U S vetoes U N resolution on Gaza offensive
The United States vetoed a U N Security Council draft condemning Israel’s Gaza offensive. Ambassador Bolton called the draft biased and politically motivated, while Arab and Palestinian officials condemned the veto as allowing more bloodshed. The vote was 10 in favor, four abstentions, and one veto by the U S with Britain Denmark Japan and Slovakia abstaining. Prime Minister Olmert was to visit Washington as regional calls for action intensified.
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Global tensions mix with papal visit and Shakira tour notes
Russia signals willingness to mediate Iran talks as Putin meets Larijani while Moscow urging more talks with the United States. Benedict XVI visits Turkey to meet with a Muslim cleric amid criticism of his remarks on Islam. U.N. peacekeepers face a lethal Haiti attack killing two Jordanian soldiers. Shakira receives a warm welcome from President Chavez in Venezuela as he jokes about disguising himself to attend her concert.
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Palestinians mark Arafat death anniversary in Ramallah rally
Tens of thousands gathered at Yasser Arafat's gravesite in Ramallah to honor the two year anniversary of his death. President Mahmoud Abbas urged unity with Hamas and pushed for a joint government to lift Western sanctions as Fatah reels from the election loss.
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Ortega Returns To Nicaragua As Peacemaker Leader
The former Sandinista president Daniel Ortega, now aging and troubled, shifts from war rhetoric to reconciliation and ties with the United States. He promotes peace and consensus while critics warn his revolutionary past may reemerge amid regional leftist allies. He once waved the USS flag, and in Cuba May Day 2005 he called Americans enemies of humanity. U.S. officials say cooperation will depend on democratic steps.
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Five Shiite Ministers Quit Lebanon Cabinet in Crisis
In Beirut five Shiite ministers from Hezbollah Amal and an independent resigned, threatening to topple Siniora's U S backed government amid sectarian tension after last summer's war. A UN draft establishing an international tribunal over Hariri's 2005 assassination proceeds, with a cabinet meeting planned to approve it.
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