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British troops die in Afghanistan (World, 12 articles) [UPDATE]
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Ministers were forced on to the defensive over Britain's military deployment to Afghanistan, after intense fighting in the country yesterday followed the deaths of 14 service personnel when a Nato aircraft crashed on Saturday. More than 200 Taliban fighters and four Canadian soldiers were killed in a big offensive by Afghan and Nato forces that began this weekend, Nato said yesterday. Defence Secretary Des Browne has rejected any correlation between the deaths of 14 British military personnel in this weekend's air crash in Afghanistan and concerns that the troops are under-resourced in the country. The British forces suffered their most deadly day since the war on terror began when a RAF Nimrod surveillance aircraft from RAF Kinloss in Scotland crashed yesterday while supporting Nato ground operations in Afghanistan, killing all 14 servicemen on board. Political leaders and military experts have been giving their reaction to the news that 14 British service personnel have died when their Nimrod MR2 crashed in the southern Afghanistan province of Kandahar. `` The Ministry of Defense is extremely sorry to have to confirm that the aircraft lost in Afghanistan earlier today... was British, and that the crash led to 14 fatalities a ministry spokesman said in London.
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Arrest deals 'fatal blow' to al-Qaida in Iraq (World, 21 articles)
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" His eminence said that the failure of the government to carry out its duties in security and order and to protect the lives of citizens will make room for other forces to carry out this mission the office said in a statement. BAGHDAD, Iraq - Iraqi and coalition forces have arrested the second most senior figure in al-Qaida in Iraq, Iraq's national security adviser announced on Sunday, saying the group now suffered from a " serious leadership crisis. BAGHDAD Iraq's government has formally taken over Abu Ghraib , where inmate abuses by US soldiers caused a scandal, and all inmates have been transferred to another facility, officials said Saturday.
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Iran Tells Annan It Won’t Suspend Nuclear Efforts (World, 23 articles)
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TEHRAN, Sept. 3 Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad wants negotiations on Iran's nuclear program but won't halt uranium enrichment ahead of talks, U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan said Sunday after meeting with the Iranian leader. Iran's rulers delivered an uncompromising message yesterday to Annan insisting on their legal right to nuclear power and refusing to suspend uranium enrichment as a precondition for negotiations over their controversial programme. Annan begins a controversial visit to Iran today as European powers appeared to back away from immediate sanctions against Tehran over its nuclear programme.
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Lockheed Martin Gets Spaceship Deal, Will Build NASA's Successor To Space Shuttles For Moon Travel And Beyond (Science/Technology, 10 articles) [UPDATE]
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Officials with NASA and the Russian space agency agreed Wednesday to extend the launch window for the space shuttle Atlantis by one day. The nation's space agency on Thursday selected the Bethesda, Md., company to build the Orion space craft, though it usually builds unmanned rockets. AFTER the destruction of America's Columbia space shuttle three years ago, the final frontier was in danger of becoming a frontier too far.
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Palestinian teachers' strike hurts boy (World, 9 articles) [UPDATE]
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NABLUS, West Bank Masked militants trying to keep students away from school during a politically charged Palestinian teachers' strike on Sunday shot and wounded a 12-year-old boy. Palestinian teachers began striking Saturday, the start of the school year, to demand full back pay and regular salaries from the Hamas-led government, which has been financially crippled by six months of international sanctions. Most Palestinian schoolteachers went on strike on Saturday, the first day of the school year, in the latest protest over wages for Palestinian government employees who have gone largely unpaid for nearly six months.
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