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RAMALLAH, West Bank – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, defying the rival Hamas group that controls the Cabinet and parliament, announced Saturday a July 26 referendum on the establishment of a Palestinian state alongside Israel. Hamas immediately rejected the referendum, which is expected to have a clear majority. Abbas’ announcement followed …

NEW YORK – The English-language Al-Jazeera International TV network faces enough hurdles to make Olympic champion Edwin Moses tremble. It has missed its target launch date and won’t set another, has no public commitments by anyone to show it in the United States, saw its closest competitor beat it to …

QUETTA, Pakistan – Pakistani security forces backed by helicopter gunships destroyed a camp for suspected tribal militants in the insurgency-wracked southwestern part of the country, killing five suspects and capturing seven others, a government spokesman said Wednesday. The target of Tuesday’s operation was a headquarters and training camp for Baluch …