European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 5, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 10 stars and stripes june 2007 in the world 2 dead As Lebanon fight spreads to second Camp Lebanon bomb explosions gunfire rocked a palestinian refugee Camp in Southern Lebanon on monday after clashes Between lebanese troops and islamic Mili Tants killed two lebanese sol Diers and wounded police the fighting began with Mili Tants from the group Jund a Sham firing rocket propelled grenades and automatic Rifle fire on lebanese troops stationed out Side the Ein a Hilweh Palestin Ian refugee the clashes in Southern Leba non came As lebanese troops pressed ahead with an offensive against another militant Fatah in another refugee Nahr located in the Northern part of the the fighting had erupted on and off since late sunday at Ein Lebanon largest Refu gee Camp in this Southern Provin Cial with clashes renew ing monday there was no official word on militant casualties from the fight ing Iran Calls missile defense plans a joke Iran Iran top Security official on monday called plans for an Eastern Europe missile defense shield that Washington says would protect Al lies from Iran a saying Tehran missiles do not have the capability to reach claims by officials that in stalling a missile defense system in Europe is aimed at confronting iranian missiles and protecting Europe against Iran is the joke of the a Larijani told the state run Irna news the Range of Iran missiles Doest reach Europe at Irna quoted Larijani As Putin Brit extradition request is stupidity Moscow Britain Call for the extradition of a suspect in the killing of former Kab agent Alex Ander Litvinenko is president Vladimir Putin said in an interview released Putin harsh characterization is Likely to further trouble Brit is russian relations that already have hit a Post cold War Low amid the controversy of the kill ing of who died in London in november from Poison ing by a rare radioactive Britain last month said it had enough evidence to charge an Drei a russian business Man and former Kab member who had met with Litvinenko shortly before he fell in the kill ing and asked for his russian officials say the Constitution prevents such Putin said British officials should have known that russian Constitution would prevent the sex from whatever Side you look at this theres one Stu Putin said in an interview with journalists from group of eight countries ahead of this weeks g8 Summit in from the associated press missile defense politics hang Over g8 czechs protest Bush As Putin threatens to aim nukes at Europe by William Kole the associated press czech Republic activists mobilized monday to protest a visit by president whose plans to build a mis Sile defense system in the czech Republic and neighbouring Poland have unleashed fears of a new arms race with opponents contend the shield which the United states says would help protect both it and Europe from a rocket attack by Iran could make czechs a tar get for terrorists and reignite cold War Era tensions Between Washington and hundreds of demonstrators planned to rally monday evening on a Square near the medieval Prague Castle before Bush a smaller rally by communist youth also was planned outside the Zembas on Bush will address an International Confer ence on democracy and Security in route to the g8 Summit in Germany a Brief Stop Over Ron left president Bush leaves Washington on monday for where he will discuss missile among other right russian president Vladimir Putin has warned that plans to build a missile defense system in Eastern Europe would Force Moscow to find missile targets of its own in shadowed by growing displeasure Over plans to put a radar Sta Tion in the czech Republic and 10 interceptor missiles in to polls say that More than 60 percent of czechs oppose the idea of hosting the radar which would be built inside the sprawling body military zone Southwest of and sur Veys in Poland suggest just one in four poles wants the opposition is growing despite repeated assurances that the rockets would not carry War Heads and would be purely de posing no threat to rus russian president Vladimir Putin warned on monday that Moscow could take retaliatory Steps if Washington proceeds with plans to build the including possibly aiming nuclear weapons at targets on the Conti chinese Farmers work at their which collapsed after a earthquake Shook chivas Yunnan province on aftershocks keep tension High in China the associated press Beijing tens of thousands of earthquake Vic Tims in Southwest China were living in tents or in the open fearful of returning to their damaged Homes a Day after a magnitude quake killed three and injured at least hundreds of aftershocks sent jittery residents scurrying for we worry so much about the this morning we had and we hid anyplace we could think said Cai who was living with his family in a the quake struck near chivas Border with Laos shortly after said chivas official Xinhua news citing the governments seismological the geological Survey measured the quakes magnitude at about to of the evacuees were living in some marked disaster because the earthquake cracked Walls in Many build Ings and made them unsafe to said a Man at the Ninger county seismological who gave Only his another official from the seismological who identified himself by his said oth ers were living without shelter because of a shortage of he said More tents were being sent from other Putin to meet amid rising tensions Washington Sharp differences Between the United states and Russia Over president Bush plan to build a missile defense sys tem on Moscow Doorstep Are Likely to dominate talk during Bush european who left monday at the Start of an eight Day trip to the g8 Summit of industrialized nations and visits to half a dozen will see president Vladimir Putin at the Summit in Germany later this it Likely will be a difficult talk relations Between Washington and Moscow Are strained almost to the break ing and Putin has been harshly critical of for eign Bush message in Advance of the trip has been to Calm reminding Russia that the cold War is besides the czech re pub Germany and Bush also has Albania and Bulgaria on his travel Itin he has meetings planned with at least 15 for eign plus the and his schedule int final from the associated press Exchange rates military rates euro costs june Dollar buys june British Pound june japanese yen june South korean won june commercial rates Bahrain British Canada China Denmark Egypt Hong Kong Hungary Israel Japan yen Kuwait Norway Philippines Poland saudi Arabia Singapore South Korea won Switzerland Thailand baht Turkey new military Exchange rates Are those available to customers at military Bank ing facilities in the country of issuance for South the Netherlands and the United for no local currency Exchange rates purchasing British pounds in Germa Check with your local military Bank ing commercial rates Are inter Bank rates provided 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