Al-Qaeda takes responsibility for Bhutto’s death, and instability and rioting hit Pakistan:
- Al-Qaeda Claims Bhutto’s Death (Adnkronos International)
- Seventeen Dead in Bhutto Protests in Pakistan (Reuters/Washington Post)
Algeria’s press feels the familiar squeeze being caught between religious militants and an authoritarian government:
- Familiar Threats Constrict Press Freedom in Algeria (New York Times)
Palestinian and Israeli leaders try to forge ahead with peace talks, however ongoing settlement projects, like the ones Palestinian farmer Daoud Nassar are trying to fight, threaten the progress of negotiations:
- Olmert, Abbas Try To Revive Talks (BBC News)
- A West Bank Struggle Rooted in Land (Los Angeles Times)
Resolving issues of power sharing, members of former southern Sudanese rebel group take to their national government posts:
- Southerners to Take Sudan Posts (BBC News)
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