PLO Chief Vows Crackdown on Armed Chaos
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Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas on  Wednesday promised steps to halt the use of illegal arms to  stem chaos in Palestinian areas and ensure calm ahead of a Jan.  9 election to choose Yasser Arafat's successor.
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Hungary's Prime Minister Ferenc   Gyurcsany said on Tuesday he would crack down after a night of   rioting saw anti-government protesters clash with police and   occupy state television.
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LIMA, Peru  - The leader of a 200-strong armed  group that seized a police station and part of a southern  Peruvian town to demand the resignation of President Alejandro  Toledo said it would hand in its weapons on Monday.
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LIMA, Peru  - An armed group which took over a  police station in southern Peru and killed four officers to  demand the resignation of unpopular President Alejandro Toledo  will not surrender on Monday as planned, its leader said.
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Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra  said Thursday he would take charge of efforts to end violence  in the largely Muslim south, where nearly 360 people have been  killed since violence erupted in January.
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Police in England are to focus on tackling the most serious violent crimes, the home secretary will announce.
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Palestine Liberation Organization chairman Mahmoud Abbas says officials will take steps to end lawlessness and violence in the Palestinian territories ahead of scheduled January 9 elections for president.
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Justice Secretary Kenny McAskill will tell world experts he will crackdown on drink-fuelled violence.
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The leader of Nepal's former Maoist rebels says  there are forces trying to disrupt forthcoming elections.
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Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said Thursday he would take charge of efforts to end violence in the largely Muslim south, where nearly 360 people have been killed since violence erupted in January.
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PLO leader Mahmud Abbas is due to hold separate meetings with representatives from the Palestinian security services and 13 main factions, officials said.
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LONDON: UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan said on Tuesday that a crackdown on insurgents in Iraqi hotspots like Fallujah must be calibrated to avoid losing a battle for the hearts and minds of Iraqis.
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Hungarian Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany has vowed to crack down on anti-government protests after a second night of riots, pledging to stay the course and push through tough economic reforms.
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Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf ordered security chiefs to take firm action against rioters following the assassination of opposition leader Benazir Bhutto, state media said.
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Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestine Liberation Organisation chairman, is seeking a halt to violent attacks by militant Palestinian factions as a first step towards restoring the long
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PM urges politicians to bring end to post-election clashes in which over 200 people have been killed
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LIMA, Peru  - The leader of a 200-strong armed  group that killed four policemen and seized part of a southern  Peruvian town in demanding the president resign said it will  hand over its weapons on Monday.