Court rules seizure of Yukos oil shares illegal
A Moscow court ruled that the government acted illegally when it seized Yuganskneftegaz shares, a key Yukos subsidiary that accounts for about 60 percent of output, in a move tied to a 3.4 billion dollar back taxes claim. The ruling says bailiffs violated law in the seizure.
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Yukos
Moscow
Yukos Oil Company
Yuganskneftegaz
Russia
Kremlin
Itar-Tass
Alexander Shadrin
Mikhail Khodorkovsky
Israel Reopens Rafah Crossing After Three-Week Closure
Israel reopened the Rafah border crossing to Egypt, allowing about 1,400 Palestinians to cross after a three week shutdown amid security doubts over an alleged tunnel plot. Hundreds slept on the ground during the closure, with aid groups delivering mattresses but toilets scarce and long waits persisting.
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Rafah
Gaza Strip
Israel
Egypt
Gaza
Desert Post
Haaretz
U.S
Salim Abu Safia
Abu Safia
Palestinian Authority
Nihad Abu Jazar
Cairo University
Abu Jazar
U.N. Demands Safe Zones in Darfur under Sudan Pact
U N rights investigator blames Sudanese government for Darfur atrocities. A new Plan of Action requires safe areas within 30 days, halting government, militia, and rebel military operations in camps and villages, to prevent starvation and disease that could amount to crimes against humanity.
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Geneva
U.N
Darfur
Asma Jahangir
Sudan
U.N. Human Rights Commission
Arrests linked to global al Qaida network after Karachi ambush
The June Karachi ambush led to arrests in Pakistan Britain and the United States tracking al Qaida figures. Key operatives Rahman Bajwa and Arochi tied to Shakai Pakistan and other transit points are detained, signaling a step in dismantling the network though officials warn major threats remain.
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Pakistan
Britain
United States
Karachi
Clifton Bridge
al-Qaida
London
FBI
U.S
East Africa
Atta Ur Rahman
Shahzad Bajwa
Jundallah
Allah’s Brigade
Rahman
Bajwa
South Waziristan
al- Qaida
Eda Khan
Shakai
Masrab Arochi
Khalid Shaikh Mohammed
Hayyat
Arochi
Fighting rages in Najaf as U S jets hit Shiite factions
In Najaf, U S helicopter gunships and fighters bombarded Shiite insurgents hiding in a cemetery as clashes spread across Iraq. U S military counts 300 militants killed in two days, with dozens of Iraqis dead. Muqtada al Sadr’s Mahdi Army clashed with coalition forces while Grand Ayatollah Ali al Sistani travels to Britain for heart treatment amid calls for truces.
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Iraq
U.S
Saddam Hussein
Muqtada al-Sadr
United States
Kufa
Ayatollah
Ali Husseini al-Sistani
Britain
al Sadr
al- Sistani
Sheik Hamed Khafaf
al-Sistan
Al-Sadr
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SEO
Sei Kek
SS Const. Inc
Alto Pass
Jim Stone
Shaw
Kathy Ireland
Shades of America
Kathy
Saxony
Southern Illinois
Niemann
New Rt
Wes of Carbondale
Iper Decorate Warehouse
West Marion
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