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China coach confident ahead of Palestine qualifier 
Reuters via Yahoo!7 Sports - Oct 09 2:48 AM
BEIJING, Oct 9 (Reuters) - China coach Zhu Guanghu believes his side can overcome Palestine in this week's Asian Cup qualifier, despite the absence of two key players, a Chinese newspaper reported on Monday.Analysis: Qatari efforts in Palestine fail UPI - Oct 10 2:56 PM
TEL AVIV, Israel, Oct. 10 (UPI) -- A Qatari attempt to help Palestinians form a national unity government and remove an international embargo preventing aid to reach the Palestinian Authority, failed.PALESTINE'S YBARRA MOVES INTO FAULKNER SEMIFINALS Tyler Morning Telegraph - Oct 09 12:21 AM
Palestine's Ryan Ybarra scored a 6-2, 6-2 win over Chris Greenlee of Rockwall in a quarterfinals match of Boys 18 B Singles in the Bob Faulkner Junior Major Zone Tennis Tournament Sunday at Tyler Tennis & Swim Club.One Act Play: News From Palestine Scoop.co.nz - Oct 08 5:32 PM
NEWS FROM PALESTINE Based on the life and writings of Samah Jabr A One-Act Play By Genevieve Cora Fraser Commentary: US brokers hazardous intent in Palestine Middle East Times - Oct 10 5:15 AM
NEW YORK, USA -- Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is back in the Middle East and she is in a "very concerned" state.Hazardous Intent: US Brokers in Palestine Middle East Online - Oct 10 2:02 AM
The Palestinians for their part have fallen into the trap set by Israel and America divide and conquer each other. Hamas and Fatah know well that the way forward is together rather than in disgruntled factions vying for power, argues Remi Kanazi .Patients Suffer After Doctor's License Is Temporarily Suspended KLTV Texas - Oct 10 4:00 PM
He was ordered not to practice medicine. After the Texas Medical Board found him to be a threat to his patients.Dr. Robert J. Byrnes of the Palestine Medical and Rehabilitation Center had his license temporarily suspended Friday.The Struggle for Palestine's Soul Middle East Online - Oct 10 2:32 AM
If Fatah wins and Hamas falls, we will be back to the Oslo process of official Palestinian collaboration with Israel and consent to the ghettoisation of the population -- this time behind walls, says Jonathan Cook .President Phones Arab Leaders Palestine News Agency - Oct 10 12:19 PM
GAZA, October 10, 2006, (WAFA)- President Mahmoud Abbas called Tuesday several Arab leaders and discussed, separately, with them the latest developments in Palestine.Pharmaceutical Executive, Oct 1, 2006 Pharmaceutical Executive - Oct 10 8:53 AM
Isr?l makov has adventure in his blood. A fourth-generation Isr?li, he speaks proudly of his great grandmother, who bought and sold wool in Russia until the late 1890s when, at the age of 50, she moved to Palestine, bought a piece of land, and helped found a town in the wilderness.Palestinian rights group calls for abolishment of death penalty Khaleej Times - Oct 10 8:38 AM
GAZA - A Palestinian human rights group marked the World Day against the Death Penalty Tuesday by calling on the Palestine Authority to abolish the punishment, along with the military courts who issue them in lightning trials.Qatar's mediation into Palestine fails NDTV - Oct 09 8:13 PM
Qatar's Foreign Minister failed to win an agreement for a Palestinian unity government that would lead to restoration of vital western aid to the West Bank and Gaza in separate meetings with rival leaders.Palestinian interior minister arrives in Tehran Islamic Republic News Agency - Oct 10 4:54 AM
Iran - Palestine - Seyam Palestinian Interior Minister Saeed Seyam arrived in Tehran on Tuesday to confer with Iranian officials on matters of mutual concern.DON DAVIS NAMED CHAMBER'S CITIZEN OF THE YEAR Tyler Morning Telegraph - Oct 09 11:07 PM
PALESTINE - For more than 30 years, Dan Davis has been involved in his community and enjoyed the process of trying to make his hometown a better place to live.Remi Kanazi: US Brokers in Palestine The Palestine Chronicle - Oct 09 5:02 AM
