Palestinian President Says He Won’t Seek Re-election

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• Palestinian President Says He Won’t Seek Re-election
• Palestinian President Abbas says he does not want to run for reelection
• Abbas offers to quit over stalled peace process
• 'Seven shot dead' at US army base
• UN resumes Goldstone report debate
• House Extends Jobless Benefits and Home Credits
• Slowed funding imperils AIDS treatment in developing world, report says
• Who built Berlin Wall? Most Russians don't know
• Where Do These Yankee Champions Rank?
• Abbas: I'll not seek re-election
• Troop deaths 'not last atrocity'
• Climate deal 'unlikely' this year
• Indonesian Officials Quit
• Palestinian Leader Say He Will Retire
• U.N. relocating about 600 staff following Afghan attack
• Islamic critics blast Beyonce on eve of Egypt show
• India lose despite Tendulkar ton
• Australia pick new centre pairing
• On the Hill, Protesters Chant 'Kill the Bill'
• Scientists seek clues to bare bears mystery

Palestinian President Says He Won’t Seek Re-election Posted: 05 Nov 2009 12:43 PM PST Mahmoud Abbas, who is considered a moderate, pro-Western leader, has threatened in the past to resign. But he insisted his decision was final.

Palestinian President Abbas says he does not want to run for reelection Posted: 05 Nov 2009 12:17 PM PST JERUSALEM -- Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, citing dismay over the progress of U.S.-brokered peace talks, said Thursday he does not want to run for reelection when his term ends in January.

Abbas offers to quit over stalled peace process Posted: 05 Nov 2009 12:15 PM PST RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Thursday he did not wish to run for re-election in January, voicing disappointment at Washington for "favoring" Israel in arguments over re-launching peace talks.

'Seven shot dead' at US army base Posted: 05 Nov 2009 12:45 PM PST At least seven people are killed and 12 others hurt in a shooting at a military base in the US state of Texas, media reports say.

UN resumes Goldstone report debate Posted: 05 Nov 2009 12:26 PM PST General Assembly to vote on resolution to endorse findings on Israel's war in Gaza.

House Extends Jobless Benefits and Home Credits Posted: 05 Nov 2009 12:22 PM PST The White House said that President Obama would sign the measure, which passed after weeks of delay the day before a monthly labor report comes out.

Slowed funding imperils AIDS treatment in developing world, report says Posted: 05 Nov 2009 11:37 AM PST JOHANNESBURG -- Slowed funding from international donors, including the United States, is imperiling recent dramatic gains in treating AIDS patients in the developing world, according to a new report.

Who built Berlin Wall? Most Russians don't know Posted: 05 Nov 2009 11:14 AM PST MOSCOW (Reuters) - More than half of all Russians do not know who built the Berlin Wall, one of the most enduring symbols of the Cold War, an opinion poll showed on Thursday.

Where Do These Yankee Champions Rank? Posted: 05 Nov 2009 12:27 PM PST Ranking the 27 Yankee championship teams

Abbas: I'll not seek re-election Posted: 05 Nov 2009 12:19 PM PST Palestinian president says decision not to stand in January vote is no compromise or manoeuvre.

Troop deaths 'not last atrocity' Posted: 05 Nov 2009 12:19 PM PST The killing of five soldiers "probably won't be the last" atrocity of this kind, says the top UK general in Afghanistan.

Climate deal 'unlikely' this year Posted: 05 Nov 2009 11:40 AM PST The UK government has admitted that a new legally-binding global treaty on climate change is highly unlikely to be agreed this year.

Indonesian Officials Quit Posted: 05 Nov 2009 12:21 PM PST Two Indonesian officials quit at the president's request, after they were implicated in an alleged bid to discredit the antigraft agency.

Palestinian Leader Say He Will Retire Posted: 05 Nov 2009 11:33 AM PST Aides say Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian President, is so frustrated by the lack of progress in peace negotiations with both the Israeli government and the leadership of Hamas that he has decided not to seek another term in elections scheduled for January.

U.N. relocating about 600 staff following Afghan attack Posted: 05 Nov 2009 11:09 AM PST KABUL -- The United Nations mission in Afghanistan is relocating hundreds of staff members, many of them to posts outside the country, following an attack last week on a U.N. guesthouse in Kabul that killed five members of its international staff.

Islamic critics blast Beyonce on eve of Egypt show Posted: 05 Nov 2009 11:23 AM PST CAIRO -- As Egypt gears for pop diva Beyonce Knowles' first performance in North Africa, Islamic conservatives are branding her show an "insolent sex party" that threatens the Muslim nation's "social peace and stability."

India lose despite Tendulkar ton Posted: 05 Nov 2009 09:10 AM PST Sachin Tendulkar hits a dazzling 175 but India lose the fifth one-day international as Australia take a 3-2 lead in the seven-game series.

Australia pick new centre pairing Posted: 05 Nov 2009 05:48 AM PST Quade Cooper and Digby Ioane form a new Wallabies midfield for Saturday's Twickenham clash with England, while George Smith returns at flanker.

On the Hill, Protesters Chant 'Kill the Bill' Posted: 05 Nov 2009 12:42 PM PST Thousands of demonstrators surfaced on Capitol Hill in opposition to the Democrats' health care legislation.

Scientists seek clues to bare bears mystery Posted: 05 Nov 2009 10:24 AM PST Bears in an eastern German zoo have lost their fur, but international experts cannot work out why.

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