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�?Bomb kills anti-Syria politician - CNN
A car bomb has killed an anti-Syrian politician in Beirut, a day after opposition leader Saad Hariri's camp won Lebanon's parliamentary elections.
�?Who are the foreign fighters in Iraq? - MSNBC
An NBC News analysis of hundreds of foreign fighters who died in Iraq over the last two years reveals that a majority came from the same country as most of the 9/11 hijackers �?Saudi Arabia.
�?Bush Welcomes EU Leaders to White House - Fox News
In "frank, open and clear discussions" with President Bush on Monday, European Union leaders reiterated their support for a strategic partnership with the United States and emphasized their decision to work together on stability and reconstruction in Iraq.
�?Syria Harbors Key Financier of Iraqi Insurgency - MENL
The United States has asserted that Syria continues to harbor a key financier of the Sunni insurgency in Iraq.
�?Pope Blasts Europe for Excluding God - Fox News
Pope Benedict XVI rails against Europe in his first book published since becoming pope, chastising a culture that he says excludes God from life and allows innocent lives �?the unborn �?to be taken from God through legalized abortion.
�?Anti-Syrian coalition elected - Washington Times
An anti-Syrian coalition yesterday was declared the winner of Lebanon's marathon parliamentary elections and its leader, Saad Hariri, immediately reached out to opposition groups whose support he would need to unseat pro-Syrian President Emile Lahoud.

Israel-Palestinian Conflict
�?IDF detains 50 Islamic Jihad operatives overnight - Jerusalem Post
On the eve of the meeting between Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas, Israel has stepped up operations against the Islamic Jihad after the escalation in terror attacks emanating from the terror group recently.
�?J'lem '67 boundaries are int'l border - Jerusalem Post
Supreme Court Justice Aharaon Barak said on Tuesday that the court recognized the boundaries of Jerusalem unilaterally established by the Israeli government in 1967 as Israel's international border.
�?Pentagon cuts back on weapons to Israel - Washington Times
The Pentagon has sharply curtailed weapons-technology transfers to Israel as part of a dispute over Israel's arms sales to China, according to Department of Defense officials.

Inside the United States
�?Democrats uphold Bolton filibuster - Washington Times
The Senate yesterday failed to break a Democrat-led filibuster against President Bush's nominee for ambassador to the United Nations, leaving John R. Bolton at an impasse and setting up the possibility of a recess appointment.

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�?Saudi Arabia Releases Five Christian Prisoners - Worthy News
Five East Africans arrested and detained for a month for leading a private Christian worship service in Riyadh have been released and allowed to return to their jobs in the Saudi Arabian capital.
�?Uzbekistan Christian Teacher Jailed After Church Raid - Worthy News
Christian Nail Kalinkin of Uzbekistan's embattled Baptist leaning Bethany Church in the capital Tashkent was believed to be in jail Saturday, June 18, after he was sentenced to 15 days in prison last week for "illegally" teaching his faith, a human rights groups said, citing Protestant sources.
�?Indonesian Christian Worker Kidnapped, Escapes in Aceh - Worthy News
An Indonesian ministry says one of its workers escaped after being kidnapped in Aceh, and reports finding Tentena bombing victims in horrific condition.
�?China Launches "New Offensive" On House Churches, Leaked Document Shows - Worthy News
A major human rights group said Wednesday, June 15, it has obtained a copy of a government document outlining China's "new offensive" on underground house churches.

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