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Palestine PM quits; parleys on for unity govt 
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In an effort to end months of deadly conflict and aid boycott by the West, Palestine's Hamas-led government has resigned to pave the way for rival Fatah to join the administration under a new power-sharing pact that the US threatened to reject if it refused to recognise Israel's right to exist.Putin's Middle East visit focuses on Palestine Russian Information Agency Novosti - Feb 15 12:24 AM
MOSCOW. (RIA Novosti political commentator Marianna Belenkaya) - Gas, terrorism, and Palestine were the key issues raised during Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit to Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Jordan.World help sought on Kashmir, Palestine Dawn - Feb 14 7:32 PM
ISLAMABAD, Feb 14: President Pervez Musharraf on Wednesday sought the international community s help to resolve political disputes like Kashmir and Palestine and for removing disparities between rich and poor nations.US To Boycott Ministers Of New Palestine Unity Government Nasdaq - Feb 15 9:36 AM
(RTTNews) - Palestinian officials and diplomats said on Thursday that the US had informed them that it will extend its existing boycott of the ministers of the Hamas-led government to the ministers of the new coalition government as well, reported AP.Palestine: Hamas government resigns rediff.com - Feb 15 11:35 AM
Prime Minister Ismail Haniya's Hamas-led government stepped down to start the constitutional process of forming a 'national union' with rival Fatah movement and President Mahmud Abbas charged him with forming the new cabinet.Putin Takes A Tour Of The Mideast by Marianna Belenkaya Space War - 1 hour, 26 minutes ago
political commentator for RIA Novosti. UPI Outside View Commentator Moscow (UPI) Feb 15, 2007 Gas, terrorism, and Palestine were the key issues raised during Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit to Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Jordan.Joharah Baker: Building Palestine The Palestine Chronicle - Feb 15 11:00 AM
If the political conditions are not conducive to long-term economic stability - that is, a viable, sovereign and independent Palestinian state - then no investments, man-made cities or international-funded projects will be able to sustain for long.Emory professors protest Carter visit Atlanta Journal-Constitution - 2 hours, 18 minutes ago
The controversy over Jimmy Carter's "Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid," will not go away, especially in the halls of academia. Nine distinguished Emory professors, each holding named chairs, wrote a letter titled, "What's Jimmy Afraid Of?" The letter is scheduled to appear in the campus newspaper Friday to protest the fact that Carter is scheduled to speak at the campus, but has refused to debate. ...Turkish PM urges Ehud Olmert to negotiate The Washington Times - Feb 15 11:38 AM
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan urged his Israeli counterpart, Ehud Olmert, to negotiate with Palestine's new unity government.P-W, Carlisle face off in district semifinals Forrest City Times-Herald - Feb 15 1:15 PM
The Palestine-Wheatley Patriots swept Carlisle in both regular season 6AA conference games. But that doesn t make tonight s third meeting between the two teams in semifinal action at the 6AA District Tournament any easier for P-W Coach Josh Fulcher.Hamas government resigns NDTV - Feb 15 11:44 AM
Ismail Haniya has resigned as Prime Minister of Palestine as part of a new deal that will set up a national unity government in the war torn nation. Haniya's move came after he ironed out last-minute problems with President Mahmoud Abbas in a power-sharing deal sealed last week.Speaker calls Palestine, Iraq issues as scars on body of world of Islam Islamic Republic News Agency - Feb 15 5:06 AM
Indonesia - Parliament - Iran The visiting Majlis speaker Gholam-Ali Haddad Adel in a meeting with Indonesia's People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) Chairman Hidayat Nur Wahid referred to the Palestinian and Iraqi issues as scars on the body of the world of Islam.Israel's Ehud Olmert says Palestine must agree with demands of Quartet Pravda - Feb 15 4:52 AM
