Palestinians push for elections despite U S pressure
Yasser Arafat said only Palestinians can choose their leaders as U S calls for new leadership, while Israel’s military actions threaten the January 20 elections. Abed Rabbo urged democratic, fair elections and blamed U S support for Israel for delays. In Nablus clashes injure students. in Gaza bulldozers level farmland amid Hamas rally warnings.
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Jerusalem
Yasser Arafat
Lin Powell
U.S
Israel
Powell
Middle East
Bush
Heritage Foundation
Washington
Yasser Abed Rabbo
Arafat
Abed Rabbo
West Bank
Nablus
An-Najah University
Gaza Strip
Netzarim
Hamas
Gaza
Khan Younis
Ahmed Nimer Hamdan
Ruins and Sign Guard Infamous Devil's Island Prison Site
The Devil's Island penal complex off French Guiana remains closed to visitors with a strictly forbidden access sign. Once home to 70,000 convicts from 1852, the islands mix notorious history with tourism as Royale hosts inns and holiday cottages while Devil's Island itself stays off limits.
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Devil's Island
French Guiana
Atlantic
France
Henri “Papillon” Charriere
Alfred Dreyfus
Iles du Salut
Islands of Salvation
Royale
Ile du Diable
Bernadette Harlepp
Bagne
Bagnes
Denis Seznec
Guillaume Seznec
Seznec
Papillon
Steve McQueen
Dustin Hoffman
French National Space Agency
St. Joseph Island
Madeleine Calcagni
St. Joseph
Audrey Bruyere
Paris
Dreyfus
Eugene Epailly
Epailly
Francis Soudine
Iraqi exile groups clash over post Saddam Iraq in London
In London rough consensus eludes Iraqi exile factions as they debate a temporary government for a post-Saddam Iraq. Delegates from six groups, including Kurdish and royalist factions, press for unity while opponents push independent voices. Diplomats from the United States and allies attend.
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Iraq
London
Saddam Hussein
U.S
Saddam
Bush
Blair
Jalal Talabani
Patriotic Union of Kurdistan
Iran
Syria
The
United
United States
Britain
Turkey
Kuwait
Zalmay Khalilzad
Khalilzad
Afghanistan
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Tulkarem
Nur Shams
Hamdi Darduk
Tareq Abed Rabbo
Infamous Island Prison
Ahmed Chalabi
Iraqi National Congress