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  08/19/2005
Israeli army completes evacuation of Neve Dekalim
The Israeli army has completed the evacuation of Gaza 's Neve Dekalim settlement, an army spokesman said early on Friday.
"We completed on Thursday evening the evacuation of the Neve Dekalim settlers," the spokesman told AFP.

  08/19/2005
Pope reach out to the youth in Cologne
Pope Benedict XVI returned to his homeland for the first foreign trip of his pontificate Thursday saying he hoped his visit would mark a step towards reconciliation with other religions and unity among Christians.

  08/12/2005
Gaza pullout opponents rally
Tens of thousands of opponents of next week's Gaza Strip pullout staged a mass rally on Thursday, while US President George W. Bush hailed the withdrawal from the Palestinian territory as "good for Israel ".  

  08/12/2005
Ten face deportation in Britain
Ten foreigners were detained Thursday, and face deportation from Britain on national security grounds, as part of a crackdown on hardline Islamists in the wake of last month's bombings in London.  

  07/22/2005
London: New evidence could produce breakthrough
A new but apparently botched bid to kill London commuters could bring a breakthrough in the probe into the deadly July 7 bombings after potentially vital evidence was left behind by the attackers, police said Thursday.  

  07/22/2005
Despite China yuan revaluation, critics persist
US officials praised China's decision to implement a "managed float" of the yuan and abandon the currency's peg to the dollar Thursday, but the move failed to quell criticism of Chinese "currency manipulation."  

  07/15/2005
No dialogue with Iraq insurgents
Deputy Secretary of State Robert Zoellick ruled out Wednesday any contact between Washington and insurgents in Iraq , saying reports about such talks were "expanded inaccurately".  

  07/15/2005
US warns Iran on Iraq
The United States told Iran Wednesday not to resume enriching uranium, which could feed a nuclear weapon, and also cautioned Tehran to keep its hands out of Iraq 's internal affairs.  

  07/15/2005
Car bomb kills 32 kids in Iraq
"Children gathered around the Americans who were handing out sweets. Suddenly a suicide car bomber drove around from a side street and blew himself up," Sergeant David Abrams told AFP.  

 

07/15/2005

Israel fire missiles in Gaza Strip
Israeli helicopters fired missiles in the north of the Gaza Strip overnight shortly after the death of an Israeli woman in a rocket attack by Palestinian militants, Palestinian security forces said early Friday.  

 

07/15/2005

Silence in London
The streets of London fell silent at noon Thursday in memory of the victims of last week's bombings, with millions of people across Britain and Europe joining them in paying their own quiet tribute.