Three Americans freed after Genoa G8 riot arrests
A Genoa court ordered the release of three Americans and 17 Europeans held over violence at the G8 summit. Susanna Thomas from Warren New Jersey and others face charges with up to 15 years jail. Thomas urged freedom for political prisoners.
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Milan
Italy
Susanna Thomas
Warren
N.J
Andre Patrick Stoffel
Illinois
Brian Sating
Ohio
Thomas
Genoa
Voghera
Linate
Gilberto Pagani
Pagani
Europe
United States
ANSA
Alessandria
Israeli tanks strike into Jenin and Bethlehem cities
Israeli tanks and troops moved through Jenin area and into Bethlehem amid warnings of further asset losses if violence continues. Palestinians urged UN monitors as Hamas leader Rantisi and U N observer Kidwa predicted escalation and an OIC push for a Security Council meeting.
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West Bank
Ariel Sharon
Israel
Bethlehem
Beit Jalla
Gilo
Jerusalem
Olivier Rafowicz
United Nations
Mideast
Sharon
Abdel Aziz Rantisi
Hamas
Security Council
Nasser Al-Kidwa
U.N
Al-Kidwa
Organization of Islamic Conference
U S planes strike Iraqi radar site
U S warplanes bombed a southern Iraq radar site for a second time in under a week. The 8 15 am EDT strike targeted a fire control radar near An Nasiriyah, with F 16 aircraft returning safely to base. The raid follows Friday and February attacks on Iraqi air defense sites.
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U.S
Iraq
Pentagon
Bryan Whitman
An Nasiriyah
Air Force
Saddam Hussein
Indian rights law takes effect in Mexico
President Vicente Fox pushed to calm Chiapas after Zapatista clashes. A constitutional amendment granting indigenous autonomy and land rights passed Congress and was published into law despite protests, with officials noting continued bans on discrimination and broader regional implications.
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Mexico City
Vicente Fox
Chiapa State
Zapatista
Fox
Congress
Zapatista National Liberation Army
Chiapas
Ernesto Zedillo
Zapatistas
Mexico
Death toll climbs to 31 in Turkish hunger strike
In Istanbul a former prisoner died during a nine month hunger strike protesting Turkey’s new maximum security prison system. Osman Osmanagooglu, 44, member of the Revolutionary People’s Liberation Party Front, died at a home as supporters say the protest targets transfers to solitary or small-cell facilities and demands larger cells and abolition of anti terror laws.
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Istanbul
Turkey
Osman Osmanagooglu
Revolutionary People’s Liberation Party Front
Kenan Astabasi
TAYAD
Osmanagaoglu
Umraniye
Ustabasi
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