AP - A Yemeni-American who is among the FBI's most wanted terrorism suspects appeared in a Yemeni court Saturday and then walked free, an eyewitness said.
Reuters - The Bush administration said on
Saturday U.S. telecommunications companies have agreed to
cooperate "for the time being" with spy agencies' wiretaps,
despite an ongoing battle between the White House and Congress
over new terrorism surveillance legislation.
AP - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and his security chiefs had detailed evidence of Hamas' plans to seize Gaza, yet did not mobilize to stop the Islamic militants, an investigation concluded Saturday.
AFP - An Israeli cabinet minister and member of the powerful security cabinet on Saturday called for the release of jailed Palestinian leader Marwan Barghuti in a bid to push forward the peace process.
AP - House Democratic leaders came under criticism Saturday from President Bush who said they are blocking intelligence legislation so lawyers can sue telephone companies for helping the government eavesdrop on suspected terrorists.
AFP - An Israeli missile strike in the northern Gaza Strip town of Beit Hanun killed three Palestinians near the border fence with Israel on Saturday, a Palestinian hospital official said.
AFP - A group of Palestinian MPs on Saturday called for an independent investigation into the death of a Hamas imam in a Palestinian Authority-run prison in Ramallah.