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said the new Palestinian government must "openly and clearly" agree with the demands of the Quartet of the Middle East negotiators, reports AP.(Incorporating Tony Snow's comments) Outlook India - Feb 15 12:12 PM
Jerusalem, Feb 15 (PTI) In an effort to end months of deadly conflict and aid boycott by the West, Palestine's Hamas-led government today resigned to pave the way for rival Fatah to join the administration under a new power-sharing pact that the US threatened to reject if it refused to recognise Israel's right to exist.Outside View: Putin's Mideast visit UPI - Feb 15 8:39 AM
MOSCOW, Feb. 15 (UPI) -- Gas, terrorism, and Palestine were the key issues raised during Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit to Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Jordan.Palestine unity govt formation delayed over differences Itar-Tass - Feb 15 2:26 AM
TEL-AVIV, February 15 (Itar-Tass) - Head of the Palestinian National Authority (PNA), leader of the FATAH movement Mahmoud Abbas said on Wednesday evening that the formation of the country s new government, the task with which Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh has been charged, has been postponed.PALESTINE Hamas and Fatah at loggerheads again AsiaNews.it - Feb 15 5:26 AM
Palestinian President postpones speech to the nation in which he was to announce new national unity government as agreed to in Makkah. Next Home Affairs minister is the main stumbling block.Understanding your kids' tech lingo Shelbyville Daily Union - Feb 15 9:09 AM
PALESTINE, Texas Since we re BFF, I wanted to give you a heads up on some of the lingo our kids are using on the computer and in their text messaging (BFF is best friends forever).Sheriff: This guy is a mystery Laredo Morning Times - Feb 15 6:27 AM
PALESTINE Sylvia Reeves urged her son-in-law, Gordon Randall Gwathney, to pray with her to chase out his evil seconds before he shot and killed her and her elderly parents early Tuesday in their rural Lee County home, investigators say.Around the Nation The Washington Times - Feb 14 9:05 PM
ARKANSAS Domestic dispute leads to fatal shooting PALESTINE -- The mother and grandparents of a woman divorcing her husband were fatally shot early yesterday, and the woman's brother and a sheriff's deputy were wounded. Authorities were searching for the estranged husband.Hamas and Fatah Act to Clear Way For Palestinian Unity Government Washington Post - Feb 15 4:52 PM
JERUSALEM, Feb. 15 -- Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh, of Hamas, resigned Thursday to make way for a power-sharing government with the rival Fatah party in the hopes of ending factional strife and restoring international aid to the nearly bankrupt Palestinian Authority.Analysis: Palestine texts falsely accused UPI - Feb 12 1:09 PM
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 (UPI) -- The conflict between Israel and Palestine made its way to Capitol Hill last Thursday when Sen. Hillary Clinton joined the Palestinian Media Watch to release the group's report on anti-Israel and anti-Western content featured in eight new Palestinian textbooks.Islamists make way for Palestinian unity government AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 15 3:55 PM
The Hamas-dominated Palestinian government resigned after 11 turbulent months in power, clearing the way for a unity government intended to end deadly infighting and a Western boycott.Abbas tasks Haniya with forming Palestinian unity govt AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 15 11:12 AM
The Hamas-led government resigned after 11 months of unprecedented Palestinian crisis, allowing the creation of a unity government that is intended to end deadly violence and a Western boycott.Extradition Plans Underway for Lee County Murder Suspect KATV Little Rock - Feb 14 3:22 PM
Palestine - An east Arkansas man accused of gunning down his estranged wife's mother and grandparents could be extradited back to Lee county as early as Thursday.Still singing in the pain Lisbon Morning Journal - Feb 14 6:53 PM
EAST PALESTINE She may not be what the American Idol judges were looking for, but hometown heroine Sarah Burgess still has big plans and high hopes for her musical career.US Congress blocks aid to Palestinian security forces AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 15 10:17 AM
US President George W. Bush's pledged 86 million dollars in aid for Palestinian Authority security forces is stalled in the opposition Democratic-controlled Congress, a lawmaker said.Junior Jags eliminate Junior Patriots Forrest City Times-Herald - Feb 14 1:45 PM
