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Palestine sends one-athlete delegation to Winter Asiad for 
AngolaPress - Jan 28 12:49 AM
JILIN, Northeast China, 01/28 - Palestine dispatched only one athlete for the 6th Asian Winter Games to be officially opened this evening in Changchun, Northeast China.East Palestine outlasts Springfield for ITCL lead Lisbon Morning Journal - Jan 26 9:47 PM
EAST PALESTINE When all the loud, nervous screaming had come to a stop Friday in the intense environment inside East Palestine s gymnasium, a lot of people were shaking.*Violence Across Palestine Territories With 5 Killed, 24 Abducted Nasdaq - Jan 26 10:52 AM
(RTTNews) - Violence Across Palestine Territories with 5 Killed, 24 Abducted.Palestine Council adopts 2007 budget, questions mayor's salary Forrest City Times-Herald - Jan 26 1:22 PM
In a special called meeting of the Palestine City Council Thursday night, the 2007 city budget was unanimously adopted. Mayor Becky Dunn presented the proposed budget to the council, two members of which again questioned the mayor s salary.Top Scoops: Comment & Opinion Digest 29 Jan. 2007 Scoop.co.nz - 1 hour, 53 minutes ago
SCOOP COMMENT & OPINION: Scoop Satire: National Leader Announces New Leader Prize Mexico: Oaxaca's Repression Widens To Close Churches Israel/Occupied Palestine: Remembering Palestine's Fallen Leader Protest: 100s Of Thousands Of Americans Take To The Streets American Coup: First Ohio Recount Criminals Convicted Who's Next?Up, up and away Lisbon Morning Journal - 1 hour, 13 minutes ago
Dana Inherst, 16, of East Palestine is airborne on the ice-covered American Legion Field in Leetonia Sunday. Light snowfall and cold temperatures had the sledding hills in top condition for fun.Fatah accepts Egyptian initiative to end fighting with Hamas: PFLP leader People's Daily - Jan 28 5:30 PM
A leader of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) said on Sunday evening that Fatah movement led by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has accepted an Egyptian initiative with the aim of ending infighting with the ruling Hamas movement.?Palestine Peace Not Apartheid? New York Times - Jan 26 9:43 PM
To the Editor:.Jimmy Carter s Cry from the Heart Middle East Online - Jan 28 7:09 AM
In Palestine: Peace not Apartheid , Jimmy Carter speaks of dipping in the Jordan River where Jesus was baptized, holding Arafat's baby daughter on his knee, and his utmost admiration for Anwar Sadat - among other memories, fond and bitter.City Soccer: Hawks beaten in shootout Texarkana Gazette - Jan 28 10:25 AM
PALESTINE, Texas Pleasant Grove tied Palestine in its own soccer tournament here Saturday, but fell to the host Wildcats, 2-1, in a shootout. The teams were tied at 1-all at the end of regulation, with Austin McCown scoring PG s lone goal unassisted with 10:50 left in the first half.Warriors learn from history The Indianapolis Star - Jan 27 11:47 PM
This time, Warren Central's Jim Ledbetter wasn't sweating out the championship round of the sectional. A year ago, Ledbetter's Warriors nipped New Palestine by a single point in the Shelbyville Sectional by winning key matches in the finals. But Saturday in the Franklin Central Sectional, the seventh-ranked Warriors built a 161/2-point lead on the No.Security measures hit Palestine AME Info - Jan 27 8:38 PM
The Palestinian economy has been hit by the security measures being employed by Israel which are affecting the freedom of movement of people and goods, reported Arab News. Both Gaza and the West Bank are affected and the security wall being constructed by the Israelis is adding to the problem.East Palestine native earns her shot at television stardom Lisbon Morning Journal - Jan 25 9:32 PM
EAST PALESTINE The only question with me now is Do I make you proud? Those lyrics, from the song Taylor Hicks sang just after being named the American Idol in 2006, may sum up the feelings of 19-year-old Sarah Burgess as she made a tearful and televised phone call to her father, Bob Burgess of East Palestine, after she found out she would be heading to Hollywood for the 2007 American ...Israel and Palestine resume peace talks ITV.com - Jan 27 2:41 PM
Israel Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has agreed to release over £50 million in frozen tax funds after peace talks with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.Saudi king offers to mediate Palestinian crisis USA Today - Jan 28 6:42 PM
