Bethlehem withdrawal tested as Gaza pullback nears
Israeli forces began a test withdrawal from Bethlehem marking the first step in a wider West Bank move. In Gaza a Hamas sniper killed an Israeli guard at a Jewish settlement as the group vowed to derail the security deal while Palestinian police returned to streets in Bethlehem. The accord, negotiated earlier this week, would see parts of Gaza handed back and potential further West Bank withdrawals if Palestinian forces fail to counter terror. Hamas and Islamic Jihad rejected the agreement, urging resistance and warning the plan would not bring peace.
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Binyamin Ben-Eliezer
Ben- Eliezer
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Pope bids tearful farewell to homeland in Krakow
Pope John Paul II, aged 82 and frail with Parkinson's, bade a tearful farewell to Poland during a four day Krakow region visit. He asked for prayers and expressed hope to return, as crowds cheered and wings tilted on the papal plane departure. He viewed Wadowice and Zakopane before Rome.
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Joaquin Navarro-Valls
Flood peaks in Magdeburg as Elbe floodwaters recede
The swollen Elbe River topped near 22 feet in Magdeburg, keeping 20,000 residents in place as sandbag levees held. A 19th century emergency weir diverted water, lowering levels by about three feet, while officials repaired a canal dike to protect villages outside the city. Across Europe the floods have claimed at least 109 lives.
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Bangladesh
Jamuna
South Asia
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Germany
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Berlin
Europe
Archbishop Pell to Temporarily Step Aside in Abuse Probe
Archbishop George Pell will take leave while an independent investigation examines allegations of molesting a 12 year old boy during priest training in Melbourne. The church named retired Supreme Court judge Alec Southwell to lead the probe and Pell expressed confidence his name will be cleared.
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Australia
George Pell
Melbourne
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Catholic Church
Supreme Court
Alec Southwell
DOE security cuts exceed forty percent over a decade
Rep. Ed Markey says Energy Department figures show guard totals dropping from 7091 in 1992 to 4262 in 2001, affecting Strategic Petroleum Reserves in Louisiana and Nevada Test Site and Rocky Flats near Denver. NNSA spokesman counters that post Cold War shutdowns and post 9/11 hires skew the totals.
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Bryan Wilkes
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Iraq Threats Focus on Weapons Not Terror Ties
U S officials say Iraq poses the main threat through chemical biological and nuclear ambitions rather than direct terrorism. No hard links to global networks are found, though Iran and Syria house larger groups. The report notes Abu Nidal ties, Palestinian groups, and payments to Palestinian bombers, with mixed views in Congress on labeling.
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Achillle Lauro
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