The top-seeded McCrory Junior Jaguars ended Palestine-Wheatley s season Tuesday night, defeating the Junior Patriots 36-33 in 6AA District Tournament action at Augusta.Rogue development aid International Herald Tribune - Feb 15 8:39 AM
Wealthy nondemocratic regimes like China are undermining responsible aid programs exactly where they are needed most.OIC's Malaysian summit condemns Israeli work near sacred site AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 15 8:28 AM
The Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC) has warned of dangerous tensions provoked by Israeli construction work near Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque but opposed violence against the Jewish state.US will not deal with Palestinian unity govt: Palestinian AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 15 6:56 AM
The United States has informed president Mahmud Abbas that Washington will not deal with an incoming Palestinian unity government, a senior Palestinian official said.Palestinians to meet as unity deal hits snags AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 15 6:35 AM
Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas and prime minister Ismail Haniya are expected to meet in a bid to settle last-minute differences that could endanger the creation of a unity government.Arkansas shooting kills 3; victim's estranged husband arrested at Mexican border Boston Herald - Feb 14 6:16 AM
PALESTINE, Ark. - The mother and grandparents of a woman divorcing her husband were shot to death early Tuesday, and the husband was later arrested trying to cross from Texas to Mexico, officials said. Arkansas...End to economic disparities must for peace: Musharraf Business Recorder - Feb 14 3:39 PM
ISLAMABAD (February 15 2007): President General Pervez Musharraf on Wednesday urged the world community to play its due role in resolving political disputes, like Kashmir and Palestine, and remove economic disparities to ensure peace and security in the region and in the world at large.Dear Dan Brown, All Eyes Are on You New York Times - Feb 15 3:02 PM
Thanks, Dan Brown. Look what you started. In the sound-like-Brown genre the stakes are high, the scruples are absent and the copycatting is out of control.India's ties with Israel benefits us in some cases: Palestine Outlook India - Feb 12 6:01 AM
Viewing India's relationship with Israel as a matter of its "sovereign right", Palestine today said the ties also benefitted it in some cases, but asked New Delhi to push for its case with US as well as Israel.India's ties with Israel benefits us in some cases: Palestine New Kerala - Feb 12 8:59 AM
New Delhi, Feb 12: Viewing India's relationship with Israel as a matter of its "sovereign right", Palestine today said the ties also benefitted it in some cases, but asked New Delhi to push for its case with US as well as Israel.The Bear Roars From The East by Martin Sieff UPI Senior News Analyst Washington (UPI) Feb 14, 2007 Space War - 1 hour, 26 minutes ago
President Vladimir Putin's tough talk about U.S. foreign policy at the annual Munich Conference on Security Policy this weekend should not be shrugged off as mere diplomatic rhetoric: Putin's comments reveal the transformed strategic scenario facing the United States in the coming decades.16 Dallas killings may be prison gang's work Dallas Morning News - 2 hours, 32 minutes ago
The notorious Texas Syndicate prison gang is thought to be behind as many as 16 Dallas murders in the last eight years, including a 2003 triple slaying in West Dallas, officials said.Three dead, two hurt in Arkansas domestic dispute KTRE-TV East Texas - Feb 14 7:07 AM
PALESTINE, Ark. An Arkansas man sought for questioning in the killings of his estranged wife's mother and grandparents was captured as he tried to flee into Mexico.3 killed in Lee County; suspect caught in Texas NWAnews.com - Feb 14 5:37 AM
PALESTINE Sylvia Reeves urged her son-in-law, Gordon Randall Gwathney, to pray with her to chase out his evil seconds before he shot and killed her and her elderly parents early Tuesday in their rural Lee County home, investigators say. (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Northwest Edition)Lists of Best-Selling Books AP via Yahoo! Finance - Feb 15 12:20 PM
