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Hamas militia back on streets
Compiled from Times wires
Published May 28, 2006
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - The Hamas-led government's private militia returned to the streets of Gaza on Saturday after a one-day absence, complicating efforts to end an increasingly bloody standoff with President Mahmoud Abbas' rival Fatah movement. Fatah officials accused Hamas of using the militia as a bargaining chip in the stalemate with Abbas. Abbas has issued an ultimatum to Hamas to accept a plan for a Palestinian state alongside Israel. The 3,000-strong Hamas militia has been at the center of the infighting. Hamas' decision to withdraw the -gunmen from public areas Friday was seen as a conciliatory gesture. Colombia's president poised for easy victory BOGOTA, Colombia - It seems a sure bet President Alvaro Uribe will win Colombia's presidential election today. Leading his closest rival by 30 points in the latest polls, the U.S. ally seems headed for a landslide win. The reasons are clear: security and the economy. Colombians are safer and the country wealthier than when Uribe was first elected. Sri Lanka government, rebels agree to new talks COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - Tamil rebels will talk next month with Sri Lanka's government about allowing peace monitoring by Nordic officials, a Norwegian envoy said. The decision was likely to ease fears the island nation is sliding back into full-scale war. Five Nordic countries have been monitoring a Norway-brokered cease-fire accord that was signed by the government and the Tamil Tiger rebels four years ago.
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