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Islamists battle Lebanon army at second camp 
AIN AL-HILWEH, Lebanon (Reuters) - Islamist militants attacked Lebanese troops at a second Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon on Monday, killing two soldiers and threatening to plunge the country into long-term instability. Reuters: World News, 2007-06-04 08:10:08
AIN AL-HILWEH, Lebanon (Reuters) - Islamist militants attacked Lebanese troops at a second Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon on Monday, killing two soldiers and threatening to plunge the country into long-term instability. Reuters: World News, 2007-06-04 08:10:08
Iran calls U.S. missile interceptor plan a "joke"
TEHRAN (Reuters) - A senior Iranian official dismissed as a "joke" a U.S. plan to set up a missile interceptor system in Europe to counter threats from Iran. Reuters: World News, 2007-06-04 07:10:21
TEHRAN (Reuters) - A senior Iranian official dismissed as a "joke" a U.S. plan to set up a missile interceptor system in Europe to counter threats from Iran. Reuters: World News, 2007-06-04 07:10:21
Global warming overheats Australian politics
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian Prime Minister John Howard, behind in polls ahead of a 2007 election, was accused on Monday of trying to scare voters by saying opposition plans to cut greenhouse gases would cause an economic recession. Reuters: World News, 2007-06-04 07:10:21
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian Prime Minister John Howard, behind in polls ahead of a 2007 election, was accused on Monday of trying to scare voters by saying opposition plans to cut greenhouse gases would cause an economic recession. Reuters: World News, 2007-06-04 07:10:21
Liberia's Taylor faces war crimes trial at Hague
THE HAGUE (Reuters) - Former Liberian President Charles Taylor goes on trial before a U.N.-backed court at The Hague on Monday charged with instigating murder, rape and mutilation during Sierra Leone's civil war. Reuters: World News, 2007-06-04 07:10:21
THE HAGUE (Reuters) - Former Liberian President Charles Taylor goes on trial before a U.N.-backed court at The Hague on Monday charged with instigating murder, rape and mutilation during Sierra Leone's civil war. Reuters: World News, 2007-06-04 07:10:21
Judges meet to adopt rules for Khmer Rouge trial
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - Cambodian and foreign judges began meeting on Monday to agree on complex rules for the long-delayed trial of Pol Pot's top surviving henchmen accused of the "Killing Fields" atrocities. Reuters: World News, 2007-06-04 06:08:14
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - Cambodian and foreign judges began meeting on Monday to agree on complex rules for the long-delayed trial of Pol Pot's top surviving henchmen accused of the "Killing Fields" atrocities. Reuters: World News, 2007-06-04 06:08:14
Tiananmen quiet on anniversary of protest crackdown
BEIJING (Reuters) - Tiananmen Square was quiet on Monday and China's media was silent on the bloody crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrators that took place there 18 years ago to the day, but rights groups said it would not be forgotten. Reuters: World News, 2007-06-04 06:08:14
BEIJING (Reuters) - Tiananmen Square was quiet on Monday and China's media was silent on the bloody crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrators that took place there 18 years ago to the day, but rights groups said it would not be forgotten. Reuters: World News, 2007-06-04 06:08:14
Japan PM's support hits lowest since taking office
TOKYO (Reuters) - Support for Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has fallen to its lowest level since he took office, dented by the suicide of a scandal-hit minister and government bungling of pension records, an opinion poll showed on Monday. Reuters: World News, 2007-06-04 04:39:29
TOKYO (Reuters) - Support for Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has fallen to its lowest level since he took office, dented by the suicide of a scandal-hit minister and government bungling of pension records, an opinion poll showed on Monday. Reuters: World News, 2007-06-04 04:39:29
Lebanon army battles militants as fighting spreads
NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon (Reuters) - Lebanese troops fought al Qaeda-inspired militants at a Palestinian refugee camp and clashed with Islamists at another early on Monday as a 16-day conflict threatened to plunge Lebanon into long-term instability. Reuters: World News, 2007-06-04 04:39:29
NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon (Reuters) - Lebanese troops fought al Qaeda-inspired militants at a Palestinian refugee camp and clashed with Islamists at another early on Monday as a 16-day conflict threatened to plunge Lebanon into long-term instability. Reuters: World News, 2007-06-04 04:39:29
Tiananmen quiet on anniversary of protest crackdown
BEIJING (Reuters) - Beijing's Tiananmen Square was quiet on Monday, the 18th anniversary of the bloody crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrators, while a rights group said people were still behind bars for supporting the protests. Reuters: World News, 2007-06-04 04:10:36
BEIJING (Reuters) - Beijing's Tiananmen Square was quiet on Monday, the 18th anniversary of the bloody crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrators, while a rights group said people were still behind bars for supporting the protests. Reuters: World News, 2007-06-04 04:10:36
Not so happy birthdays, 40 years on from 1967 war
RAANANA, Israel/QALANDIYA, West Bank (Reuters) - Esti and Hanan both turn 40 this week. Reuters: World News, 2007-06-04 02:53:02
RAANANA, Israel/QALANDIYA, West Bank (Reuters) - Esti and Hanan both turn 40 this week. Reuters: World News, 2007-06-04 02:53:02