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• Coalition Troops Kill 24 Suspected Taleban Militants in Afghanistan VOA News 20 Jul 2003 -- The U.S. military says coalition forces in southeastern Afghanistan have killed about 24 suspected Taleban militants in fighting near the Pakistani border.

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• Boucher Says U.S. Concerned About Violence in Liberia Washington File 20 Jul 2003 -- The United States is deeply concerned about the latest escalation of violence in Liberia, State Department Spokesman Richard Boucher said July 18.
• LIBERIA/FIGHTING VOA 20 Jul 2003 -- The rebel group Liberians United for Reconciliation and Democracy has ignored a plea from the U-S ambassador to Liberia and is continuing its advance on the capital, Monrovia. Hundreds of residents have been caught up in the fighting as rebel and government forces clash on the threshold of the city.

• ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS UPDATE VOA 20 Jul 2003 -- Israel will announce later this week a decision on whether to release more Palestinian prisoners. The issue was discussed during more than two hours of talks between the Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and his Palestinian counterpart Mahmoud Abbas.
• Palestinian, Israeli PMs Discuss Prisoner Release VOA News 20 Jul 2003 -- Israel will announce later this week a decision on whether to release more Palestinian prisoners. The issue was discussed during more than two hours of talks between the Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and his Palestinian counterpart Mahmoud Abbas.

• Powell Discusses Iraq, Palestinian-Israeli Conflict Washington File 20 Jul 2003 -- Saddam Hussein is no longer in charge of Baghdad and has no part in the future of Iraq, "either as a corpse or as a living individual," Secretary of State Colin Powell said in an interview with Radio Monte Carlo July 19.
• SAO TOME/DELEGATION VOA 20 Jul 2003 -- A delegation from African and Portuguese-speaking countries has traveled to the tiny island nation of Sao Tome and Principe, where the president, Fradique de Menezes, was toppled in a bloodless coup four days ago.
• IHF/CHECHNYA VOA 20 Jul 2003 -- The International Helsinki Federation wants the United Nations to investigate human-rights violations in Chechnya, which it says has become a "lawless zone".

News Reports

• KENYA/AIR CRASH VOA 20 Jul 2003 -- A charter plane has crashed in Kenya, killing all 14 passengers and crewmembers. The plane crashed late Saturday on the peak of Mount Kenya.
• HONG KONG / POLITICS VOA 20 Jul 2003 -- Having received the support of his superiors in Beijing, Hong Kong Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa now has to rebuild his depleted government and his credibility with the public. Mr. Tung has his work cut out for him.
• RED CROSS/AFGHANISTAN VOA 20 Jul 2003 -- The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies says a network of 50 health clinics in Afghanistan may be forced to cut back drastically due to a lack of money. The agency says the clinics, run by the Afghan Red Crescent, provide valuable treatment to two-million people every year.
• JORDAN POLITICS VOA 20 Jul 2003 -- Jordan's King Abdullah has asked his prime minister to form a new government, following parliamentary elections held in mid-June.