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RICE SIGNS MISSILE DEFENSE DEAL WITH POLAND

By Czarek Sokolowski (AP)

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and her Polish counterpart signed a deal Wednesday to build a U.S. missile defense base in Poland, an agreement that prompted an infuriated Russia to warn of a possible attack against the former Soviet satellite.

The deal to install 10 U.S. interceptor missiles just 115 miles from Russia's westernmost frontier also has strained relations between Moscow and the West, ties that already troubled by Russia's invasion of its former Soviet neighbor, U.S. ally Georgia, earlier this month.

Rice and Polish Foreign Minister Radek Sikorski signed the dea...

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Tibet exiles protest against China in Nepal, India

By Binod Joshi (AP) : Thursday ~ August 7, 2008

Thousands of Tibetan exiles demonstrated in Nepal and India on Thursday, a day before the Olympics open in Beijing, demanding religious rights and saying China should not be allowed to host the games while its harsh rule over their homeland continues.

Police broke up a protest by about 2,000 Tibetans, including many monks, nuns and schoolchildren, in Nepal's capital. The protesters threw rocks and bricks at police, who retaliated by beating some of them with bamboo batons.

Police official Bharat Lama said 570 protesters were detained and no one was seriously injured.

Tibetan activists said the protest was aime...

Tibet exiles protest against China in Nepal, India

By Binod Joshi (AP) : Thursday ~ August 7, 2008

Thousands of Tibetan exiles demonstrated in Nepal and India on Thursday, a day before the Olympics open in Beijing, demanding religious rights and saying China should not be allowed to host the games while its harsh rule over their homeland continues.

Police broke up a protest by about 2,000 Tibetans, including many monks, nuns and schoolchildren, in Nepal's capital. The protesters threw rocks and bricks at police, who retaliated by beating some of them with bamboo batons.

Police official Bharat Lama said 570 protesters were detained and no one was seriously injured.

Tibetan activists said the protest was aime...

Tibet exiles protest against China in Nepal, India

By Binod Joshi (AP) : Thursday ~ August 7, 2008

Thousands of Tibetan exiles demonstrated in Nepal and India on Thursday, a day before the Olympics open in Beijing, demanding religious rights and saying China should not be allowed to host the games while its harsh rule over their homeland continues.

Police broke up a protest by about 2,000 Tibetans, including many monks, nuns and schoolchildren, in Nepal's capital. The protesters threw rocks and bricks at police, who retaliated by beating some of them with bamboo batons.

Police official Bharat Lama said 570 protesters were detained and no one was seriously injured.

Tibetan activists said the protest was aime...

Tibet exiles protest against China in Nepal, India

By Binod Joshi (AP) : Thursday ~ August 7, 2008

Thousands of Tibetan exiles demonstrated in Nepal and India on Thursday, a day before the Olympics open in Beijing, demanding religious rights and saying China should not be allowed to host the games while its harsh rule over their homeland continues.

Police broke up a protest by about 2,000 Tibetans, including many monks, nuns and schoolchildren, in Nepal's capital. The protesters threw rocks and bricks at police, who retaliated by beating some of them with bamboo batons.

Police official Bharat Lama said 570 protesters were detained and no one was seriously injured.

Tibetan activists said the protest was aime...

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Bin Laden lashes out at Arab leaders in new msg.

By By MAZHAR ALI KHAN (AP) ---

Osama bin Laden released a new message on Sunday that accused Arab leaders of sacrificing the Palestinians and called on Muslim militants in Egypt to help break the blockade of Gaza.

"Those (Arab) kings and leaders sacrificed Palestine and Al-Aqsa to keep their crowns. ... But we will not be relieved of this responsibility," bin Laden said in the audio message posted on an Islamic militant Web site where al-Qaida leaders have issued past statements.