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Fatah, Hamas agree to form interim government, hold vote
GAZA (Reuters) – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’s Fatah movement and its bitter rival, the Islamist Hamas, struck a deal on Wednesday to form an interim unity government and fix a date for general election, both sides said. The deal, which took many officials by surprise because of profound Fatah-Hamas divisions…
$8 million of meth found in fake tourists’ shoes in New Zealand
In contrast to U.S. airports’ high-tech scans, authorities at Auckland Airport in New Zealand only had to use their naked eyes to detect criminal wrongdoing. Security guards at the airport noticed a group of 12 tourists walking funny, and when they stopped and searched them, found that they were hiding…
U.S. Senator goes after Sony over massive PlayStation Network hack
In the wake of a massive data breach that saw PlayStation Network subscribers’ information stolen by unknown hackers, Sony Computer Entertainment has been scrambling restore their online gaming service — but getting it back online may not be enough, if one U.S. Senator’s demands are to be taken seriously. Responding…
China in no mood to listen in U.S. rights talks
BEIJING/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – China’s increasingly tough line against dissent suggests it will be in no mood to bend to U.S. demands to soften its approach when the two begin talks on human rights on Wednesday. Analysts said the gulf between the two sides looks especially deep ahead of this year’s…
Harvard academic elected to head Tibet’s exiled government
DHARAMSHALA, India (AFP) – Harvard academic Lobsang Sangay was elected head of Tibet’s exiled government Wednesday, with the daunting task of assuming the political duties of a global icon, the Dalai Lama. Sangay, a 43-year-old international law expert, easily beat the two other candidates for the prime minister’s post, securing…
Pope John Paul II sainting process moving quickly
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Is Pope John Paul II approaching his halo too fast? As the Vatican prepares to elevate the late pontiff one step closer to sainthood this Sunday, the Catholic world is caught up with beatification fever. Rome is festooned with posters of the former pope on buses and lamp posts as…
U.S. denies considering tougher visas for Chinese officials
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department denied a newspaper report on Wednesday that Washington could respond to a series of Chinese diplomatic snubs by making it more difficult for senior Chinese officials to secure visas. “The U.S. has not contemplated, nor is it considering any changes to our visa policies in China,” State…
Afghan pilot shoots dead six foreign troops
KABUL — An Afghan pilot opened fire and killed six foreign troops Wednesday after a row at a NATO training centre for the national air force in Kabul in one of the deadliest such clashes yet, officials said. A spokesman for the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) confirmed the…
At Chernobyl site, Medvedev calls for new nuclear rules
CHERNOBYL, Ukraine (Reuters) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, speaking at the site of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster in Ukraine, called on Tuesday for new world rules to be drawn up on safety at nuclear plants. Medvedev, standing alongside Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich at a ceremony marking the 25th anniversary of the world’s worst nuclear…
Migrants forced to be sex slaves in Mexico
TAPACHULA, Mexico — Locals call them “merchandise” and that is how criminal gangs treat the Central American youths they force into prostitution near Mexico’s southern border with Guatemala. Victims recount being tricked into making the dangerous journey across Central America in the hope of a better life before being stopped…
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