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India gives cautious welcome to Palestine deal 
IANS via Yahoo! India News - Feb 20 8:55 AM
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) Backing the co-existence of independent Palestine and Israel, India Tuesday gave a cautious welcome to a recent Palestinian accord for a national unity government that aims at resuming dialogue between the two hostile neighbours.Palestine-Wheatley School Board votes to extend superintendent's contract one year Forrest City Times-Herald - Feb 20 1:00 PM
The Palestine-Wheatley School Board voted Monday to add a year onto the contract of district superintendent Donnie Collins. Board members voted 4-to-0 to extend the contract for Collins, who is just completing his first year of a three-year deal.India gives cautious welcome to Palestine deal Calcutta News - Feb 20 11:37 AM
Backing the co-existence of independent Palestine and Israel, India Tuesday gave a cautious welcome to a recent Palestinian accord for a national unity government that aims at resuming dialogue between the two hostile neighbours.India guarded on Mecca agreement on Palestine rediff.com - Feb 20 10:50 AM
In a guarded reaction to the agreement in Mecca for the formation of the National Unity government in Palestine, India on Tuesday said it had 'noted' the efforts underway for the formation of a Palestinian government.Palestine holds key to peace Mail and Guardian - 9 minutes ago
A historic new phase in the Palestinian struggle for freedom and independence has begun. The reccent Mecca agreement between Hamas and Fatah will pave the way for the first ever truly Palestinian national unity government.ISRAEL PALESTINE US Olmert, Abbas and Rice to meet again soon - Asia News AsiaNews.it - Feb 19 7:11 AM
Asia News ISRAEL PALESTINE US Olmert, Abbas and Rice to meet again soon israel palestine united states mahmoud abbas ehud olmert condoleezza rice jerusalem meeting talks negotiations peace bernard sabela fatah hamas Jerusalem meeting ends with parties agreeing to continue talks.PFLP will not join Palestinian unity government AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 20 4:06 AM
The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine has said it would not join an incoming unity government in which the radical leftist movement had been promised a cabinet seat."In Memory" offers somber view of priesthood Reuters via Yahoo! News - Feb 20 2:01 AM
Saverio Costanzo won a David di Donatello Award, Italy's version of the Oscars, as best new director in 2005 for "Private," in which he looked at the conflict between Israel and Palestine. For his second film, "In Memory of Myself" (In memoria di me), the Italian filmmaker stays closer to home with a somber study of what makes young men become Catholic priests.Teen Arrested For Impersonating A Police Officer WISH-TV Indianapolis - 1 hour, 5 minutes ago
New Palestine, Ind. - A 19-year-old is facing charges for impersonating a police officer. New Palestine Police and Hancock County Sheriff's department detectives arrested Jonathan Duckworth Tuesday. TheyNew Report Describes Attempts to Empower SME Managers in Palestine [Press Release] Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance - Feb 18 11:00 PM
DUBLIN, Ireland----Research and Markets has announced the addition of 'Empowering SME Managers in Palestine' to their offering.Palestine-Israel summit summary to follow "quartet" talks in Berlin Itar-Tass - Feb 20 1:26 AM
MOSCOW, February 20 (Itar-Tass) - A meeting between Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert "is a needed event," but in order to sum up the results of the Palestinian-Israeli summit substantatively, the "quartet" should first hear a summary by U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice in Berlin on February 21, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Mikhail Kamynin ...Foreman, Hanolt pace Bulldogs to big win The East Liverpool Review - 16 minutes ago
EAST PALESTINE East Palestine boys basketball coach Tom Bingham was expecting a solid one-two punch from forwards Dan Hanolt and Travis Foreman when the season began. What he s got instead was one of the ITCL s best in Hanolt and a solid Foreman - when healthy.Roundup: Talks on forming Palestinian unity gov't continue despite PFLP's refusal of joint People's Daily - 1 hour, 44 minutes ago
Talks on forming a new Palestinian national unity government are to continue in spite of Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP)'s refusal of joining in any power-sharing government, a spokesman for the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) said on Tuesday.The Arab World's FM radio boom continues with 36 new FM radio stations starting between late 2005 and Jan 2007 AME Info - 1 hour, 34 minutes ago
