Soldier killed in truck crash north of Haqi capital
A US soldier died in a truck accident near Tikrit, about 80 miles north of Baghdad, during operations in Iraq. Maj Neal O'Brien of the 1st Infantry Division confirmed the fatality while Defense Department tallies show 962 American service members have died since March 2003.
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Mexico City police hold as ransom plot erupts
Five federal officers including four FBI agents and a Baja California attorney are jailed on suspicion of extorting a businessman and demanding 18000 for his freedom. The case centers on allegations of illegal deprivation of liberty and abuse of authority.
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Suspect in human smuggling arrested in Mexicali
Agustin Chan Montoya, described as one of the traffickers most sought by the FBI, was arrested by Mexican authorities in Mexicali as he left his home. US and Mexican officials had tied him to smuggling Iranian and Iraqi migrants into the United States.
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Yemen official aided Cole bombing master mind in court letter
In a court reading, former interior minister Hussein Arab allegedly aided Abd al-Rahim al Nashiri, aka Al Harazi, by ordering security to grant safe passage for the supposed mastermind and three bodyguards during 2000. The letter, dated April to December 2000, implicates Yemen's security role in aiding terrorist activity.
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Hungary Socialists pick businessman as new PM
Ferenc Gyurcsany, a centrist reformer and head of manufacturing and real estate firms, won the Socialist party vote to become Hungary's next prime minister. He replaces Peter Medgyessy amid a fragile coalition with the Alliance of Free Democrats and faces parliament approval and EU reform pressures.
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Paris marks 60th anniversary of liberation
Paris honors liberation day with flags and veterans as President Jacques Chirac urges vigilance against hate. The ceremony at City Hall recalls Allied victory, De Gaulle’s 1944 declaration, and the Ritz’s Hemingway moment, amid memories of resistance and postwar rebuilding.
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