Captive offers insight into al-Qaida network operations
The Associated Press reports Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani, a Tanzanian arrested in Pakistan, is providing valuable insight into Osama bin Laden's network. U S officials describe Ghailani as an important capture whose cooperation reveals how al Qaida operated from Africa to East Africa and Pakistan.
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Osama bin Laden
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Africa
Associated Press
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East Africa
Mohammed Naeem Noor Khan
Rashid Ahmed
Ghailani
Pakistan
Khan
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New Jersey
Washington
Heathrow Airport
Bush Administration
al- Qaida
Conti
Nent
Feroz Ibrahim
Zubair Ismail
Peace offer to Syria could trade Golan for peace says army chief
In Jerusalem Lt Gen Moshe Yaalon told Yediot Ahronot that from a military view Israel could surrender the entire Golan Heights for peace with Syria without weakening security. He said the army could defend any border, while Syria remains a threat with missiles and chemical capabilities. Palestinian gunman kills security chief in West Bank ambush as violence continues.
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Golan Heights
Jerusalem
Syria
Moshe Yaalon
Ariel Sharon
Yaalon
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West Bank
Shlomo Miller
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Yasser Arafat
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Hiussh Uplaueu
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Gaza Strip
Mideast
Yediot Ahronot
Ladionais
Sharon
Ehud Barak
Mount of Olives
East Jerusalem
Miller
Rwanda Sends Troops to Darfur Amid Darfur Crisis
A convoy of 154 Rwandan soldiers heads to Darfur to protect 800 African Union observers already on the ground as violence and displacement surge. Sudan orders tribal leaders to form security forces to disarm Arab militias blamed for mass killings. The UN WFP negotiates freedom to truck food from Libya amid ongoing aid needs.
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India carries out first execution in nine years
In Calcutta, Dhananjaya Chatterjee, 39, was hanged at 4:30 a.m. for raping and suffocating 14 year old Hetal Parekh. The execution, aided by an elderly hangman, drew anti death penalty protests as appeals and clemency were exhausted.
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India
Dhananjaya Chatterjee
Alipora
Chatterjee
Hetal Parekh
Supreme Court
A.pj. Abdul Kalam
Nata Mullick
West Bengal
Tamil Nadu
Mullick
First four Guantanamo suspects kept as enemy combatants
A military review at Guantanamo Bay found four terror suspects remain classified as enemy combatants and will not be released. The Pentagon halted releasing nationalities during hearings, citing objections from some home governments. 21 of 25 cases were in review, with no appeal.
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Brenton
Afghanistan
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Donald H. Rumsfeld
United States
Supreme Court
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