Peace deal overcomes last minute snag
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat agreed on Friday on a breakthrough land-for-peace West Bank accord, overcoming a last-minute snag about the status of an American convicted of spying for Israel.

80 dead as Typhoon Babs ravages north Philippines
Eighty people were confirmed dead today as Typhoon Babs pummelled the northern Philippines with heavy winds and rain, submerging parts of Manila and forcing many businesses to close for a second day.

Iranians go to polls to elect Experts Assembly
Iranian voters went to the polls today to select representatives for the Experts Assembly -- a body of senior clerics authorised to appoint and dismiss the country's supreme leadership.

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