World News - Chad rebels attack refugee camp
Rebels have attacked a refugee camp in Chad, home to some 17,000 people from neighbouring Sudan, UN officials say. One security officer was killed in the attack near the border village of Koukou, the UN refugee agency said. Earlier, the government said it had beaten off Sunday's rebel attack on a military garrison in southern Chad. The BBC's Stephanie Hancock in N'Djamena says security in the country is deteriorating ahead of presidential elections scheduled for next month. Rebels claimed responsibility for the garrison attack and our correspondent says it is believed the United Front for Democratic Change (FUCD) rebels are behind this attack too. ...
Iran 'advances nuclear programme'
Iran has advanced its uranium enrichment programme, ex-President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani has said. Iran operated 164 centrifuges for the first time, reaching "industrial output", Mr Rafsanjani told Kuwait's Kuna news agency. If confirmed it would be the first time Iran has said that it has enriched uranium, correspondents say. Last month, the UN Security Council gave Iran 30 days to halt its nuclear research or run the risk of action. Western powers fear Iran is developing a nuclear bomb. Iran says its nuclear programme is for civilian use. "We operated the first unit which comprises of 164 centrifuges, gas was injected, and we got the industrial output," Mr Rafsanjani said. ...
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Summer Driving Won't Come Cheap
Pump prices for gasoline are rising with the temperature, and motorists should expect little relief during this summer's heavy driving period, the government reported Tuesday. The Energy Department's new seasonal outlook projects the price for regular grade gasoline this summer will average $2.62 a gallon, 25 cents higher than last summer, barring any unexpected supply disruptions. Gasoline prices have soared since February. Last week motorists paid on average $2.68 a gallon nationwide for regular, an 18-cent increase in two weeks and 40 cents higher than the national average a year ago. Growing demand, high crude oil costs, requirements for low-sulfur gasoline and greater demand for corn-based ethanol as an additive all "are expected to keep consumer prices for motor fuels ... ...
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Israel stands by military action against rocket squads
Israel on Tuesday stood by its new policy of firing artillery shells at rocket squads operating from populated areas in Gaza, even after a round killed an 8-year-old Palestinian girl. The military intensified its offensive against Palestinian rocket fire after the Islamic militant group Hamas took charge of the Palestinian Authority two weeks ago. In a major policy shift, it has begun allowing guns to fire close enough to hit populated areas. That change claimed the life of Hadil Ghaben, 8, on Monday, after two shells blew huge holes in a concrete block house in Beit Lahiya in the northern Gaza Strip. The girl's mother and seven siblings were hurt in the attack. "As long as it's not quiet here (in Israel), it won't be quiet there (in Gaza)," Israeli Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz said Tuesday. Deputy Defense Minister Zeev Boim apologized for the girl's death, but said the military operations would go on as long as Palestinian militants continued to launch rockets at Israel...
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Mom tells of children's scars after 9/11 attack Husband was killed in WTC; wrenching testimony is part of Moussaoui trial
Wringing out the emotional residue of terrorism for jurors considering the plight of Zacarias Moussoui, a middle-aged widow lamented Tuesday that her children haven't been the same since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.Wendy Cosgrove, 48, of Long Island, N.Y., testified about the impact of her husband Kevin's death when he was trapped on the 99th floor of the South Tower of the World Trade Center.Cosgrove said the couple's oldest son, who was 12 on Sept. 11, has become angry and self destructive and had some scrapes with the law. "He's very angry and often that anger is directed toward me," she said.The couple's middle child, who was 9 on Sept. 11, has been mutilating herself and is undergoing therapy, she said.On Monday, jurors heard a 911 tape of Kevin Cosgrove as he told the dispatcher, "I'm not ready to die."...
Rocket kills 7 children in Afghan school
A rocket slammed into a packed school yard Tuesday near a U.S.-led coalition base in eastern Afghanistan, killing seven children and wounding 34 other people. Police blamed Taliban militants for the explosion at the Salabagh School in Asadabad, about 105 miles northeast of Kabul, in volatile Kunar province near the Pakistani border. Another rocket exploded as parents rushed to the scene but it hit an open field and caused no casualties, said local police commander Mohammed Hasan. It was unclear if the intended target was the school or the coalition base that has frequently come under attack. Coalition helicopters patrolled the area after the attack. Hasan blamed the militants for targeting the school as part of a campaign against government-sponsored education. ...
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