Europe and Germany seek huge aid to rebuild flood wreckage
EU leaders meeting in Berlin pledged to mobilize substantial sums from development funds and cheap loans to finance rebuilding after the vast floods. Germany bears the heaviest burden with authorities warning costs could exceed 20 billion dollars. Austria Czech Republic and Slovakia joined in creating a European disaster relief fund while Austria 970 million dollars was immediately allocated for flood victims. The Danube crest threatened Budapest as 80 000 plus evacuees strained regional defenses. Rescuers and soldiers fought to protect towns and the chemical complex along the Elbe and Mulde.
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Berlin
Budapest
European Commission
Romano Prodi
Germany
Austria
Czech Republic
Slovakia
European Union
Gerhard Schroeder
Wolfgang Schuessel
Czech
Prague
Karlin
Danube
St. Stephen's
Hungary
Elbe
Mulde
Iran Bahrain oppose unilateral action against Iraq
Iran and Bahrain joint statement condemn any unilateral military action against Iraq. The Bahrain king's Tehran visit produced a clear stance against U S intervention, while Iran warned any external power planning action would face resistance. Bahrain hosts the U S Fifth Fleet and supports Iraq's territorial integrity.
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Tehran
Iran
Bahrain
U.S
Persian Gulf
Iraq
Sheik Hamad bin Isa al Khalifa
Republic News Agency
Sheik Hamad
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
Iran TV
Bodies believed found of two missing Soham girls in woodland
Police confirmed two bodies found near Soham likely belong to Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman, ending a two week manhunt. Investigators questioned two suspects, a 28 year old man and a 25 year old woman, as crowds mourned at St Andrew's Church.
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London
Britain
Holly Wells
Jessica Chapman
Soham
Cambridge
Keith Hoddy
St. Andrew
Holly
Jessica
Hoddy
Sharon
Leslie Chapman
Nicola
Kevin Wells
Saint Andrews Church
England
Ian Huntley
Maxine Carr
Huntley
Carr
Zimbabwe forces seize white owned farms amid court disputes
Zimbabwe's government pressed land seizures as 147 more white farmers were arrested for failing eviction orders amid a 9 August deadline. Officials claim a drive to redistribute nearly 5,000 farms to black landless citizens, while farmers argue orders are illegal and rights are violated.
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Harare
Zimbabwe
Andrew Phiri
Robert Mugabe
Jenni Williams
Justice For
Phiri
Justice For Agriculture
Williams
Wayne Byudzijena
Ian Smith
Smith
Gweru
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Church of St. Andrew
British Broadcasting Corp
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