A major new report by Arab Advisors Group reveals that 211 FM Radio Stations currently broadcast in 18 Arab countries of Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, UAE and Yemen.Moscow says Palestine-Israeli contacts key to Mideast peace Russian Information Agency Novosti - Feb 20 12:09 AM
MOSCOW, February 20 (RIA Novosti) - Regular contacts between Israeli and Palestinian leaders are crucial to breaking the deadlock in talks on the Middle East peace process, a Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman said Tuesday.Israel demands Palestine to recognize its right to exist IANS via Yahoo! India News - Feb 18 2:56 AM
Tel Aviv, Feb 18 (DPA) Ahead of a summit with the US and Palestine, Israel insisted Sunday that the new Palestinian unity government of the Fatah and Hamas parties recognize its right to exist.Suicide bomber kills mourners The Australian - Feb 20 9:48 AM
The blast occurred in the mainly Shiite area of Palestine Street. US and Iraqi troops are conducting a major security crackdown aimed at stemming the relentless bloodshed in Baghdad.Turkish PM backs land for peace in Middle East Turks.US - Feb 20 2:31 PM
Turkey has said it will work with both sides in the Palestine-Israel conflict to broker a lasting peace.Syria calls on US to engage in dialogue The Daily Star Lebannon - Feb 20 1:27 PM
Syria is calling for talks with the United States to cover all areas of contention in the Middle East, a state newspaper said on Tuesday. "Syria wants to engage in a dialogue with the United States concerning all issues: Palestine, the Golan Heights, Iraq, Leba-non as well as anything else to do with Arab countries," an editorial in the official Ath-Thawra said.From slavery to freedom: Africans in the Americas Shelbyville Daily Union - Feb 20 1:39 PM
By Dr. William Hardy Jr. HERALD-PRESS (PALESTINE, Texas) Long before Christopher Columbus discovered America, ancient Africans skillful in shipbuilding and navigating the oceans had made their voyage to the Americas."In Memory" offers somber view of priesthood Reuters via Yahoo!7 News - Feb 20 2:01 AM
BERLIN (Hollywood Reporter) - Saverio Costanzo won a David di Donatello Award, Italy's version of the Oscars, as best new director in 2005 for "Private," in which he looked at the conflict between Israel and Palestine.No progress from Israel-Palestine talks UPI - Feb 19 6:56 AM
Peace talks between Israeli and Palestinian leaders overseen by U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Monday have ended without significant progress.Analysis: No breakthrough in Jerusalem UPI - Feb 19 1:10 PM
The heads of Israel and Palestine came together, but beyond actually meeting up in the presence of U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, they seem to ...Syria urges dialogue with US on all issues Middle East Online - Feb 20 3:12 AM
Damascus calls on Washington to discuss issues of Palestine, Golan Heights, Iraq, Lebanon.Arutz 7 TV Israel National News - Feb 20 8:20 AM
(IsraelNN.com) The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) terrorist organization rejected on Tuesday an invitation by the Hamas faction to join its new unity government with the Fatah faction.Palestinian group in Syria hails end to infighting, rejects Israel EARTHtimes.org - Feb 20 4:40 AM
Damascus - The radical Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) on Tuesday in Damascus hailed the halt of inter-Palestinian fighting in the Gaza Strip between rivals Fatah and Hamas, but announced that it would still not recognize Israel despite a Saudi-brokered deal between the two sides.Speaking tour: Eyewitness in Palestine Scoop.co.nz - Feb 17 4:06 PM
Christina Gibb, a Quaker from Dunedin, who has spent 10 months over the last three years in Hebron, Palestine, with Christian Peacemaker Teams will be speaking at public meetings in Opotiki, Gisborne, Wellington, Upper Hutt and Masterton from 20 to 26 February (see details below).Tuesday, February 20 CNN.com - Feb 20 5:02 PM
UNITED NATIONS (CNN) -- The Security Council voted Tuesday to authorize an African-led peacekeeping mission in Somalia, where a U.N.-backed provisional government is struggling to establish order after more than 15 years without a functioning central authority.3 American women briefly kidnapped, then released USA Today - Feb 20 4:49 PM
Three American women were briefly kidnapped Tuesday in the West Bank city of Nablus and were released later in the evening, Palestinian security officials said.Maliki orders security forces to crush foes Reuters via Yahoo! News - Feb 20 4:08 PM
Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al- Maliki told his security forces on Tuesday to show no mercy toward insurgents in a security crackdown in Baghdad.Analysis: Misinterpreting the Mecca accord UPI - Feb 19 7:40 AM
