UNITED NATIONS — UN chief Kofi Annan said most Middle East leaders he recently conferred with considered the Iraq war “a real disaster,†but felt the United States should not pullout just yet.
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Israel-Hizbollah truce appears strong
BEIRUT — A month after a UN resolution halted fighting between Israel and Hizbollah, the ceasefire appeared strong Thursday with Israeli troops continuing to withdraw from south Lebanon and UN peacekeepers fanning out across the war-ravaged region.
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RAMALLAH — No mobile phones, no international calls, no fuel coupons and no “excessive†hospitality for senior employees. Hamas is tightening the purse strings.
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