Israel Says Palestinian Elections Must Wait on Security Overhaul
Israel criticizes Palestinian leadership reforms and security controls as prerequisites for elections. Raanan Gissin asserts Palestinians must curb terrorism before any new leadership, amid U.S. pressure and talks in Washington with CIA director Tenet and PA interior minister Abdel Razak Yehiyeh.
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Indonesia to hold direct presidential elections in constitutional reform
Indonesia's 700 member People's Consultative Assembly endorsed direct presidential elections ending the military's electoral role. The two stage vote requires a runoff if no candidate gains a majority, with Megawati Sukarnoputri favored to win reelection. The reform ends the long standing practice of the assembly electing the president and rejects Islamic law proposals.
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Pakistan hunts attackers linked to church hospital raid
Pakistani investigators identified a dead attacker from the Christian hospital raid and detained suspected militants who trained him in Kashmir. Inter-Services Intelligence sees a link to another trio that struck a Christian school four days earlier as police search 15 to 20 militants split into small cells aiming at Western and Christian targets in retaliation to Musharraf’s support for the U.S. war.
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