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Insurgents claim Baghdad attack
Iraqi insurgents say they carried out the deadly attack on parliament, as MPs meet in a show of defiance.
BBC Fri, 13 Apr 2007 21:41:31 GMT
Israel suspends soldier in shield case (AP)
AP - The Israeli army said Friday that it was suspending the commander of troops seen using two Palestinian youths as human shields, the latest evidence that its soldiers still protect themselves with civilians in violation of international and Israeli law.
yahoo.com Fri, 13 Apr 2007 20:51:34 GMT
Abbas advisor: Prisoner swap unlikely in near future
PA national security adviser says Israel, Hamas don't want Abbas playing role in talks.
jpost.com Fri, 13 Apr 2007 19:50:27 +0200
Parliament Attack Condemned as Strike Against Iraqi Democracy
President Bush, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and other U.S. officials strongly condemn a suicide bombing in the Iraqi Council of Representatives as an attempt to undermine the political will of Iraqi voters by targeting their elected representatives. Bush says the attack serves as a reminder that "there is an enemy willing to bomb innocent people in a symbol of democracy," while Rice describes the bombing as "an attack on the institution itself." She accuses the perpetrators of aiming to "stop the Iraqi people from having a future that would be based on democracy and stability."
USINFO.STATE.GOV Fri, 13 Apr 2007 18:13:14 -0400
Islamic State of Iraq claims parliament suicide bombing
Group says in an Internet posting that it delayed issuing the claim of responsibility to allow its men time to flee.
jpost.com Fri, 13 Apr 2007 18:36:57 +0200
U.S. hopes for deeper Mideast peace talks in summer (Reuters)
Reuters - Israelis and Palestinians could start to explore fundamental peace issues this summer, U.S. officials said, in a sign they believe some progress is possible despite myriad obstacles.
yahoo.com Fri, 13 Apr 2007 18:15:34 GMT
Petition urges BBC man's release
More than 30,000 have so far signed an online petition for the release of the BBC's Alan Johnston, abducted in Gaza.
BBC Fri, 13 Apr 2007 17:20:20 GMT
Israeli speaker to visit Jordan next week (AFP)
AFP - Israeli parliament speaker and acting president Dalia Yitzik will travel to Amman in Jordan next week to meet King Abdullah II, her spokesman said on Friday.
yahoo.com Fri, 13 Apr 2007 16:54:24 GMT
U.S. Community Offers Help When Mosque Suffers Fire Damage
When the mosque serving the Islamic Society of Schuylkill County in Pennsylvania was damaged by fire, Muslim families immediately were offered a space for prayer services by the Jewish community in the nearby town of Pottsville. Although the Muslim congregation ultimately decided to hold services in a fire station that also offered space, the mosque's imam, Shiraz Mansoor, and the chairman of the Pennsylvania branch of the Council for American-Islamic Relations, Iftekhar Hussain, both expressed gratitude for the Oheb Zedeck Synagogue's generosity.
USINFO.STATE.GOV Fri, 13 Apr 2007 15:49:55 -0400
Commander: Baghdad Bombing Shows 'Long Way to Go' for Security
A suicide bombing in Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone and an attack on a landmark bridge yesterday showed that there is still "a long way to go" in securing the Iraqi capital, a senior U.S. general in Iraq said today, but he also pointed to "steady progress" overall in tamping down the city...
The Washington Post Fri, 13 Apr 2007 13:12:02 EDT |
