DEUTSCHE WELLE/DW-WORLD.DE Newsletter English Service News 06.01.07, 17:00 Uhr UTC
'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' Take DW-WORLD.DE's Quiz of the Week! Answer a few questions about this week's news for a chance to win a prize. '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' Today's highlight on DW-WORLD: "Without Values, This EU Has no Future" DW-TV talked to Hans-Gert Pöttering, the likely new president of the European Parliament, about the German EU presidency, the chances for an EU constitution and his plans as leader of the bloc's legislative. To read this article on the DW-WORLD website, just click on the internet address below: http://newsletter.dw-world.de/re?l=evu79cIfcha79I0&req=l%3Devu79bIfcha79I0 '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' Abbas calls Hamas forces "illegal" Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has declared a Hamas security force in Gaza illegal and called for its members to be integrated into official security services. Abbas's statement comes as part of a planned reshuffle among security chiefs aimed at ending spiralling violence in the Palestinian Territories. Members of the governing Hamas movement's so-called "Executive Force" have participated in recent gunbattles with Fatah fighters loyal to Abbas. Meanwhile, diplomatic efforts are continuing to secure the release of Peruvian national Jaime Razuri, who was kidnapped outside the AFP offices in Gaza City on Monday. No one has claimed responsibility for the abduction and there has been no word on his whereabouts. Iraq's al-Maliki threatens critics Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki has threatened to "review" relations with countries which have criticised the execution of Saddam Hussein. Maliki, a Shi'ite, said the former Iraqi leader's hanging was a "domestic affair." He said Saddam had received a fair trial and that his execution was for the benefit of Iraq's unity. A clandestine video showing images of Shi'ite officials taunting Saddam on the gallows has angered his fellow Sunni Arabs and increased sectarian tension. Maliki said that his security forces, backed by Americans, were ready to implement a major new security crackdown in Baghdad. Earlier, the chief of the Baghdad police managed to survive a bomb blast targeted at his motorcade. Bush offers to work with rival Democrats In his weekly radio address, US President George W. Bush has offered leaders of the Democrat-controlled Congress cooperation in eliminating the budget deficit and improving education. But Bush chose to entirely avoid the issue of the war in Iraq, which threatens to balloon into a major political battle in coming weeks. Democratic leaders wrote Bush a letter on Friday, urging him not to increase troop levels in Iraq and to end the war. Bush is expected to unveil a new strategy for Iraq this coming week. Somalis protest against Ethiopian troops Hundreds of Somalis have demonstrated in the capital Mogadishu against the presence of Ethiopian troops and a disarmament drive. Protesters hurled stones and burnt tyres, and witnesses said Ethiopian troops fired into the air to disperse the crowds. At least one person was reported killed, and several others were wounded. The protests came as the interim government indefinitely postponed a disarmament programme in the capital. The original deadline for Mogadishu residents to hand in their weapons was Thursday, but few people have done so. Somalia's interim government wants to install itself in Mogadishu after ousting the Islamists last week with the help of Ethiopian forces. Suicide bomb attack on Sri Lanka bus At least 11 people have been killed and more than 40 others wounded in a suicide bomb attack on a bus in southern Sri Lanka. Earlier reports had put the number of dead at 15. The suicide bomber was believed to be a woman, who carried explosives onboard the crowded vehicle. The attack followed another bus blast late Friday when six passengers were killed and another 70 wounded near Colombo. Authorities blamed both attacks on Tamil Tiger rebels, who are fighting for an independent Tamil homeland. The Tamil Tigers denied involvement in the blasts. Rebels kill 48 people in India's Assam Suspected separatist rebels in India's restive north-eastern state of Assam have killed 48 people in a series of coordinated overnight attacks. Most of the victims are said to be Hindi-speaking migrant labourers and traders. No one has claimed responsibility for the attacks, but authorities say the United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) is likely to be responsible. Eight of the 10 separate attacks took place near India's border with Burma, and a bomb exploded on a major railway line on Friday. The insurgency in Assam has left more than 20,000 people dead since it began in 1979. Russia slams US weapons sanctions Russia has accused the United States of illegally imposing sanctions on some Russian military firms which Washington says cooperate with Iran and Syria. Washington announced sanctions Friday against 24 foreign entities, including Russian, Chinese and North Korean firms, for allegedly selling banned weapons to Iran and Syria. Russia's state-run arms exporter Rosoboronexport was among the highest profile firms hit by the measures. Russia is one of the world's leading arms exporters. In 2005, it sold weapons to 61 countries for a record total of more than six billion dollars. Rice warns North Korea off nukes US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has warned North Korea not to pursue a second nuclear test. She said another test would only serve to deepen Pyongyang's isolation from the rest of the international community. Rice made the comment during a press conference in Washington with visiting South Korean Foreign Minister Song Min-soon. The meeting was part of what Rice called "intensive" efforts to resume nuclear disarmament negotiations with North Korea. Responding to American media reports that North Korea was preparing a follow-up to its October 9 atomic test, Song said there were no signs that a second test was imminent. Six-nation talks on the North's nuclear programme ended in December in Beijing without progress. Germany's SDP discusses future plans The leadership of Germany's Social Democrats is meeting in Bremen today to discuss the direction of future policy. The party, which is currently part of a Grand Coalition with the conservatives led by Chancellor Angela Merkel, has been under increasing pressure from those who say it's losing its political profile. The central issues being discussed at the two-day SPD conference are health reforms and the labour market. 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