Hamas hints at talks as chaos reigns in Palestine Ismail Haniyeh, the Hamas leader in Gaza, called for new negotiations with the Fatah leader and Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, and urged calm from his own gunmen after they had routed Fatah rivals and embarked on a wave of looting in Fatah offices and homes in the Gaza Strip.
ARAFAT HOME RANSACKED I saw armed people entering inside, stealing Arafat's things and burning one of the bedrooms," said one witness who lives across the street but didn't want his name used for fear of reprisals by the Islamists.
Literary world applauds as Sir Rushdie arises "I am thrilled and humbled to receive this great honour, and am very grateful that my work has been recognised in this way," the newly-minted Sir Salman said in a statement.
Indians caught in Hillary-Obama war Indians have been caught in the campaign crossfire of former first lady Hillary Clinton and rising star Barack Obama.
Britain's Queen Elizabeth smiles during the Trooping the Colour ceremony in London. Trooping the Colour has honoured the sovereign's official birthday since the 17th century, and dates back to the earliest times of armed conflict when each leader needed his own flag or colours to stand out clearly amid the smoke and dust of battle, which led to regular trooping allowing soldiers to recognise the colours around which they should rally. Reuters
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