The government said on Wednesday that it has been informed of a multimillion gold deposit in the name of former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet at a bank in Hong Kong. Newspapers put the total at some $160 million."We received information through one of our diplomatic missions abroad several days ago," Foreign Minister Alejandro Foxley told Radio Cooperativa of Santiago, commenting on reports by two Santiago newspapers.Foxley said the information, which included photocopies of documents, "is not official yet" but was relayed to the courts that have been investigating Pinochet's fortune abroad for more than two years.A spokesman for Pinochet, retired Gen. Guillermo Garin, said he had no information the alleged deposit at the HSBC bank in Hong Kong."This report makes me laugh," Garin told the Associated Press by telephone. "I had never heard anything about this before, so I have never talked about this with him (Pinochet)."...
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 Bush gives show of support to Iraqi gov't |
Bush on Wednesday rejected calls to sharply increase pressure on the government of Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki to assume more responsibility for security. "We're pressing Iraq's leaders to take bold measures to save their country. We're making it clear that America's patience is not unlimited," Bush told a news conference."We will not put more pressure on the Iraqi government than it can bear," Bush said.His comments were a show of support for Maliki's government. Some lawmakers have been calling on the Bush administration to increase pressure on the Iraqi government through the threat of withdrawal of troops or other measures, if the security situation in Iraq does not improve. ...
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| Troops raid Shiite stronghold |
U.S. and Iraqi forces raided the stronghold of a Shiite militia led by a radical anti-American cleric in search of a reputed death squad leader in an operation disavowed by Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. Al-Maliki, who relies on political support from the cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, said the strike against a figure in al-Sadr's Mahdi militia in Sadr City "will not be repeated." The defiant al-Maliki also slammed the top U.S. military and diplomatic representatives in Iraq for their Tuesday news conference at which they said his government needed to set a timetable to curb violence ravaging the country. U.S. Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad said al-Maliki had agreed. "I affirm that this government represents the will of the people and no one has the right to impose a timetable on it," ...
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Editor - 08:27:00 10-25-06
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| Pyongyang warning to South Korea |
North Korea has warned South Korea that its participation in the UN sanctions against Pyongyang would be seen as a serious provocation. A spokesman for the country's Committee for the Peaceful Reunification warned it would lead to a "crisis of war". ...
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| Gov't Panel Recommends Shingles Vaccines Federal Advisory Panel Recommends Routine Shingles Vaccines for Adults 60 and Over |
An influential government advisory panel voted Wednesday to recommend routine vaccines to protect older adults against shingles. The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices voted to recommend the vaccine for adults 60 and over. The committee's recommendations usually are accepted by federal health officials, and they influence insurance coverage for vaccinations. Shingles is a painful, blistering skin rash that is most common in people 60 and older. It usually goes away after four weeks, but one in five shingles sufferers develops excruciating long-term nerve pain known as postherpetic neuralgia. Complications also can include scarring and loss of vision or hearing. ...
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| War effect chills the hearts of Republican Middle America |
At this time of week Pastor Russell Johnson begins sharpening his pencil. He's has got two more sermons to write before the mid-term elections on November 7, and he's got a job on. Up to 3,200 worshippers will turn up for prayer over next two Sundays at his Fairfield Christian Church in Lancaster, Ohio, that looks like the factory. It is, a factory of Christian conservatism. In addition to the congregation it has a mailing list of 560,000 homes, giving it a substantial outreach in a state famous for neck-and-neck election results.Pastor Johnson says his message will be that they must turn out to vote. He insists he doesn't tell them who to vote for, though you don't have to be a politics professor to know he backs the Republican senate candidate, Mike DeWine. "If there are al-Qaida sleeper cells here in Ohio I can tell you they are not voting for Mike DeWine," is how he puts it.This election year Pastor Johnson's evangelical vision is under threat. ...
http://www.guardian.co.uk/midterms2006/story/0,,1930901,00.html?gusrc=rss&feed=12
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Editor - 08:19:00 10-25-06
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