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Nov 17 2009

Israel backs settlement expansion

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Construction at the Gilo sttlement is expected to add about 900 housing units [EPA]

Israel has given the go ahead for the construction of 900 housing units in occupied East Jerusalem, rebuffing a reported US request that it block construction at the Gilo settlement, officials have said.

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Pirates seize ship near Seychelles

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Pirates holding the Alakrana said they were checking the ransom money before it was released [AFP]

A Virgin Islands-owned chemical tanker carrying 28 North Korean crew members has been hijacked by Somali pirates off the Seychelles, the multinational naval force operating in the area has said.

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Many die in string of Iraq attacks

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More people were killed in different places in Iraq after the Kirkuk blast [AFP]

At least 13 members of an Iraqi tribe who took up arms against al-Qaeda have been killed by armed men in Iraqi army uniforms in execution-style attacks west of Baghdad, the capital.

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Yemen says Iran funding rebels

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By Al Jazeera and agencies

Yemen has repeated its accusation that Iran is funding Houthi rebel fighters in their war against government forces in the north of the country.

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Palestinians warned over UN move

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Erekat said the Palestinian move was due to frustration at the peace process

Binyamin Netanyahu, Israel's prime minister, has warned the Palestinian leadership against any attempts to unilaterally declare statehood for the Gaza Strip, the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem.

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