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Ex-lsraeli PM convicted by court
AFP, Jerusalem
An Israeli court yesterday found former prime minister Ehud Olmert guilty on one charge in a closely watched corruption case, but cleared him on two other charges, in a verdict he hailed as just.
The decision to convict Olmert on the lesser charge of "breach of trust," over favours he granted a former colleague during his lime as minister, could jeopardise Olmert's political future.
But the Jerusalem district court's acquittal of the former leader on the two more serious corruption charges, related to his alleged receipt ofcash-sluffed envelopes and multiple-billing for trips abroad, was
Top aide to Zardari quits Senate
AFP, Islamabad
Pakistan's de facto interior minister Rehman Malik, a close aide to President Asif Ali Zardari, resigned from parliament yesterday amid a controversy about his dual nationality.
The Supreme Court suspended Malik's membership of the upper house of parliament, the senate, on June 4 for allegedly running for office while still holding British citizenship.
The court ruling disqualified Malik from his post as interior minister, but he stayed on as the prime
Romanian president quits
AFP, Bucharest
Romanian President Traian Basescu handed over power yesterday to a political rival in the latest twist in a crisis that has stoked fears about the state of democracy in the EU state.
Senate speaker Crin Antonescu has taken over the reins as interim head of state after Romania's top court on Monday approved Basescu's controversial suspension by lawmakers.
The move comes ahead of a July 29 referendum to validate last week's parliamentary vote to impeach the centre-right Basescu in a political and constitutional feud that has set off alarm bells among
Sr US diplomat begins ME tour
AFP, Washington
US Deputy Secretary of State William Burns will travel to Israel and the West Bank this week as part of a Middle East tour that also included stops in Egypt and Yemen, a US official said Monday.
Burns is due to meet with Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas and Prime Minister Salam Fayyad during his stay, as well as with senior Israeli officials, State Department spokesman told reporters.
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is due in Israel on July 16 and 17. It was not immediately clear whether she will travel to the Palestinian territories.