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Morning News


Jul.17   Indonesia   650 dead as quake triggers tsunami
  A 7.2 earthquake off the coast of Java and a tsunami has killed 37 people, but the death toll is expected to rise
 Most of the deaths have been caused by the tsunami, but some may have died in the quake or the crush of people rushing for higher ground as the waves approached


  Florida   Discovery makes landing
  The space shuttle and its 6-strong crew have returned to Earth after a 13-day mission to the Space Station


  UN     UN calls for Lebanon peace force  Kofi Annan and Tony Blair have called for an international force to be sent to Lebanon

  Israel Rockets again hit Haifa  Israel plans to create a buffer zone in southern Lebanon to stop rocket attacks from Hezbollah

  Iraq Gunmen kill at least 48 market attack  A coordinated attack in Mahmoudiya killed at least 48 people and wounded dozens

Day News


  Southern Afghanistan     Taliban seize 2 towns, police flee  Militants have seized two towns in southern Afghanistan, forcing police and officials to flee

  Jerusalem     Olmert vows no let-up on Lebanon  Israeli Prime Minister says the attacks will be kept up until two captured soldiers are freed

Evening News


  Beirut   Israeli jets in new raids
  Israel has carried out fresh air strikes on Hezbollah strongholds in southern Lebanon and the militants' Beirut HQ


  Indonesia   Java tsunami death toll increases  The death toll from a tsunami that struck the island of Java has risen to at least 245

  Southern California Storms push firefighters off front lines  A cluster of wildfires have destroyed 60 homes and blackened more than 130 square miles of desert

  USA Detective novelist Spillane dies  Crime writer created the tough private eye Mike Hammer. Mickey Spillane has died at the age of 88
San Francisco Bay Area , July 17, 2006 Timeline