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Striking Palestine workers mob Haniya 
Aljazeera - Sep 18 6:12 AM
Shots have been fired into the air by bodyguards of Ismail Haniya, the Palestine prime minister, to disperse striking government workers protesting over unpaid wages.LEBANON: War exacerbates Palestine refugee conditions IRIN - Sep 17 6:13 AM
TYRE, 17 Sep 2006 (IRIN) - While Lebanese southerners bore the brunt of casualties and destruction to infrastructure during the 34-day war between Israel and Hezbollah, the pre-existing vulnerability of Palestine refugees living in Lebanon has also been greatly exacerbated.Am I pro-Palestine or pro-Israel? Haaretz Daily - Sep 18 4:31 PM
The Israel Defense Forces sets out to detain a Palestinian suspected of concealing Qassam missiles in his home. The missiles are seized and Khaled, the owner of the home, is arrested. It appears that the good guys have won.US Warns Brussels not to Lift Palestine Embargo Rashly Zaman Online - Sep 16 2:13 PM
While negotiations for a coalition government between Hamas and Fatah continue, Washington and Brussels are at odds over lifting the embargo on Palestine.Mildred Clara Ruthruff Corvallis Gazette Times - Sep 18 5:27 PM
Mildred Ruthruff, 95, of Albany died Friday at Regency Albany. A descendant of area pioneer families, Mildred was born in Albany and was the daughter of Harold and Alice (Dodele) Rumbaugh. She was born on the family farm in the Palestine area of North Albany.Wataniya set to get phone licence in Palestine Khaleej Times - Sep 17 9:12 PM
DUBAI The Palestinian Ministry of Telecommunications and Information Technology (MTIT) has announced Wataniya International FZ LLC was the highest bidder for the second Palestinian mobile licence.Palestinian officials deny nominating exiled Hamas leader as PLO deputy chairman People's Daily - Sep 18 4:55 PM
Palestinian officials denied on Monday reports that President Mahmoud Abbas agreed to appoint an exiled top Hamas leader as deputy chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO).Agitators at Work Despite Warnings Zaman Online - Sep 18 2:13 PM
Pope Benedict XVI s offensive remarks about Islam and the Prophet Muhammad prompted strong reactions in the Islamic world. Despite warnings to remain calm, a wave of violence has erupted in Somali and Palestine.Bedouin Family Suffers from Israeli Coloniser Violence Palestine News Agency - Sep 18 11:48 AM
HEBRON, September 18, 2006 (WAFA) - A Bedouin family near the village of Sussiya in Hebron was visited today by a group of internationals and Palestinians working for the PSP (Palestine Solidarity Project) and International solidarity Movement (ISM).A Bavarian Provocation Outlook India - Sep 18 9:00 AM
The Muslim world with two of its countries Iraq and Afghanistan directly occupied by Western troops does not need to be reminded of the language of the Crusades. Violence was and is not the prerogative of any single religion as the continuing Israeli occupation of Palestine demonstrates.PA to forbid banks to finance terror Globes Online - Sep 18 10:11 AM
Palestine Monetary Authority Governor George Abed made the promise in an interview published in Singapore, where he is attending the World Bank Group and IMF Annual Meeting.This Week In Local History: Sept. 18-24 Fort Wayne News-Sentinel - Sep 18 3:49 AM
Sept. 18, 1931: Reminiscent of the sermons of Christ and the apostles on the Sea of Galilee, (also known as) the Lake of Gennesaret in Palestine, a Galilean service is being planned for Sunday evening at Dill s River Bridge between St. Joe and Spencerville on the St. Joseph River. A sermon will be given from a boat anchored in the river by the Rev. Homer Studebaker. All churches of the community Serving up a daily diet of news for Bible-believing Israel-lovers hungry for Israel-related news from an Israel-savvy Jerusalem Newswire - Sep 18 7:36 AM
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said in an interview with Time that he has no problem with Jews in general, but that the "Zionists" who occupy "Palestine" are an illegitimate people and nation.Tariq Ali: Papal Insults; a Bavarian Provocation The Palestine Chronicle - Sep 18 3:01 AM
Violence was and is not the prerogative of any single religion as the continuing Israeli occupation of Palestine demonstrates. Was Benedict's most recent provocation accidental or deliberate? The Bavarian is a razor-sharp reactionary cleric.FIFA's Palestine project receives 1m dollar boost AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 14 8:38 AM
Goal, FIFA's project to promote football in Palestine, is to receive a one million dollar boost from the Arab Football Union (UAFA).FIFA, UAFA to Support Development of Football in Palestine Palestine News Agency - Sep 15 12:02 PM
