Report: U.S. Secretly Negotiated with Gaza Kidnappers

August 29, 2006 --

Pipeline Blast Follows Clashes at Iraqi City
At least 27 people were killed today when looters who were stealing from an oil pipeline inadvertently set off a huge explosion outside Diwaniya, Iraqi officials said. (NY Times)

Tourists Warned to Stay Away as Bomb Attacks Rock Turkey
A separatist group yesterday warned tourists to stay away from Turkey after a wave of bomb blasts killed three people and injured dozens, including 10 Britons. (Guardian)