Wikinews Shorts: July 14, 2007
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===Bounty for Osama bin Laden doubled===
[[Image:Laden.jpg|thumb|right|120px|Osama bin Laden]]
The [[United States]] [[w:United States Senate|Senate]] has voted to double the bounty placed on the capture or death of alleged [[w:al Qaeda|al Qaeda]] mastermind [[w:Osama bin Laden|Osama bin Laden]].

The Senate approved the bounty increase, which now sits at [[w:United States Dollar|US$]]50 million, by an 87-1 vote on Friday.

It follows a series of reports which suggest that the group of terrorists behind the [[w:September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks|September 11]] that hit [[w:New York City|New York]] and [[w:Washington, DC|Washington]] were rebuilding its capacity to execute terrorist plots.

'''Sources'''
*{{source|url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/world/bin-laden-bounty-doubled/2007/07/14/1183833816313.html
|title=Bin Laden bounty doubled
|author=Agence France-Presse
|pub=The Sydney Morning Herald
|date=July 14, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/story.aspx?id=NEWEN20070018849
|title=Reward on Osama doubled
|author=
|pub=NDTV
|date=July 14, 2007}}
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===UN: New leads in Hariri murder investigation===

[[Image:Hariri.jpg|thumb|120px|Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri at the Pentagon on April 25, 2001.]]
A [[w:United Nations|United Nations]] report has indicated that investigations into the death of former [[w:Prime Minister of Lebanon|Prime Minister]] of [[w:Lebanon|Lebanon]], [[w:Rafiq Hariri|Rafiq Hariri]], have identified a number of possible suspects.

Hariri was assassinated on February 14, 2005. Explosives equivalent to approximately 300 kg of [[w:TNT|TNT]] were detonated as his motorcade drove past the St George Hotel in the Lebanese capital, [[w:Beirut|Beirut]].

The UN team, which is headed by [[w:Belgium|Belgian]] prosecutor Serge Brammertz, also said in its' report that the deteriorating political situation in Lebanon is likely to adversly effect the investigation as safety and other issues require extra attention.

'''Sources'''
*{{source|url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/world/new-leads-in-murder-of-hariri-says-un-report/2007/07/13/1183833774286.html
|title=New leads in murder of Hariri, says UN report
|author=Gerard Aziakou
|pub=The Sydney Morning Herald
|date=July 14, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6896822.stm
|title=Hariri panel 'has found suspects'
|author=
|pub=British Broadcasting Corporation
|date=July 13, 2007}}
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The Senate approved the bounty increase, which now sits at US$50 million, by an 87-1 vote on Friday.

It follows a series of reports which suggest that the group of terrorists behind the September 11 that hit New York and Washington were rebuilding its capacity to execute terrorist plots.

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Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri at the Pentagon on April 25, 2001.
A United Nations report has indicated that investigations into the death of former Prime Minister of Lebanon, Rafiq Hariri, have identified a number of possible suspects.

Hariri was assassinated on February 14, 2005. Explosives equivalent to approximately 300 kg of TNT were detonated as his motorcade drove past the St George Hotel in the Lebanese capital, Beirut.

The UN team, which is headed by Belgian prosecutor Serge Brammertz, also said in its' report that the deteriorating political situation in Lebanon is likely to adversly effect the investigation as safety and other issues require extra attention.

'Sources'
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