ZURICH, September 15, 2006 (WAFA)- The Union of Arab Football Association (UAFA) has agreed to donate one million US dollars to football development projects carried out by FIFA in Palestine.RJ Eskow: The Sad State of Atheism Today HuffingtonPost - 36 minutes ago
Roll over Carl Sagan, and tell Voltaire the news: Some of today's atheist spokesmen have hijacked its noble intellectual tradition in favor of flawed logic, appeals to bigotry, and a deliberate refusal to study the facts before forming an opinion. You don't have to look any further than the Huffington Post for evidence of atheism's moral and intellectual decline. I spent some time this No regime escapes unrest across Arab world International Herald Tribune - Sep 18 7:42 AM
The empowerment of Islamists at the expense of traditional centers of power has been propelled by events large and small - the occupation of Iraq, Israel's war with Hezbollah, and most recently comments about Islam made by Pope Benedict XVI. Left, Iraqis burning an effigy of the pope in Basra, Iraq.Palestine football given $1m boost CNN.com - Sep 14 4:24 AM
The Union of Arab Football Association (UAFA) is donating $1 million to help football development in Palestine, FIFA announced on Thursday.PLO envoy touts disarmament efforts at Rashidieh camp The Daily Star Lebannon - Sep 17 1:03 PM
Palestinian officials in the Rashidieh refugee camp in Tyre said they had completed a plan to restrict the use of weapons within the camp in line with an agreement with the Lebanese government. The Palestine Liberation Organization secretary in Lebanon, Major General Sultan Abu al-Aynayn, told reporters Saturday.'Schindler's List' and the killing fields of South Lebanon The Daily Star Lebannon - Sep 17 1:03 PM
The Jewish Holocaust of World War II is a case study of the bestiality and cruelty that humanity can reach. Six million Jews perished at the hands of European fascism, and many survivors and their offspring ended up in Palestine.China to boost UN peacekeepers in Lebanon to 1,000: Wen AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 18 3:48 AM
China will bolster its peacekeeping forces in Lebanon to 1,000, Premier Wen Jiabao has said.Iran Pursues A Grand Bargain by Martin Walker UPI Editor Emeritus Washington (UPI) Sep 18, 2006 Space War - Sep 18 6:29 PM
Unless Javier Solana, the chief diplomat for the European Union, can magically pull a rabbit out of the hat, the Bush administration is heading for a blunt choice between a military strike and acquiescing as Iran achieves nuclear power status.Pope's comments on Islam hit 'civilization clash' fault line The Christian Science Monitor - Sep 18 2:44 PM
Cases like this embolden extremists and provide them an opportunity to advocate for their worldview. Palestine: Palestinian President Abbas to meet Bush AngolaPress - Sep 17 3:00 AM
West Bank, 09/17 - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will meet President Bush in New York next week and will likely seek to promote his planned coalition with Hamas, a Palestinian official said Saturday.China to boost UN peacekeepers in Lebanon to 1,000: Wen AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 18 1:38 AM
China is to bolster its peacekeeping forces in Lebanon to 1,000, Premier Wen Jiabao said, in what analysts said was an attempt to reinforce its role in international affairs.Release of Israeli soldier held in Palestine likely soon Gulf News - Sep 17 2:19 AM
Jerusalem: Israel is making progress in its efforts to secure the release of a soldier captured by Palestinian militants last June, diplomatic and security officials said on Sunday.Israeli visa rules trap Palestinians BBC News - Sep 18 9:05 AM
Israel is enforcing a new visa policy that is affecting tens of thousands of Palestinians and foreigners visiting the West Bank.Peace Efforts Take Centre Stage In Abdullah-Bush Meeting In New York Bernama - 45 minutes ago
NEW YORK, Sept 19 (Bernama) -- Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and United States President George W. Bush on Monday discussed substantively the need to achieve peace in the world and concurred on the importance of respect between religions.Peace wheels roll into MSU The State News - 31 minutes ago
Kathy Kelly opened the Wheels of Justice Tour in South Kedzie Hall with a display of passion as she spoke of the young Lebanese woman whose pants fell off because she hadn't had food in days.The Boy Least Likely To Kick Off Tour Pitchfork - 2 hours, 58 minutes ago
With a European tour out of the way and another website game ( Monsters Pacman rules!) under their belts, the Boy Least Likely To are fully prepared to blow North America out of the water. (Or out of a bubble wand, anyway.)Islamists? Rise Imperils Mideast?s Order New York Times - Sep 17 10:04 PM
