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World -- August 17, 2005
- 17 Spanish soldiers killed in helicopter crash in Afghanistan
- All 153 French passengers dead in air crash
- Annan says objective of stability in Afghanistan remains to be met
- Chirac "deeply saddened" by death of 153 French in Venezuela crash
- First black box of crashed Colombian airplane found
- France to work for release of kidnapped sound technician
- French ex-PM officially announces his senate candidacy
- Israel starts evacuation of settlers by force
- Italian military ship of World War I discovered in Albanian sea
- Midnight deadline passes for Israeli settlers' voluntary leaving
- Putin takes supersonic flight on bomber to oversee exercise
- Prison riot death toll rises to 35 in Guatemala
- Remains found in plane crash site in Venezuela
- Roundup: Evacuation by force begins as Israeli troops enter main Gaza settlements
- Syria denies trucks flow crisis on borders with Lebanon
- Top US diplomats visit Gaza
- UN seeks more aid for famine-hit Niger
- UN body appeals for more food aid to famine-prone Mali
- US confident of Iraq's making of constitution