The Palestinians for their part have fallen into the trap set by Israel and America, that of divide and conquer each other. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is back in the Middle East and she is in a very concerned state.Zhu takes it easy in Amman (Shanghai Daily) Updated: 2006-10-10 09:58 China Daily - Oct 09 7:16 PM
China soccer team head coach Zhu Guanghu believes his side can overcome Palestine in this week's Asian Cup qualifier, despite the absence of two key players, it was reported yesterday.During their visit to Lebanon Two British Conservative MPs advocate a policy different from that of Tony Blair Monday Morning - Oct 09 10:40 PM
The two MPs stressed values to which their country is attached, values having no link with the actions of the present British government, with its follow-my-leader attitude towards United States policies on Afghanistan, Iran, Lebanon and Palestine.Faculty committee on art removal failed in not addressing transparency The Justice - Oct 10 5:28 AM
When the faculty committee impaneled to investigate the controversy surrounding the "Voices of Palestine" exhibit issued a report last month effectively recommending a procedure to better handle future exhibits, it failed in its most important task: examining the events and decisions which led to the shameful removal of the exhibit.Palestinian unity talks stalled: Hamas government AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 10 5:54 AM
The Hamas-led government has said that talks with Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas on forming a unity government had stalled on recognition of Israel and renouncing the "resistance".PRCS: IOF Continues to Violate International Humanitarian Law Palestine News Agency - Oct 09 12:04 PM
RAMALLAH, October 9, 2006 (WAFA) - Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) said that Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) has continued to violate International Humanitarian Law and Fundamental Human Rights.Gaza blockade lift allows Palestinian team to unite - AFC Reuters via Yahoo!7 News - 1 hour, 7 minutes ago
SINGAPORE, Oct 11 (Reuters) - A trio of Palestinian internationals have joined their team for Wednesday's Asian Cup qualifier against China after Israeli authorities lifted a blockade on Gaza, the Asian Football Confederation has reported.Brandeis erred in pulling Palestinian youth art exhibit, faculty group says The MetroWest Daily News - 49 minutes ago
WALTHAM -- A Brandeis faculty committee has found university officials committed a "serious error" when they removed a student-organized exhibit that displayed the artwork of Palestinian youth.Film considers Palestine peace Corvallis Gazette Times - Oct 06 10:44 PM
A film, Gaza Strip, that shows why peace is so difficult to achieve in Palestine, will be shown at 2 p.m. Sunday in the Martha Room at First United Methodist Church, 1165 N.W. Monroe Ave.A Grocer's Brain in a Superpower's Body Middle East Online - Oct 09 4:32 AM
Lebanon, Iraq, Palestine, Syria, and Iran's nuclear pursuits - five crises of regional and international dimensions. Yet US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice works to implement Israeli restraint on blockading Palestinian fruits and vegetables from Gaza, says Rami G. Khouri .The Iron Cage: The Story of the Palestinian Struggle for Statehood International Herald Tribune - Oct 10 4:47 AM
.Palestinians losing faith in Hamas / Trade has dwindled; government unable to fulfill its functions San Francisco Chronicle - Oct 10 1:13 PM
Mohammed Fathi looked hopefully at the trickle of pedestrians coming through the Israeli checkpoint at the main entrance to Bethlehem and let out a sigh. The assortment of necklaces hanging on his arm was growing heavy, and there seemed to be little chance of... OU players eager to get on a hot streak Dallas Morning News - 19 minutes ago
NORMAN, Okla. College athletes don't live in a vacuum. Oklahoma's players are fully aware that fans believe the Sooners can no longer win the Big 12 South after losing to Texas.UAE take on Oman in AFC qualifier Khaleej Times - 5 minutes ago
