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28 August 2006
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UN chief Kofi Annan visits Lebanon
at the start of a regional tour to
prop up the Israel-Hezbollah
ceasefire.
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At least 50 people die as clashes
erupt in southern Iraq and a
ministry in Baghdad is shaken by a
car bombing.
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An Austrian teenager who fled an
eight-year kidnap ordeal says she
grieves for her dead captor.
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25 August 2006
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French President Jacques Chirac says
sending 15,000 peacekeeping troops
to Lebanon is "excessive".
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An Austrian girl held in a cellar
for eight years reportedly tells of
her ordeal as DNA tests confirm her
identity.
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The umpire at the centre of a
cricketing row with Pakistan offered
to resign for $500,000, it is
revealed.
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- More BBC News on Video for August 2006
- August 25/ Mideast
Ceasefire/ French President Chirac doubts Lebanon force
size
- August 24/ Europe/
Austrian girl 'found' after eight years
- August 23/ Mideast
Ceasefire/ Efforts to strengthen the UN peace force in
Lebanon
- August 22/ Iraq/
Saddam trial hears of chemical weapons attack
- August 21/ Iraq/ No
Saddam plea at genocide trial
- August 18/ Japan/
The living of Japan's babyboomer generation
- August 17/ Middle
East Ceasefire/ States pledge troops for Lebanon
- Aug. 16, 2006/ Mid East/ UN drive to agree
Lebanon force
- August 15, 2006/ Middle East
Ceasefire/ Syria hails 'a new Middle East'
- August 14, 2006/ Japan/ Koizumi defies war
shrine protest
- August 11, 2006/ Middle East/ UN vote backs
Lebanon ceasefire
- August 10, 2006/ Assets of 'plane plotters'
frozen in England
- August 09, 2006/ France plays key UN role
for Cease-fire
- August 08, 2006/ South Lebanese warned of
strike
- August 07, 2006/ Lebanon PM revises air raid
toll
- August 04, 2006/ Israel maintains Lebanon
assault
- August 03, 2006/ Israel resumes Beirut air
strikes
- Other BBC Resources
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