Hundreds surrender at Pakistan mosque Hundreds of soldiers and police sealed off the mosque and imposed an indefinite curfew after Tuesdays bloodshed, as the government extended a deadline for students to lay down arms.
BBC reporter Johnston freed Johnston said he had twice fallen sick and was once chained for 24 hours but only in the last half hour did they hit me a bit during a midnight drive towards freedom.
The Hamas-Dughmush feud Dughmush clan, which snatched Johnston, had major political and, perhaps, financial demands.
One of Hamas' main aims was to curb the power of the clans and dismantle their armed gangs.
Napoleons letter is auction hit The letter is one of only three known correspondences from Napoleon to Josephine before they were married. It had been estimated to fetch a maximum of 50,000 pounds.
Bush refuses full pardon to Libby US President George W Bush refused to rule out a pardon for former White House aide Lewis Scooter Libby, a day after sparing him from prison in a case that helped seal Bushs Iraq legacy and gave ammunition to Democrats.
BBC reporter Alan Johnston, centre, smiles as he is escorted to the house of former Palestinian prime minister Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas
following his release in Gaza City, early on Wednesday. AP
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