DUBAI The UAE national team is among nine teams who have already booked their place in the 2007 AFC Cup finals ahead of their special summit against Oman at Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex in Muscat today. Kick off 10pm (UAE time).We won't rush in, Tony said. But we all fear they will Guardian Unlimited - 2 hours, 36 minutes ago
We had a hastily convened COBR [emergency briefing] which Tony chaired and chaired very well. Geoff Hoon [defence secretary] was gung-ho. "We are ready," he said to Tony, "to put our air force and our facilities at the disposal of the intelligence services."Tatum, Jefferson remain No. 1, 2 in Class 2A poll The Longview News-Journal - 31 minutes ago
Tatum and Jefferson remained atop the Associated Press Top 10 in Class 2A in Tatum (4-1) beat Arp 20-0 to receive 17 of 20 first-place votes. Jefferson's 38-0 win over New Diana warranted one first-place vote as the Bulldogs improved to 5-0. No. 4 Mart (4-1) received one first-place vote, as well as Newton (2-2), which had the week off and was second among other teams receiving votes with 13 No negotiations with Syria as long as it harbors terrorists: Israeli official People's Daily - 2 hours, 48 minutes ago
Israel would not negotiate with Syria as long as the country continued to back militant groups, the Ha'aretz daily reported on Tuesday, citing an official of Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's Office.KERIM BALCI Zaman Online - Oct 10 2:14 PM
Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh managed to prove through his speech to thousands in Gaza last Friday that Hamas still rules the streets.Scoop Top 30 Daily Ratings 10 October 2006 Scoop.co.nz - Oct 10 3:32 PM
Yesterday's top 30 rating items on Scoop were...Today's Top Scoop Stories - News Summary Scoop.co.nz - Oct 10 5:17 PM
SCOOP LEAD STORY Foreign Affairs: Security Council Talks Sanctions Over Korea Crisis NEW ZEALAND LEAD: Treasury: Groups Line Up Early For A Cut Of The Surplus Fashion: A Veritable Feast Of Colour At Pasifika - MORE HEADLINES: State Of It: Can Cunliffe Explain His Asylum-Seeker Flip-Flop?Hamas-led government confirms it rejects two articles in Qatar's initiative People's Daily - Oct 10 5:09 PM
The Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas)-led Palestinian government on Tuesday confirmed that it didn't agree with Qatar on two articles of its six-point initiative to settle differences among the Palestinians.Superintendent candidate drops out Zanesville Times Recorder - Oct 10 12:31 PM
ZANESVILLE One of the six candidates for the superintendent s position in Zanesville City Schools has dropped out.The bFM WIRE Scoop.co.nz - Oct 10 4:47 PM
12:40 Dr Nick Smith - National's Environment Spokesman.Qatar fails to bridge gaps among Palestinian factions People's Daily - Oct 10 5:39 PM
Qatar's latest efforts by its foreign minister's visit to Gaza have failed to bridge gaps among Palestinian groups over the formation of a proposed new national unity government.Patronising Turkey is a dangerous game for Europe Financial Times - Oct 10 12:36 PM
Europe is doing its level best to tell Turkey it is no longer wanted as part of the European Union. It is a high-risk game with little to gain and a great deal to lose. How much longer will this sec-ular, democratic, Muslim country look westwards to a European future, instead of turning east?Rice s Middle East Visit: The Logic Behind the Grin Arab News - Oct 10 5:34 PM
Ramzy Baroud, Aljazeera.net English.Bergen County briefs NorthJersey.com - Oct 10 12:05 PM
The New Jersey State Organization of Cystic Fibrosis is celebrating its 30th anniversary with a fund-raising dinner and fashion show. "Come to the Cabaret" is scheduled for Thursday at the Westmount Country Club on Rifle Camp Road in West Paterson.Cindy Sheehan: A Nation Still at War Scoop.co.nz - Oct 10 4:03 PM
While Democrats are jumping for joy and Republicans are scrambling like Keystone Kops and falling all over each other to cover their asses, 25 of our brave young children have been killed in Iraq.Public Address 11/10/06 - Things In The Sky Scoop.co.nz - Oct 10 4:02 PM
