Uzbekistan says al Qaida linked group pose no threat
Foreign Minister Sadyk Safayev said remnants of the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan no longer threaten Uzbekistan after being decimated by the U S led campaign in Afghanistan. He asserted the IMU backbone and the Taliban were broken and that any remnants are not a serious danger.
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Tashkent
Uzbekistan
Sadyk Safayev
Islamic Movement of
Afghanistan
IMU
Taliban
Safayev
Osama bin Laden
Islam Karimov
Madrid identifies leader among five killed in attack blast
Spain reports that five suspects died in a Leganes apartment blast tied to the Madrid bombings. Among the dead is Tunisian Fakher, said to be leader of the operation. 15 suspects were in custody, with 11 Moroccans among them.
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Madrid
Spain
Angel Acedes
Interior Ministry
Sarhane Ben Abdelmajid Fakher
Leganes
Acebes
Acedes
Nators
Fakhet
Abdennabi Kounjaa
Asri Rifaat Anouar
Jamal Ahmidan
German High Speed Train Struck Slabs on Tracks Near Dortmund
A 200 passenger InterCity-Express hit six 38 pound metal slabs attached to tracks between Kamen and Nordboegge on a Cologne Berlin line. The driver braked, pulling the train to a halt after dragging the slabs about 400 yards at 56 mph. No injuries were reported.
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Dortmund
Germany
Kamen
Nordboegge
Cologne
Berlin
Henner Kruse
Sharon faces hardline ministers over Gaza West Bank pullout plan
In Jerusalem Prime Minister Ariel Sharon clashed with hardline cabinet members opposing his plan to withdraw from Gaza and parts of the West Bank. He says pullout could begin next year, with Gaza fully evacuated and limited West Bank removals. Palestinians call the move a ruse and demand coordination with the US road map. Sharon heads to Washington for Bush endorsement.
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Sharon
Israel
Gaza
West Bank
Washington
Bush
Missing Bach Wedding Cantata fragment found in Japan
A partial score from Bach's 1728 Wedding Cantata BWV 216 was found among Chieko Hara's possessions in Tokyo. Professor Tadashi Isoyama notes the soprano and alto parts likely date from the original performance and may help reconstruct the work.
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Japan
Tokyo
Johann Sebastian Bach
Chieko Hara
Tadashi Isoyama
Kunitachi College of Music
Bach
Isoyama
Felix Mendelssohn
Tatas
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