 The Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, today warned that he could remove the Hamas government from power if it failed to "face the facts" and recognise Israel.He said the Palestinian Authority had to establish communication with Israel and renounce violence if it wanted to avoid international isolation and a critical shortfall in aid."The constitution gives me clear and definite authority to remove a government from power, but I don't want to use this authority," he told Turkish CNN in an interview broadcast today. "Everyone should know that by law this power is in my hands."The Palestinian Authority has been facing a cash crisis since the election of the Hamas-dominated parliament....
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 Aid sent to Peru volcano evacuees |
Peruvian authorities have been sending aid to hundreds of evacuees after declaring a state of emergency in the area near the erupting Ubinas volcano. Gas and cinder began spewing from the 5,672-metre (18,609-ft) volcano in southern Peru three weeks ago. Tonnes of aid, particularly tents, water and powdered milk, have been shipped into the affected zone. The army has been brought in to help evacuate nearby villages, although some residents are reluctant to leave. The civil defence institute has recommended that the entire population in the district of Ubinas, about 3,500 people, be evacuated as soon as possible. ...
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| Two planes collide midair, killing 5 |
Two small planes collided midair Sunday about 20 miles north of Anchorage, killing all five people aboard, officials said.A man and his three children in a Cessna 170B and the pilot of a Cessna 172 were killed in the wreck just after noon, according to National Transportation Safety Board investigator Clint Johnson. Both were single-engine fixed wing aircraft manufactured in 1955, state troopers said.The planes were flying at altitudes between 500 and 800 feet when they collided above the Palmer Hay Flats in a remote area about 10 miles south of Wasilla."It appears that the westbound aircraft apparently saw the other aircraft at the last moment, tried to avoid the collision, but unfortunately that didn't work," said Johnson, who did not identify which plane that was....
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| Greek group says bomb attacks aimed against Rice visit |
An anarchist group on Monday claimed responsibility for fire bomb attacks in Athens, saying they were aimed against a visit by U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, while anti-war activists said they planned a mass protest. Rice is due to meet Greek Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis and her Greek counterpart Dora Bakoyanni on Tuesday as part of a five-day trip to Europe that also includes Turkey and Bulgaria.The anarchist "Anti-State Struggle" group claimed it was behind a bomb blast earlier on Monday outside a French carmaker Renault showroom and a failed attack against a McDonald's fast food outlet at the weekend. The firebombs damaged cars but caused no injuries.The group said the makeshift bombs were planted in protest against Rice's visit and "in solidarity with those who are fighting against capitalism."...
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| Security high at Solomons meeting |
Hundreds of police and soldiers surrounded the Solomon Islands parliament, for its first meeting since the outbreak of violence last week. The election of Snyder Rini as prime minister last Tuesday triggered riots over claims that either China or Taiwan had paid lawmakers to vote for him. Many Chinese businesses were looted during the violence, and parts of the capital Honiara were left in ruins. Hundreds of ethnic Chinese have since left the country. Ahead of Monday's session, heavily-armed police and military guarded the roads leading to the parliament building. Many were from Australia, New Zealand and Fiji - which have all sent reinforcements to the Solomons in an effort to quell the rioting. ...
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| Pope reviews guidance on use of condoms |
The Roman Catholic church could be about to relax its ban on the use of condoms in fighting Aids. A senior cardinal in Rome has disclosed that Pope Benedict XVI has asked that a Vatican council prepare a document on the issue. Cardinal Javier Lozano Barragan, President of the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Health Workers, declined to reveal the contents of the document.But in an interview published in Sunday’s La Repubblica newspaper, he said that the Pope had asked his department to study the issue.The former archbishop of Milan, Cardinal Carlo Maria Martini, called for a reform of the Catholic Church’s stance on condoms in an interview published in L’Espresso on Friday. ...
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