Is it a bird? Is it a plane? | Oct 11, 2006 09:53 David Slack on his own accountHamas Rejects Qatar's Peace Plan Nasdaq - Oct 10 10:20 AM
(RTTNews) - The Hamas on Tuesday rejected the key demands of a six-point plan proposed by Qatar aimed to end the growing crisis in the Palestinian territories.Assessing the Role Palestinians Have Played in the Failed Bid for Statehood New York Times - Oct 09 9:07 PM
Rashid Khalidi?s latest book, ?The Iron Cage,? is at heart a historical essay, an effort to decide why the Palestinians have failed to achieve an independent state.Dissecting deeply divided Yiddish author Isaac Singer San Francisco Chronicle - 1 hour, 56 minutes ago
Isaac B. Singer A Life By Florence Noiville FARRAR, STRAUS & GIROUX; 192 PAGES; $23 By the time a dapper, 74-year-old Isaac Singer accepted the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1978 -- the first... East Texans line up on both sides of the ball The Longview News-Journal - Oct 08 9:04 PM
DALLAS If the 101st renewal of the Texas-Oklahoma rivalry on Saturday is in fact Adrian Peterson's last as a collegiate football player, the 28-10 loss was a bittersweet finish for the Palestine product.Bergen County Briefs RedNova - Oct 10 2:25 PM
By Brian Aberback, Adrienne Lu and Evonne Coutros Cystic fibrosis fund-raiser set The New Jersey State Organization of Cystic Fibrosis is celebrating its 30th anniversary with a fund-raising dinner and fashion show.Egmar edge for Lions The Electric New Paper - Oct 10 3:11 PM
IT had been two years since he last played for Singapore. Two months ago, Egmar Goncalves received a surprise call-up to the national side after the team was struck with an injury crisis in attack.Qatar to push mediation talks in Mideast AP via Yahoo! News - Oct 09 1:06 PM
Qatar's foreign minister headed to Gaza on Monday to talk with Hamas as part of a new and aggressive role for the tiny Gulf nation: pushing mediation efforts on Mideast issues ranging from Sudan to the Palestinians to the stalemate over Israeli prisoners."I Pray for the Welfare of Your Company..." Pharmaceutical Executive - Oct 10 8:53 AM
And why not? Big Pharma's drugs fill Teva's pipeline. CEO Isræl Makov says he's not the enemy. To prove it, he offers lessons in survival.Analysis: Mideast crisis worsens with time UPI - Oct 10 11:27 AM
WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 (UPI) -- Memo to the Bush administration: solve the Middle East crisis now before it gets even more complicated -- and deadly.The winners are... EU Politix - Oct 10 10:06 AM
European commission vice-president Siim Kallas has opened the Parliament Magazine s MEP Awards 2006.Excavating Egypt: Great Discoveries from the Petrie Museum Art Daily - Oct 10 3:06 PM
Cosmetic spoon with images of Bes, Sedment, tomb of Mena, Dynasty 18, 1550-1292 BC. Wood, pigment. 17.3 cm x 5.9 cm. FLINT, MI.-Israel rejected Syria s offer to hold peace talks, saying that Damascus must first stop supporting resistance groups in Al Jazeera - Oct 10 9:02 AM
President Bashar al-Assad said in a BBC interview on Monday that he was ready to negotiate with Israel, but questioned if the Israeli government had the will to move toward peace.Academic to quit post in anger over Israel The Age - Oct 10 7:22 AM
Prominent left-wing Israeli academic and author Tanya Reinhart plans to quit as emeritus professor at Tel Aviv University in protest against her Government's handling of the Palestinian issue.AFC Asian Cup Crunch time in Asia FIFA - Oct 10 4:31 AM
The race to the AFC Asian Cup 2007 finals reaches a critical stage on Wednesday as the continental contenders battle for the seven remaining coveted places in the penultimate round of the qualifying competition.Socceroos focus on task The Age - Oct 10 7:04 AM
Top South American side Paraguay presented Australia with a difficult assignment in the first leg of its homecoming tour, but Bahrain should prove cannon fodder when the Socceroos strut their stuff at a packed Aussie Stadium in their final Asian Cup qualifier tonight.Sam Bahour: We Can't Go Home Again The Palestine Chronicle - Oct 10 12:02 PM
