Israel agrees to release Palestinian prisoners in measured move
Israel moves toward Abbas backed peace plan by agreeing to release some of its 5000 prisoners with conditions. Cabinet says releases depend on dismantling militant groups and ongoing Palestinian restraint. Officials caution only a few hundred may be freed. Hamas and Islamic Jihad excluded.
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Surgeons begin critical stage to separate Iranian twins
An international team of five neurosurgeons at Singapore's Raffles Hospital enters a high risk phase to separate 29 year old Iranian sisters Ladan and Laleh Bijani joined at the head. The operation centers on rerouting a finger thick shared brain vein and could take two to four days with serious danger to both. The sisters, who trained for months and joined in a rare adult craniopagus procedure, remain hopeful to live as independent individuals.
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Tomb of Zachariah Found Near Absalom's Tomb
In Jerusalem a sunlit inscription on Absalom's Tomb suggests it may bear the father of John the Baptist, Zachariah, though scholars caution the Greek text dates from Byzantine times and does not confirm burial there. The finding illuminates early Christian and Byzantine practices of linking sites to biblical figures.
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Turkey says United States agrees to release captured soldiers
The United States will release 11 Turkish special forces detained in northern Iraq, ending a standoff that strained NATO ties. The troops to stay overnight at a Baghdad guest house and be handed to Turkish officials in Sulaymaniyah at daylight Monday, with weather and security concerns delaying travel.
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Death penalty case shifts Puerto Rico U S split over justice
In San Juan federal prosecutors seek the death penalty for 1998 grocer killers, fueling debate over Puerto Rico status and self government. Critics argue the island lacks power to impose capital punishment, but the Supreme Court has ruled federal law applies.
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