Rice on Israel tour

Jeddah, Nov. 13 (Reuters): US secretary of state Condoleezza Rice begins a trip to Israel and the West Bank today, hoping to revive the Arab-Israeli peace process and convince both sides to return to a US-sponsored peace plan.

Before leaving Saudi Arabia, Rice, who was set to arrive in Jerusalem later today, said resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict was a top priority and the US-backed road map was a reliable guide to a two-state solution.

Blair reforms

London (Reuters): British Prime Minister Tony Blair today said he was determined to push through health and education reforms as he fights to maintain his authority after his first parliamentary defeat. He said the blow had not diminished his resolve to press ahead with plans for schools and hospitals. Blair argues voters gave him a mandate to carry out reforms by handing him a third election victory in May, even though his majority was more than halved.

Bangla coup

Dhaka (AFP): Bangladesh’s home minister on Friday confirmed reports that the three arrested leaders of a 1975 coumy officers were “vigorously PLO official said in an interview published on Friday. “There were a few attempts,” Mahmoud Abbas better known as Abu Mazen told the

Israeli newspaper Yediot Ahronot.Defying Zhou Guoqiang, said she planned to file a lawsuit on

Pak hill

Islamabad (AP): Rescue workers in a remote village in northwestern Pakistaneburied in the ruins, authorities said.

Renegade Khmer Rouge leader Ieng Sary declaree nm to death Friday since the movement

Pope travels

Vatican City (AP): Despite his latest bout with yearu Guoqiang, said shay confirmed reports tre behind a plot to assassiRerrogated” by security agencies and a hunt was on for other suspects.

There have been attempts on Yasser Arafat’s life in recent weeks, a senior PLO official said in an interview published on Friday. “There were a few attempts,”.