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United Nations reports near hundred casualties from Sudan air strike on southern Darfur villages outside Shangil Tobaya triggering mass displacement. Secretary General Kofi Annan expresses deep concern as AU observers cite almost 100 dead or wounded.
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Darfur
United Nations
Shangil Tobaya
Radhia Achouri
Khartoum
U.N
Kofi Annan
Fred Eckhard
New York
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Israel halts Gaza raids moves toward West Bank truce
Israel orders troops to stop Gaza raids without approval and shift focus to West Bank militants as Palestinian police deploy in Gaza. Hamas victory in Gaza municipal elections deepens tensions while planned Israeli Palestinian talks foresee troop pullback and a summit. Erekat calls for a full halt to violence.
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Yaalon
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Rebel capture in Venezuela sparks regional diplomatic rift
In Caracas a Colombian rebel capture provoked a diplomatic crisis with Colombia and drew in the United States. Venezuelan General Melvin Lopez Hidalgo accused Washington of aiming to undermine his government while warning of civilian mobilization near the Colombia border to defend against a nontraditional war. The dispute traces to Rodrigo Granda's cafe exit, Colombian acknowledgment of bounty payments, and U.S. oil interests amid tensions with Chavez's government.
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Rodrigo Granda
Jorge Uribe
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