PRC increases Olympic security
THREE THREATS:
Security official Tian Yixiang said on Thursday that the nation’s army, navy and air force would be employed to protect against any attack during the event
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Philippine president praises birth control as aid for food crisis
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N Korea turns over nuclear weapons documents to US
DISARMAMENT DEAL:
Pyongyang claims it has met its obligations but has also agreed to a new tentative deal to break the impasse over US concerns
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US Marine found guilty of misconduct, not rape
COURT-MARTIAL:
Japanese leaders have called for tighter controls on US troops after a series of incidents, including the murder of a taxi driver and an alleged rape
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Mass famine in N Korea a matter of time: group
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Sharif moves to help restore Pakistani judges
CHALLENGES:
President Pervez Musharraf imposed a state of emergency and purged the judiciary last year before a ruling could be made on the legality of his re-election
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Moscow shows off strength on V-Day
RED SQUARE PARADE:
Vladimir Putin rebutted claims that the huge display of heavy weapons was ‘saber-rattling,’ but just a show of its rising defense capability
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Mbeki, Mugabe to discuss polls
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Turkey grapples with issue of domestic abuse
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European Space Agency recruiting young blood
THE RIGHT STUFF:
The ESA is looking to rejuvenate its aging corps by choosing at least four new astronauts to fly on missions to the space station or the Moon
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England a nation of fat, TV addicts, travel guide says
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Mexican police chief shot dead
BRAZEN ATTACK:
A motive has not been determined in the second killing of a top police official in a week, but drug cartels have been fighting a nationwide crackdown
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US believes files showing Chavez-FARC ties are true
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Morales ready for vote of confidence
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Rancher professes admiration for murdered activist
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US mum on capture of al-Qaeda leader
NOT SURE YET:
News of the alleged capture of al-Qaeda’s leader in Iraq was met with some caution since there have been false alarms about al-Masri in the past
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