Top U.S., Russian, Chinese and European officials plan to sign off this week on a package of incentives and penalties meant to reward Iran if it gives up uranium enrichment _ and punish it if it doesn't, diplomats said Monday.Agreement by the five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council plus Germany could open the way for sanctions if Tehran remains defiant and refuses to abandon technology that can be used to make the fissile core of nuclear warheads.The meeting of foreign ministers including Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice was set for Thursday in Vienna, said the diplomats, who demanded anonymity for divulging the confidential information.Tehran appeared unimpressed: One official repeated that Iran is permitted to enrich uranium for peaceful purposes under the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty. Another announced that his country had experimented in technology that can be used to make the hydrogen bomb....
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 Ranchers Question Border Patrol's Effectiveness Since They Are Still Seeing Illegal Immigrants |
The Border Patrol is bigger than ever, but ranch manager Bill Hellen says he is seeing more illegal immigrants than ever. When the Border Patrol put up a new checkpoint on a highway near Hebbronville, about 50 miles from the border, illegal immigrants simply went around it, slashing his fences and sneaking through his ranch, he said. He doesn't see that changing any time soon, even with President Bush's promise of 6,000 new agents along the border. "All the ranchers surrounding the checkpoint say the same thing," he said. "It's just a constant strain of illegal aliens on our pastures." The Border Patrol doubled in size from 1995 and 2005, reaching 11,500 agents, but many experts and critics agree with Hellen that the buildup hasn't done much good. ...
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| Eruption of Mount Merapi Still Possible |
Villagers living on Mount Merapi's slopes watched as it spit out searing clouds of smoke and lava Monday amid warnings a large eruption was still possible in the aftermath of Indonesia's powerful earthquake. Activity the volcano has increased since Saturday's earthquake, with hot clouds spewed out an average of 150 times a day, compared with 50 times before, said Subandriyo, chief of the Merapi volcanology and monitoring office.The rumbling volcano expelled lava and hot clouds Monday morning, sending debris tumbling 2 1/2 miles down the mountain, he said."The earthquake has caused instability in the lava dome," said Subandriyo, who like many Indonesians uses only one name. "There is still a chance that a big eruption might occur."...
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| U.S. airman to face murder trial |
A United States airman will face a court-martial on a murder charge in the killing of a U.S. servicewoman who was scheduled to testify against him in another case, a U.S. Air Force spokesman said Monday.Airman Calvin Eugene Hill, 20, of Warren, Ohio, has been in military custody in Mannheim, Germany, since last summer. He was charged with murder in February in the death of Airman 1st Class Ashley Turner, 20, of the 56th Rescue Squadron.Air Force spokeswoman Lt. Col. Angela Billings said Air Command Europe commander Lt. Gen. Robert D. Bishop, Jr. decided there was enough evidence in the case to pursue a murder charge by court-martial.If found guilty of murder, Hill could face life imprisonment or the death penalty under military law.A pretrial investigative hearing held three weeks ago in Iceland was told the court-martial will be held at Bolling Air Force Base in Washington. No date for the hearing has been announced....
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| Report: Dozens of Taliban killed in airstrike |
U.S.-led coalition aircraft bombed Taliban militants meeting in remote southern Afghanistan, reportedly killing dozens, officials said Monday.Maj. Quentin Innis, a coalition spokesman based in Kandahar, confirmed that coalition aircraft had dropped two 500-pound bombs on a Taliban compound, causing "a lot" of casualties. He said up to 50 militants could have been killed.The strike occurred around 10 a.m. Monday in the Kajaki district of Helmand province.Provincial deputy governor, Amir Mohammed Akhunzada, said more than 50 militants were believed to have been killed, including Taliban commanders, although police had yet to reach the mountainous location to confirm the casualties....
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| Mexico aims to maintain easy flow over border |
Mexican President Vicente Fox's multistate tour of the western United States last week came while his government is in the midst of a massive, well-financed campaign to influence congressional efforts at stricter immigration enforcement and shape public opinion to allow more Mexican nationals into this country. Worried about pending legislation to better secure the U.S.-Mexico border, the Fox administration and its representatives are working through a coalition of U.S.-based immigration rights associations, Mexican-American organizations and grass-roots Hispanic groups to lobby U.S. lawmakers and civic leaders for amnesty for the estimated 12 million illegals in the United States, Some of the groups are behind the rallies and boycotts held nationwide that drew millions of flag-waving demonstrators to protest immigration reform, including more than 500,000 in Los Angeles and 100,000 in Washington. ...
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