From Egypt to Saudi Arabia, the order that emerged after World War II has seen its influence challenged in the wave of instability washing across the Middle East.Full text of Tony Blair's speech to the TUC Guardian Unlimited - 2 hours, 31 minutes ago
The prime minister spoke today to the TUC conference in Brighton. Five years ago at this time, I had to cancel my address to you because of the terrorist attack in the USA which killed thousands, and the anniversary of which was yesterday, September 11.Palestine gunmen seize excuse to attack churches Daily Telegraph - Sep 16 4:20 PM
In the charred doorway of St John's Catholic Church in the West Bank town of Nablus, Fr Yousef Sa'adi stood trembling, his hand cupped around metal bullet cases.United Nations Session Opens Amid Debate Over Future The Online NewsHour - Sep 18 4:58 PM
President Bush will hold multilateral talks with world leaders at the 61st session of the United Nations General Assembly. Analysts debate on whether the U.N. can handle crises such as those in the Middle East and in Darfur.Back to the Beginning New York Review of Books - Sep 18 11:46 AM
An article by Charles Simic from The New York Review of Books, October 5, 2006US must recognise Palestine unity government The Star Online - Sep 14 4:53 PM
HAVANA: The United States and Israel must recognise the Palestine national unity government that will be formed soon to bring stability to the region and ease the suffering of the people.Farhan Alqam, Mayor of Beit Ommar, freed Scoop.co.nz - Sep 18 5:35 PM
Farhan Alqam, Mayor of Beit Ommar, freed.White House warning to Abbas Times Online - Sep 18 3:53 PM
THE Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, arrived in New York to meet President Bush and members of the Quartet the United States, Russia, the European Union and the UN last night, amid fears that he may be frozen out by the White House if his party joins a Palestinian unity government.Islam in Europe New York Review of Books - Sep 18 11:46 AM
An article by Timothy Garton Ash from The New York Review of Books, October 5, 2006FM urges Palestinian groups to avoid discord Islamic Republic News Agency - Sep 17 1:25 AM
Iran - Palestine - FM Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said in Havana Sunday that Palestinian groups should avoid discord and reinforce unity by relying on goals of the Palestinian people to meet their demands.U.S. president to meet with Palestinian leader at UN People's Daily - Sep 18 6:24 PM
U.S. President George W. Bush will meet with Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas Wednesday on the sidelines of the 61st session of the UN General Assembly, U.S. national security adviser Stephen Hadley said on Monday.Dr. Abbas Bakhtiar - Afghanistan: More Of The Same Scoop.co.nz - 2 hours, 9 minutes ago
"There is no squabbling so violent as that between people who accepted an idea yesterday and those who will accept the same idea tomorrow." - Christopher MorleyIsrael's Livni to meet Palestinian President Abbas Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Sep 18 12:26 PM
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni said she would tell Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in a meeting on Monday that any unity government he negotiates with Hamas must meet international conditions for lifting a freeze on foreign aid.Early voting in school elections passes 700 mark Forrest City Times-Herald - Sep 18 1:15 PM
Early voting numbers for tomorrow s countywide school election topped 700 this morning as county election officials prepare for election day.Freshers fair surveillance criticised The Courier - Sep 18 4:13 PM
A controversial anti-terror unit set up by Tayside Police to combat extremist groups recruiting students has been criticised by a civil liberties group for secretly targeting the Dundee University freshers fair.Loss to Bulldogs leaves Hughes 0-2 Forrest City Times-Herald - Sep 18 1:30 PM
The Hughes Blue Devils fell to 0-2 for the year after Friday s 47-12 loss to the Earle Bulldogs. Earle improves to 2-1 for the year. The Blue Devils will open 3-AAA Conference play Friday when they host Corning.ABDULHAMIT BILICI Zaman Online - Sep 18 2:16 PM
Just as in the Iraq memorandum, the debate regarding the Lebanon memorandum slid from its real diagonal and was pulled to a shallow base. Naturally, the public became very confused.Gorky's Zygotic Mynci Break Up Pitchfork - Sep 18 12:03 PM
Veteran Welsh folk-pop band Gorky's Zygotic Mynci have disbanded after 15 years and eight studio albums.Games Tackle Middle East Conflict Wired News - Sep 17 11:09 PM
