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	last updated: Mon, 14 Aug 2006 08:02:13 GMT

Mon, 14 Aug 2006 07:47:47 GMT UK terror threat level downgraded

The terror threat to the UK is downgraded after four days at "critical", with airline baggage restrictions set to ease.

Mon, 14 Aug 2006 07:02:29 GMT Mid-East hope as ceasefire begins

A ceasefire comes into effect in Lebanon, but fierce fighting continues during the final hours before the deadline.

Sun, 13 Aug 2006 23:00:13 GMT Third 'have sex below legal age'

Nearly a third of teenagers lost their virginity below the age of consent, according to a BBC survey of sex lives.

	Christian Science Monitor \| Top Stories
	last updated: Mon, 14 Aug 2006 08:02:13 GMT

The Jill Carroll Story - Part 1: The kidnapping

An interview with an Iraqi politician turns deadly.

In Mideast, cease-fire is a start

The cease-fire is set to take effect at 8 a.m. Monday, though fighting continued Sunday between Israel and Hizbullah.

Why Bush embraces Israel's hard line

His friendliness may stem from a stark view of Middle East conflicts.

	NYT > Home Page
	last updated: Mon, 14 Aug 2006 08:02:14 GMT

Mon, 14 Aug 2006 00:00:00 EDT The Overview: Cease-Fire Begins After a Day of Fierce Attacks

Before the cease-fire took effect at 1 a.m. ET, Israel bombed Beirut’s suburbs and consolidated its positions in Lebanon as Hezbollah fired more than 220 rockets into Israel.

Mon, 14 Aug 2006 00:00:00 EDT Negotiations: U.S. Shift Kicked Off Frantic Diplomacy at U.N.

As Lebanese civilian casualties mounted, the U.S. moved more urgently toward seeking an immediate political solution.

Mon, 14 Aug 2006 00:00:00 EDT The Money Trail: Pakistani Charity Under Scrutiny in Financing of Plot

Investigators are trying to determine whether a plot to blow up airliners was financed with money raised for earthquake relief.

	U.S. News & World Report
	last updated: Mon, 14 Aug 2006 08:02:14 GMT

Sun, 13 Aug 2006 12:00:00 EST Just how much longer will I have to work?

There are many financial advantages to delaying retirement and working longer. You shorten the period you will have to support yourself in retirement, avoid a reduction in Social Security benefits, can contribute more to your 401(k), and have more time to accumulate earnings on your investments.

Sun, 13 Aug 2006 12:00:00 EST TSA targets inflight bomb assembly

Assembling bombs in flight and then detonating on board--the alleged outline of the plot that led to the arrests of at least 24 people in Britain--is not an entirely new idea. In early 2004, a British newspaper, the Observer, reported that "security sources" believed Islamic militants had conducted "dry runs" on flights between the Middle East, Europe, and North Africa of a brand-new style of attack: Suicide bombers would carry pieces of explosives, items like wires or batteries not banned on airplanes, past security screeners. They would then build a bomb in flight.

Sun, 13 Aug 2006 12:00:00 EST Retail sales figures improve

Consumers went on a buying spree in July, boosting retail spending numbers more than expected. Despite higher oil prices, retail sales grew 1.4 percent during the month, the Commerce Department reported today. It's the biggest rise since January and comes after a 0.4 percent decline in June sales.

	Yahoo! News: Top Stories
	last updated: Mon, 14 Aug 2006 08:02:15 GMT

Mon, 14 Aug 2006 07:59:25 GMT Israel-Lebanon cease-fire goes into effect (AP)

AP - Israel halted its offensive against Hezbollah guerrillas as a U.N.-imposed cease-fire went into effect Monday after a month of warfare that killed more than 900 people, devastated much of south Lebanon and forced hundreds of thousands of Israelis into bomb shelters.

Mon, 14 Aug 2006 07:18:07 GMT TSA eases some air travel restrictions (AP)

AP - As the U.S. government continues to adjust the list of things that airline passengers can carry, Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff reassured Americans that things would only go so far.

Mon, 14 Aug 2006 05:58:11 GMT Blasts kill 62 in Shiite area of Baghdad (AP)

AP - Car bombs and a rocket barrage struck a predominantly Shiite neighborhood in Baghdad on Sunday, killing at least 62 people, a municipal official said. The rockets apparently were fired from a mostly Sunni district targeted by U.S. troops in a crackdown against the sectarian violence roiling the capital.

	ABC News: International
	last updated: Mon, 14 Aug 2006 08:02:15 GMT

Sun, 13 Aug 2006 15:30:54 -0400 Nose to Nose with Fidel Castro

As Cuban Dictator Turns 80, Writer Recalls Encounter Five Years Ago

Sun, 13 Aug 2006 20:47:49 -0400 Former Iraq Hostage Breaks Her Silence

Reporter Jill Carroll Speaks Out About 82 Days in Captivity

Sun, 13 Aug 2006 13:38:23 -0400 Al Qaeda-U.K. Plot Link Evidence Grows

U.S. Agencies Believe al-Qaida Behind Britain Bomb Plot, Though Hard Evidence Hasn't Surfaced

	Guardian Unlimited
	last updated: Mon, 14 Aug 2006 08:02:16 GMT

2006-08-14T00:00+00:00 Fragile ceasefire in danger

Lebanon staggers towards deadline amid ferocious increase in fighting.

2006-08-14T00:00+00:00 Terror training camps in UK parks

Suspected terrorists have mounted training exercises in national parks.

2006-08-14T00:00+00:00 Duncan Campbell: The future of Cuba should be decided by Cubans alone

Comment is free: The future of Cuba should be decided by Cubans alone, says Duncan Campbell.

	CNN.com
	last updated: Mon, 14 Aug 2006 08:02:16 GMT

Mon, 14 Aug 2006 02:27:31 EDT Cease-fire goes into effect

Cease-fire between Israel, Hezbollah began at 8 a.m. local time (0500 GMT, 1 a.m. ET)Israeli leaflets tell Beirut: Blame HezbollahIsrael to maintain air, sea embargo on LebanonLebanese Cabinet postpones session on implementing cease-fire

Sun, 13 Aug 2006 21:00:28 EDT 13-year-old academy cadet dies at camp

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Sun, 13 Aug 2006 18:52:39 EDT Chertoff: No sign plotters targeted U.S.

"Current evidence" does not show the people involved in an alleged plot to blow up airplanes planned to conduct any operations in the United States, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff said Sunday.

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