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The state Supreme Court upheld Washington's ban on gay marriage Wednesday, saying lawmakers have the power to restrict marriage to unions between a man and woman.The 5-4 decision leaves Massachusetts as the only state to grant full marriage rights to gay and lesbian couples. It was the latest in a series of significant court rulings favoring gay marriage opponents. Nineteen gay and lesbian couples seeking to marry had challenged the constitutionality of Washington's 1998 Defense of Marriage Act law, which limits marriage to heterosexual couples. Judges in King and Thurston counties overturned it in 2004, citing the state constitution's "privileges and immunities." The state appealed, arguing that it has a legitimate interest in regulating relationships that produce children. Forty-five states have laws banning gay marriage or limiting marriage to between a man and a woman....
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Editor - 11:49:00 07-26-06

Germany signs Nazi files accord

Germany has signed an agreement to open for research purposes vast Nazi archives containing millions of files on Holocaust victims. So far, only survivors and their relatives have been able to get personal information from the archives. For many years, Germany had argued that giving wider access would violate its privacy laws. In May, the 11-nation commission in charge of the Nazi records decided that they would be opened to the public. The agreement was signed at a ceremony in Berlin on Wednesday. It has to be ratified by all the 11 members of the commission. This is not expected to happen before the end of the year. ...
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Editor - 11:40:00 07-26-06

India warns over US nuclear deal

Indian PM Manmohan Singh has said India will not accept any new conditions in the landmark nuclear deal with the US. Mr Singh's statement came as the US House of Representatives was to begin debating the agreement to share civilian nuclear technology with India. The deal offers US nuclear technology to energy-hungry India in exchange for access to Indian civilian reactors. The accord has been hailed as historic by some, but critics say it will damage non-proliferation efforts. There have been reports in recent weeks that the US has added new conditions that include an annual review of India's nuclear policies by the US Congress. ...
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Editor - 11:30:00 07-26-06

French court orders Greenpeace to withdraw GMO map

A French court on Wednesday ordered Greenpeace to withdraw from its Web site information pinpointing fields of genetically modified (GMO) maize, a move the environmental group called censorship.Ruling on a complaint filed by two farmers who feared their commercial GMO maize fields may be attacked after details were published on Greenpeace France's Web site, the Paris court said the group had violated the farmers' privacy and ordered the map to be removed. Greenpeace said it would likely appeal the ruling. In the meantime, the maps may be moved to another Web site managed by Greenpeace International. ...
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Editor - 10:53:00 07-26-06

'Militants die' in Afghan clashes

Afghan and US-led forces have killed at least 22 suspected Taleban fighters in the past two days, officials say. The clashes are reported to have taken place on Tuesday and Wednesday in southern Helmand province. US-led forces say they killed seven insurgents in Garmser district on Tuesday. Afghan troops say they killed 15 militants in other clashes. Violence in southern Afghanistan has risen sharply this year, the bloodiest since the Taleban were ousted in 2001. ...
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Editor - 10:52:00 07-26-06

Annan: Israel bombed UN base for hours UN chief proposes joint investigation · Aid agencies criticise Blair

The UN general secretary, Kofi Annan, today accused the Israeli military of carrying out a sustained bombing of the UN base on the Lebanon-Israel border that culminated in the killing of four unarmed monitors.Mr Annan said he had suggested to the Israeli prime minister, Ehud Olmert, that they carry out a joint investigation into the events that led to the shelling of the "well-established and well marked" Unifil (UN interim force in Lebanon) post in the town of Khiyam."I spoke to Mr Olmert and he definitely believes it was a mistake and has expressed his deep sorrow, " Mr Annan told a press conference in Rome. "But the shelling started in the morning and went on until after 7pm. You cannot imagine the anguish of the unarmed men and women peacekeepers who were there."...
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