Five Guerrillas Die in Basilan Clash With Troops
On Basilan island Philippines five Muslim guerrillas died in a 15 minute firefight near Maluso town as Philippine forces pursue remaining fighters who hold American hostages and a Filipino nurse. The battle comes as a U S Philippine training exercise against Abu Sayyaf proceeds despite legal challenges.
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Basilan Island
United States
Abu Sayyaf
al-Qaida
Manila
Supreme Court
U.S
Basilan
Maluso
Southern Command
Roy Cimatu
Cimatu
Las Poler
Lyin
Martin and Gracia Burnham
Wichita
Kan
Deborah Yap
Robert Fitts
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Arthur Lim
Integrated Bar of the Philippines
Paulino
Ersando
Adm
Dennis Blair
U.S. Pacific Command
Malaysia
Third party gains chance at Costa Rica presidency
Otton Solis, breaking from the opposition, drums up a third party bid aimed at fighting corruption and aiding the poor. Polls show Solis neck and neck with Abel Pacheco and Rolando Araya, possibly forcing Costa Rica’s first runoff if no candidate reaches 40 percent.
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San Jose, Costa Rica
Otton Solis
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Miguel Angel Rodriguez
Social Christian Unity
National Liberation Party
Citizens’ Action Party
el Pais
Abel Pacheco
Social Christian Unity Party
Rolando Araya
National Liberation
Unimer
San Jose
Al Jazeera Cuts CNN Ties Over Bin Laden Interview
Al Jazeera severed ties with CNN after airing excerpts of an interview with Osama bin Laden in which he defended killings as permissible in Islamic law. CNN said it obtained the tape legally and aired brief excerpts from a tape sourced non-governmentally. Bin Laden defended terrorism while condemning U.S. actions, and the interview questioned Al Jazeera’s handling of the material.
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al- Jazeera
Taysir Alouni
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West
al-Qaida
Associated Press
Afghanistan
Islamabad
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