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Are Israel And US Serious About Palestinian Peace? 2007-09-17 08:36:54 The upcoming fall conference between Israel and Palestinian leaders has several confusing aspects which become more murky which each passing day. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas stated his hope for the outcome of the conference was for an ‘agreement on principles” but President Ehud Omert of Israel says it’s goal is to come up with a [...] ...

Musharraf To Step Down As Army Leader 2007-09-17 08:03:20 President Musharraf obtained a waiver to circumvent the Pakistan constitution by holding both the offices of president and head of the armed forces. That waiver expires on November 15th of this year. Today, a spokesperson for his ruling party, the Pakistan Muslim League, announced he would step down as army head before November 15. According [...] ...

Musharraf To Step Down As Army Leader 2007-09-17 08:03:20 President Musharraf obtained a waiver to circumvent the Pakistan constitution by holding both the offices of president and head of the armed forces. That waiver expires on November 15th of this year. Today, a spokesperson for his ruling party, the Pakistan Muslim League, announced he would step down as army head before November 15. According [...] ...

Confusion Concerning Iran Nuclear Intentions 2007-09-17 07:40:42 The International Atomic Energy Agency continues negotiating with the government of Iran over issues related to development of atomic energy. The IAEA has obtained initial agreements for Iran to provide information pertaining to its present nuclear facilities and agents of the IAEA have now gained access to some of Iran’s nuclear facilities. There is no [...] ...

Confusion Concerning Iran Nuclear Intentions 2007-09-17 07:40:42 The International Atomic Energy Agency continues negotiating with the government of Iran over issues related to development of atomic energy. The IAEA has obtained initial agreements for Iran to provide information pertaining to its present nuclear facilities and agents of the IAEA have now gained access to some of Iran’s nuclear facilities. There is no [...] ...

Chinese Soldiers Arrive In Darfur 2007-09-17 07:27:19 A 315 man contingent of engineers from the People’s Liberation Army arrived in Darfur to begin working on road construction and other projects. China at present purchases two-thirds of oil produced by Sudan and also supplies that nation with military weapons. The government of China is under world pressure to cease aiding Sudan and confront [...] ...

Chinese Soldiers Arrive In Darfur 2007-09-17 07:27:19 A 315 man contingent of engineers from the People’s Liberation Army arrived in Darfur to begin working on road construction and other projects. China at present purchases two-thirds of oil produced by Sudan and also supplies that nation with military weapons. The government of China is under world pressure to cease aiding Sudan and confront [...] ...

Hamas Leaders Reported To Be Divided 2007-09-17 07:16:00 Rumors are circulating in the Middle East concerning possible serious internal conflicts within the leadership of Hamas which controls the Gaza Strip. Reports suggest a rift between Foreign Ministr Mahmoud Zahar and Prime Minister Haniyeh in which each of the men is worried the other will attempt an assassination. Prime Minister Haniyeh is holed up [...] ...

Headscarves Issue Debated In Turkey 2007-09-17 07:06:22 The Islamic Justice and Development Party of Turkey which obtained 47% of the vote in recent elections and now controls the presidency and government has a commission engaged in the task of writing a new constitution. A major issue is confronting the ban on women wearing headscarves. At present, Turkish women cannot wear headscarves in [...] ...

Secretary Of Defense Gates Urges Bush Veto of Webb Plan 2007-09-16 19:34:51 Secretary of Defense Robert Gates said he definitely will ask President Bush to veto the proposed bill by Senator Jim Webb of Virginia which would require that troops who have been stationed in Iraq for fifteen months would be entitled to a 12 month rest time in the United States before being sent back to [...] ...

Is US Preparing For Iran War? 2007-09-16 19:21:52 Sunday’s edition of the London based Daily Telegraph carried a report the Bush administration is considering military air strikes against Iran. Secretary of Defense told reporters there were no such plans since current policy is to attain goals “through diplomatic and economic means” although he admitted all options were still on the table. According to [...] ...

Putin Continues Maneuvers Over Presidency 2007-09-16 19:02:33 President Putin told a visiting American professor that five men stood out as being capable of becoming Russia’s next president after he leaves office next year. One was the relatively obscure Viktor Zubkov who Putin unexpectedly appointed as Russia’s new prime minister. He also named two opposition leaders including communist Gennady Zyuganov. The professor pushed [...] ...

Iran Offers To Meet With United States 2007-09-16 18:49:14 A spokesperson for the Iranian foreign ministry, Ali Hosseini, said if Iraq makes a request for Iran to meet with American officials to discuss the situation in Iraq, his nation stands ready to carry out that suggestion. “Although we have not seen any changes in United States policies and behavior, we are prepared to help [...] ...

China Blasts Taiwan And US Aid 2007-09-16 18:37:06 Taiwan leader Chen Shui-bian formally submitted a request to the United Nations to have Taiwan become a member of the body. His proposal was denounced by China’s foreign ministry since China regards Taiwan as still part of the nation of China. Foreign Minister Jiang Yu also expressed his nation’s anger at continued American sales of [...] ...

Youth Drug Use Rises In UK 2007-09-16 17:51:19 The English government in 2004 downgraded cannabis to a Class C drug in hope that its use would not rise in a significant manner. A recent study by YOuth Offending Teams discovered a rather remarkable rise in cannabis use. It is now estimated there has been a 25%-75% increase in its youth among young people [...] ...