Two upcoming computer games let you embed yourself in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, learn its subtleties and try to make a difference. And you thought Minesweeper was hard. By Quinn Norton.UAE Red Crescent donates $1 million to buttress UNICEF projects The Daily Star Lebannon - Sep 18 5:18 PM
The Red Crescent Society of the United Arab Emirates signed a deal Monday to donate $1 million toward UNICEF projects aimed at improving the water supply and health and education services in the South. The agreement was signed in Beirut by Khalifa Nasser al-Suweidi, chairman of the UAE Red Crescent.Uri Avnery : Help! Peacemongers! Scoop.co.nz - Sep 18 3:37 PM
Help! Peacemongers! GUESS WHOSE words these are: "Starting this war was a scandal ... It was possible to solve the problem of the missiles in South Lebanon by diplomatic means ...Obituaries in the news Boston Globe - Sep 18 4:50 AM
Sten Andersson, a leading figure in Sweden's governing Social Democratic Party and one-time mediator in the Middle East peace process, died Saturday, the party said. He was 83.ALI UNAL Zaman Online - Sep 18 2:15 PM
Which Country is Next? Different comments are being made as to where Iran stands in the Anglo-Saxon-Israeli alliance s latest plans and offensives against the Islamic world.Islamist rise a danger to post-war Mideast order Bangkok Post - Sep 18 12:59 PM
Cairo _ President Bashar Assad has allowed Hamas safe haven in Syria. He has provided support to the Hizbollah and castigated Arab leaders as ''half men'' for failing to press for a quick end to the war in Lebanon.John Chuckman: Decline Of The American Empire Scoop.co.nz - Sep 18 3:38 PM
The rise now of China, Japan, Europe, and others India, Korea, and to some extent Russia and Brazil means the United States must be relatively diminished on the world stage, much as an only child whose mother just gave birth to quintuplets.New sectarian threats rip Middle East Foreign Relations - Sep 18 1:16 PM
The modern Middle East has always been divided against itself. But for the first time the emerging lines of cleavage are sectarian Shia versus Sunni threatening to make the region s regimes more unstable, its conflicts more intractable and its nationalism more infused with Islamic fervor.Forrest City man facing numerous charges after chase Forrest City Times-Herald - Sep 18 1:29 PM
A Forrest City man is facing several traffic violations and a charge for possession of marijuana after fleeing from police officers Sunday morning.Allies muted as US wages financial offensive on Iran AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 17 12:50 PM
The United States is taking the financial fight to Iran as it turns up pressure on its allies to get tough over the Islamic republic's nuclear ambitions. But are its partners listening?Pineywoods eco-tourism campaign to meet The Lufkin Daily News - Sep 16 7:39 PM
The region-wide campaign promoting the "Pineywoods Experience" of natural and cultural attractions as well as eco-tourism is to hold a two-day meeting in Palestine this week.In a Rare Step, Pope Expresses Personal Regret The Herald-Tribune - Sep 18 1:49 PM
ROME, Sept. 17 Pope Benedict XVI sought Sunday to extinguish days of anger and protest among Muslims by issuing an extraordinary personal apology for having caused offense with a speech last week that cited a reference to Islam as evil and inhuman.Protesters block entry into parliament UPI - Sep 18 10:53 AM
GAZA, Sept. 18 (UPI) -- Protesting Palestinian Authority employees, demanding payment of wages, tried to block PA Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh's entry into parliament.AME Info, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Technology Briefs Column RedNova - Sep 18 1:18 PM
By AME Info, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Sep. 18--ARAB INTERNET USERS UP 50 PERCENT: There were 26.3m Internet users in the Arab world by the end of 2005, 50 percent more than in 2004, according to data by Madar Research.The Guardian: Pope's Remarks Incite Islamophobia Zaman Online - Sep 18 2:12 PM
Karen Armstrong, accomplished British Writer in religion, in her latest commentary-- The Guardian on Monday, September 18-- called the pope s remarks dangerous his words would reinforce West s Islamophobia.SAHIN ALPAY Zaman Online - Sep 18 2:16 PM
The Israeli government s militaristic and aggressive policies are the main incitement to anti-Semitism or hatred of the Jews throughout the world.Pope seeks to calm anger of Muslims International Herald Tribune - Sep 17 12:43 PM
Pope Benedict XVI's extraordinary personal apology for calling Islam "evil and inhuman" might be the first time a pope has made such a direct apology.Uganda: Mabira Not Done Deal AllAfrica.com - Sep 18 1:25 PM
BY a distance the most exciting news to your columnist came on Monday when the Rt Hon Prime Minister gave H.E the President's pledge regarding the so-called gift of the Mabira Forest to SCOUL.RP haven for Christian-Muslim unity ABS-CBNNEWS.com - Sep 18 10:41 AM
