Foreign diplomats guarded after al Qaida killings in Baghdad
In Baghdad the U S military weighs protective steps for foreign diplomats after al Qaida in Iraq claimed the killings of two Algerian envoys Ali Belaroussi and Azzedine Belkadi near the Mansour embassy. The events follow threats tied to Iraq's crackdown on extremists and U S ties.
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Ugandan vote tests multiparty system after ban
Ugandans voted on a proposed return to multiparty politics after 19 years under Museveni who claimed parties fueled tribal strife. Electoral Commission official Sam Rwakoojo said counting started as 17,000 polls closed and provisional results would be released.
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IRA calls for disarmament and peace in Northern Ireland
The IRA agrees to disarm ending its 35 year threat, praised by Tony Blair as a step of unparalleled magnitude. Leaders in Ireland and the U S hail the move as historic, while critics warn some weapons and a criminal empire may remain. Sinn Fein leaders say the time has come to engage and move beyond war. The IRA says its members were told to dump arms amid mounting international pressure after major incidents including a 50 million dollar bank robbery and a fatal stabbing in Belfast.
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London battles rising terror threat as arrests surge
Metropolitan Police chief Sir Ian Blair warned of ongoing sleeper cells and race against time as thousands of officers flood London transit hubs. The force called it the largest investigation since World War II, with 20 suspects in custody, a captured bomber questioned, and nine men arrested in Tooting under the Terrorism Act.
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Police detain 25 in Egypt Sharm el-Sheik terror probe
Egyptian police widened the Sharm el-Sheik attack investigation detaining at least 25 men in the surrounding desert mountains and seeking a green pickup truck linked to some attackers. Bedouin guides aided the search as authorities fear a new militant wave. One detainee is an Egyptian bureaucrat from a Sharm government office.
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U S envoy holds longest talks with North Korea in years
In Beijing, U S Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Hill met North Korea’s counterpart for the longest session of six nation talks yet. Officials said no breakthrough is expected but aim to draft an agreed principles document signaling progress.
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