German troops will not participate in the U.S.-led offensive against the Taliban in southern Afghanistan
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Jun. 16, 2006

German troops will not participate in the U.S.-led offensive against the Taliban in southern Afghanistan, German Defense Minister Franz Josef Jung said June 15. German troops are stationed in the north, doing redevelopment work, and Jung said the forces will continue to participate only in redevelopment.

German troops will not participate in the U.S.-led offensive against the Taliban in southern Afghanistan
Media Release
German troops will not participate in the U.S.-led offensive against the Taliban in southern Afghanistan, German Defense Minister Franz Josef Jung said June 15.
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U.S. and Iraqi forces have detained Akeel al-Zubaidi, the head of the provincial council in Iraq's Karbala province
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The U.S. military could not confirm the arrest of al-Zubaidi, a member of the Shiite Fadhila party, which belongs to the ruling United Iraqi Alliance.
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Hamas wants a cease-fire with Israel if Israel stops military actions in Gaza and the West Bank
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Hamas wants a cease-fire with Israel and will ask Palestinian militants to refrain from initiating attacks against Israel, but only if Israel stops military actions in Gaza and the West Bank, a Hamas spokesman said June 15.
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Transport ministers from the oil-exporting Gulf Arab states adopted a seaport contingency plan
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Transport ministers from the oil-exporting Gulf Arab states adopted a seaport contingency plan June 14 that will take effect if the entrances to the Persian Gulf and Red Sea are blockaded.
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Palestinian National Authority President Mahmoud Abbas' decision to hold a referendum on the recognition of Israel criticized by Egyptian opposition group the Muslim Brotherhood
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Mohamed Mahdi Akef, the chief of the Egyptian opposition group the Muslim Brotherhood, on June 15 criticized Palestinian National Authority President Mahmoud Abbas
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An Iraqi group has kidnapped a Turkish technician
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In a video aired on Al Jazeera on June 15, the group -- the Imam Ali Battalion -- demanded that Turkey withdraw its envoy from Baghdad and pressed the United States and Iraq's government to free Iraqi prisoners.
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Three Palestinians were killed by an Israel Defense Force helicopter missile
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Three Palestinians were killed by an Israel Defense Force helicopter missile June 15
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The United Kingdom should return to talks on sovereignty over the Falkland Islands : Argentine Foreign Minister Jorge Taiana
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The United Kingdom should return to talks on sovereignty over the Falkland Islands, Argentine Foreign Minister Jorge Taiana said June 15 in a speech to the United Nations decolonization committee.
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The Sri Lankan Army continues launching air strikes

The Sri Lankan Army continued launching air strikes June 16 near the headquarters of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam in Kilonochchi.
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