Australian FM in East Timor crisis talks
Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer held
crisis talks Saturday with the leaders of East Timor, trying to end
the worst violence here since the tiny nation split from Indonesia
seven years ago.
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Aftershocks scare Indonesian quake survivors
Aftershocks rattled Indonesia's quake-ravaged
region overnight, spreading panic among thousands of homeless
survivors, as aid agencies rushed to send clean water to the area.
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General says 'mum factor' makes it difficult to recruit troops
for Iraq
The "mum factor" is hurting recruitment in
Britain's armed forces as mothers discourage their children from
joining for fear they will be killed in Iraq, a general said in
remarks published Saturday.
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