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Morning News


Aug.17   Thailand   Suspect confesses to JonBenet killing  John Mark Karr said he was with child beauty queen when she died in 1996 and called her death 'an accident'

  Southern Lebanon   Lebanese army crosses Litani river  Lebanese troops have crossed the strategically important river, moving into some areas for the first time in decades

  New York NY releases new 9/11 phone calls  The city has released new tapes of phone calls of people trapped inside the World Trade Center

  Baghdad 3 die as 'worst month' figures revealed  During July, 3,438 Iraqis were killed, 1,855 because of violence and another 1,583 from bombings and shootings

Day News


  UN     States pledge troops for Lebanon
  Bangladesh, Indonesia, Malaysia and Nepal are prepared to offer troops for the expanded peace force


  England Bomb suitcase found  British police have found in High Wycombe a suitcase containing items which could be used to construct a bomb

  USA Airport in 'explosives' alert  A terminal in W. Virginia has been evacuated after explosives tests on 2 containers in a luggage came up positive

  USA Tobacco firms lose civil lawsuit  A federal judge has found leading firms guilty of conspiring to deceive the public about the dangers of smoking

  Ecuador 60 Missing After Volcano Eruption  A volcanic eruption in Andes mountains killed at least one person

Evening News


  Lebanon   Video provokes questions of Leban. Army  A video showing Lebanese soldiers offering Israeli troops a tea during the military offensive

  Colorado Suspect in Juarez killings arrested  Edgar Alvarez Cruz suspected of participating in the rapes and killings of at least 10 women in a Mexico border city

  China Drought affects millions  At least 18 million people in south-western region have been affected by China's worst drought in 50 years
San Francisco Bay Area , August 17, 2006 Timeline