World Bank warns economic crisis much more alarming as 3 killed in Hamas-Fateh fighting GAZA CITY — With Hamas and the West locked in a standoff, the Palestinians are hurtling towards an abyss of poverty and chaos, and there seems to be no way to pull back.

BAKU (Azerbaijan), May 4: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Thursday held in-depth discussions with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad covering the gas pipeline project, Iran’s nuclear issue, situation in the region and bilateral matters.

Russia and China have criticised a UN Security Council draft resolution on Iran’s nuclear ambitions. Russia says the draft needs rewriting with stronger emphasis put on building confidence between Iran and the UN.

SANAA — Sumayya Ali Rajja is dogged by rumours that her bid to become Yemen’s first female president is part of a shady deal struck with the incumbent leader, but she refuses to let gossip halt her fledgling campaign.

HEBRON (AFP) — Dozens of hardline Jewish settlers who had barricaded themselves inside a house in the West Bank city of Hebron were evicted on Sunday after Israeli police and troops stormed the building.

KHARTOUM (AP) — Sudan would welcome the help of the United Nations in Darfur to implement a peace agreement between Khartoum and one of the rebel groups, despite the country’s initial resistance, a government spokesman said.

TEHRAN (AP) — Iran’s hard-line parliament threatened Sunday to pass legislation that would force the government to withdraw from the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty — a move that would put Tehran in company with North Korea — as the United States and its allies pressed for a UN Security Council vote …

BAGHDAD (Reuters) — Car bombs killed 30 people in Iraq on Sunday and wounded more than 70 in one of the bloodiest spasms of violence of recent weeks as political leaders sought a deal to form a national unity government.

GAZA CITY (AFP) — Ministers from the Hamas-led government and aides to Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas were to hold a joint meeting Sunday in a bid to find a common path out of a deepening fiscal crisis.

PreÅŸedintele Partidului Conservator, Dan Voiculescu a declarat azi în plenul Senatului că integrarea României în Uniunea Europeană trebuie susÅ£inută ÅŸi printr-un efort naÅ£ional de aderare, din partea oamenilor de afaceri responsabili din Å£ara noastră. ÃŽn viziunea sa, data de 1 ianuarie 2007 reprezintă o ÅŸansă istorică pentru prosperitate, care poate …