King Abdullah called on Palestinian rival factions on Sunday to join Saudi-mediated talks aimed at ending Palestinian infighting, describing violence among Palestinians as a "shame," Saudi Arabia's official news agency reported.Carter wanted debate, not hate, from book Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Jan 27 1:26 PM
Jimmy Carter said he wanted to spark debate when he wrote his latest book. It worked. The former president's "Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid" isn't a potboiler. But, since its November release, it has certainly stirred the pot.China opens Asian Winter Games AP via Yahoo! News - Jan 28 1:57 PM
Chinese President Hu Jintao opened the Asian Winter Games on Sunday, an event drawing a record number of competitors from the cold of northern Asia to the sweltering heat of the Middle East.Lavrov: ME peace not possible without Iran, Syria ArabicNews.com - Jan 27 10:05 PM
Stable peace cannot be achieved in the Middle East without the settlement of all the three conflicts there -- between Lebanon and Israel, between Syria and Israel and between Palestine and Israel, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told journalists today.As long as we impose sanctions Haaretz Daily - Jan 27 11:26 PM
Thursday will mark a year since the democratic elections in Palestine that brought Hamas to power - a year since the shock and frustration were replaced by a policy of sanctions that has pushed the Palestinian Authority to the brink of civil war and warfare in the streets of Gaza. The accomplishments of this policy resemble those of the international sanctions policy imposed on Iraq: It has not ...US diplomatic initiatives aim to show it's not "all Iraq, all of the time" AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 28 1:30 PM
US President George W. Bush has loosened the purse strings and unfettered his diplomats for a host of foreign policy initiatives that officials hope will leave the administration with a legacy that amounts to more than the debacle in Iraq.Muslim states support Pakistan's peace initiative Khaleej Times - Jan 27 7:30 PM
LAHORE Information Minister Muhammad Ali Durrani, who accompanied President Pervez Musharraf during his recent visit to five Arab countries, has said the trip was a great success as leaders of the host countries assured full support to Pakistan's initiative for promotion of harmony among the Muslim countries and concerted efforts for resolution of Palestine issue.Saudi calls for talks to end Palestinian bloodshed Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jan 28 10:05 AM
Palestinian gunmen shot dead a member of a Hamas police force and a senior Fatah intelligence official was abducted in Gaza on Sunday as Saudi Arabia called for talks to end the spiralling violence.China's President Hu opens Asian Winter Games Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jan 28 8:14 AM
China's President Hu Jintao was the surprise guest as the last multi-sports Games to be hosted in the country before the 2008 Olympics got underway with the opening ceremony of the Asian Winter Games on Sunday.Factional Fighting Continues Unabated In Palestine With 16 Killed; Coalition Talks In Jeopardy Nasdaq - Jan 27 1:07 AM
(RTTNews) - Saturday, violence continued in Gaza City with Hamas and Fatah fighters battling it out with mortar shelling and grenades, amidst reports suggesting coalition talks being called off indefinitely until fighting stops.Record turnout for 6th Asian Winter Games Sports Illustrated - Jan 28 7:11 AM
The Asian Winter Games officially opened Sunday, drawing a record number of competitors from the cold of northern Asia all the way to the sweltering heat of the Middle East.Gazans seek refuge from fierce Palestinian clashes Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jan 28 6:40 AM
Palestinian civilians sought refuge across Gaza on Sunday from a third day of fierce clashes which have killed 22 people and brought the coastal strip closer to civil war than any time since Hamas came to power last year.Violence Across Palestine Territories With 5 Killed, 24 Abducted Nasdaq - Jan 26 11:08 AM
(RTTNews) - Hamas' first anniversary celebrations to mark its election victory was dampened with violence that left at least five dead and over 24 abducted in factional fighting across Palestinian territories.Saudis seek Palestinian dialogue BBC News - Jan 28 10:21 AM
Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah asks rival Palestinian leaders to Mecca for talks to end days of factional fighting.Hamas, Fatah Trade Blows NPR - Jan 28 8:42 AM
Violence is escalating between Fatah and Hamas gunmen. Fighting that began Thursday is the deadliest in nearly two months, with more than 20 deaths reported. The latest violence destroyed yet another cease-fire between the warring factions and damaged attempts to form a "unity government."Solidarity March ERT.gr - Jan 27 6:29 AM
With the slogan "Freedom for Palestine", social groups, unionists and leftists joined their voices and took to the streets of Athens on Saturday morning to express their solidarity with the Palestinian people.Sunday, Jan 28, 2007 Knight-Ridder Washington Bureau - Jan 28 6:01 PM
NABLUS, West Bank - Saed Dweikat's phone flashes every few minutes, bringing him updates on the latest outbreak of Palestinian infighting. Two Hamas members killed in Gaza. Six Fatah members kidnapped. Nine Hamas members kidnapped. Shots fired at the Palestinian foreign minister's home.Is Nick Cohen right about the left? His critics reply Guardian Unlimited - 2 hours, 33 minutes ago
Last week, we printed an extract from Nick Cohen's provocative new book, What's Left?, a searing account of how the British liberal-left has lost its way and, in the process, turned a blind eye to Islamic fascism. Cohen's piece sparked a huge response both online and in print.Sinchew-i Photo Sinchew - Jan 27 1:53 AM
WOOD MAP.... A Palestinian woman stands at her stall selling olive wood maps of Palestine at an exhibition of Palestine artisan works in the West Bank city of Ramallah.ALONE ON THE LEFT Indiana Statesman - 36 minutes ago
Israel appointed the first Arab Muslim to its cabinet yesterday. Raleb Majadele was appointed to a position the British Broadcasting Corporation calls "minister without portfolio." Wikipedia informs me that a minister without portfolio is a cabinet member who does not head a specific agency and thus does not have any specific duties.Scoop Link: Army Probes War Contractor Fraud Scoop.co.nz - 2 hours, 38 minutes ago
Mexico: Oaxaca's Repression Widens To Close Churches - Oaxaqeño authorities have yet again demonstrated just how bereft they are of the most minimal observation of human rights.2 PALESTINE MEN FACE DRUG CHARGES IN FEDERAL COURT Tyler Morning Telegraph - Jan 24 9:24 PM
Two Palestine men facing drug charges appeared in federal court Wednesday.Peres `Hijacked' Gulf Finance Gathering, Davos Diners Say Bloomberg.com - Jan 26 11:05 AM
Jan. 26 (Bloomberg) -- Israeli Vice Prime Minister Shimon Peres upset central bankers and Middle East investors with an impromptu speech on the Palestine conflict at a World Economic Forum discussion today, leaving a wake of disgruntled diners.Flotsam & Jetsam: On Finding A Candidate Scoop.co.nz - 2 hours, 36 minutes ago
As always happens, as soon as I say something nice about a political candidate, I find myself in trouble. Part of the problem may be that I think about political candidates differently than a lot of people.Bush's Four Anti-Terror Successes All Fictional Scoop.co.nz - 2 hours, 36 minutes ago
President Bush claimed in his State of the Union speech to have prevented four terrorist plots. Phew! It's a good thing to know that we tossed out our Bill of Rights for some actual REASON I mean other than turning Iraq into a training ground for terrorism.William Rivers Pitt: A Cornered Animal Scoop.co.nz - 2 hours, 37 minutes ago
He's A Ghost, He's A God, He's A Man, He's A Guru, You're One Microscopic Cog In His Catastrophic Plan, Designed And Directed By His Red Right Hand...If Atomic Clock Strikes 12 Midnight Is Forever Scoop.co.nz - 2 hours, 37 minutes ago
But thoughts, the slaves of life, and life, time s fool, And time, that takes survey of all the world, Time must have a stop. - Henry IV, ShakespeareDaily Voting News For January 25, 2007 Scoop.co.nz - 2 hours, 38 minutes ago
According to End The Veil Of Secrecy [see below] At the New York State Board of Elections meeting on January 23, 2007 Commissioners Kellner and Aquila came out strongly for issuing a subpoena to the EAC and Ciber to force them to give up any information and paper work they have related to Ciber's failure to be accredited.Daily Voting News For January 28, 2007 Scoop.co.nz - 2 hours, 38 minutes ago
