Queen honors spread across arts and charity on birthday list
Sir Roger Moore receives knighthood for UNICEF work while Dame Helen Mirren and Dame Jane Goodall join a broad slate of honorees. Sting gains a CBE, Lilian Thompson and Jamie Oliver receive honors, and Dave Gilmour is made a CBE amid a wide government guided selection.
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James Bond
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Honours List Draws Knights and Dames for 1917 Legacy
Queen Elizabeth II and the British government complete a new round of honors naming knights dames and other honorees. The Order of the British Empire established in 1917 by King George V recognizes civilians for notable good deeds.
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U.S. Vietnam Plan First Joint Talks on Missing Soldiers
The United States, Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos will meet in Bangkok in October to discuss locating and repatriating missing soldiers from the Vietnam War. About 1,850 Americans remain unaccounted for, with up to 300,000 Vietnamese soldiers unaccounted for according to Hanoi.
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Japan clears bill to send troops to Iraq
Prime Minister Koizumi's Cabinet approved a bill to dispatch Japanese troops to Iraq for reconstruction. Parliament will debate a peacekeeping mission with no weapons disposal clauses. Critics fear constitutional limits and possible combat involvement. Ishiba promises discretion for safety.
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Junichiro Koizumi
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Shigeru Ishiba
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