Abbas agrees to peace talks based on 1967 borders
* Palestinian president agrees to France’s proposal to host a peace conference in Paris in July
RAMALLAH: Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas has told France he is ready to attend a Paris peace conference if Israel accepts talks based on the 1967 borders, an aide told AFP on Sunday.
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Hamas halts Gaza border traffic in row with Egypt
GAZA: Hamas stopped travellers from crossing into Egypt on Sunday in a row with Egyptian authorities over restrictions at the Rafah border that have dented Palestinians’ hopes of ending Gaza’s isolation. Egypt eased border access last weekend to much fanfare, extending opening hours at the frontier...
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German hospitals overwhelmed with E coli outbreak
* Situation in the hospitals is intense: health minister
* German probe fixes on restaurant’s food chain
BERLIN: Hospitals in northern Germany are being overwhelmed as they struggle to provide enough beds and medical care for patients stricken by an outbreak of E. coli, the German...
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Pressure mounts on Japan PM to quit amid coalition talk
TOKYO: Pressure mounted on Sunday for unpopular Prime Minister Naoto Kan to step down soon and even a senior member of his own party warned the lameduck leader not to stay in office much longer.
Kan’s early departure would ease the way for a coalition with the opposition that could enact a bill...
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UN atom body set to rebuke Syria over nuclear work
* IAEA gave independent backing to US allegations on Syria
* Syria denies secret nuclear work, says ready to cooperate
VIENNA: The UN nuclear watchdog board is expected to rebuke Syria this week over covert atomic work, but a Western push to refer the case to the UN Security Council...
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Ban Ki-moon reelection campaign gathers pace
UNITED NATIONS: Ban Ki-moon’s campaign for a second term as United Nations leader gathers pace on Monday when he is to formally announce that he wants to stay on as secretary general, diplomats said.
With no declared rival for the post and none of the five permanent members of the Security Council...
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Clashes reported in Sudan flashpoint state
* North has threatened to clear out southern-allied forces
* South says South Kordofan militia are northerners
JUBA: Clashes have broken out in a flashpoint region of Sudan controlled by the northern government, exacerbating tensions as the southern portion of the vast country...
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Arabs see Yemen as turning point for uprisings
* Party official says Saleh will return to duties
* Tunisia, Egypt presidents already tossed out by protests
Many ordinary Arabs claimed another scalp on Sunday in their quest to oust the region’s autocrats and dismissed the idea that Yemen’s president would ever return to power...
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