Perhaps, their rage is kept in the privacy of their homes or mosques because I have yet to read or see an organized protest among Filipino Muslims on the recent controversial speech of Pope Benedict XVI. Unlike their brothers and sisters abroad, Filipino Muslims are not as fanatic.RELATED NEWS Zawya - Sep 16 10:33 PM
KUWAIT, Sept 16 (KUNA) -- Kuwait's Wataniya Telecommunications Wataniya Telecommunications announced on Saturday winning of the license for the second GSM in Palestine bidding 251 million Jordanian dinars as the first batch for license.U.S. to PA: No end to embargo unless Quartet demands are met Haaretz Daily - Sep 16 11:46 PM
American officials informed envoys of Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas that the U.S. would not lift the economic siege on the PA and would not work with the planned unity government so long as it failed to meet the three conditions set for the Hamas regime by the international community: recognizing Israel, recognizing agreements previously signed by the PA and the Palestine Hamas PM denounces ongoing attacks on West Bank churches AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 17 8:26 AM
The head of the Hamas-led government, Ismail Haniya, denounced a spate of attacks on Christian churches in the Palestinian territories after assailants targeted two West Bank churches following Pope Benedict XVI's comments on Islam.Italian nun slain in Somalia, Pope link speculation Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 17 10:53 AM
Gunmen killed an Italian nun at a children's hospital in Mogadishu on Sunday in an attack that drew immediate speculation of links to Muslim anger over the Pope's recent remarks on Islam.Violence in Middle East Manila Bulletin - Sep 18 11:44 AM
"In spite of its majestic record, no Arab state was ever again to provide unity for Islam after the 10th century ..Arab unity was to remain only a dream."FIFA's Palestine project receives 1m dollar boost ATL World Soccer - Sep 14 9:18 AM
Goal, FIFA's project to promote football in Palestine, is to receive a one million dollar boost from the Arab Football Union (UAFA). The money, given to the UAFA by Saudi Arabia, will go to help FIFA build artificial pitches in Gaza, Ram and Ramallah, a FIFA source said Thursday.Analysis: Darfur - the making of a tragedy Middle East Times - Sep 18 8:56 AM
WASHINGTON -- Recent interventions by actor George Clooney and Nobel laureate Elie Wiesel have brought renewed focus on Sudan's Darfur region. Yet Darfur's problem is far from being new or exceptional in Africa.China to send 1,000 peacekeepers to Lebanon Times Online - Sep 18 5:51 AM
China said today it would send 1,000 peacekeepers to help maintain the truce in Lebanon, a move seen as showing Beijing's growing willingness to engage in international affairs.Kenya: Face to Face With Leader of Doomsday Sect AllAfrica.com - Sep 18 10:21 AM
About 10 healthy grade cows and nearly 20 lambs graze gracefully in the expansive green pasture under the watchful eyes of herdsboys.Students write of 9/11 in `Phoenix Rising' Akron Beacon Journal - Sep 18 9:27 AM
Phoenix Rising is a group effort of the students at Bedford's St. Peter Chanel High School to find inspiration in the tragedy of Sept. 11, 2001.Palestinian groups agree on need for national unity government Khaleej Times - Sep 18 10:32 AM
DAMASCUS - Ahmed Qureia, the envoy of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, held a meeting on Monday with representatives of the Damascus-based radical Palestinian factions to discus the formation of a national unity government.Palestinian-Style Oktoberfest Goes Down Smooth Beverage World - Sep 18 9:36 AM
Taybeh, West Bank: Priests sat side by side with young fashionable hipsters in this small West Bank village Sunday afternoon, clasping cups of locally brewed ale, swaying to tracks spun by DJ Jako and a slew of other local minstrels.'Non-Aligned' Nations Focus on Israel, Disregard Darfur Crosswalk.com - Sep 18 2:03 AM
(CNSNews.com) - Representatives of 118 developing nations meeting in Havana ended their summit with declarations supporting Iran and Sudan, condemning Israel, and criticizing some American policies.Dragons spoil Lions Homecoming Rushville Republican - Sep 18 8:22 AM
The excitement had built all week long from activities at the schools to Thursday s annual Homecoming Parade in downtown Rushville to tailgating prior to the game.Nuns evacuated after backlash on pope The Star - Sep 18 3:11 PM
Vatican City and Gaza City - The urgent damage-control exercise mounted by the Vatican appears to have had some effect.Moore: UK foreign policy has hit 'new low' ePolitix via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - Sep 18 3:51 AM
