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Tens of thousands of Israeli s have converged on Tel Aviv to protest the proposed removal of Israeli Settlement s from the Gaza Strip . (Ynet) (BBC)

Scientists at the German Primate Centre and the University of Göttingen announce the discovery of two new species of lemur, '' Mirza Zaza '' and '' Microcebus Lehilahytsara ''. (German press release) , (BBC)

Pakistan 's first domestically designed Cruise Missile , the Babur Missile , is test launched. (BBC)

n President Yoweri Museveni has threatened to close down newspapers which continue to publish "conspiracy theories" about Garang's death. (BBC)

Women are taking the Government Of Ireland to the European Court Of Human Rights to challenge Ireland's Constitutional Ban On Abortion . (BBC)

(local time for launch), but the launch was scrubbed due to technical problems. (BBC) (Spaceflightnow.com)

Malaysia has announced a state of emergency in two towns after Air Pollution Reached Dangerous Levels . The pollution is blamed on fires lit to clear land in neighbouring Indonesia , seriously affecting air quality and visibility across the Strait Of Malacca . (BBC)

Scott Sullivan , once the chief financial officer of WorldCom , then the star witness in the prosecution of his former boss there, Bernie Ebbers , is sentenced to five years in prison.