The ink on the Mecca Accords reached between Fatah and Hamas calling for a government of national unity in Palestine and a cessation of hostilities between ...Graduate Student fights for peace Oregon Daily Emerald - Feb 19 11:49 PM
Non-violent human rights activist and graduate student Matthew Eddy spoke about his experience volunteering in Israel and Palestine on Friday afternoon in Room 111 in the Lillis Business Complex.Calendar Listings The Memphis Flyer - Feb 19 11:31 PM
"Iraq and Palestine: Challenges to U.S. Policy" - Lecture by Rex Brynen of McGill University. Tue., Feb. 20, 4:30 p.m. Free, 843-3573. Rhodes College , 2000 N. Parkway, Memphis (Midtown).Is the Two-State Solution Dead? Time Magazine - Feb 20 8:35 AM
It's not just the failure of Condi Rice's summit. Many factors have made it less likely that Israelis and Palestinians will ever live side by side as separate nations Scores choke in poison gas attack CNN.com - Feb 20 11:36 AM
A cloud of deadly toxic gas engulfed an Iraqi town Tuesday, killing six people and leaving dozens of others choking on fumes after a tanker carrying chlorine exploded outside a restaurant.Gul - Faysal Meeting TurkishPress.com - Feb 19 6:45 PM
ANKARA - Relations between Turkey and Saudi Arabia as well as Iraq and Palestine issues were discussed during Turkish FM Abdullah Gul`s meeting with his Saudi Arabian counterpart Saud Al Faysal at Saudi Arabian Foreign Ministry on Saturday.Three Steps Emory Can Take to End Israel's 'Occupation' of the Palestinian People Emory Wheel - Feb 19 9:41 PM
The ongoing campus uproar over former President Jimmy Carter's book, Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid, leaves little doubt that three steps need to be taken by students, faculty and the administration to restore substance to the assertions of Emory administrators that the University is a paragon of free speech and diversity.First Person: Adrian Peterson, Ex-Oklahoma Running Back Sports Illustrated - Feb 20 10:26 AM
On this week's NFL combineProf. Massad Criticizes Israel's Palestine Policy Columbia Daily Spectator - Feb 19 1:19 AM
Columbia professor Joseph Massad and Israeli linguist Tanya Reinhart espoused the view that Palestinians are currently in a state of apartheid beneath the Israeli government Friday night.Chlorine truck blast kills five in Iraq Reuters via Yahoo! News - Feb 20 9:56 AM
A bomb destroyed a truck carrying chlorine north of Baghdad on Tuesday, killing five people and spewing out toxic fumes that sickened nearly 140 others, Iraqi police said.Syria urges dialogue with US on all issues AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 20 3:03 AM
Syria is calling for talks with the United States to cover all areas of contention in the Middle East, a state newspaper has said.Gwathney arraigned in triple homicide Forrest City Times-Herald - Feb 19 12:59 PM
Murder suspect is held without bond in Lee Co. A man police say killed three of his estranged wife s relatives last week south of Palestine is being held without bond in the Lee County Jail.U.S. citizens kidnapped, freed in Nablus UPI - Feb 20 2:11 PM
Three U.S. women who visited the West Bank town of Nablus Tuesday were briefly detained then released, the Palestinian Maan news agency reported.Hoss holds talks with Assad in Damascus The Daily Star Lebannon - Feb 19 1:24 PM
Former Premier Salim al-Hoss visited Syria Monday and met with Syrian President Bashar Assad following an invitation issued by the latter. The official Syrian Arab News Agency reported that Hoss and Assad discussed the implications of tensions in both Iraq and Palestine on the political as well as security situations in both Lebanon and Syria.Hamas hopes U.S. will soften line on unity deal Reuters via Yahoo! News - Feb 20 5:00 AM
Hamas said on Tuesday it still hoped Washington would soften its position toward a Palestinian unity government despite Israeli statements that the United States and Israel would shun it until it met several conditions.David Horton: The United Climate Nations HuffingtonPost - Feb 20 2:25 PM
I don't often write anything remotely optimistic about climate change. How can I? But I want to make an exception by looking into the future. All of us, me included, warn of the dangers coming and tell people that things must change. There is no good cop/bad cop routine, or carrot and stick, this is just something that has to be done. I sometimes wonder if this is part of the problem. It all ...Review of the Arab press UPI - Feb 20 6:11 AM
Arab press roundup for Feb. 20:No peace talks with Abbas if Fatah joins Cabinet The Washington Times - 36 minutes ago
