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This site is dedicated to the memory of Beth Cannon, the daughter of my heart, who died on July 28, 2006, aged 29. Beth, you have taught me, perhaps, too much about real urban life.

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Iraqi lawmakers mixed on future

BAGHDAD, July 2 (UPI) -- Iraqi lawmakers have mixed opinions on the U.S. troop withdrawal, with some hailing the end to foreign occupation and others worried about renewed violence.
KRG trumpets safety for religious groups

ERBIL, Iraq, July 2 (UPI) -- New provisions in the constitution for the Kurdistan Regional Government in Iraq that outline religious freedoms are a national benchmark, lawmakers say.
U.N. concerned over Iraqi minefields

BAGHDAD, July 2 (UPI) -- It is unlikely Iraq will meet its obligations under the Anti-personnel Mine Ban Treaty in part due to the sheer volume of the contamination, a U.N. report says.
Illegal groups disarm in Afghanistan

CHARIKAR, Afghanistan, July 2 (UPI) -- Six illegal armed groups surrendered their weapons to U.N.-supported authorities as part of a weapons-for-development program in Afghanistan.
Training, terror, focus of Afghan effort

KABUL, Afghanistan, July 2 (UPI) -- The bulk of American forces operating in Afghanistan work toward training Afghan security forces and conducting counter-terrorism operations, the Pentagon said.
Iran, Syria push economic ties

DAMASCUS, Syria, July 2 (UPI) -- Syria and Iran wrapped up meetings in Damascus to move forward with plans to develop bilateral economic ties further, officials say.
FBI releases transcripts of Saddam talks

WASHINGTON, July 2 (UPI) -- Iraq had no ties to Osama bin Laden and shared a common enemy in the clerical regime in Iran, Saddam Hussein told FBI interrogators in newly released archives.
Reforms for Lebanese drug culture?

BEIRUT, Lebanon, July 2 (UPI) -- The hashish trade in southern Lebanon has been largely tolerated by authorities, but traffickers and growers alike say they are embracing reform.
OIC angered over new Israeli settlements

JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia, July 2 (UPI) -- A decision by Israel to extend its settlement activity into the West Bank raises new and serious concerns, the Organization of the Islamic Conference says.
India issues demands on Pakistani security

NEW DELHI, July 2 (UPI) -- New Delhi demands concrete accounts of action taken by Islamabad to prosecute terrorists and control cross-border activity in time for a July summit.