Palestinian Leader Mahmoud Abbas Makes UN Statehood Bid -- BBC
Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas has submitted his bid to the UN for recognition of a Palestinian state.
To rapturous applause in the General Assembly, he urged the Security Council to back a state with pre-1967 borders.
He said the Palestinians had entered negotiations with Israel with sincere intentions, but blamed the building of Jewish settlements for their failure.
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MIDDLE EAST
More deaths in Syria as sanctions tighten. Syrian agents targeting activists, families.
President Ali Abdullah Saleh returns to Yemen. Yemen President Ali Abdullah Saleh returns to Sanaa.
Syrian forces kills 2, EU heightens sanctions.
Islamic nations demand Israel open its nuke program to IAEA viewing.
Palestinians to make statehood bid at UN. Palestinians prepare to submit UN statehood bid.
Timeline of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
ASIA
Fresh focus on No. 1 Afghan militant threat.
Distraught followers bury slain Afghan ex-leader. Afghan killing widens ethnic gaps, dims peace hopes.
PAKISTAN: Officials warn U.S. about losing an ally.
Mike Mullen: Pakistan is 'exporting' terror. Pakistan slams U.S. allegations on spy agency. Sparks fly as U.S., Pakistan spar over Afghan bloodshed.
ASEAN maritime specialists discuss guidelines to resolve S. China Sea dispute.
Thousands riot in South China over land grabs: Report.
AFRICA
Libyan fighters plan new attack on loyalist city. Libya’s revolutionary fighters plan new attack on loyalist stronghold southeast of Tripoli.
Libya fighters say they've cut key Gadhafi escape route. Battles in Libya raise specter of insurgency.
US group: Sudan moving troops to contested area.
Ugandan LRA rebel Thomas Kwoyelo granted amnesty.
'King Cobra' Sata wins Zambia Presidential race. Zambia's president Rupiah Banda congratulates rival Michael Sata, bows out in tears.
EUROPE
France imposes first niqab fines.
G20 leaders pledge to protect banks from Europe's debt crisis.
Greece's middle class revolt against austerity.
Gunmen kill 4 in Russia’s Dagestan.
Europe denies 2 nations entry to travel zone.
AMERICAS
Cuba's opposition tries to plot fresh course.
At least 11 more bodies dumped in Mexican Port city.
Chile students stage mass protest for education.
Chavez back in Venezuela after treatment in Cuba.
TERRORISM/THE LONG WAR
Morocco dismantles cell linked to al-Qaida.
Is Nigeria's Boko Haram group really tied to Al Qaeda?
Why Al-Qaeda won – OpEd.
Recent losses in ranks weaken al-Qaeda's capabilities.
ECONOMY/FINANCE/BUSINESS
Global leaders struggle to calm recession fears.
Fear gauge enters the red zone.
World leaders try to calm recession fears.
US stock futures fall as global rout continues.
David Cameron: world on brink of new economic crisis.
Warnings mount on euro crisis, BRICS mull more aid.
Facebook f8: Mark Zuckerberg unveils Timeline.
Murdoch's News Corp. facing legal action in U.S.
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