Monday, 19 May 2008 Written by Chris Perver

Senior Palestinian sources have revealed that the Palestinian Authority is demanding to be allowed to form their own army to defend any future Palestinian state. According to an Israeli source, Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni has been incensed by this latest request by the Palestinian negotiating teams, headed by PA Prime Minister Ahmed Qureia. According to Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's 'Declaration of Principles', both sides had apparently agreed that any future Palestinian state would be demilitarised, with the aim of ensuring that it does not end up becoming a strategic threat to Israel and that its weaponry does not fall into the hands of terrorist organizations. This demilitarised state was to be patrolled by an interim peacekeeping force, ensuring the region does not fall into the hands of radical Islamic groups following Israel's withdrawal from the territory. But now the Palestinian Authority is demanding the right to form an army to defend their own borders.

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19 May 2008 17:25:49 GMT
Source: Reuters
By Maggie Fox, Health and Science Editor

WASHINGTON, May 19 (Reuters) - Seasonal flu viruses are developing the
ability to evade influenza drugs globally, but how and why this is
happening is not clear, experts told a conference on Monday.

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    * Story Highlights
    * NEW: Two men rescued near quake epicenter, Xinhua reports
    * Major aftershock "likely," says seismological bureau
    * Official death toll from China quake rises to 34,073 with another
245,109 hurt
    * China observing three days of national mourning; Olympic torch
relay suspended

CHENGDU, China (CNN) -- Fleeting signs of hope surfaced in southwestern
China Tuesday, eight days after a devastating earthquake laid waste to
many parts of the region.

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Mon May 19, 2008 3:40pm EDT

By Charles Abbott

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. food prices will rise by 5 percent this
year, the largest increase since 1990 and propelled by sharply higher
prices for bread, cookies and other bakery products, the Agriculture
Department said on Monday.

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