WALL STREET JOURNAL BEST-SELLERS FICTION 1. "Step on a Crack" by James Patterson, Michael Ledwidge 2. "Forever in Blue: The Fourth Summer of the Sisterhood" by Ann BrasharesCelebrate Black History Month Black Voices - Feb 14 5:20 AM
PALESTINE, Ark. (AP) - The mother and grandparents of a woman divorcing her husband were shot to death early Tuesday, and the husband was later arrested trying to cross from Texas to Mexico, officials said.ISRAEL PALESTINE AsiaNews.it - Feb 12 4:41 AM
A new treaty for the Holy Land? A treaty would provide the Church legal protection in Israel and Palestine as part of a multilateral pact that would address the issue of Jerusalem s international status.Clifford D. May: Has anybody learned anything about appeasement yet? New Hampshire Union Leader - 32 minutes ago
"Our enemies are little worms. I saw them at Munich."ISRAEL - PALESTINE Jerusalem mayor blocks works on compound of Mosques - Asia News AsiaNews.it - Feb 12 2:26 AM
Asia News ISRAEL - PALESTINE Jerusalem mayor blocks works on compound of Mosques ISRAEL PALESTINE JEWS MUSLIMS COMPOUND MOSQUES TEMPLE JERUSALEM Recent days saw clashes between Israeli police and Palestinians protesters.Coming Up: Neal McCoy San Antonio Express-News - Feb 13 10:46 PM
Guys, take note: There's a reason rodeo officials booked Palestine native Neal McCoy on Valentine's Day women love him.International Street Food Bazaar brings tastes of the world to MSU Bozeman Daily Chronicle - 19 minutes ago
Whoever came up with the bumper sticker "Visualize Whirled Peas" was onto something. Maybe the way to world peace is through our stomachs.Three dead, two hurt in Arkansas domestic dispute KHQ Spokane - Feb 14 2:03 AM
PALESTINE, Ark. An Arkansas man sought for questioning in the killings of his estranged wife's mother and grandparents was captured as he tried to flee into...Lawrence Hill's "The Book of Negroes" tops Maclean's fiction list Canadian Press via Yahoo! News - Feb 15 4:58 AM
TORONTO (CP) - Here are the top 10 hardcover fiction and non-fiction books in Canada compiled by Maclean's magazine.Pre-orders of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" tops Amazon.ca's fiction list Canadian Press via Yahoo! News - Feb 15 6:05 AM
TORONTO (CP) - Here are the 10 bestselling fiction and non-fiction books in Canada for the week ending Feb. 13 from Amazon.caDangerous Knowledge In Academe The New York Sun - 11 minutes ago
Remember "Orientalism," that landmark book by the late Columbia University professor Edward Said? The 1978 work put the fear of God into any Western scholar who dared to discuss Islam, Muslims, or Arabs in anything less than superlatives and it has succeeded beyond Said's wildest dreams. In a prescient new book, "Dangerous Knowledge: Orientalism and Its Discontents," author Robert Irwin notes ...Hamas resigns for unity government iafrica.com - 4 minutes ago
The Hamas-dominated Palestinian government resigned on Thursday after 11 turbulent months in power, clearing the way for a unity government intended to end deadly infighting and a Western boycott.Help Not Wanted New York Times - Feb 14 8:06 PM
By pushing their alternative development model, wealthy nondemocratic regimes effectively price responsible aid programs out of the market exactly where they are needed most.Hamas-Led Palestinian Government Resigns Nasdaq - Feb 15 2:51 PM
(RTTNews) - The Hamas-led Palestinian government resigned on Thursday to make way for the new coalition government involving the rival Fatah movement. The Hamas-led Cabinet resigned as per a deal reached between the rival factions in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.'Some foreign cos must be blocked' Express India - 1 hour, 35 minutes ago
Close on the heels of NSA's remark about terrorists' tapping BSE, National Security Council highlighted the need to block some foreign companies into sensitive sectors.Short films flourish in Oscar minifestival St. Louis Post-Dispatch - Feb 15 3:48 PM
You can get a lot of enjoyment out of shorts. Short movies, that is, which used to be common before feature films but have been largely relegated to festivals.New Palestine Unity Government Must Recognize Israel, Says Olmert Nasdaq - Feb 11 11:36 AM
(RTTNews) - Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said on Sunday that the new unity government that is to be formed in Palestine must recognize Israel and renounce violence and accept past peace agreements with the Jewish state.The Man Behind the Mecca Agreement Middle East Online - Feb 14 2:27 AM
