Hungary opposition accepts coalition won election

Monday, April 24, 2006, 1:03 [IST]

Budapest, Apr 24: Hungary's ruling coalition clearly won a parliamentary election today, a spokesman for the opposition Fidesz party said after the election commission released partial results.

''What we can clearly see (from the results) is that the coalition will maintain power,'' spokesman Antal Rogan told state television MTV. Projections by the election commission put the coalition parties on course for a clear majority.

Reuters

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Italy beat France in Fed Cup

Monday, April 24, 2006,1:03 [IST]

NANCY, France, Apr 23 (Reuters) Francesca Schiavone defeated world number one Amelie Mauresmo today to help Italy beat former champions France 4-1 in the Fed Cup first round. The Italians will face Spain in July's semi-finals. Schiavone put the visitors 2-1 up with a 4-6 7-6 6-4 defeat of Mauresmo in today's first rubber. Mauresmo wasted a match point and saved another in a tight contest but bowed out by hitting a backhand wide. There was.....

Hamas-Fatah tensions flare despite call for calm

Monday, April 24, 2006,1:32 [IST]

Gaza, Apr 24: Tensions between the Hamas-led government and President Mahmoud Abbas's Fatah faction flared into a shootout at the Palestinian Health Ministry in Gaza today, just hours after pledges to calm internal unrest.In the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Israeli security forces killed two Palestinians after firing on a car the army said was carrying wanted militants. Palestinian security sources said one of the dead men was a member of the Palestinian security forces.The fresh clashes in.....

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No harsh steps over unIslamic dress- Iran

Monday, April 24, 2006,1:32 [IST]

Tehran, Apr 24: Islamic dress codes should not be imposed by confrontation, Iran's president said today as police said they would be taking a softer approach during a summer campaign against ''social corruption''.''Islamic hejab is a historical choice of Iranian women and there is no need for forced confrontation to encourage it,'' President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who swept to power last year with the backing of conservatives, was quoted as saying by state TV.Police said they would crackdown from.....

World Bank urges new clean energy funding

Monday, April 24, 2006,1:32 [IST]

Washington, Apr 24: The World Bank is urging its steering committee to approve a new breed of loans and grants that would go to developing countries to help them make power generation cleaner and more efficient.A report drafted for this weekend's meeting of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank at the request of Group of Eight leading nations already seems to have gained traction among some emerging countries.Scientists have said greenhouse gas-driven climate change could be responsible.....

Tennis-Belgium to meet U.S. in Fed Cup last four

Monday, April 24, 2006,1:33 [IST]

LIEGE, Belgium, Apr 23 (Reuters) Belgium will meet the United States in the Fed Cup semi-finals following victories by Kim Clijsters and Justine Henin-Hardenne over last year's champions Russia today. French Open champion Henin-Hardenne booked Belgium's berth with a 6-2 6-0 win against Elena Dementieva while Clijsters, the U.S. Open champion, crushed Maria Kirilenko 6-1 6-4. Russia had been aiming to win the Fed Cup for the third year in succession. Belgium beat them in.....