The Election Assistance Commission and Commissioner Paul DeGregorio make every attempt to convince the voter that 98% of them had confidence in the last election, even pointing to a fictitious exit poll as evidence.Iraq Activists to Enlist City, State Governments Scoop.co.nz - 2 hours, 36 minutes ago
According to public opinion polls, the American people are by a margin of 2 to 1 opposed to the Iraq war. They also line up 3 to 1 against President Bush's plan to escalate the war by sending more than 21,000 additional troops there.Interview transcript: Abdullah Ahmad Badawi Financial Times - Jan 28 4:55 PM
Quentin Peel, international affairs editor of the Financial Times, interviews the Rt Hon Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, prime minister of Malaysia. The interview was conducted at the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London, on January 23.Saudi Arabia Calls For Talks Between Fatah, Hamas Leaders To End Violance; Both Parties Accept Offer Nasdaq - Jan 28 12:23 PM
(RTTNews) - Following days of severe conflicts between Hamas and Fatah that killed nearly 23 people, the Saudi King Abdullah invited the feuding factions of Palestinian for a national dialogue.Secrecy Is at Issue in Suits Opposing Spy Program Scoop.co.nz - 2 hours, 37 minutes ago
The Bush administration has employed extraordinary secrecy in defending the National Security Agency's highly classified domestic surveillance program from civil lawsuits. Plaintiffs and judges' clerks cannot see its secret filings.Jimmy Carter Defends 'Peace Not Apartheid' NPR - Jan 26 6:04 PM
Morning Edition , January 25, 2007 · Former President Jimmy Carter finds himself in a defensive posture after criticism of his new book Palestine Peace Not Apartheid.King Offers to Host Talks Arab News - Jan 28 4:05 PM
JEDDAH, 29 January 2007 Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah yesterday invited leaders of the warring Palestinian groups for talks in Saudi Arabia.Blair: Speech at Davos Scoop.co.nz - Jan 28 3:52 PM
Tony Blair has delivered the final speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos. More than 2000 people have joined the World Economic Forum in Davos for an intensive five-day programme of workshops and interview-style panel discussions.Editorial: People vs. Leaders Arab News - Jan 28 4:08 PM
As clashes with deadly consequences continue between Fatah and Hamas, the Palestinians as a people and a political system appear to have lost their bearings, if not their senses.President Hu opens Asian Winter Games China Daily - Jan 28 6:07 PM
CHANGCHUN, China - President Hu Jintao was the surprise guest as the last multi-sports Games to be hosted in the country before the 2008 Olympics got underway with the opening ceremony of the Asian Winter Games on Sunday.Mr. Mehta's world tour Calendarlive.com - Jan 28 10:25 AM
Tokyo. Florence. Israel. Los Angeles. At 70, the conductor remains a stand-up guy. WHEN Zubin Mehta first conducted the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra in 1961, he says, he and the orchestra discovered they were both 25 years old.Twenty-Five Palestinians Killed In Hamas-Fatah Infighting Nasdaq - Jan 28 9:37 AM
(RTTNews) - Twenty five Palestinians were reported killed in the latest bout of infighting between the rival Palestinian factions, the Hamas and the Fatah. As on Saturday, 25 people, including a 2-year-old and a 12-year-old, were killed in the weekend clashes which began on Thursday.Largest Winter Asiad starts People's Daily - Jan 28 5:06 PM
Two men's ice hockey teams and an alpine skier from the Middle East were among those making their debut as the curtain rose at the Sixth Asian Winter Games yesterday in the capital of Northeast China's Jilin Province.Saudi invites Palestinian leaders to meet in Mecca Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Jan 28 10:01 AM
RIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia invited feuding Palestinian leaders for urgent talks in Islam's holy city of Mecca and both the Hamas-led Palestinian government and rival faction Fatah said on Sunday they had accepted the offer.Posted: 28-01-2007 , 18:47 GMT Al Bawaba - Jan 28 10:56 AM
