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(AFP) Hamas conducted its first suicide bombing since Jan. 2005.
(AFP) "Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi has said his country has completed preparations for war with neighboring Somalia's powerful Islamist movement, alongside faltering peace efforts." (BBC version.)
(Reuters) Chad has extended its State of Emergency as Sudan's ethnic conflict continues to spill over. "Humanitarian workers say hundreds of Chadian villagers have been killed in recent weeks in fighting between Arab and non-Arab communities and in attacks by Arabic-speaking armed raiders on horseback, often striking across the Sudan border."
(AP) AP/Ipsos shows Chavez with a huge lead ahead of Venezuela's Dec. 3 election with the poor supporting Chavez 70-16. Also, in Ecuador, (AP) a very leftist candidate has a shot at winning the presidency by, partially, running against George Bush.
(AP) "Russia has begun delivery of Tor-M1 air defense missile systems to Iran." (Reuters) "The Tor-M1 is a low to medium-altitude missile fired from a tracked vehicle against airplanes, helicopters and other airborne targets."
After the US came away from the APEC conference largely empty handed, the Chinese have announced a free trade pact with Pakistan. This comes just a day after Hu was in India announcing steps towards a similar deal.
(AFP) "Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi has said his country has completed preparations for war with neighboring Somalia's powerful Islamist movement, alongside faltering peace efforts." (BBC version.)
(Reuters) Chad has extended its State of Emergency as Sudan's ethnic conflict continues to spill over. "Humanitarian workers say hundreds of Chadian villagers have been killed in recent weeks in fighting between Arab and non-Arab communities and in attacks by Arabic-speaking armed raiders on horseback, often striking across the Sudan border."
(AP) AP/Ipsos shows Chavez with a huge lead ahead of Venezuela's Dec. 3 election with the poor supporting Chavez 70-16. Also, in Ecuador, (AP) a very leftist candidate has a shot at winning the presidency by, partially, running against George Bush.
(AP) "Russia has begun delivery of Tor-M1 air defense missile systems to Iran." (Reuters) "The Tor-M1 is a low to medium-altitude missile fired from a tracked vehicle against airplanes, helicopters and other airborne targets."
After the US came away from the APEC conference largely empty handed, the Chinese have announced a free trade pact with Pakistan. This comes just a day after Hu was in India announcing steps towards a similar deal.
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