Israel yesterday ruled out any peace talks with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas if his Fatah faction joins Hamas in a new Cabinet, in spite of Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's appeal for continued talks with Mr. Abbas as the legitimate Palestinian leader.Jumping on the Dan Brown bandwagon International Herald Tribune - Feb 20 9:39 AM
In the sound-like-Brown genre the stakes are high, the scruples are absent and the copycatting is out of control. Among recent imitations are "Brotherhood of the Holy Shroud" by Julia Navarro; "The Alexandria Link" by Steve Berry; "The Mosaic Crimes" by Giulio Leoni and "The Machiavelli Covenant," by Allan Folsom.US hidden agenda for ME Central Chronicle - Feb 19 10:11 AM
It is least surprising that the US-Israel combine has rejected the "Unity government formula" arrived at in Mecca under the auspices of Saudi King Abdullah recently and being carried out by the Fatah-Hamas factions in Palestine.3 U.S. women freed in West Bank MSNBC - Feb 20 9:19 AM
Three American women seized Tuesday in the occupied West Bank near the city of Nablus have been freed, a senior Palestinian security source said.Death toll rises to seven in suicide bombing in Baghdad People's Daily - 1 hour, 30 minutes ago
The death toll rose to seven killed and twenty others wounded when a suicide bomber blew himself up amid funeral in an eastern Baghdad neighborhood on Tuesday, an Interior Ministry source told Xinhua.Red Devils swim to sectional crown on record breaking day in the pool Rushville Republican - Feb 19 7:57 AM
A strong Richmond boys swim team rolled to the sectional title at New Palestine Saturday. The Red Devils finished with 328 total points with Mt. Vernon (Fortville) a distant second at 222. This breaks the hold the Marauders had on the title the past several years.Mideast summit ends with little progress AP via Yahoo! News - Feb 19 10:06 PM
A Mideast peace summit designed to open a new chapter for Israelis and Palestinians fed up with violence concluded Monday with no new agreements and a pledge to keep talking.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.Review: Palestine | The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine | The Iron Cage Guardian Unlimited - Feb 16 4:01 PM
Ian Black wades into the troubled history of the Middle East with four books on Palestine.East Palestine heats up against Beaver Local Lisbon Morning Journal - Feb 16 10:07 PM
CALCUTTA Winter s fury has played tricks with basketball schedules this week. East Palestine knows all about it. The Bulldogs had only two full practices (Monday and Thursday) since their last game on Saturday.Brinkley leads Paris past Martinsville Terre Haute Tribune-Star - 54 minutes ago
The Apollo Conference wasn t always kind to Paris this season in boys high school basketball, but coach Josh Virostko was able to give it credit Tuesday night after his Tigers had defeated Martinsville 57-44 in the first game of the Illinois Class A Marshall Regional.Palestine s new direction Yemen Times Online - Feb 18 11:26 AM
The victory of Mahmoud Abbas in the Palestinian presidential election poses a huge challenge to the Palestinian leadership.U.S.-Sponsored Mideast Talks Conclude With Little Result New York Times - Feb 19 7:06 PM
An American-sponsored meeting between Israeli and Palestinian leaders ended Monday with little more than a promise to meet again.6. Arab Dictators Foreign Policy Magazine - Feb 20 2:56 PM
The Middle East s strongmen were under pressure to reform. Now, they rest easy.India-China-Russia Troika Outlook India - 1 hour, 31 minutes ago
Last Wednesday, the foreign ministers of Russia, China and India concluded their talks in New Delhi. Most of the media reaction was predictable. It was also misguided.Stage Listings San Francisco Bay Guardian - 2 hours, 56 minutes ago
Stage listings are compiled by Deborah Giattina. Performance times may change; call venues to confirm. Reviewers are Robert Avila, Rita Felciano, Nicole Gluckstern, and Karen McKevitt. See Picks for information on how to submit items to the listings.Israeli-Palestinian summit ends with few signs of progress USA Today - Feb 19 6:15 PM
The first set of three-way talks among Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Israeli and Palestinian leaders, initially billed as a new U.S. push to restart peace efforts, ended Monday with little progress other than a commitment to meet again.Mbeki calls for end to isolation of Palestine People's Daily - Feb 16 5:00 PM
South African President Thabo Mbeki Friday called for an end to all measures intended to isolate the Palestinian Authority, and for Israel and Palestine to renew their peace efforts.Big power mediators meet over unity govt Khaleej Times - 2 hours, 34 minutes ago