The recent Palestinian peace talks were brokered from an Israeli jail. The key player - and without doubt the most important person missing from Mecca - is Marwan Barghouti, who many Palestinians and Israelis believe will someday be the president of the state of Palestine, says Jo-Ann Mort .Syrian president to visit Iran on Saturday People's Daily - Feb 15 4:15 PM
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is scheduled to visit Iran on Saturday, during which he will meet with Iranian leaders in Tehran, Iranian state television reported Thursday on its website.Some foreign companies' entry in India need to be blocked: NSC New Kerala - 48 minutes ago
New Delhi, Feb 15: Close on the heels of National Security Advisor M K Narayanan's remark about terrorists' manipulation of stock markets in India, the National Security Council has highlighted the need to block the entry of some foreign companies in the country's sensitive infrastructure sectors.Wentworth Energy Issues Drilling Update and Activity Report [Press Release] Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance - Feb 14 7:31 AM
PALESTINE, Texas----Wentworth Energy, Inc. today issued a drilling update and activity report. The first phase of the on-going drilling program on Wentworth Energy's 27,557-acre mineral block in East Texas, which commenced in September 2006, had planned for the drilling of up to ten wells over the next 12 to 24 months to develop the Company's oil and gas reserves.Carter's book is fair-minded The Patriot-News - Feb 13 9:26 PM
The so-called review (Jan. 19) of President Carter's book, Palestine: Peace not Apartheid, by columnist Tom Teepen is less a review than it is an attack on Carter's integrity.The Canyon News, Canyon, Texas Since 1896. Canyon News - 53 minutes ago
Graveside services for Charles Floyd Lindsey, 73, of Canyon were held Tuesday morning at Dreamland Cemetery. Pastor Ellis of United Pentecostal Church officiated. Arrangements were by Holley Funeral Home Inc. of Canyon. Mr. Lindsey died Feb. 9, 2007, in Canyon.Israeli-Palestinian dispute must be solved under Quartet principles: Olmert People's Daily - Feb 15 4:29 PM
Visiting Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Thursday in Ankara that the Israeli-Palestinian dispute must be solved under the principles set by the Quartet.Gertrude Trudy Pickrell Rushville Republican - Feb 15 6:27 PM
Gertrude Trudy Pickrell, 97, of Morristown and formerly of Rushville, died Friday, Feb. 9, 2007 at Morristown Manor. Born Aug. 29, 1909 in Rush County, she was the daughter of Otis L. and Mary Lou (Smith) Miller, both deceased.Abbas asks Haniya to form Palestinian unity govt New Kerala - 11 minutes ago
Jerusalem, Feb 15: Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniya's Hamas-led government stepped down today to start the constitutional process of forming a "national union" with rival Fatah movement to end months of violence in the region.Abbas asks Haniyah to form unity govt The Peninsula - Feb 15 4:31 PM
Gaza city The Hamas-led government resigned yesterday after 11 months of unprecedented Palestinian crisis, allowing the creation of a unity government that is intended to end deadly violence and a Western boycott.Ban Ki-Moon To Visit To Austria Next Week Scoop.co.nz - Feb 15 2:36 PM
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will pay a three-day official visit to Vienna next week at an invitation of the Austrian Government, during which he will meet with President Heinz Fischer and Chancellor Alfred Gusenbauer.Gwathney to be back in Lee Co. on Friday Homicide suspect waives extradition Forrest City Times-Herald - Feb 15 1:00 PM
A triple homicide suspect has waived extradition from Texas and is expected to be back in Lee County sometime Friday.'Some foreign companiesneed to be blocked' rediff.com - Feb 15 12:05 PM
The presence of the Egyptian company in India would not be in national interest as the entity could gain access to "our ICT assets and enhance the capabilities of our adversaries in gathering intelligence", said the report.Festivals to offer eye-opening films San Antonio Express-News - Feb 15 9:01 AM
They are films to inspire, uplift, honor and even shock.Hamas-Led Palestinian Government To Step Down Nasdaq - Feb 15 9:21 AM
