GAZA CITY (AFP) — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas declared a state of emergency and sacked the government on Thursday as Hamas appeared set to seize full control of the Gaza Strip after days of ferocious gunbattles.

Hamas militants have hailed a series of military victories over rivals Fatah in the Gaza Strip as a new “liberation” of the territory.

Hamas militants overran the main security headquarters of the Fatah organization in the Gaza Strip on Thursday and targeted remaining key facilities under Fatah control.

GAZA, June 13 (Xinhua) — Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) announced on Wednesday that they took over the border between Gaza Strip and Egypt as part of their campaign to capture Palestinian security posts.

Cairo – Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul Gheit on Thursday hit back at the United States for tying millions of dollars in military aid to Egypt’s human rights record.

KABUL, Afghanistan – Afghan troops killed 33 Taliban militants, including several commanders, in three operations in the country’s volatile south, officials said Thursday.

NATO defense ministers will hold talks with their Afghan counterpart on Friday as the United States urges allies to devote more resources to support the government in Kabul. U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said NATO’s 36,000-strong security force and a separate U.S.-led mission had made progress in fighting Taliban insurgents …

Odată intrate în Uniunea Europeană, România şi Bulgaria şi-au pierdut avântul de a face reforme pe care-l aveau înainte de aderare, comentează astăzi Financial Times.

Premierul Tăriceanu i s-a plâns preşedintelui Comisiei Europene, Jose Manuel Barroso, că Procuratura nu comunică cu Executivul, argumentând că el a aflat din presă despre anchetarea unor miniştri.

Ungaria priveşte cu preocupare anchetele penale începute împotriva unor membri ai UDMR, printre care şi ministrul Comunicaţiilor, Nagy Zsolt, transmite BBC România.