BERLIN - The major powers trying to mediate Middle East peace meet here Wednesday to tackle the diplomatic riddle posed by a power-sharing deal between Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas and the Islamist movement Hamas.Iran, Syria call for restoration of security, calm to Iraq, Palestine Islamic Republic News Agency - Feb 18 4:51 AM
Iran - Syria - Statement Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and his Syrian counterpart Bashar al-Assad issued a joint statement before the Syrian side wound up his official two-day visit to Tehran on Sunday.More terrorists invited to join PA government Jerusalem Newswire - Feb 19 2:08 AM
The new Hamas-Fatah "Palestinian" government on Monday invited the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) terrorist organization to join its ranks.HUTSON LEADS BEARS, LADY BEARS TO STATE TOURNEY CHARGE Pine Bluff Commercial - 49 minutes ago
WOODLAWN Woodlawn, the tiny Cleveland County community just outside of Pine Bluff, has long been known for fielding successful baseball and softball teams. In due time, the Bears will be known around Southeast Arkansas for their hard-nosed, overachieving football program.Is the peace process now terror-proof? Indian Express via Yahoo! India News - Feb 20 12:42 PM
The grisly fire that engulfed two coaches of the ill-fated Samjhauta Express on February 18 near Panipat, which resulted in the death of almost 70 passengers , mostly Pakistani citizens, and the suicide attack on a civil court in Quetta, the capital of Pakistan's Baluchistan province on the preceding day, provide the bloody backdrop to the Indo-Pak foreign minister level talks now under way in ...Pakistan to Host Islamic Foreign Ministers Summit Asia Pulse via Yahoo! Asia News - Feb 18 5:31 PM
ISLAMABAD, Feb 19 Asia Pulse - The Foreign Ministers of seven Islamic countries will be meeting in Islamabad on February 25 to discuss ideas for resolving disputes in the Islamic world including Palestine, Pakistan's Foreign Minister Khurshid Mehmood Kasuri said on Friday.Rogue Aid Foreign Policy Magazine - Feb 20 12:27 PM
What's wrong with the foreign aid programs of China, Venezuela, and Saudi Arabia? They are enormously generous. And they are toxic.New NGO Signals Bid to Pool Resources Arab News - Feb 20 4:17 PM
RIYADH, 21 February 2007 Islamic and Western non-governmental organizations (NGOs) will come together on a common platform to undertake joint humanitarian work in disaster-stricken areas, announced Dr. Saleh Al-Wohaibi, secretary-general of the World Assembly of Muslim Youth (WAMY).Suicide bomber kills mourners News Interactive - Feb 20 9:45 AM
A SUICIDE bomber killed at least seven people and wounded 15 in an attack on mourners at a funeral tent in northeastern Baghdad overnight.What Tehran Is Really Up To Washington Post - Feb 17 10:46 PM
Reports that Iran is arming various factions in Iraq are about as surprising as claims that Mafia members have been seen in Las Vegas casinos. Iran has been meddling in its neighbors' affairs for a long time, and not just in Iraq. Teheran has trained terrorist and guerrilla groups in Bosnia, Lebanon and Palestine, all of which are far from Iran. Forum spells out ideas to bridge divide The Peninsula - Feb 20 3:34 PM
Doha There continues to be a perception that a US hegemony exists in global policy matters which at the same time, manages to antagonise the Muslim world.Stalin Was a Victim, U.S. Presidents Devils in Revisionist Rant Bloomberg.com - Feb 19 10:18 PM
Feb. 20 (Bloomberg) -- We are used to hearing how America is the biggest threat to world peace today.Iraq's Maliki orders security forces to crush foes AlertNet - Feb 20 1:32 PM
Source: Reuters (Recasts on Maliki comments) By Claudia Parsons and Dean Yates BAGHDAD, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al- Maliki told his security forces on Tuesday to show no mercy towards ... Baghdad bomber targets funeral ITN via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - Feb 20 6:35 AM
At least seven people were killed when a suicide bomber targeted mourners at a funeral in Iraq.Arutz 7 TV Israel National News - Feb 19 1:20 AM
(IsraelNN.com) The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) terrorist group has accepted an invitation to join the new Fatah-Hamas unity government, the independent Ma'an news agency reported.UK hands Basra over to Iraqis ITV.com - Feb 20 2:43 PM
Britain has handed over command of the main Iraqi army unit in Basra to homegrown forces. The move is seen as paving the way for Britain to formally announce major cutbacks in troops.20 children drown in Kerala reservoir Calcutta News - Feb 20 2:07 PM
Twenty school children, out on a picnic, were drowned when their boat capsized on a reservoir in this tourist resort late Tuesday evening.Posted: 20-02-2007 , 14:28 GMT Al Bawaba - Feb 20 7:50 AM
