Arroyo vows crackdown after protests and clashes
Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo used a declared state of rebellion to empower police to arrest without warrants after pro Estrada protests turned deadly. She ordered arrests of 11 opposition leaders including Sen. Juan Ponce Enrile and Ernesto Maceda and warned against renewed demonstrations near the palace.
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Israel levels Palestinian dwellings in Gaza
Israeli bulldozers and tanks entered a Gaza refugee camp and demolished 20 houses, three chicken farms and greenhouses amid a firefight that killed a teenager. In the West Bank, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon faced criticism as he visited Ofra to console the family of Assaf Hershkovitz, slain on a road previously attacked by militants.
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