 At least 49 civilians have been killed in Israeli air strikes in Lebanon. At least 12 people died and about 30 were wounded in the southern village of Srifa, near Tyre, where residents said several homes were flattened. There was also heavy fighting between Israeli forces and Hezbollah guerrillas on the Lebanese side of the border, with casualties reported on both sides. Israel attacked Lebanon after Hezbollah captured two Israeli soldiers in a cross-border raid a week ago. More than 275 Lebanese - mostly civilians - have been killed since then. Twenty-five Israelis have died, including 13 civilians killed by Hezbollah rocket attacks. ...
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 South Korean President Says North Could Spark an Arms Race; North Ending Relatives' Reunions |
South Korea's president on Wednesday condemned North Korea for potentially sparking an arms race with its recent missile launches, while the North said it was ending reunions between relatives separated by the Korean Peninsula divide. South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun said the missile launches increased tensions on the Korean Peninsula. But he also told a meeting of top security officials that excessive responses "don't help solve the issue," according to presidential adviser Song Min-soon. He didn't name a specific country, but Roh previously has criticized Japan after reports that Tokyo was considering a pre-emptive strike against North Korea. Japan in recent days has said it is moving to impose sanctions against the communist nation. Earlier this month, the North defied international opposition and tested a long-range missile believed capable of reaching the U.S., along with six other short- and medium-range missiles. ...
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| Rumors of New Tsunami Spark Panic in Indonesia; Death Toll Hits 531 |
Rumors of another killer wave sparked mass panic Wednesday in the town hardest hit by the Indonesian tsunami, and amateur video that captured some of the horror of the disaster surfaced. The death toll rose to 531, with more than 270 missing. The video shows children playing in the surf and building sandcastles followed by brief footage of a wall of black water bearing down on the beach in Pangandaran. The camera person then runs away amid screams.The tsunami was triggered by a magnitude 7.7 undersea earthquake and smashed into a 110-mile stretch of Java island's coastline, which was unaffected by the devastating 2004 Asian tsunami....
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| Iraqi Sunnis seized amid killings |
Gunmen have kidnapped 20 Iraqi government workers who care for Sunni mosques and shrines, amid continuing sectarian violence in the country. At least 20 people were killed in bombings on Wednesday and an Iraqi general was shot dead. Bodies have also been found around the country, the apparent victims of sectarian kidnap and torture. Eleven people were killed in two separate bombings in central Baghdad and the east of the city. A spokesman for Sunni Endowment, a major institution within the Sunni community, told the Associated Press news agency the kidnapped employees were seized as they drove from Baghdad to their homes just north of the capital. ...
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| U.S. June Housing Starts Fall 5.3% to 1.850 Mln Rate |
U.S. homebuilders started work on fewer homes in June as higher mortgage rates discouraged buyers, reinforcing expectations of slowing growth in coming months. Housing starts fell 5.3 percent to an annual rate of 1.850 million, the Commerce Department said today in Washington. Building permits, a sign of future construction, fell 4.3 percent to a 1.862 million rate, a three-year low. Would-be homebuyers are moving to the sidelines, dissuaded by the highest mortgage rates in four years and prices that are still above year-ago levels. Reduced demand and an increase in contract cancellations are leading some builders to lower profit forecasts. Economists expect a slowdown in housing growth will help cool the economy this year. ...
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| Missouri lifts restrictions on Homosexual foster parents |
Following a court mandate, Missouri officials said Tuesday that they have lifted regulations that automatically prevented homosexuals from becoming foster parents.But while the decision clears the way for gays to get licensed to care for foster children, officials with the Department of Social Services said it might still be difficult for a gay person to become a foster parent."We're considering the biological parents' preferences, and we're also considering the abuse and neglect that occurred to the child and whether or not an alternative lifestyle environment would be confusing or add trauma to an already abused or neglected child," said department spokeswoman Deborah Scott, whose office filed the new rules with the Secretary of State....
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2006-07-19-gayfosterparents_x.htm?csp=34
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