Key al-Qaida member captured in Iraq
Iraqi security forces captured Jassim Hazan Hamadi al-Bazi also known as Abu Ahmed a reputed al-Qaida in Iraq member charged with building and selling cars used for death by action bombings He was arrested June 7 as part of an al-Qaida cell led by Hussayn Ibrahim outside Baghdad Balad hosted an electronic repair shop where remote controlled bombs were produced The capture comes amid ongoing violence blamed on al-Qaida linked groups that have killed over 1000 people since the government was formed in late April United Nations probes also said to reopen scrutiny into Kofi Annan over emails tied to a U N oil for food contract linked to his son Kojo The emails suggest lobbying that could challenge a prior finding of no sufficient evidence that Annan knew about the company Cotecna Inspections bidding for the contract The Associated Press obtained the emails Tuesday
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Police widen hunt for Natalee Holloway on Aruba beach
Aruba police and two FBI bloodhounds resume search near the Marriott Palm Beach for Natalee Holloway, an Alabama teen who vanished after a May 30 outing with three youths. Investigators cordon off areas by the Marriott as relatives await updates while clues from a previous day’s interviews surface.
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Bombings in Kirkuk kill at least 28 in bank district
In Kirkuk a man wearing a belt exploded outside Rafidiyan Bank as vendors and elderly waited for pension payments. The attack killed 23 and wounded nearly 100, marking the worst violence there since 2003. Across Iraq five soldiers died at a Kan an checkpoint and 24 ambush victims were moved to a Baghdad hospital. An American soldier died in a southern Baghdad bombing while two marines died Monday in Ramadi. The Ansar al Sunnah Army claimed the strikes and warned of more violence.
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Cholera fears rise as Kabul faces outbreak risk
In Kabul the Health Ministry reports 200 to 300 suspected cholera cases with eight to nine deaths warned by USAID program director Fred Hartman that over 2,000 cases have been recorded and the city of about 4 million could face an epidemic. Officials differ on counts and containment. Authorities have set up an emergency task force to ensure hospital readiness.
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