UN Approves Hariri Tribunal

November 22, 2006 -- HARIRI TRIBUNAL

Security Council OKs Hariri Tribunal

The brazen daytime assassination of Lebanon's industry minister should be added to the list of killings prosecuted by a tribunal of international and Lebanese judges just approved by the U.N. Security Council, the United States said. (AP)

ASSASSINATION OF LEBANON MINISTER

Assassination Inflames Tensions in Shaken Lebanon

Lebanon was engulfed in fear and gloom Wednesday as it prepared to bury the Christian leader and cabinet minister Pierre Gemayel, whose assassination threatened to push a country in political crisis over the brink. (Reuters, AP, NY Times)

Analysis: Lebanon: An Assassination and Rising Tensions

Lebanese Industry Minister Pierre Gemayel was shot dead Nov. 21 by gunmen as his convoy passed through Beirut's Greek Orthodox Sin el-Fil neighborhood, where the pro-Damascus Syrian Social Nationalist Party has a large presence. (Stratfor)

IRAQ NEWS

U.N.: Iraqi Civilian Deaths at New High

The United Nations said Wednesday that 3,709 Iraqi civilians were killed in October, the highest monthly toll since the March 2003 U.S. invasion and another sign of the severity of Iraq's sectarian bloodbath. (AP)

Iraqi Parliament Speaker Escapes Car Bombing

A car bomb exploded inside the heavily protected Green Zone on Tuesday in an apparent attempt to kill Iraq's controversial speaker of parliament. (Washington Post)

Forged Iraq Art Used To Fund Terrorism

Militants in Iraq and the Middle East are selling forged art works on auction Web site eBay and in antique markets in the UK to help fund terrorism, police said on Wednesday. (Reuters)

POISONED RUSSIAN EX-SPY

Poisoned Russian on Hit List, Says Bar Contact

The Italian who met Alexander Litvinenko at a Piccadilly sushi bar on the day before the Russian fell sick from poisoning emerged from hiding yesterday to give his version of their rendezvous. (Telegraph UK)

Counter-Terror Police Takes Up Case

Scotland Yard said British counter-terrorism police have taken over the investigation into the poisoning of an ex-Russian spy and critic of President Vladimir Putin fighting for his life on Tuesday in intensive care. (A, AFP)

U.K.

UK Street Gangs Breeding Radicals

There are growing signs that radical Islamist groups are turning to British street gangs for at least some new recruits, according to a senior police officer and youth workers. (Daily Times)

PAKISTAN

Pakistan Cops Arrest 47 Taliban Suspects

Police arrested 47 suspected Taliban in Quetta city of Baluchistan province, which borders Afghanistan, Dawn newspaper said on Wednesday. (Times of India)

U.S.

Bush's Daughter Robbed in Argentina

U.S. and Argentine media reported that one of President Bush's 24-year-old twin daughters had her purse stolen while being guarded by the Secret Service during a visit here. (AP)

AIDS

Chinese HIV Cases Jump Nearly 30 Percent

Two months before the end of 2006, China's reported number of HIV/AIDS cases already is nearly 30 percent higher than for all of last year, with intravenous drug use as the biggest source of infection, the Health Ministry said Wednesday. (AP)

RUSSIA

Russia Police 'Regularly Torture'

Russian security officials are regularly subjecting detainees to beatings, rape and torture, a report by Amnesty International says. (BBC)

ON THE WEB

ABC News Extremist Website Monitoring

This is a daily update of some of what can be found on militant Islamist websites that are often used by al Qaeda and its sympathizers, insurgent groups in Iraq and other groups for propaganda, recruiting and communication purposes. (ABC News)

ANALYSIS & OPINION

Lebanon on the Brink

By Fawaz Gerges

The killing of Lebanese Industry Minister Pierre Gemayel carries risks for political stability and social harmony in the country. (ABC News)

Lessons from the Saudis

By David Ignatius

While the nation debates what to do about the disaster in Iraq, I have been pondering a disaster that hasn't happened -- in Saudi Arabia. There are some lessons in the Saudi story that may help clarify the Bush administration's choices as it nears crunch time in the region. (Washington Post)

Absence of Responsibility

By Ahmed Al-Rabei

Are the Palestinian leaders aware of what they're doing to their cause and to their people! Are they happy with this crippling siege, the starvation, the mass killings and the loss of hope for the majority of the Palestinians? (Asharq Alawsat)

Iran and Arak

The International Atomic Energy Agency has always had a conflicted mandate. It is supposed to promote the peaceful use of nuclear technology while also restraining the spread of nuclear weapons. The problem is that some peaceful nuclear technology can be too easily used to make a weapon. (NY Times)

Losing Milton Friedman, a Revolutionary Muse of Liberty

By Leszek Balcerowicz

Great social thinkers almost always start out as polarizing figures, admired by some and scorned by others, until their radical challenge to how we understand the world finally prevails. Milton Friedman, who died last week, was a giant among modern social thinkers for at least two reasons. First, he profoundly influenced not only his own field of economics, but also the social sciences more broadly. Second, judging by historical experience, his influence on public opinion and economic policymaking improved countless lives for the better. (Daily Star)

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