Cuban spy from exile ring given 15 year sentence
Rene Gonzalez, 45, an agent for the Castro government who infiltrated Cuban exile groups, was sentenced to 15 years in prison the maximum. He was among five agents convicted in June for attempting to penetrate U.S. military bases and exile groups. Two leaders received life sentences this week. Gonzalez was convicted of acting as an unregistered foreign agent. He said the 30 minute speech that he was preventing terrorism by Cuban exiles.
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Forty German protesters arrested at EU summit
Forty activists were arrested outside a European Union summit in Brussels after allegedly smashing a police station attacking riot police and setting fires. Mayor Freddy Thielemans described the hard core group as dressed in black and balaclavas and said they smashed four banks damaged several vehicles and fired projectiles injuring two officers.
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Bush and Thai Leader Discuss Terror Fight and Ties
President Bush met with Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra to review the anti-terrorism campaign and a new economic partnership. Thaksin urged limited air strikes on Afghanistan while Thailand offered counterterrorism cooperation and Afghan reconstruction participation.
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Turkish state oil firm wins UN approved Iraq drill deal
Turkey's state oil company announced a UN approved contract to drill for oil in northern Iraq, amid three years of talks on the Khurmala field and growing trade links that could be strained if the U.S. expands anti terror actions in Iraq. Eleven miners died in a gas explosion at a small unlicensed coal mine in Lianyuan Hunan China, despite government efforts to close hazardous mines.
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Argentina vows debt payment amid crisis looms
Cash-starved Argentina promised to pay 700 million dollars to avoid default as looting hit supermarkets in two cities and a nationwide strike crippled business. Deputy Economy Minister Daniel Marx, resigning for personal reasons, said payments would be met while pension funds were tapped to fund debts.
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Israel launches broad West Bank raid as violence flares
Israeli troops conduct four West Bank raids arresting about 50 suspected militants and killing eight in gun battles. In Gaza, warplanes strike a security compound injuring seven. The offensive, the widest in 15 months, comes amid intensifying Israeli reprisals and Palestinian militant attacks.
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Ex-Iranian president warns U S over support for Israel
Former Iranian President Hashemi Rafsanjani told worshippers that Washington must curb escalating Israeli Palestinian violence or risk a third world war as thousands hold Jerusalem Day rallies across the region. He warned that frustrated Palestinians could strike U S interests with attacks prompted by U S backing for Israel.
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Court orders South Africa to provide AIDS drug nevirapine
Pretoria High Court ruled the government must distribute nevirapine to HIV positive pregnant women in public hospitals and implement a nationwide mother-to-child transmission prevention program. The decision sets a March 31 deadline to report progress on counseling testing and formula distribution amid ongoing debate over the drug’s effectiveness.
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