Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has sworn in a new cabinet, just hours after he overruled constitutional limits on his authority and established an emergency government. The new 13-member cabinet replaces the Hamas-dominated unity government Mr. Abbas dismissed last week.
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- Sunday, June 17, 2007
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By Jim Teeple
Palestinian factional fighting in the Gaza Strip ended on Friday as Hamas Islamic militants completed their takeover of Fatah facilities. About 110 people, mostly militants, were killed in nearly a week of fighting between the two factions. Hamas leaders say they will ignore decrees from Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, who on Thursday dismissed the Palestinian unity government and established a state-of-emergency.
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- Friday, June 15, 2007
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BRUSSELS - A NATO spokesman says the alliance wants U.S. missile-defense plans to be transparent to Russia. James Appathurai, speaking after the opening of the annual NATO defense ministers' meeting in Brussels on June 14, said all NATO ministers wanted to avoid tensions and do everything possible to allay Russian concerns.
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- Thursday, June 14, 2007
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Sudan's government has accepted a plan for a joint United Nations-African Union peacekeeping force in the troubled Darfur region. A joint statement from Sudan, the AU and the U.N. Tuesday said Sudan accepted the proposals on the so-called "hybrid operation," after getting explanations and clarifications from the two international bodies.
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- Tuesday, June 12, 2007
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By Peter Fedynsky
Moscow - Russia's fledgling opposition held another anti-corruption rally in Moscow Monday. Rally organizers representing the Other Russia coalition say a relatively small turnout does not mean the opposition lacks popular support, but rather, that it lacks access to television.
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- Monday, June 11, 2007
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Prague - A gathering of activists and international leaders, past and present, has called for a major global effort to support democratic dissidents in authoritarian regimes.
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- Wednesday, June 6, 2007
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HEILIGENDAMM/KUEHLUNGSBORN (Germany) - German police used tear gas and water cannons Wednesday to disperse G8 protesters who turned violent at the G8 summit, German media reported.
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- Wednesday, June 6, 2007
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Heiligendamm (Germany) - Leaders from the world's eight major industrialized nations meet Wednesday in the German Baltic Sea resort of Heiligendamm for their annual summit, amid tensions between the United States and Russia.
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- Wednesday, June 6, 2007
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By Kathleen Moore
Prague - Has the democratization process reached an impasse? Do the problems of Iraq and the Palestinian Authority show there are places where democracy is an unnatural form of government?
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- Tuesday, June 5, 2007
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The leaders of the Group of Eight (G8) most industrialized economies are gathering this week at Heiligendamm, a resort on Germany's Baltic coast, for talks on climate change, development aid, and security.
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- Monday, June 4, 2007
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