Tuesday, June 19, 2007

06/19/07

* Bush to Olmert: 'All options are on the table' regarding Iran "All options are still on the table regarding Iran," US President George W. Bush said before a meeting Tuesday with Prime Minister Ehud Olmert at the Oval Office.

* 'Christians must accept Islamic rule' Christians can only continue living safely in the Gaza Strip if they accept Islamic law.

* Carter: Stop favoring Fatah over Hamas The United States, Israel and the European Union must end their policy of favoring Fatah over Hamas, or they will doom the Palestinian people to deepening conflict between the rival movements.

* Food convoy finally enters Gaza The first food aid delivery for eight days has arrived in Gaza from Israel, following last week's fighting.

* Hamas official wants dialogue with Fatah Facing growing international isolation, the Hamas rulers of the Gaza Strip on Tuesday called for a "national dialogue" with their vanquished Fatah foes.

* EU officials, leaders make last-ditch effort to reach treaty deal EU officials are to make a last-ditch bid later today to narrow differences over a European treaty of reforms.

* Car bomb kills 75 in crowded Baghdad square A truck bomb ripped through a crowded square in the capital Tuesday, killing at least 75 people and wounding 204 others.

* The world will end in 2060, according to Newton His famously analytical mind worked out the laws of gravity and unravelled the motion of the planets.

* Millions of shekels transferred from Saudi to Hamas According to two indectments served Monday, millions of shekels have been transferred from a Saudi organization to Hamas operatives in Jerusalem.

* Syria denies secret talks, calls for new negotiations with Israel Syria's ambassador to the United Nations on Monday dismissed rumors of secret Syrian-Israeli talks.