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...people and wounding 40 others. The blast came after a visit to the country's southern region by Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, during which he threatened to use economic sanctions against villages suspected of supporting Islamic militants. Police arrested one suspect. Route to Peace PAKISTAN The government reached agreement with India to launch a bus service on April 7 between Srinagar and Muzaffarabad, towns on either side of the cease-fire line dividing the disputed region of Kashmir. But Kashmiri militant groups declared their opposition to the service and threatened to disrupt...
...worked alongside Israeli and Palestinian leaders in an effort to promote peace after the failed Oslo Accords in 1993, said he was spurred to help end the deadlocked violence in a peaceful manner after seeing that both countries had come close to working out an initial agreement...
...building is one of three new science buildings that together represent the first phase of Harvard’s planned 1.6 million square feet of development of science and Harvard Law School (HLS) facilities in the North Yard. Residents of the Agassiz neighborhood reached an agreement with Harvard officials in December 2003 in which the University will provide the community with millions of dollars worth of benefits in return for the ability to carry out its expansion plans over the next 25 years...
...productive as was their first one. Both leaders ignored the risk of appearing weak by coming back to the bargaining table, and both had to cope with vocal minorities in their respective countries which wholly reject the idea of concessions. Both leaders acted admirably and boldly; the new agreement, and the greater cooperation and trust it signals, truly is a major step forward in the peace process...
...fire agreed to by Sharon and Abbas at first seemed in danger of being completely ignored by the terrorist organizations that Israel most fears, but Abbas managed to convince them to put down their arms and foreswear aggressive action against Israel. The Palestinians so far have stuck to the agreement and made some very tough choices in doing so; we hope that Sharon and the Israeli government will show the same commitment. Finally, we hope that President Bush will not hesitate to utilize this opportunity, and that he will actively engage the U.S. in bringing both sides even closer together...