(RTTNews) - The Hamas-led Palestinian government will step down later on Thursday after Hamas and rival Fatah factions resolved their last minute dispute over the formation of the proposed new coalition government, said a Palestinian negotiator.Al Qaeda Urges PA Terrorists to Abandon Abbas Israel National News - Feb 14 1:34 AM
(IsraelNN.com) The deputy leader of the Al Qaeda terrorist network has called on Palestinian Authority (PA) terrorists to leave the Fatah faction and join the Muslim war "to liberate Palestine from the Jews and their agents." Fatah is headed by PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas.Stuck in Iraq ABS-CBNNEWS.com - Feb 15 10:07 AM
Iraq has become synonymous with bad news. Almost every day, a suicide bomb explodes, killing and maiming men, women and children. As of 13 February, 3,379 combat troops of the US-led coalition have been killed. Americans make up 93 percent. Alarmingly, the US is also finding airspace unsafe.Mecca opens the way for Europe International Herald Tribune - Feb 14 7:40 AM
The Mecca accord opens the door to a major European role in the Middle East peace effort. The question is whether Europe will walk through that door.Search Underway For Murder Suspect KOLR/KSFX Ozarks - Feb 13 2:35 PM
(Palestine, AR) Authorities have released more information on the events leading to a triple-murder this morning near Palestine in Lee County. Law enforcement agencies across the country have been alerted to be on the lookout for 46-year old Gordon Randall Gwathney of Marianna.Muslim teens and pre-teens find a home and friendship The Record - Feb 15 6:35 AM
Navigating the crammed corridors at Clifton High School between class periods can be tricky. Junior Kareman Ibrahim has found her Muslim faith to come in handy.Abbas asks Haniya to form Palestinian unity govt Outlook India - Feb 15 11:57 AM
Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniya's Hamas-led government stepped down today to start the constitutional process of forming a "national union" with rival Fatah movement to end months of violence in the region.Gulf states 'have right to adopt nuclear technology' Gulf News - Feb 15 1:52 PM
Abu Dhabi: Gulf states have the right to acquire nuclear energy for peaceful purposes under the supervision of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Sergie Lavrov, Russian Foreign Minister, said here yesterday.Richard Gizbert - Presenter Aljazeera - Feb 15 8:44 AM
Presented by Richard Gizbert, Listening Post will bring viewers a weekly insight into how the news is covered by the world's media.How Not to Inflame Iraq Click here YaleGlobal Online - Feb 15 10:35 AM
Speaking to the UN Security Council in 2003, just prior to the US invasion of Iraq, Iranian Ambassador Javad Zarif warned the world that, extremism stands to benefit enormously from an uncalculated adventure in Iraq. As the US prepares to escalate troops in Iraq to confront an ever-growing insurgency, Zarif once again urges Washington to abandon shortsighted schemes, arguing that an escalated ...The need for a new security set-up Gulf News - Feb 15 1:55 PM
It is a well-attested principle of international relations that a balance of power keeps the peace, while an imbalance causes war, because the strong will always be tempted to impose their will by force on the weak.Bangladesh welcomes peace deal between Hamas and Al-Fatah groups People's Daily - Feb 13 4:30 PM
Bangladesh Tuesday welcomed a peace agreement signed recently between Hamas and Al-Fatah groups in Palestine, hoping that the deal would stop the conflict between the two sides, Bangladeshi news agency UNB reported.Sports Calendar Athens Review - Feb 15 7:55 AM
The following is a list of athletic events scheduled at Henderson County area high schools and Trinity Valley Community College:Lists of best-selling books Sharewatch - Feb 15 12:30 PM
FICTION 1. "Step on a Crack" by James Patterson, Michael Ledwidge (Little, Brown) 2. "Forever in Blue: The Fourth Summer of the Sisterhood" by Ann Brashares (Delacorte Books for Young Readers) 3. "High Profile" Robert B. Parker (Putnam) 4. "Natural Born Charmer" by Susan Elizabeth Phillips (William Morrow) 5. "Plum Lovin'" by Janet Evanovich (St. Martin's Press) 6. "The Alexandria Link" by Steve ...News from the hood, eruv in the air The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles - Feb 15 1:46 PM
