Fewer wars but conflict stories shift worldwide
Peace researchers report a drop to 17 active major armed conflicts in 2005, the lowest since 1991, with new hotspots like Congo and Aceh. While overall violence declines, experts warn that nontraditional, decentralized conflicts and media focus keep tensions high in places such as Iraq, Colombia, and Somalia.
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Indonesia
Congo
Caroline Holmqvist
Sweden
Stockholm International Peace Research Institute
Uppsala University
Uppsala
Taliban
Rwanda
Sudan
Algeria
Liberia
Aceh
Iraq
U.S
Somalia
Angola
U.N
Asia
Jon
Mack
Stockholm
Holmqvist
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Project Ploughshares
Violence Rages in Afghanistan Coalition Offensive Surges
In Kandahar and Helmand province violence raged with 29 suspected militants killed, two British soldiers and two Afghan troops dead, as the US led coalition presses its largest offensive since 2001. A Sangin valley clash wounded many, Capt. Drew Gibson said.
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Afghanistan
Osama bin Laden
al-Qaida
Sangin
Helmand
Britain
Oy Yi Saakamanenne Aehaseteane
Drew Gibson
Valley of the Kings tomb yields flowers not mummies
In KV63 near Luxor, archaeologists opened a sarcophagus to find no mummy but preserved embalming materials and woven dried flowers. Zahi Hawass attested the find as the first in 3,000 years, with the tomb discovered after Amenmesse work nearby.
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Luxor
Egypt
Valley of the Kings
Tut
Zahi Hawass
U.S
Amenmeses
Tutankhamun
Lords vote to elect first Lord Speaker in historic reform
The House of Lords voted to choose its first Lord Speaker to replace the Lord Chancellor as part of Tony Blair’s plan to modernize the peers. The winner will be announced July 4, with the wig gone but the Woolsack awaiting the new officeholder and ongoing debates about future member selection.
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House of Lords
Tony Blair
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