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Sunni Gunmen Hijack Bus in Mosul, Killing 23
BAGHDAD, April 22 -- The bad blood began to rise a few months ago in northern Iraq with the kind of interfaith love so reviled by Iraq's religious extremists: A Muslim woman eloped with a member of a tiny religious sect called Yazidi.
The Washington Post Sun, 22 Apr 2007 17:59:30 EDT
Hamas calls for offensive against Israel
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - Hamas militants called Sunday for a fresh wave of attacks against Israel aft...
Keralanext.com Sun, 22 Apr 2007 17:45:12 GMT
Assad seeks to consolidate power in parliament elections
The ruling Baath Party and the National Progressive Front are assured of certain victory.
jpost.com Sun, 22 Apr 2007 17:24:35 +0200
US working with Fayad on way to channel funds
Washington considering PA finance minister's proposal to augment aid from Arab countries by using a PLO account under his direct control.
jpost.com Sun, 22 Apr 2007 17:26:05 +0200
Palestinians: Prisoner Exchange Deal Brokered
Nearly 10 months after Palestinian militants in Gaza captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, Palestinian officials claim a prisoner exchange deal is nearly finalized. They say Israel will release some 1,400 Palestinian prisoners in three stages in exchange for Corp. Shalit. In Israel, the release is seen as controversial; some say it's rewarding terrorism.
NPR Sun, 22 Apr 2007 16:00:00 EDT
Syrians unmoved by chance to vote
Voting is slow in Syria's election with people showing little interest in a poll where there is almost no contest.
BBC Sun, 22 Apr 2007 15:04:30 GMT
Israeli Arab resigns from Knesset
Israeli Arab MP Azmi Bishara resigns, weeks after leaving the country amid a police investigation.
BBC Sun, 22 Apr 2007 11:26:39 GMT
THEATRE-U.S.: Iraq, Afghanistan War Vets Find Relief in the Footlights
LOS ANGELES, Apr 22 (IPS) - The house lights go down and the stage lights come up on "The Wolf", the first production of VetStage, a non-profit theatre company run by veterans of the U.S.-led wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. It opens with a funeral: a Roman Catholic priest preparing to deliver a eulogy for a U.S. soldier killed by a road-side bomb.
IPS Sun, 22 Apr 2007 06:00:00 EST
IRAQ: Basra Splits Between Warring Shias
BASRA, Apr 20 (IPS) - Oil-rich Basra in the south of Iraq is getting caught up in an increasingly more fierce battle between warring Shia groups.
IPS Sun, 22 Apr 2007 06:00:00 EST
IRAQ: U.S. Surge Strategy Successful - in Shifting the Violence
WASHINGTON, Apr 19 (IPS) - Halfway through the implementation of U.S. President George W. Bush's "surge" strategy to enhance security in Baghdad and Iraq's predominantly Sunni Muslim al-Anbar province, evidence that it is turning the tide nationwide is hard to come by.
IPS Sun, 22 Apr 2007 06:00:00 EST |