David Suissa gets it right when he praises the incredible work of selfless individuals ("Neighborhood Angels," Feb. 2). Through their tireless efforts to feed struggling Jewish families, Yaelle and Nouriel Cohen bring honor not only to themselves but also to their entire community.Human Rights Advocacy Flourishing in Palestine OneWorld - Feb 12 7:10 PM
Jerusalem and Washington, DC: A new report on human rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT) finds that human rights advocates are active in villages throughout the West Bank and Gaza, and calls on aid donors to support this exciting development with money, networking and technical assistance.Persian History Inspires French Comic Book Masters Payvand Iran News - Feb 15 8:32 AM
Interestingly in recent years particularly the past two and a half decades French Comic books have also tried to shed light on middle eastern civilizations and particularly Persia. This has been maybe due to the past colonial history of France or Belgium that were also penetrated by Oriental imagery and Mythology due to contacts with the Muslim world and their own rivalries with other Colonial ...Suspect sought by ASP in homicide Newport Independent - Feb 15 11:14 AM
The Arkansas State Police is requesting that anyone with information regarding the whereabouts of Gordon Randall Gwathney to please contact their nearest law enforcement agency.Dukhan students raise funds for Lebanese students The Peninsula - Feb 13 4:17 PM
Doha Students and staff of Dukhan English School are staging a variety of fundraising events in aid of Reach Out to Asia s Atfalouna-Our Children campaign. Atfalouna-Our Children is providing essential supplies to students affected by the recent unrest in southern Lebanon and Palestine.Prosecutor: 3 murder counts likely for man NWAnews.com - Feb 15 6:41 AM
Gordon Randall Gwathney likely will face three counts of capital murder and two counts of attempted capital murder in the fatal shooting Tuesday of three rural Lee County residents and the wounding of two other people in a subsequent gunbattle, a prosecutor said Wednesday. (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Northwest Edition)India & Pakistan advance FIFA - Feb 15 3:41 AM
At the same time as Australia's U-23 side were tasting their first success on the Asian football scene, two potential giants from southern Asia were taking the preliminary stage by storm.Israeli Politics of Archeology in Jerusalem News From Bangladesh - Feb 15 10:29 AM
The first step in liquidating a people is to erase its memory. Destroy its books, its culture, its history. Then you have somebody write new books, manufacture a new culture, invent a new history--Robert BevanOIC's Malaysian summit condemns Israeli work near sacred site TODAYonline - Feb 15 8:49 AM
Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC) Secretary General Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu talks to journalists during the 9th Session of the Council Parliamentary Union of the OIC Member States in Kuala Lumpur.Some foreign companies' entry in India need to be blocked: NSC Outlook India - Feb 15 10:16 AM
Close on the heels of National Security Advisor M K Narayanan's remark about terrorists' manipulation of stock markets in India, the National Security Council has highlighted the need to block the entry of some foreign companies in the country's sensitive infrastructure sectors.The beats that bind San Jose Mercury News - Feb 15 3:22 AM
As the drum beat of change resounds in Asia, music throughout the vast and varied continent is also in flux. Stanford University's third annual Pan-Asian Music Festival aims to capture this state of creative upheaval, as folk and classical musical forms blend with popular music, and stylistic borders give way to artists seeking ever more information.Has any population ever been less suited for statehood than the Palestinians? Jewish World Review - Feb 15 1:35 AM
http://www.JewishWorldReview.com | The tong war between Fatah and Hamas was raging last month when Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas addressed a Fatah rally in Ramallah.Five apply for 3rd District Court seat Athens Review - Feb 15 8:09 AM
Three attorneys with local ties have applied for the vacant position of 3rd District Court judge, according to the Office of Governor Rick Perry.In place of appeasement Al-Ahram Weekly - Feb 15 10:10 AM
For a people either rootless or under occupation, the Palestinians have made more than their share of diplomatic initiatives.