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Updated on: Sunday 03 September 2006, 21:55 Makka Time, 18:55 GMT   Senior Iraq al-Qaeda figure held The second most senior leader of al-Qaeda in Iraq, accused of masterminding the bombing of a Shia shrine in Samarra, has been detained by Iraqi and US forces.  FULL STORY •  Iraq PM rebukes Kurds over flag •  Iraqi women stick necks out for unity •  Gunmen kill al-Sistani aide Nato offensive kills 200 Taliban Iraq wants more control over security Iran backs UN Lebanon truce Georgia accuses Russia in helicopter attack Arab World more •  Iran to examine Holocaust evidence •  Sistani tells Maliki to 'impose security' •  Palestinians killed in Gaza attack •  Strike shows political divisions in Gaza •  Somalia factions resume peace talks •  Lebanon MPs in blockade protest •  Asian pilgrims found dead in Iraq •  Khartoum rejects UN troops in Darfur Global more •  Indian farmer suicides hit record high •  Al-Qaeda urges Americans to convert •  Nato plane crash kills 14 British troops •  Nepal rebels call for early elections •  EU gives Iran time to clarify position •  UK police arrest 14 terror suspects •  Sri Lanka navy sinks Tamil flotilla •  Mexico protesters silence president Economy more •  Polish shipyards face crunch decision •  IMF addresses voting imbalance •  Chile's copper mine strike ends •  Protests stop Bangladesh mine plan Science & Technology more •  Europe moon trek ends with a bang •  Obesity identified as global epidemic •  US successfully tests missile shield •  Lockheed to build next Nasa spaceship Culture more •  China celebrates ancient teachings •  Stolen Munch can be mended •  Book sheds light on Nazi-era humour •  Mafhouz given state funeral Focus on Lebanon •  Opposition tells cabinet to quit •  Nasrallah says he did not want war •  Timeline: Lebanon conflict •  Have your say on Lebanon crisis Cartoons MAPS MAPS Drawing by Shujaat 15/08/2006 See more cartoons Opinion When assumption trumps objectivity by Habib Battah •  America adrift •  Sunni, Shia and US ME politics •  US has to choose: Israel or the ME

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