Hawza weekly reopens after about 30 months under interim PM Iyad Allawi's order, aiming to be the voice of the Iraqi people. Editor Ali al Yasseri defends coverage as truthful, while US officials accuse the paper of inciting anti coalition sentiment.
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KGL
Iraq
America
Tilak Raj Jarib Das
Kuwait
Rana Abu-Zaineh
Philippines
Angelo Dela Cruz
U.S
Egypt
Kenya
India
Iyad Allawi
Baghdad
Ali al- Yasseri
al-Hawza
al- Hawza
Muqtada al-Sadr
al-Yasseri
Associated Press
Sadrist Movement
al-Sadr
Voice of the People
L. Paul Bremer
Iskandariyah
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Taha Abdullah
Ivaylo Kepov
Mosul
Bulgarian Foreign Ministry
Georgi Lazov
Abu Musab al-Zarqawi
Al-Jazeera
Lazov
Kuwait & Gulf Link Transport Co
New Delhi
Magad Abdel Fattah
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Al-Jurani Associated Press
Basra
Diana Fountain
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