- Palestinian force makes gains in West Bank
(AP)
 AP - The security men brandished their weapons and ordered the suspicious car to halt, forcing the occupants to get out and put their hands in their air. The suspects were quickly handcuffed, frisked and made to kneel on the ground as the vehicle was swept for explosives.
- Abbas mulls peace talks; expects U.S. answers soon
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Palestinian leaders have not set specific terms on which they would accept a U.S. offer to mediate indirect peace talks with Israel, and expect clarification on such talks in a week, President Mahmoud Abbas said on Tuesday.
- West Bank to hold municipal elections July 17
(AP)
 AP - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' government decided Monday to hold municipal elections in the West Bank in July, the first voting since Abbas' Fatah movement was trounced by the militant Islamic Hamas in national polls four years ago.
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- Another major storm headed to snowy Mid-Atlantic
(AP)
 AP - A second major storm in less than a week was blowing Tuesday toward the Mid-Atlantic region, where plows still hadn't touched some roads, utility workers were struggling to restore power and shovels were in short supply.
- Fires strike 2 more east Texas churches
(AP)
 AP - A sheriff's dispatcher says fires have struck two more rural east Texas churches, just hours after investigators announced that a blaze last week marked the eighth arson against a house of worship in the state this year.
- Astronauts inspect shuttle on way to space station
(AP)
 AP - Endeavour's astronauts inspected their ship early Tuesday for any launch damage as they raced toward a 200-mile-high rendezvous with the International Space Station.
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Friday, 12 June 2009 15:40 | 
Author: Administrator | 
