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Israeli soldiers look at a controlled explosion of a casino in the Lebanese village of Kafar Kilathe, close to the Israeli village of Metula, early August 1, 2006.[Reuters]
· Defense minister pledges peaceful cross-Strait ties
· Iran's Aug. 31 deadline under resolution
· Fight stepped up against bribery
· Israel approves wider ground offensive
· Beijing to build second international airport
· Ailing Castro gives power to brother
· UN tells Iran to suspend until August 31
· Japan launches earthquake warning system
· Mexico leftists occupy capital in election protest
· Israel halts air attacks
![A Lebanese girl living in a camp for evacuees looks on at a school in the city of Zahle, about 55 km (34 miles) north of Beirut July 31, 2006. [Reuters]](xin_120803011539027185821.jpg)
