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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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Indonesian police confirm Dulmatin death

JAKARTA, March 10 (UPI) -- Police have confirmed that the body of a man they shot is that of Dulmatin, a terrorist involved in the fatal 2002 Bali bomb attacks.
Iran summons Germany envoy over PJAK

TEHRAN, March 10 (UPI) -- Iran summoned the German ambassador to Tehran to voice its opposition to the alleged release of the leader of a Kurdish militant group in Berlin.
Muslim Brotherhood pressured politically

CAIRO, March 10 (UPI) -- The Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt has moved away from political ambitions because of the difficulty of forming opposition parties, officials said.
800 Iraqi Christians displaced in days

MOSUL, Iraq, March 10 (UPI) -- The safety of the Christian minority community in northern Iraq is of utmost concern as the rate of displacement soars, U.N. agencies said.
Pakistan delays charges on U.S. suspects

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, March 10 (UPI) -- A court in Pakistan chose to not file charges Wednesday against five U.S. citizens accused of collaborating with al-Qaida, lawyers said.
Security issue divides Lebanon

BEIRUT, Lebanon, March 10 (UPI) -- National defense in Lebanon can be tackled if all parties agree to go to the negotiating table, said Lebanese President Michel Suleiman.
TFG gears up for push with U.S. air power

MOGADISHU, Somalia, March 10 (UPI) -- The Western-backed Transitional Federal Government has mustered several thousand troops, some reportedly trained in neighboring Kenya, for a major offensive against the Islamic al-Shebab militia allied with al-Qaida.
Kurdish slate scores big in Iraq's north

ERBIL, Iraq, March 10 (UPI) -- Kurdish political leaders in Iraq claimed victories in parliamentary elections, though they said they expect few changes in the country's political landscape.
Might can't fight terror, Iran tells U.S.

KABUL, Afghanistan, March 10 (UPI) -- U.S. military forces do not need to be in Afghanistan because fighting terrorism requires only intelligence operations, the Iranian president said in Kabul.
Yemen cuts cell service in south

SANAA, Yemen, March 10 (UPI) -- Yemeni authorities ordered cell phone companies to cut service in parts of the south where the government is fighting a violent secessionist movement.