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Dispute erupts between Israeli troops and Lebanese
Fighting on the Israel-Lebanon border has erupted, with the violence leading to the deaths of three Lebanese soldiers, a Lebanese journalist and an Israeli officer.
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Taliban tries to appease Afghan civilians with code of conduct
The Taliban in Afghanistan has released a document which outlines a code of conduct for fighters.
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Gun battle breaks out at Kandahar Air Field.
An attack has been launched on the largest foreign military base in Afghanistan.
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Al-Qaeda centres bomb attack on normally quiet Iraq city
At least 12 people have been killed in the Iraqi city of Kut in southern Iraq.
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SRI LANKA: Amnesty says emergency rule must end
NEW YORK, 4 August 2010 (IRIN) - The decades-long civil war in Sri Lanka ended more than a year ago, but emergency powers are still in place, sending the wrong message, Amnesty International says.
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Indian visitors to Malaysia disappear into country
Malaysia has revoked its visa on arrival facility for Indian citizens.
The visa privilege was scrapped permanently by Malaysia's deputy prime minister, Muhyideein Yassin, who said 40,000 visitors from India had abused the facility.
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WEST AFRICA: Hail storms, record rains
The 2010 rainy season in West Africa has opened with hail storms in Guinea and the heaviest rain in 50 years in northern Chad. Floods have killed at least 80 people and destroyed homes, bridges, septic tanks, livestock, crops and food stocks; dams have broken, and wells and latrines and have been submerged.
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Fires Rage Across Russia Amid Record Heat
Forest fires raged across Russia on Friday, destroying villages, surrounding one southern city and killing at least 25 people, including three firefighters. Prime Minister Vladimir Putin consoled survivors at one smoldering village and urged officials to redouble their efforts against the blazes.
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Regulators Want Truckers On Road To Shape Up
Federal regulators have announced plans to step up scrutiny of sleep apnea and other health issues affecting truckers, a move that has put them on notice to get healthy.
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UN panel pays out $650 million in reparations for Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait
The United Nations Compensation Commission (UNCC), which settles the damage claims of those who suffered losses due to Iraq’s 1990 invasion of Kuwait, today made $650 million available to nine successful claimants.
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