Liberal Democrat MP Michael Moore opened the party's annual conference with a scathing review of British foreign policy under Labour.Deepak Lal: The Musharraf enigma Business Standard India - Sep 18 11:44 AM
A jehadi replacement for Pervez Musharraf is a consummation devoutly not to be wished.Socialist Cuba Hosts 14th Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Payvand Iran News - Sep 18 7:45 AM
During the days of September 11-16, 2006, more than 50 heads of state and 3000 delegates from 118 under-developed countries assembled in Havana, Cuba, to participate in the 14th annual summit of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM). According to a report on the Digital Granma International, the movement currently has 116 members: 53 from Africa, 38 from Asia, 24 from Latin America and the Caribbean and Pope makes rare apology over Muslim remarks Houston Chronicle - Sep 17 11:10 PM
Pope Benedict XVI sought on Sunday to extinguish days of anger and protest among Muslims by issuing an extraordinary personal apology for having caused offense with a speech last week that cited a reference to Islam as "evil and inhuman." In Iraq, Iran s Arab Credentials Are Made News From Bangladesh - Sep 18 11:23 AM
Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki s latest visit to Tehran was just another occasion to highlight that Iran is compromising its Arab credentials in Iraq, and to raise more questions about whether Tehran and Washington are in collusion or in collision in Baghdad than giving answers to Arabs who do care to have Islam as a unifying force between the Arab and Persian neighbouring nationalities LOCAL SPORTS ROUNDUP: Saturday was a good day for the Viking cross-country teams The Herald-Press - Sep 18 12:19 PM
LIGONIER - Huntington North's girls' cross-country team had three runners in the top eight and emerged with the team championship of the West Noble Invitational Saturday.Does archeology prove facts about the Bible? (Part 4) The Express-Star - Sep 18 12:18 PM
We now turn to some archeological findings of the New Testament.Monday, September 18, 2006 The Pakistan Link - Sep 18 11:15 AM
HAVANA: The Non-Aligned Movement concluded on Sunday a summit in Havana, issuing a final declaration backing Iran s right to nuclear energy, and urging UN reforms to give greater weight to poor countries.Film Shows Youths Training to Fight for Jesus ABC News - Sep 17 3:40 PM
New Documentary Features Controversial Bible Camp, Evangelical MovementZambia: Ahmadinejad in Cuba for NAM Summit AllAfrica.com - Sep 18 7:22 AM
IRANIAN President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has arrived in Cuba to attend the 14th Non-Aligned Movement summit and is expected to sign new cooperation agreements with Cuba.RP haven for Christian-Muslim unity The Manila Times - Sep 18 8:23 AM
PERHAPS, their rage is kept in the privacy of their homes or mosques because I have yet to read or see an organized protest among Filipino Muslims on the recent controversial speech of Pope Benedict XVI. Unlike their brothers and sisters abroad, Filipino Muslims are not as fanatic.Wolves fight tooth and nail, but faulter in overtime Daily Clay County Advocate-Press - Sep 18 11:43 AM
Bragging Rights and a perfect start were on the line Friday night as the Flora Wolves played Casey-Westfield (CW) in a week 3 Little Illini Conference match-up.14 killed in suicide bombing Gulf Times - Sep 18 7:54 AM
BAGHDAD: A minibus carrying new army recruits was blown up by a suicide car bomber in Baghdad Monday, killing 14 people, in the latest attack in the capital despite a massive security clampdown.Tunisia: Govt Under Fire for Ban On NGO Meet AllAfrica.com - Sep 18 7:51 AM
The Tunisian government is under fire for its last minute ban of an international NGO conference to have been held in Tunis Sep. 8-9.Sweden's ex-foreign minister, Mideast mediator Miami Herald - Sep 18 12:23 AM
(AP) -- Sten Andersson, a leading figure in Sweden's governing Social Democratic Party and one-time mediator in the Middle East peace process, has died, the party said Saturday. He was 83.Al Qaeda says it killed senior security official in Gaza Khaleej Times - Sep 18 4:02 AM
GAZA - An statement distributed in the Gaza Strip Monday claimed that Al Qaeda was behind the assassination of a senior Palestinian intelligence official and four of his associates on Friday.Assad, Qorei discuss new Palestinian government AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 17 6:19 AM
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad held talks with former Palestinian prime minister Ahmad Qorei about efforts to form a new government of national unity in the territories.