Saudi Arabia invited feuding Palestinian leaders for urgent talks the holy city of Mecca and both the Hamas-led Palestinian government and rival faction Fatah said on Sunday they had accepted the invitation.Forgotten Wars, by Christopher Bayly & Tim Harper Independent - Jan 28 4:21 PM
The Great Asian War, as defined in the second volume of this superb study of the collapse of Britain's eastern empire, lasted longer and was more bloody than the European civil war of 1939-45. Starting with Japan's invasion of Manchuria in 1931 and continuing with its attack on China in 1937, hostilities spread throughout south-east Asia after Pearl Harbor. But it did not end with the bombing of ...Sonia Nettnin: Making Sense Of The Middle East Scoop.co.nz - Jan 28 3:52 PM
(Chicago) Middle East journalist and author Rami Khouri said the US needs to be consistent when it deals with countries in the Middle East.Uri Avnery: "If Arafat were Alive " Scoop.co.nz - Jan 28 3:51 PM
"IF ARAFAT were alive " one hears this phrase increasingly often in conversations with Palestinians, and also with Israelis and foreigners.Trophy Skull Sheds Light On Ancient Wari Empire Science Daily - Jan 28 9:05 AM
A team of archaeologists and Earthwatch volunteers led by Dr. Mary Glowacki and Louis Tesar uncovered an elite Wari cemetery at Cotocotuyoc this past summer in Peru's Huaro Valley, near Cuzco. Among their finds was a "trophy skull," which offers insight into warfare in the Wari Empire based here from 1,500 to 1,000 years ago. Nothing more can be done for Afghanistan Dawn - 1 hour, 43 minutes ago
LAHORE, Jan 28: Foreign Minister Khurshid Mahmood Kasuri has said that Pakistan cannot do more than what it is already doing to stop alleged infiltration of terrorists into Afghanistan.Largest Winter Asiad starts China Daily - Jan 28 3:37 PM
CHANGCHUN, Jilin Province: Two men's ice hockey teams and an alpine skier from the Middle East were among those making their debut as the curtain rose at the Sixth Asian Winter Games yesterday in the capital of Northeast China's Jilin Province.Recognizing Palestine's Struggle Columbia Daily Spectator - Jan 26 2:29 AM
As anti-war activists prepare to march on Washington, D.C. on Saturday demanding an end to the war in Iraq, one issue will be conspicuous by its absence from the agenda of the majority of groups participating: Israel's despicable oppression of Palestinians.Saudis invite Palestinian leaders to meet The Australian - Jan 28 10:48 AM
The invitation from Saudi King Abdullah was announced on the third day of fierce clashes between Palestinians in Gaza in which 23 people have been killed, heightening fears of civil war.Saudis invite Palestinian leaders to meet News Interactive - Jan 28 10:54 AM
SAUDI Arabia invited feuding Palestinian leaders for urgent talks in Islam's holy city of Mecca and both the Hamas-led Palestinian government and rival faction Fatah said today they had accepted the offer.Bloody day in Palestine: At least 13 dead in fatah-Hamas clashes Al Bawaba - Jan 26 1:05 PM
Rival Palestinian factions clashed in the Gaza Strip on Friday, killing 13 people and injuring 20 in a wave of bombing and shootings. Additionally, a Fatah-linked group said it had captured 24 Hamas hostages.Lebanon Focus of UN-FranceTalks Scoop.co.nz - Jan 28 1:21 PM
The reconstruction of Lebanon and an upcoming international environmental summit topped the agenda during talks today in Paris between United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and French President Jacques Chirac.Carter's cry from the heart Gulf News - Jan 28 12:49 PM
The world rightly celebrates those Gentiles who, at the risk of their lives, saved Jews from extermination by the Nazis during the Second World War.Saudi king offers to host talks as Hamas, Fatah accelerate mutual slaughter The Daily Star Lebannon - Jan 28 12:53 PM
Clashes and tit-for-tat kidnappings continued to plague the Palestinian Territories on Sunday, bringing the death toll in the past four days to 26 and prompting the Saudi king to offer his country's services as mediator for talks aimed at ending the bloodbath.Saudi king warns Iran over alleged attempts to convert Sunnis to Shiism The Daily Star Lebannon - Jan 28 12:52 PM
Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah has issued a veiled warning to Iran over the weekend to quit what he said were efforts to spread Shiite Islam in the Arab world, adding that the kingdom was keeping an eye on the issue. In an interview with Kuwait's As-Siyassah daily published on Saturday, the king said that Saudi Arabia told an Iranian.Saudi invites Palestinian leaders to meet in Mecca AlertNet - Jan 28 9:06 AM
Source: Reuters (Adds more quotes, background) RIYADH, Jan 28 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia invited feuding Palestinian leaders for urgent talks in Islam's holy city of Mecca and both the Hamas-led Palestinian ... Null Indicted WFMJ Youngstown - Jan 26 7:40 PM
An East Palestine man is accused of trying to hurt his girlfriend's unborn baby. The Columbiana County Grand Jury indicted Chad Null on charges of attempted involuntary manslaughter and domestic violence.Sun, Jan 28 2007 Greenville Herald-Banner - Jan 28 11:44 AM
Mrs. Vermae Barden, 95, of Leonard died Jan. 22, 2007, at Leonard Manor. Graveside services are at 1 p.m. Friday at Memory Gardens Cemetery in Pampa under the direction of Taylor Funeral Home of Leonard.Global appeal to release duo Gulf Daily News - Jan 28 3:01 PM
FORTY-SIX human rights organisations from around the world have signed a petition calling for the release of two men arrested in Bahrain after being accused of possessing and distributing subversive literature.Free Speech for Everyone? DePaulia - Jan 28 12:23 PM
The DePaul Conservative Alliance (DCA) invited author David Horowitz, former DePaul professor Thomas Klocek and current professor Jonathan Cohen to speak at Wednesday night s free speech forum in Cortelyou Commons.Russia committed to completing Bushehr nuclear power plant on time Payvand Iran News - Jan 28 10:55 AM
Russia's Security Council Secretary Igor Ivanov in his meeting with Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki on Sunday stressed his country's pledge to complete Bushehr nuclear power plant project on the scheduled date. -IRNAHis life's work: Zubin Mehta and the Israel Philharmonic Newsday - Jan 26 10:14 AM
The Jews of Palestine had an orchestra before they had a state. In 1936, the Polish violinist Bronislaw Huberman assembled a crew of mostly German refugees who arrived in the sparsely populated desert carrying instruments, wearing heavy suits and nurturing memories of gilt-and-stucco concert halls. The Nazis helped strengthen the ensemble by throwing so many talented musicians out of work. In ...Saudi seeks talks to end Palestinian bloodshed Stuff - Jan 28 10:46 AM
GAZA: Palestinian gunmen have shot dead a member of a Hamas police force and a senior Fatah intelligence official was abducted in Gaza as Saudi Arabia called for talks to end the spiralling violence.Pats on the road; Blue Devils at home Forrest City Times-Herald - Jan 26 1:36 PM
The Palestine-Wheatley Patriots will play at Des Arc tonight in 6AA-Conference action while the Hughes Blue Devils will host Harrisburg in 3A-3 Conference play at Blue Devil Gym.Philistine facts on the ground Haaretz Daily - Jan 28 11:12 AM
In December 1948, in his newspaper column "The Seventh Column," Nathan Alterman wrote how impressed he was by the archaeological excavation at Tel Qasile, the first to be conducted in the new State of Israel, which had attained independence the previous May. He could visualize the ancient Israeli housewife's kitchen and naturally connected the tel (which in Hebrew literally means "hill" or ...Supreme Leader stresses importance of Iran-Russia cooperation Islamic Republic News Agency - Jan 28 8:32 AM
Iran - Russia - SLeader Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei on Sunday stressed the great importance of Tehran- Moscow cooperation and said the two sides can serve as partners in the political, economic, regional and international domains.Q&A WITH SHALOM PAUL Columbus Ledger-Enquirer - Jan 28 12:51 PM
In the biblical story of the Garden of Eden, Shalom Paul would rather concentrate on Adam and Eve than the serpent.Gazans seek refuge from fierce Palestinian clashes AlertNet - Jan 28 6:36 AM
Source: Reuters (Adds statement from Hamas armed wing, more abductions) By Nidal al-Mughrabi GAZA, Jan 28 (Reuters) - Palestinian civilians sought refuge across Gaza on Sunday from a third day of fierce clashes ... Hotlinks Tiscali - Jan 28 11:30 AM
The shooting raised to 23 the death toll from three days of fierce clashes which have derailed unity talks between Fatah and Hamas and prompted Saudi Arabia s King Abdullah to invite both factions to talks in the holy city of Mecca.Response to Palash Biswas News From Bangladesh - Jan 28 10:32 AM