Last month, an Israeli soldier stamped my American passport with a one-month visa and wrote last permit on it in Arabic, Hebrew and English.Egypt takes swipe at Hamas africast.com - Oct 10 8:31 AM
CAIRO, October 10 -- Egyptian foreign minister Ahmed Abul Gheit took a fresh swipe at the Hamas-led Palestinian government and leader Ismail Haniya in an interview published on Tuesday by the top-selling daily Al-Ahram.A closer look at Zanesville superintendent candidates CentralOhio.com - Oct 10 4:13 AM
ZANESVILLE -The six candidates who will be interviewed for the superintendent's position at Zanesville City Schools all have master's degrees, all have experience as administrators and will look to show the school board they have skills necessary to take on the position.Select an Edition: AlertNet - Oct 10 6:35 AM
Fetching... General Situation Occasional clashes between opposing Palestinian groups continued in the Gaza Strip throughout most of the week, but did not reach the level of tension seen on 1 October.Op-ed - Removing Hamas: Brinkmanship Tactics or Coup D etat News From Bangladesh - Oct 10 11:24 AM
Within the context of a U.S.-Israeli determined campaign to remove the elected Islamic Resistance Movement from power, the best of the Palestinian mainstream anti-occupation activists of Fatah and Hamas are being polarized into a deadlocked divide that is already threatening an historic national unity with a looming civil war as a result of either risky brinkmanship tactics or what Hamas says a This week @ UMB The Mass Media - Oct 10 12:09 PM
Calendar of EventsMeetings, events and demonstrations Socialist Worker - Oct 10 10:45 AM
For global climate justice With Jonathan Neale, Julian Rosser. Organised by Cardiff Campaign against Climate Change. For info e-mail cardiffccc@hotmail.co.uk or phone 07940 108 146Portney's Complaint The Mass Media - Oct 10 12:09 PM
It occurred to me recently that I have never shared my opinion about Israel. Growing up Jewish, I have always felt a connection to Israel. As a child I learned about the War for Independence in 1948, and how momentous it was that the Jews finally had a place to call home.Letters to the editor Portsmouth Herald - Oct 10 7:33 AM
I don't know what paper Mary Quill is reading ("Equality for varsity sports," Oct. 2), but it can't be the Portsmouth Herald! She essentially complains girls sports don't get enough coverage or photos and the football team gets too much. What? Nothing could be further from the truth.East Texas Fishing Report Athens Review Online - Oct 10 6:12 AM
ATHENS Lake Athens is 53 inches low and clear. Water temp is in the low 70s. Peter Gould at Lake Athens Marina said the city ramp is usable for flatbottoms, bass boats and pontoons.Realpolitik: The Palestinian crisis UPI - Oct 10 7:12 AM
NEW YORK, Oct. 9 (UPI) -- The failure of Fatah and Hamas to reach an agreement on a unity government that recognizes Israel and begins to deal with the desperate needs of their people is just another in a string of failures that have come to characterize the Palestinian situation.Egypt takes swipe at Hamas News 24 South Africa - Oct 10 11:20 AM
Egyptian foreign minister Ahmed Abul Gheit has taken a fresh swipe at the Hamas-led Palestinian government and leader Ismail Haniya.Qatar takes role in Mideast politics MSNBC - Oct 09 4:57 PM
Qatar apparently is trying to reassert itself as a key player in the region in the face of challenges from other major powers, especially Saudi Arabia. Beyond the Middle East, Qatar is also making a bid to defuse the crisis in Sudan s Darfur region.Decision time comes in league races The Indianapolis Star - Oct 09 11:53 PM
A logjam at the top of the Conference Indiana football race seems to be an annual rite of fall. Entering the final week of the regular season, two games -- Bloomington South (6-2, 4-2) at Perry Meridian (4-4, 4-2) and Franklin Central (4-4, 4-2) at Pike (4-4, 3-3) -- will determine who claims the league title.The Ignoram US Baltimore Chronicle & Sentinel - Oct 10 8:06 AM
