Abbas Threatens Resignation as Fatah Split Widens
Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas threatened to quit and resigned from his top post in Fatah amid factional rifts over negotiations with Israel. The dispute centers on prisoner releases and concessions to Israel as a deadly cease-fire cracks amid an Islamic Jihad bombing in central Israel.
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Bush inches toward U S troop decision on Africa trip
In Goree Island Senegal President Bush denounced slavery as a crime and signaled possible U S troop involvement to end Liberia’s civil war while touring West Africa. He pressed for U N backed peacekeeping and urged Liberia's Charles Taylor to step down amid regional security worries.
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Conjoined Iranian twins die after separation surgery in Singapore
In a grueling 50 hour operation in Singapore to separate adult conjoined twins Ladan and Laleh Bijani, both died under anesthesia as heavy bleeding overwhelmed the team led by Dr. Keith Goh. Iranians mourn the loss of two law graduates who sought to live as separate individuals. Diplomatic efforts began to return their bodies to Iran for burial.
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