World Highlights

¤ Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas agreed yesterday to meet soon and improve cooperation as Israel suspended an offensive following a halt to rocket fire from the Gaza Strip. ¤ Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin...

¤ Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas agreed yesterday to meet soon and improve cooperation as Israel suspended an offensive following a halt to rocket fire from the Gaza Strip.

¤ Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin faces a challenging week with strikes expected to cause disruption throughout France and political tensions in Corsica.

¤ Security forces in Bangladesh have arrested Mufti Abdul Hannan, accused of leading the Bangladesh chapter of the Islamist militant group Harkatul Jihad, police said yesterday.

¤ Saudi Arabia denied yesterday holding secret talks with Britain to buy Eurofighter Typhoon jets but said Britain was one of several countries which have expressed an interest in supplying planes to the kingdom.

¤ President George W. Bush is still considering "lots of options" to fill a second vacancy on the Supreme Court, White House Chief of Staff Andrew Card said yesterday.

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