Most Americans don t know that back in November 1999 when George W. Bush, the then-Republican frontrunner in the United States presidential elections, was subjected to a little foreign policy quiz by a Boston TV reporter, he did not know the names of two leaders, among others, who represented about one-fifth of humanity...the leaders of Pakistan and India.Singapore hit with triple blow Aljazeera - Oct 10 3:35 AM
Singapore has been dealt a severe blow before their crunch tie with Iraq in the UAE on Wednesday with the loss of three of their leading strikers.PREP Fort Wayne News-Sentinel - Oct 10 4:55 AM
VOLLEYBALL SECTIONAL PAIRINGS Oct. 19-21 Class 4A Columbia City DeKalb vs. Carroll East Noble vs. WarsawThis week Socialist Worker - Oct 10 10:42 AM
It s excellent news that the tenants at the Boundary estate in east London have rejected so overwhelmingly Tower Hamlets council s attempts to privatise it ( Tenants victory over housing privatisation , 7 October).Speedway advances by defeating Park Tudor in penalty kicks The Indianapolis Star - Oct 09 11:53 PM
Danielle Higgins came up with a key save during penalty kicks Monday night, leading Speedway to a 4-3 victory over Park Tudor in high school girls soccer tournament action.Reading all of the Quran The Daily Targum - Oct 10 6:55 AM
I have read many things in my life for and against Islam and have found myself very disgruntled that Chris Johnson's op-ed, "Altering the Path is Neither Realistic nor Right," mentions a verse that talks about how Muslims ought to act in the "state of war" and makes it seem that it spoke for Islam in general terms.Talking to Thailand's Muslim insurgents Asia Times - Oct 10 3:54 AM
SUNGAI KOLOK, Southern Thailand - A new military-appointed interim government has publicly promised a more conciliatory approach in dealing with southern Thailand's Muslim insurgency. Yet there are few signs that the sectarian violence is abating.The poison spreads in Iraq Asia Times - Oct 10 3:56 AM
DAMASCUS - A potentially unimaginable way to kill people has been created in Iraq. Over the weekend, about 1,200 policemen - mostly Shi'ites - fell ill with food poisoning while having their iftar meal to break the day's fast during the holy month of Ramadan.Lunch in Damascus Middle East Online - Oct 10 3:18 AM
Is it worthwhile for us to live in this situation in order to keep the Golan Heights? Common sense says no. If we reach a peace agreement with Syria, it will automatically entail an agreement with Hizbullah, too, argues Uri Avnery .AP Indiana High School Football Top 10 Teams By The Associated Press The Associated Press Top 10 Indiana high school Banner Graphic - Oct 10 7:11 AM
The North Putnam CougarsÕ football team held steady in this weekÕs Associated Press Indiana high school football poll.Jerusalem General Mufti Condemns Israeli Knesset Member Storming al-Aqsa Mosque Palestine News Agency - Oct 10 3:49 AM
JERUSALEM, October 10, 2006 (WAFA) - The General Mufti of Jerusalem and the Palestinian territory, Mohammed Hussein, condemned Tuesday the desecration and storming of a member of the Israeli Knesset into Al-Aqsa Mosque.Satellite seminar about the Middle East Star-Gazette - Oct 10 12:29 AM
Learn what one of the longest-serving American civilians in the Middle East has to say about past and current tensions in the Middle East during an interactive satellite seminar at Corning Community College.Serving up a daily diet of news for Bible-believing Israel-lovers hungry for Israel-related news from an Israel-savvy Jerusalem Newswire - Oct 10 3:33 AM
PLO chief Mahmoud Abbas told visiting US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice last week that he would demand any party that sits in government with him recognize the right of the Jewish state to exist.The Palestinian leadership crisis Middle East Online - Oct 10 2:03 AM
How many more decades of shattered lives must they endure before their so-called leaders face the sad reality and, for once, do something to end the suffering and misery? Asks Alon Ben-Meir .Jail for student bomb maker BBC News - Oct 09 7:54 AM
A chemistry student who made a homemade explosive favoured by suicide bombers is jailed for 14 months.Al Jazeera International reveals global line-up of bureaux AME Info - Oct 10 1:31 AM
