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Pakistan’s Musharraf will resign

Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf, who is facing impeachment by parliament, says he will resign.
The charges against the president include violation of the constitution and gross misconduct.
Mr Musharraf said he was confident that the charges against him would not stand but that this was not the time for more confrontation in Pakistan.
He has [...]

Russian Forces Dig In Despite Cease-Fire Deal

IGOETI, Georgia — Russian forces built ramparts around tanks and posted sentries on a hill in central Georgia on Saturday, digging in despite Western pressure for Moscow to withdraw its forces under a cease-fire deal signed by Russian President Dmitry Medvedev.
The United States and France said it appeared Russia was defying the truce already. Russian [...]

Hamas, Fatah pursue war of words over detentions

RAMALLAH, West Bank, July 29 (Reuters) - Hamas warned its Fatah rivals on Tuesday that a crackdown against the Islamist group by forces loyal to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas could spark a revolt in the occupied West Bank.
A senior Palestinian security official in Ramallah dismissed the threats by "irresponsible people".
Abbas’s security forces have detained at [...]

Iran in the Spotlight at Christian Zionist Confab

by Ali Gharib
The controversial Christian Zionist pastor John Hagee and thousands of supporters filled a convention center in downtown Washington this week for his Christians United for Israel (CUFI) organization’s Washington-Israel Summit, where the "Iranian threat" was a recurrent theme.
CUFI is a proponent of Christian Zionism – the belief that the modern state of Israel [...]

Iran sees U.S. respect but says no nuclear retreat

TEHRAN, July 23 (Reuters) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Wednesday that U.S. participation in talks with Iran on its nuclear programme was a "positive step" but he made clear his goverment would not back down in the dispute.

At Saturday’s meeting with Iran’s chief nuclear negotiator in Geneva, six world powers gave Tehran two [...]

Rice says Israeli strike in Iran ‘a speculation’

US secretary of state refuses to address reports on Jewish state’s plan to attack Islamic Republic’s nuclear facilities. US, Israel committed to diplomatic route, but President Bush leaving all options open, she tells CNN Yitzhak Benhorin
WASHINGTON – US Secretary of State has refused to discuss the possibility of an Israeli strike in Iran, saying this [...]

Top War Crimes Suspect Karadzic Arrested in Serbia

By DUSAN STOJANOVIC Associated Press Writer

Top war crimes fugitive Radovan Karadzic arrested after raid by Serbian police
Former Bosnian Serb President Radovan Karadzic, accused architect of massacres and the politician considered most responsible for the deadly siege of Sarajevo, was arrested Monday evening in a Serbian police raid ending his 13 years as the world’s most-wanted [...]

Obama backs faith in public life

By James Coomarasamy
US presidential hopeful Barack Obama has said he would expand George W Bush’s programme of involving religious groups in government initiatives.
The Democratic Party candidate unveiled plans for a council of faith-based and neighbourhood partnerships in Ohio.
He said challenges from saving the planet to ending poverty were too big for the government [...]

Colombian ex-lawmaker took bribe

A former Colombian politician has been sentenced to three years’ house arrest for taking a bribe to enable President Alvaro Uribe to stand for re-election.
Yidis Medina admitted she had accepted the bribe in return for her support in Congress for a constitutional change letting Mr Uribe run for a second term.
Mr Uribe and [...]

Bill Clinton endorses Obama bid

Former US President Bill Clinton has announced for the first time his support of fellow Democrat Barack Obama’s bid for the White House.
Mr Clinton’s wife Hillary was Mr Obama’s biggest rival for the party nomination, and he was often critical of Mr Obama on the campaign trail.
Mr Clinton’s spokesman said he was committed [...]