Palestinian leaders say fundamental disagreements with Israel prevent return to negotiationsNEW YORK — The Palestinians cannot return to peace talks at this time because of “fundamental disagreements” with Israel on what should be on the agenda, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said in an interview published Thursday. Marine faces more than 30 years for allegedly faking injuries to get wounded-warrior freebiesSABILLASVILLE, Md. — On a sultry day in July 2008, Marine Sgt. David W. Budwah strode in his battle fatigues to the front of a picnic pavilion to tell three dozen young boys what he did during the war. Poll shows greater greater American support for Israelis than PalestiniansNEW YORK - A recent poll for The Israel Project shows support has bounced back in the United States for Israelis rather than the Palestinians after slipping in the aftermath of US President Barack Obama’s Cairo speech. SKorea proposes regular reunions of separated families during rare talks with NKoreaSEOUL, South Korea — South Korea is proposing regular reunions of families separated by the Korean War during meetings between officials of the two Koreas held this week amid signs of easing tension on the peninsula, a spokesman said Thursday. North Korea seizes South Korean fishing boat that accidentally strayed into its watersSEOUL, South Korea — North Korea is investigating a South Korean fishing boat and its four-member crew that it seized Thursday after the vessel strayed into the country’s waters, the South Korean government said. Friends of Minn. man killed by deputy say it wasn’t clear that he was a law enforcment officerKASOTA, Minn. — A plainclothes sheriff’s deputy shot and killed an unarmed 24-year-old man wearing only swim trunks after an argument ensued when he confronted the man for erratic driving, authorities and witnesses said Tuesday. Nullarbor Links, a long way from No. 1 to 18 at this Australian Outback golf courseBRISBANE, Australia — Hit a few loose shots or three-putt the first green at Nullarbor Links and you’ll have plenty of time to think about your errant ways before teeing off at the second. Riot-torn city calmer as Chinese leaders call for unityBEIJING - China’s riot-hit city of Urumqi appeared calmer early Wednesday, witnesses and state media said, a day after authorities imposed an overnight curfew following more ethnic-related protests and the gathering of armed gangs. All Sikkim villages to have telephones, internet soon: PilotGANGTOK - Union Minister of State for Information Technology Sachin Pilot Monday said Sikkim has potential to emerge as an IT and BPO hub and assured that all 450 villages in the state will have telephone and broadband connectivity soon. Iranian police use tear gas, fire in the air to disperse hundreds of demonstratorsCAIRO — Riot police attacked hundreds of demonstrators with tear gas and fired live bullets in the air to disperse a rally in central Tehran Monday, carrying out a threat by the country’s most powerful security force to crush any further opposition protests over the disputed presidential election. Somali Islamist leader claims that he’s making progress in uniting insurgent groupsMOGADISHU, Somalia — A hardline Somali leader on a U.N. list of terror suspects claimed Tuesday to be making progress in uniting two Islamist insurgent factions as a single front against the Western-backed government. Suspect in doctor’s killing railed against abortion, believed in ‘eye-for-an-eye’ justiceWICHITA, Kan. — Scott Roeder’s family life began unraveling more than a decade ago when he got involved with anti-government groups, and then became “very religious in an Old Testament, eye-for-an-eye way,” his former wife said. Rudd speaks with Manmohan Singh, to take steps to ensure safety of Indian studentsCANBERRA - Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has reassured his Indian counterpart, Manmohan Singh that his government will take appropriate steps to ensure the safety and security of Indian students in Australia. Verizon to sell Frontier telephone assets in 14 states for $8.6 billionNEW YORK — Verizon Communications Inc. said Wednesday it reached a deal to shed its traditional telephone line business in 14 states in a deal valued at $8.6 billion. Afghan officials say US-led bombing runs kill dozens of civilians after ground battle in westKABUL — Bombing runs by U.S.-led coalition jets killed dozens of civilians taking shelter from a fierce ground battle between Taliban militants and Afghan and international forces, two Afghan officials said Tuesday. The U.S. confirmed fighting Monday in western Afghanistan and said reports of civilian deaths were under investigation. Thousands trapped in Sri Lanka combat zone need food, medicines: ICRCNEW DELHI - Thousands of civilians, including women, children and the elderly, many of them wounded and sick, remain trapped and at risk in the no-fire zone in Sri Lanka, an international humanitarian organisation said Thursday appealing for more food and medicines to be allowed in the area. World Health Organization to hold ’scientific review’ of swine flu outbreakGENEVA — The World Health Organization was holding an emergency “scientific review” Wednesday of the swine flu outbreak to determine exactly what is known about how the disease spreads, how it affects human health and how it can be treated. Majority Americans believe Obama’s foreign policies are goodWASHINGTON - Few Americans are actually at odds with many of President Barack Obama’s specific positions, despite majority of them believing that the Obama Administration has performed its best in foreign policy in its first 100 days. Voters in two Uttar Pradesh villages boycott pollingLUCKNOW - Voters in two villages of Uttar Pradesh’s Gonda district Thursday boycotted the Lok Sabha elections to protest the lack of development of the area. Safety board says federal agency supposed to protect public was factor in bus crash severityWASHINGTON — A federal safety board on Tuesday cited driver fatigue as the cause of an Utah bus crashed that killed nine and injured 43 others, but blamed inaction by another safety agency for the severity of the accident. Tharoor cools off in backwaters after pollTHIRUVANANTHAPURAM - Former United Nations undersecretary general and Congress candidate from Thiruvananthapuram Shashi Tharoor was Friday cooling off in a houseboat after the intense campaign for the April 16 poll to Kerala’s 20 Lok Sabha constituencies. No safe drinking water, no votes, says Bihar villagePATNA - Fed up with official apathy, people of a Bihar village, suffering for decades due to high fluoride content in drinking water, have sent politicians the simple message: no safe drinking water, no votes. Manawan attack was in retaliation against US drone attacks: MehsudPESHAWAR - The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief Baitullah Mehsud has said that Monday’s attack on the Police Training Academy in Manawan was carried out in retaliation against the continuous US led drone attacks in the tribal region of the country. Salvation rites offered through snakes in Bihar!PATNA - A man conducted religious rites for the salvation of his parents’ souls in the presence of two snakes in Bihar’s Gaya town after his neighbour dreamt that the snakes were his parents. Janwadi Party activists, police clash in Uttar PradeshLUCKNOW - Nearly 800 activists of a regional party clashed Wednesday with the police here and pelted stones at at least 10 public vehicles, a police officer said. ‘Delhi-6′ not an autobiography: Rakeysh MehraNEW DELHI - Filmmaker Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra dismisses rumours that his much-awaited ‘Delhi-6′ is an onscreen autobiographical adaptation but admits he has used some fond memories of his childhood and youth in the movie. Car in Bhojpuri actor Manoj Tiwari’s convoy mows down twoLUCKNOW - Two people were crushed to death by a car that was a part of Bhojpuri actor-turned-politician Manoj Tiwari’s convoy in Uttar Pradesh’s Gorakhpur district, police said Saturday. I want to beat Shah Rukh on screen energy: Shweta BhardwajNEW DELHI - ‘Mission Istaanbul’ actress Shweta Bhardwaj says she has the ability to beat King Khan’s energy on screen. |
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