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Tropical Storm Ernesto takes aim at U.S.

接近中です
At 8 a.m. ET, Ernesto had top sustained winds of 45 mph, down from its Category 1 hurricane-strength of 75 mph Sunday,

'Back to normal' after 12-hour clash with Shiite militia ends
http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/iraq/2006-08-28-iraq-violence_x.htm
40人の死者がでた後、Al-Sadr's が停戦に応じたようです。
アメリカ政府は内戦と認めたがらないようですがそこに内戦があるから停戦ということでしょう

Ramsey suspect's DNA not a match
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2006-08-28-karr_x.htm

The Boulder County district attorney dropped the case against John Mark Karr in the death of 6-year-old JonBenet Ramsey on Monday after DNA tests did not tie him to the crime despite his own statements of involvement.

当初からささやかれていたのですがやはり単なる妄想だったようです。ちゃんちゃん

U.N. chief visits peacekeepers in south Lebanon
http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2006-08-29-mideast_x.htm

The U.N. chief was in Lebanon on the first leg of an 11-day Mideast tour that would take him to Israel, as well as to Syria and Iran — Hezbollah's main benefactors.

アナン事務総長レバノンへ。ヨーロッパへの国連軍への
参加を協議した後現地視察。

イタリアは2000人も派遣して積極的な貢献

こんなトリビアも
Turkey ruled Lebanon for some 400 years during the Ottoman Empire and many Turkish officials want their country to have a say in an area that they regard as their country's backyard.