'A massive car bomb has exploded outside a Northern Ireland courthouse, in what is seen as the latest threat to the fragile peace process in the troubled region. The car was backed into the gates of the heavily fortified court at 2240 GMT in the city of Newry, County Down, some 35 miles south of the British province's capital Belfast. Police said it was "a sheer miracle" that no one had been killed or wounded by the huge blast, which was heard two miles (three kilometers) away and is believed to have caused considerable damage.' Read more: Courthouse Bombed in Northern Ireland 'French President Nicolas Sarkozy has called for the 'rapid resumption' of the Middle East peace talks urging the creation of a 'viable Palestinian state.' Speaking after a meeting with the acting Palestinian Authority Chief Mahmoud Abbas in Paris, Sarkozy said Monday, “We want a Palestinian state but we want a viable state.” However, he challenged his Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner's Sunday remarks in which the top French diplomat had called for a “proclamation of a Palestinian State, and its immediate recognition by the international community, even before negotiating its borders".' Read more: Sarkozy Urges Creation of 'Viable Palestinian State'
Tuesday, 23 February 2010
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