Saturday, February 03, 2007

02/03/07

* 15 dead, scores injured in Hamas-Fatah clashes Fighting between rival Palestinian forces continued to rage across the Gaza Strip on Friday, killing at least 15 people in violence that laid waste to a days-old cease-fire.

* German chancellor arrives in Egypt German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrived in Cairo Saturday for talks with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak at the start of a regional tour hoping to nudge along the faltering Middle East peace process.

* Baghdad market bomb 'kills 102' At least 102 people have been killed and 215 injured in a lorry bombing at a market place in central Baghdad, Iraqi security officials have said.

* US bid to revive peace process falters on Gaza streets 17 die in clashes between rival Palestinian factions - Rice tries to strengthen Abbas presidency

* 'We have to do something' U.N. report blames humans, spurs calls for action in the U.S.

* Non-Aligned Movement officials tour Iranian nuclear facility Diplomats from the Non-Aligned movement, Arab League and Group of 77 began touring Iran's nuclear facility at Isfahan Saturday.

* China's Hu tells Sudan it must solve Darfur issue Chinese President Hu Jintao told Sudan's President Omar Hassan al-Bashir on Friday Khartoum had to resolve the four-year-old conflict in Darfur, a source said after talks between the two leaders.

* Iranian FM: West’s psychological war on Iran failing Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki claims that in past month Tehran signed multiple deals with foreign countries despite sanctions imposed upon Iran; ‘This proves psychological war waged by West on Iran is failing’, Mottaki declares

* Clashes continue in Gaza Clashes have continued between the Hamas and Fatah factions in Gaza, injuring five people, despite a ceasefire agreed between the two groups late on Friday.

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