Top leaders of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah party gave their leader the go-ahead Friday to begin forming a unity government with the militant Hamas in an effort to end internal feuding and international isolation, a party member said. The Fatah Central Committee gave Abbas "all the powers to begin consultations with all the national factions in order to form a national unity government," Fatah member Hani al-Hassan said. Al-Hassan said the problems within the Palestinian community were not due to differences between Fatah and Hamas. "The problem is the Israeli occupation," he said. "We want a national unity government, which is important to mobilize efforts," he added. "The important thing is that the brothers in Hamas realize we want a national unity government which would be accepted by the international community as well. We want a government which could lift the political and economic blockade, and we want the world to stand by us."...
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 New UN peacekeepers for E Timor |
The United Nations Security Council has established a new peacekeeping mission in East Timor with an initial mandate for six months. The new force will replace the current smaller mission and will include more than 1,500 police and up to 35 military liaison officers, but no troops. An Australian-led force sent to East Timor following an outbreak of violence three months ago will remain for now. Its status will be reviewed in two months' time. UN Secretary General Kofi Annan had asked the Security Council to agree to a year-long extension of the UN mission in the wake of the violence. At least 25 people were killed and about 150,000 were left living in makeshift camps....
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| Fatah OKs Unity Government With Hamas Mahmoud Abbas Hopes Coalition Will Cause Hamas To Soften Israel Stance |
Top leaders of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah party gave their leader the go-ahead Friday to begin forming a unity government with the militant Hamas in an effort to end internal feuding and international isolation, a party member said. The Fatah Central Committee gave Abbas "all the powers to begin consultations with all the national factions in order to form a national unity government," Fatah member Hani al-Hassan said. Al-Hassan said the problems within the Palestinian community were not due to differences between Fatah and Hamas. "The problem is the Israeli occupation," he said. "We want a national unity government, which is important to mobilize efforts," he added. "The important thing is that the brothers in Hamas realize we want a national unity government ...
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| California man sentenced to 11 years in transgender death |
A 23-year-old man who pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the killing of a transgender teen was sentenced to 11 years in prison on Friday.Jaron Nabors, of Newark, Calif., pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter early in the case. He admitted to aiding and abetting Gwen Araujo's murder and showed authorities where the teen's body was buried."There's nothing that can be done that will take away from the immense pain of the family of the victim, but Jaron did the best he could after he had participated in this horrible event," Nabors' attorney Annie Beles said after the hearing.Araujo, 17, was beaten, tied up and strangled on Oct. 4, 2002, after men she had sexual encounters with learned she was biologically male, according to authorities.Araujo was born a boy named Edward but grew up to believe her true identity was female....
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| FBI: Dynamite found in checked luggage |
A stick of dynamite was found in a college student's checked luggage on a Continental Airlines flight from Argentina, one of seven security incidents Friday that caused U.S. flights to be diverted, evacuated, searched or delayed.Howard McFarland Fish, 21, was charged with carrying an explosive aboard an aircraft and was in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Federal authorities have determined that his actions were not acts of terrorism, ICE spokeswoman Luisa Deason said in a statement.Houston Fire Department Assistant Chief Omero Longoria said Fish told authorities he works in mining and often handles explosives. Longoria said federal officials were investigating whether0the explanation was true.Bill Waldock, aviation safety pr fessor at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Arizona, said the incident could have been disastrous and raises questions about security in overseas airports. Dynamite can be unstable if it's old, he added....
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| ARMY ADMITS MISTAKES Israeli Leadership Loses Support, US Investigates Cluster Bomb Use |
Israel may no longer be battling Hezbollah, but the political fallout from the conflict is growing. Support for Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and the Israeli military leadership has plunged. Meanwhile, the United States is investigating Israel's use of US-made cluster bombs in civilian areas in Lebanon. Amid increasing criticism over the handling of Israel's month-long campaign against Hezbollah, Israeli army chief Lt. Gen. Dan Halutz has admitted making mistakes and announced there will be an investigation."Parallel to our successes there were in certain areas mistakes, particularly on the logistical and operational levels, as well as from the command," he said in a written statement to the army. "This investigation concerns us all from me down to the last soldier."...
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