Israel polls: Barak lands windfall
Centrist candidate Yitzhak Mordechai has announced that he was withdrawing from the race for Israeli premier, boosting the likelihood that Ehud Barak of the Labor Party will defeat Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in tomorrow's election.

US may allow more oil sales from Iraq
The US state department has recommended a softer US position on the Iraqi oil embargo in hopes that this would solidify international will to keep a tight rein on Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, a US official said last week.

ISI case: Sharif could face disqualification
Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif may face disqualification as the country's Supreme Court starts hearing next week the sensational case of ISI having distributed three million pound sterling among Benazir Bhutto's opponents to keep her out of power in 1990's.

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