Israel cuts funds as Hamas takes Palestinian parliament
Israel branded the Palestinian government a terrorist authority and halted hundreds of millions in tax transfers after Hamas won a parliamentary majority. Hamas moves to form a government with Haniyeh as prime minister, while Abbas seeks a Cabinet, and international donors pressure for violence renunciation and recognition of Israel.
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Fatah
Ehud Olmert
Asaf Sharir
United States
Khaled Mashaal
Syria
Iran
Said Sayyam
Mass burials for mudslide victims in Guinsaugon Philippines
In Guinsaugon Philippines a mass grave was used as officials bury 30 bodies after a mudslide killed hundreds. Only about two dozen survivors remain among roughly 1 800 missing with dozens more expected to be found as death toll rises to 74.
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Osama bin Laden
U.S
Saddam Hussein
al-Qaida
al- Jazeera
bin Laden
United States
al- Qaida
Iraq
Saddam
Guinsaugon
Philippines
Pakistan Seals Capital as Protests Erupt Over Cartoons
Security forces cordon Islamabad to halt demonstrations against Prophet Muhammad caricatures. Police fire tear gas and live rounds to disperse stone-throwing crowds while arrests rise. protests spread to Sukkur and Maiduguri clashes leave dozens dead across the Muslim world.
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United States
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Islamic Coalition
Mutahida Mallise-Amal
United Action Forum
Lahore
Chaudhry Shafqaat Ahmed
Karachi
Coalition
Sukkur
Akbar Arian
Gas blast traps dozens of Mexican miners near Sabinas
A pre-dawn explosion in a northern Mexican coal mine near Sabinas trapped about 65 miners in different parts of the shaft. Eight miners near the exit were rescued and hospitalized. Rescue teams, led by Grupo Mexico officials, labored through debris as oxygen supplies and ventilation were evaluated for survival chances.
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Eagle Pass
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Coahuila
Humberto Moreira Valdes
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