Hamas Gains in Jericho as Erekat Faces Challenge
In Jericho a Fatah stronghold, Hamas-backed Khaled Rai challenges US-educated negotiator Saab Erekat for parliament. Hamas polled 31 percent to Fatah’s 35 amid graft fatigue, with Hamas touting social programs and donations. Hamas campaigns aggressively across the West Bank while Abbas contemplates delaying voting.
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West Bank
Israel
Saab Erekat
Erekat
Khaled Rui
Hamas
Fatah
Gana
Jihad Hamed
Brokat
Rai
Bearder Rai
Nablus
Kim Jong Il may visit Shanghai to signal talks revival
Reports claim North Korea leader Kim Jong Il may have visited Shanghai on Wednesday suggesting a possible reopening of six party nuclear talks. Independent confirmation is lacking, with officials noting no unusual activity and Beijing cautious about timing.
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Panmunjom
Two Koreas
Seoul
South Korea
North Korea
Kim Jong
China
Ching
Kim Jong i
Shanghai
Pyongyane
Kim
Jiao Yang
Jiao
Yonhap News
YTN
Ying
Pyongyang
Peter Beck
Northeast Asia
International Crisis Group
Beck
Washington
Beijing
Christopher Hill
U.S
Japan
South
North Kure
Kei Yu-hwan
Dongguk University
Koh
Foreign Ministry
Stock Exchange
Quake survivors mark feast with prayers for dead
Survivors of South Asia’s October 7 quake observed Eid al Adha with prayers for the dead in Muzaffarabad. About 700 people were killed in the disaster, as more than two million remain in the damaged region. An aftershock of 5.1 struck Islamabad and parts of Kashmir during the holiday.
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Pakistan
South Asia
Islamabad
Kashmir
North West Frontier
Mecca
Abraham
Qari Masud Ur-Rehman
Allah
India
University apologizes for stem cell scandal in Korea
Seoul National University issued a formal apology after an investigative panel found Hwang Woo-suk faked human stem cell research including the 2004 Science claim of cloning a human embryo. The government will strip Hwang of a top scientist title and audit government funding amid possible misappropriation concerns.
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South Korea
Hwang Woo-suk
Fim
Hwang
Seoul National University
Science
Chung Un-chan
Tnld
Chung
Hing
Hwanp
Georgian man jailed for grenade attack on Bush and leader
A Georgian court convicted Vladimir Arntyunian of attempting to assassinate President Bush and President Saakashvili by tossing a grenade at a rally in Tbilisi last year. He received a life sentence after also killing a police officer in a later shootout. the device reportedly malfunctioned and caused no injuries.
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Bush
Tbilisi
Georgia
Vladimir Arntyunian
Arulyunian
Mikhail Saakashvili
Atutyunian
Rush
Saakashvili
Arutyaniah
Aslin Abashidze
Adzharth
Sankashvill
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Ivan Gone
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