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Wednesday 20 December 2006 (29 Dhul Qa`dah 1427)

Sunnis Take Three Key Posts in Bahraini Parliament

MANAMA, 20 December 2006 — Sunnis took control of the three key posts in Bahrain’s Parliament yesterday as the Shiite bloc continued its boycott of the process. Incumbent Speaker... Full Story


Fighting Rages Across Gaza Strip


 
GAZA CITY, 20 December 2006 — A fierce gunbattle between rival Fatah and Hamas forces erupted outside Gaza’s main hospital yesterday, sparking a day of factional violence that left an already shaky... Full Story


Libya Condemns Six to Death in the AIDS Trial

TRIPOLI, 20 December 2006 — Six foreign medics face execution by firing squad or hanging after being convicted by a Libyan court yesterday of deliberately infecting hundreds of children with the AIDS... Full Story




Iraq on Brink of Collapse: Report

BAGHDAD, 20 December 2006 — Iraq is on the brink of total disintegration and could drag its neighbors into a regional war, a leading think tank said yesterday, after the Pentagon confirmed violence... Full Story


Nuclear Deal a Quicksand Trap — BJP

NEW DELHI, 20 December 2006 — Displaying its displeasure against the India-US civil nuclear deal signed by President George W. Bush, India’s main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)... Full Story


Jabalpur Will Be Renamed Jabalipuram

BHOPAL, India, 20 December 2006 — The obsession to change the names of major cities has now caught up with the Bharatiya Janata Party-ruled central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. After... Full Story


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