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Jun.24   Baghdad   'Chemical Ali' sentenced to hang
  An Iraq court sentenced 3 former aides to Saddam Hussein to death by hanging for their role in a genocide campaign that that killed up to 100,000 Kurds
 Ali Hassan al-Majid, Hussein's first cousin, earned nickname Chemical Ali for atrocities committed in a campaign, code-named Operation Anfal, during the Iraq-Iran war in 1980s. Also sentenced to death was Sultan Hashem Ahmed, Iraqi army commander during the war with Iran. He was chief-in-charge of the Anfal operation; Hussein Rashid Mohammed, former deputy general commander of the armed force The third defendant to hang is Hussein Rashid Mohammed, former deputy general commander of the Iraqi armed force,


  Karachi   Storms in Karachi kill 228 people
  Hundreds of people are believed to have died and many injured as heavy rains caused buildings to collapse
 The combination of flooded roads and fallen power cables have caused the largest number of fatalities


  Jerusalem   Israel to free Palestinian funds
  Israel has approved the release of frozen tax funds to the government of Palestinian Authority President Abbas


  Northern Lebanon 10 die as clashes move to Tripoli  Lebanese troops raided a house suspected of containing al-Qaeda-inspired militants, sparking a gunbattle

Day News


  Southern Lebanon     U.N. peacekeepers killed
  A suspected car bomb, that was remotely detonated, struck a patrol, killing five Spanish peacekeepers
 Three other Spaniards were injured

Evening News


  Gaza   BBC reporter in suicide vest video
  Alan Johnston warned that his captors would turn their hideout into a death zone if any rescue attempt is made


  Washington     World failing Darfur, says Rice  US Secretary of State has said the world has failed the people of Darfur, ahead of talks on the troubled Sudanese region

  Gaza   Isl. Jihad member killed in Israeli airstrike  A member of the Islamic Jihad was killed and three others wounded on the north side of Gaza City

  North Korea N Korea confirms funds transfer  North Korea has confirmed it has received some $25m of its funds following a row that had hindered progress on a nuclear disarmament deal

  Iraq At least 8 dead in suicide car bombing  A suicide car bomber detonated explosives at a Hilla government compound killing civilians and security guards

  Chicago U.S. tops Mexico 2-1 in Gold Cup final  Donovan scored his 34th career goal, tying Eric Wynalda atop the career list, in the final of the CONCACAF Gold Cup
San Francisco Bay Area , June 24, 2007 Timeline