IRAN: VP vows no compromise on nuclear technology
ISLAMABAD (Reuters): IRAN HAS no desire for nuclear weapons but will not compromise on its right to develop nuclear technology to meet its energy needs, First Vice President Parviz Davoudi said in Pakistan yesterday.
ISRAEL: Abbas issues referendum challenge to Hamas Gov't
RAMALLAH, West Bank, (Reuters): PRESIDENT MAHMOUD Abbas vowed yesterday to call a referendum if the Hamas-led Government refuses to back a proposal for a Palestinian state that implicitly recognises Israel.
SOMALIA: 50 dead in renewed fighting
MOGADISHU, (Reuters): TERRIFIED MOGADISHU residents hid in their homes from flying bullets in the battered capital yesterday as fierce fighting between rival militias killed at least 50 people, witnesses said.
EGYPT: 300 judges stage sit-in
CAIRO, Egypt (AP): ABOUT 300 pro-reform judges staged a sit-in outside a downtown Cairo courthouse yesterday to demand the independence of Egypt's judiciary, under the watchful eyes of thousands of anti-riot police.
IRAN: More than 100 Iranians become 'suicide bombers'
TEHRAN, Iran (AP): UNDER A banner showing coffins draped with United States, British and Israeli flags, more than 100 Iranian men and women pledged yesterday to become suicide bombers to defend their country and Islam.
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