U.S. aid will focus on training Philippine troops:U.S. military
\naid to the Philippines in coming months will focus less on
\nsupporting direct anti-terrorism missions and more on training
\n\"so the Americans don't have to be there forever,\" Philippine
\nDefense Secretary Gen. Angelo Reyes said on Tuesday. He also said
\nhis government was holding \"backroom negotiations\" with Indonesia
\nover the fate of several Indonesian members of an al-Qaeda-linked
\nMuslim separatist group jailed in the Philippines on terrorism
\ncharges. --AP<\/p>\n
Jordanian editors arrested over \"offensive\" pictures:The
\nJordanian authorities arrested on Wednesday the chairman and
\neditor of two weekly newspapers for publishing damaging material
\nagainst Qatar, including a photo-montage of its leaders as belly
\ndancers. Fakher Abu Anzeh, chairman of Al-Shahed newspaper, and
\nMaamun al-Russan, editor of the Al-Jazira weekly, were arrested
\nfor a 15 days and will be referred to the state security court.
\n--AFP.<\/p>\n
Rebels, Sri Lankan govt set date for negotiations: Sri Lankan and
\nTamil Tiger rebel negotiators agreed on Wednesday to start formal
\ntalks in September in Bangkok, Thailand, aimed at ending a 19-
\nyear insurgency, a Norwegian mediator said. Sri Lankan Economic
\nAffairs Minister Milinda Moragoda and Anton Balasingham, chief
\nnegotiator for the separatist Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam,
\nsaid the talks would be held Sept. 12-17. They agreed to the date
\nduring a meeting in the Norwegian capital. --AP<\/p>\n
India flays Musharraf for address on Kashmir:India on Wednesday
\nlaunched a verbal barrage at Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf
\nfor his comments on Kashmir and accused Islamabad of wanting to
\ndisrupt the upcoming provincial elections in the disputed
\nHimalayan territory. The hard-hitting Indian statement came hours
\nafter Musharraf vowed that Pakistan would not compromise on the
\nright of Kashmiris to self-rule and rubbished the polls, to be
\nheld in September and October, as a bid to legitimize India's
\n\"illegal occupation\". --AFP<\/p>\n
Iraqi opposition says it wounded Saddam's son:The Iraqi National
\nCongress opposition group said on Wednesday its operatives had
\nshot and wounded the youngest son of President Saddam Hussein,
\nQusay, during an assassination attempt two weeks ago. Qusay heads
\nthe Republican Guards, Iraq's best trained and equipped army unit
\nentrusted with the protection of the president. He has been
\npromoted to the regional command of the Baath party and touted as
\na possible successor to Saddam. --Reuters<\/p>",
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