Syria on Tuesday called for talks with the United States to cover all areas of contention in the Middle East, a state newspaper has said.In service to history, he plays a she Los Angeles Times - Feb 20 12:15 AM
Teacher turned impressionist, bringing world leaders to audiences, has a special affinity for Golda Meir. Peter Small has made a career of bringing historical figures to life. Chlorine truck blast kills five in Iraq The New Zealand Herald - Feb 20 11:20 AM
BAGHDAD - A bomb destroyed a truck carrying chlorine north of Baghdad today, killing five people and spewing out toxic fumes that sickened nearly 140 others in an apparent dirty-bomb attack, Iraqi police said.Arutz 7 TV Israel National News - Feb 19 12:05 AM
(IsraelNN.com) Brandeis University has lost large donors following its hosting former President Jimmy Carter, whose book Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid has caused a storm of protest.Solve the Arab-Israeli conflict first Gulf News - Feb 20 12:56 PM
In the run-up to the Iraq war, pundits and policy wonks were debating the centrality of Iraq in transforming the Middle East into a pro-Western, democratic, and terrorist-free region.Hotlinks Tiscali - Feb 20 4:20 PM
Iraqiya state television showed Maliki, a Shi ite Islamist leader, talking to an Iraqi soldier near an armoured vehicle in central Baghdad. The soldier pointed to an area from where he said insurgents had been firing at security forces.Helen Thomas Moving Back After 46 Years Down Front The Politico - Feb 20 12:41 PM
After 46 years of questioning presidents, Helen Thomas will soon lose her front-row seat at the White House.San Mateo Daily Journal San Mateo Daily Journal - Feb 20 3:57 PM
NABLUS, West Bank Three American women were briefly kidnapped Tuesday in the West Bank city of Nablus and were released later in the evening, Palestinian security officials said.Chlorine truck blast kills five News Interactive - Feb 20 10:00 AM
A BOMB destroyed a truck carrying chlorine north of Baghdad overnight, killing five people and spewing out toxic fumes that sickened nearly 140 others in an apparent dirty-bomb attack.Chlorine truck blast kills five The Australian - Feb 20 9:48 AM
In Baghdad, a suicide bomber and two car bombs killed at least 17 people. Police also said 20 unidentified bodies were found yesterday, a spike in the daily death toll after a marked reduction since the start of a US-backed security crackdown aimed at restoring order to the Iraqi capital.hlorine lorry blast kills five in Iraq Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - Feb 20 7:04 AM
A bomb destroyed a lorry carrying chlorine north of Baghdad on Tuesday, killing at least five people and spewing out toxic fumes that left nearly 140 others sick, Iraqi police said.Suicide bomber kills 5 mourners in Baghdad attack AlertNet - Feb 20 6:02 AM
Source: Reuters BAGHDAD, Feb 20 (Reuters) - A suicide bomber killed at least five people and wounded eight in an attack on mourners at a funeral tent in northeastern Baghdad on Tuesday, police said. The blast ... Suicide bomber kills 7 mourners in Baghdad attack AlertNet - Feb 20 6:17 AM
Source: Reuters (Updates toll, adds previous attacks) BAGHDAD, Feb 20 (Reuters) - A suicide bomber killed at least seven people and wounded 15 in an attack on mourners at a funeral tent in northeastern Baghdad on ... Mbeki calls for end to isolation of Palestine africast.com - Feb 16 9:54 AM
CAPE TOWN, South Africa, February 16 -- President Thabo Mbeki has called for an end to all measures intended to isolate the Palestinian Authority and for Israel and Palestine to renew their peace efforts.Congress-BJP-industrialist nexus to topple my government: Mulayam Calcutta News - Feb 20 11:37 AM
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav Tuesday pointedly accused Congress president Sonia Gandhi and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of joining hands with a top industrialist to topple his government.NMDC must stop exporting iron ore: Raman Singh Calcutta News - Feb 20 11:37 AM
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh Tuesday criticised state-run National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC) for excavating Bailadila iron ore reserves for export purposes.Chlorine truck blast kills five in Iraq Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Feb 20 6:41 AM
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A bomb destroyed a truck carrying chlorine gas north of Baghdad on Tuesday, killing at least five people and spewing out toxic fumes that left nearly 140 others sick, Iraqi police said.VW doubles earnings in 2006 predicts strong 2007 Calcutta News - Feb 20 11:06 AM
Shares in Volkswagen AG surged by almost 5 percent Tuesday after Europe's biggest carmaker said that its 2006 earnings had doubled.