Al Jazeera International, the new 24-hour English-language news and current affairs channel, headquartered in Doha, announced today its full line up of bureaux and correspondents around the world ahead of its global launch later this year.Abbas: Recognizing Israel not required WorldNetDaily - Oct 09 10:14 PM
JERUSALEM Fresh from claiming in a meeting last week with U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice that he will demand Hamas recognize the existence of Israel, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said in an Arabic-language interview neither Hamas nor his own Fatah party is required to recognize the Jewish state.Danny Rubinstein: Hamas' Fall is Nearer The Palestine Chronicle - Oct 10 6:17 AM
It appears that betrayal by Arab brethren is causing the most pain. A journalist from Gaza says he heard Haniyeh complain that in the past few months.Qatar s Mediation Efforts Fail Abed Rabbo: Stalemate May Force Early Elections Palestine Media Center - Oct 10 1:46 AM
PLO Executive Committee Member, Yassir Abed Rabbo, said on Tuesday that mediation efforts by Qatar s foreign minister failed to resolve a stalemate on the formation of a Palestinian unity government, adding that The differences on the core issues have remained .Final Asian Cup slots up for grabs IranMania.com - Oct 10 2:48 AM
LONDON, October 10 (IranMania) - South Korea and Iran can secure their places at the Asian Cup finals when qualifying resumes Wednesday, but underachieving China has a fight on its hands.Soccer-Singapore starved of strike power ahead of Iraq clash Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Oct 09 7:22 PM
SINGAPORE, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Singapore will be without three of their leading marksmen when they tackle Iraq in a crunch Asian Cup qualifier in the United Arab Emirates on Wednesday.South Korea look to Seoul to clinch place in finals Khaleej Times - Oct 09 9:53 PM
TOKYO South Korea will rely heavily on Reading forward Seol Ki-hyeon to help them clinch their spot in the 2007 Asian Cup in tomorrow s home qualifier with Syria.main Kavkaz Center - Oct 10 1:37 AM
Ramallah - In an apparent American step to ignite a Palestinian civil war, high-ranking Palestinian sources have unveiled that the United States was establishing a secret military camp in the West Bank city of Jericho to train the PA presidential guards (Force-17).Bank unveils personal financing campaign Gulf Times - Oct 10 1:20 AM
Doha Islamic, the Islamic banking arm of Doha Bank, has launched its personal financing campaign for Qataris. The campaign is available to customers who seek fresh financing , top up their existing financing, or transfer their financing from another bank for a value exceeding QR25,000.Human Rights Defenders from Iran and Zimbabwe receive 2006 Martin Ennals Award Amnesty International - Oct 09 4:37 PM
Akbar Ganji, an Iranian investigative journalist turned activist, and Arnold Tsunga, a lawyer and a radio commentator from Zimbabwe, will receive the 2006 Martin Ennals Award for Human Rights Defenders (MEA) tomorrow.Scoop Audio: Parliament Q&As Thomas Yadegar Case Scoop.co.nz - Oct 09 8:02 PM
Scoop Audio (click here to listen): National Party's Lockwood Smith asked the Minister of Immigration questions in The House today regarding the refugee applicant Thomas Yadegary who is held in Mt Eden Prison until he signs his own deportation passport papers.FM meets Abbas, Haniyah The Peninsula - Oct 09 9:35 PM
Gaza city Qatar s First Deputy Premier and Foreign Minister H E Sheikh Hamad bin Jassem bin Jabor Al Thani met rival Palestinian leaders yesterday to try to end a stand-off that has prevented the formation of a unity government and triggered the worst internal fighting in a decade.Olmert's true colors Haaretz Daily - Oct 10 12:15 AM
He embroiled Israel in a superfluous and failed war, and this week threatened to join up with the most Kahanist politician active in Israel since the death of Rehavam Ze'evi. What is happening to us, to our Ehud Olmert? Nothing. Olmert is coming back to himself.