I (hereafter MA) am responding to Mr. Palash Chandra Biswas (hereafter PCB) using initials. I admire the Editor of NFB for extending facilities of using free pages to exchange or express views from global readers.Hotlinks Tiscali - Jan 28 11:05 AM
"The entire dialogue could explode," Fatah spokesman Tawfiq Abu Khoussa said, blaming Hamas for the tension. "How can dialogue go on when there is a bomb underneath the table?"Hotlinks Tiscali - Jan 28 10:20 AM
The clashes are the fiercest among Palestinians since the Islamist Hamas group won elections last January, unseating President Mahmoud Abbas s once dominant Fatah.Saudi king says Iran putting region in danger: paper Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jan 27 5:52 AM
Saudi Arabia told an Iranian envoy this month that Shi'ite power Iran was putting the Gulf region in danger, in a reference to Iran's conflict with Washington over Iraq and nuclear policy, a newspaper said.Mbeki to lead delegation to AU summit Independent Online - Jan 28 5:33 AM
President Thabo Mbeki is set to attend an African Union's Heads of State and Government Summit in Addis Ababa, the department of foreign affairs said.International Film Festival debuts in Corvallis Lebanon Express - Jan 26 2:18 PM
Crossroads International Film Festival makes its debut in Corvallis on Jan. 28. It will feature films from India, Italy, Tunisia, Japan, Brazil, Palestine and the United States. The films will be played on four consecutive Sundays at the Avalon Theater, 160 NW Jackson St. in Corvallis.NEW YORK TIMES BEST-SELLERS Kansas City Star - Jan 28 12:16 AM
1. Plum Lovin , Janet Evanovich (St. Martin s; $16.95). A mysterious man in Stephanie Plum s life helps her track down a matchmaker who skipped bail.Bush firm in tougher Iran policy The Monterey County Herald - Jan 28 4:30 AM
President Bush staunchly defended a new administration policy on Iran that is drawing criticism at home and anxiety abroad, insisting Friday that it is only sensible for U.S. troops to move aggressively against Iranians who endanger them in Iraq.Center Grove posts 12th straight victory The Indianapolis Star - Jan 27 11:47 PM
When it mattered most, the Trojans stood at the foul line and delivered. Center Grove connected on 6-of-7 free throws in overtime, securing a 70-65 boys basketball victory against Lawrence North on Saturday night.The forgotten combatant The Post and Courier - Jan 28 4:10 AM
In the early evening of Sept. 14, 2001, Greg Metz, an officer with the Peoria Police Department in Illinois, spotted a maroon Mitsubishi making a left turn without signaling.First Person: Amazon Customer Petition Wins Fairer Treatment for Carter Book Berkeley Daily Planet - Jan 26 8:48 AM
Ten days after I began a campaign to protest Amazon s hostile presentation of former President Jimmy Carter s book on Palestine, and a day after the petition with more than 16,000 signatures was delivered to Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, the company responded by revamping the page in a way that puts the book in a completely different light.Carter regrets anti-Semitic tone of remarks; financial ties to anti-Israeli Arabs alleged BPNews.net - Jan 26 1:21 PM
WALTHAM, Mass. (BP)--Admitting that he was hurt by the criticism surrounding his latest book, Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid, former President Jimmy Carter apologized Jan. 23 for the wording he selected in a passage that led many readers to believe he supported Palestinian violence against Israelis.Elections will be on time and free: Aziz The Pakistan Link - Jan 28 6:53 AM
DAVOS: The next general elections in Pakistan will be fair, free, transparent and timely, Prime Minister Shaukat said on Saturday.Don't make Sudanese president AU chair, says DA Mail and Guardian - Jan 28 6:16 AM
The Democratic Alliance (DA) on Sunday urged President Thabo Mbeki and other African leaders not to make Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir chairperson of the African Union.Ahmadinejad feels economic heat Financial Express - Jan 28 8:00 AM
The arrests by a U.S. military unit of six Iranians in Erbil, Iraq and several others in Baghdad earlier this month indicate the deployment of a new strategy against Iran's hardliner government.
