Austria Braces as Coalition Teeters Over Military Reform
Austria's government teeters as the Freedom Party accuses the People’s Party of breaking the ruling coalition by backing reforms toward a volunteer army. Defense Minister Platter pushed shortening conscription, trimming ranks, and modernizing the army while pledging border security.
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Vhenna
Austria
Freedom Party
Uwe Scheuch
People’s Party
Defense
Guenther Platter
Wolfgang Schuessel
People's Party
Palestinians prepare to take control of West Bank towns
Palestinian police commanders plan to assume control of four West Bank towns by midweek after top Israeli and Palestinian officials approve a security plan. If calm holds, Israel will redeploy to pre uprising positions, paving a path toward resumed peace talks. Separately, an amnesty for fugitives could let Abbas reintegrate militants with reduced risk of Israeli reprisals. Protests in Jerusalem oppose Ariel Sharon's Gaza withdrawal plan, with settlers signaling possible Gaza action to block the pullout.
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West Bank
Mahmoud Abbas
Yasser Ara
Israel
Abbas
Por
Jerusalem
Ariel Sharon
Gaza
Sharon
Ariel Sharor
Effie Bitam
Freedom in Iraq as first free vote unfolds
Voters including Karfia Abbasi in Sed dah line up to cast ballots in Iraq's first free National Assembly election in over 50 years. Marines guard polling sites in the triangle of death as insurgent threats loom, but turnout remains high amid warnings and scattered violence.
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National Assembly
Iraq
ASEAN
Saddam
Bob Durkin
2Nd Marines
Vinny Coglianese
Seddah
Dir
Baghdad
Musayyib
U.S
Rice cites Iraqi vote as better than expected
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said the Iraqi elections went better than expected amid reports of uneven turnout due to intimidation and violence. She called insurgents terrible thugs who cannot derail democracy, while Kerry urged caution about legitimacy where large areas could not vote.
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Condoleezza Rice
Iraq
Rice
ABC
John Kerry
NBC
Kerry
Bust
Episcopalian
Multiracial boy battles rare leukemia for a marrow match
Luke Do, a Japanese American child from San Jose, faces a rare leukemia with a bone marrow transplant as his family learns that donor matches are scarce for multiracial patients. Experts note the low likelihood of finding compatible donors across mixed heritage, highlighting ongoing national efforts to diversify donor registries. A successful match for Luke was found for a Japanese American Seattle police officer family, with plans for his kindergarten start and a transplant anniversary in March.
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Luke Do
San Jose
Cali
Luke
Sarah Gaskins
Laan
Beraust
Lam Do
Anhe
Murray
NMDP
Ihe
Helen Ng
Matt Kelley
Mivin Foundation
Kelley
Beatty
Seattle
Kiko
Sam Do
Randall Yamanaka
Calif
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