Iraqi patience frays with U.S. crackdown
In Baghdad and northern Iraq, U.S. raids detain more than 400 people amid a crackdown on insurgents. Insurgents widen tactics by firing on government offices in Fallujah and Khaldiyah, while tribal leaders in Ramadi condemn the actions as provoking Iraqi resistance.
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Four in Mexico contract skin anthrax after calf skinning
Four patients in Michoacan, Mexico, are being treated with antibiotics for skin anthrax after handling an infected calf. The calf’s remains were buried to prevent further infections, and authorities expect full recovery. Separately, Powell to visit Israel amid efforts to advance the road map peace plan.
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Bomb damages Spanish school in Rome
A bomb blast at 4 45 a m damaged Cervantes School on the Janiculum Hill in Rome while empty, breaking windows and the gate. Several parked cars were damaged. no injuries reported. Police found no immediate claim of responsibility though Spain's media linked ETA.
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Elie Wiesel Leaves Intensive Care in Athens Hospital
Nobel Peace laureate Elie Wiesel, 74, was released from intensive care in Athens after treatment for a respiratory infection. Doctors said he is much better and could be discharged later this week, with no signs of severe acute respiratory syndrome.
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Harry Potter book heist hits distribution truck outside warehouse
Police in London report the theft of 7,680 copies of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix from a tractor trailer outside Deacon Trading Estate in Newtown-le-Willows. No arrests yet as Bloomsbury and publishers urge secrecy and legal action against pre release handling.
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Baltic Sea WWII chemical weapons haunt Baltic seabed
Baltic trawlers haul up corroding World War II chemical munitions including mustard gas and Zyklon B from the Baltic seabed. Experts differ on whether to recover or monitor, with Russian scientists urging action while Helsinki Commission notes no catastrophe in 50 years.
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