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Bush says committed to Palestinian state

Bush says committed to Palestinian state

AFP - 1 hour 36 minutes ago

SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (AFP) - - US President George W. Bush on Saturday pledged to Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas that he was determined to help achieve the "dream" of establishing an independent Palestinian state. More »

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  • Bush 'confident' over Mideast peace deal

    Bush 'confident' over Mideast peace deal

    AFP - 2 hours 44 minutes ago

    SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (AFP) - - US President George W. Bush said on Saturday he was confident about a Middle East peace deal being reached before his term ends, amid growing Arab criticism that he is biased towards Israel. More »

  • Saudi oil output hike would not solve US problems: Bush

    AFP - 2 hours 47 minutes ago

    SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (AFP) - - US President George W. Bush said on Saturday that a hike in oil output by Saudi Arabia would not solve American energy problems. More »

  • Woody Allen, Cruz say threesomes only work in the movies

    AFP - 2 hours 58 minutes ago

    CANNES, France (AFP) - - Threesomes are too "complicated" to work in real life, Woody Allen and Penelope Cruz said Saturday as they unveiled "Vicky Cristina Barcelona", a sex romp featuring a hilarious menage a trois. More »

  • Senator Kennedy rushed to hospital: reports

    AFP - 1 hour 43 minutes ago

    NEW YORK (AFP) - - Prominent liberal US Senator Edward Kennedy was rushed to a hospital in Massachusetts with stroke symptoms, US news media reported Saturday. More »

  • Bush 'confident' of Mideast peace deal

    Bush 'confident' of Mideast peace deal

    AFP - Sunday, May 18

    SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (AFP) - - US President George W. Bush said on Saturday he was confident about a Middle East peace deal being reached before his term ends in January. More »

  • Iraq arrests 1,100 in Qaeda crackdown in Mosul

    Iraq arrests 1,100 in Qaeda crackdown in Mosul

    AFP - Sunday, May 18

    MOSUL, Iraq (AFP) - - Around 1,100 people have been arrested during the first four days of a government crackdown on Al-Qaeda jihadists in Iraq's main northern city of Mosul, the defence ministry said on Saturday. More »

  • New leaders unlikely to ease US-Russian tensions

    AP - Sunday, May 18

    WASHINGTON - Russia's new president has promised the kind of democratic change that Washington advocated during predecessor Vladimir Putin's tenure. More »

  • Obama, McCain duel in foreign policy row

    AFP - Sunday, May 18

    WASHINGTON (AFP) - - Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain traded furious foreign policy barbs Friday, in a three-way row over how to deal with US foe Iran originally sparked by President George W. Bush. More »

  • North Korea welcomes US food aid offer

    AP - Saturday, May 17

    SEOUL, South Korea - North Korea welcomed on Saturday a U.S. offer of food aid, saying the assistance would help alleviate shortages and improve relations between the two countries. More »