News for Sunday, January 28, 2007
• US to Release Report on Israeli Use of Cluster Bombs in Hezbollah War The Bush administration is to present a preliminary report to Congress Monday on whether Israel misused American-made cluster bombs during its war with Hezbollah militants in Lebanon last year.
• NBA: Trail Blazers edge Grizzlies in 2 OTs No summary available.
• Gunmen Kill Iraqi Industry Official, 3 Others in Baghdad Shooting Iraqi police say gunmen have killed a senior government official and three other people in an ambush on a car in Baghdad.
• Israeli Cabinet Approves Country's First Arab Muslim Minister Israel's Cabinet has voted overwhelmingly to appoint the country's first Arab Muslim minister.
• US House Speaker Pelosi Meets Afghan President Karzai The speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, met with Afghan President Hamid Karzai Sunday while on a short visit to Afghanistan.
• Hamas, Fatah Gunmen Battle Each Other for 4th Day Palestinian gunmen loyal to rival factions Hamas and Fatah are battling each other in the Gaza Strip for a fourth day.
• VP Cheney Expresses Confidence in Iraq's Maliki, Concern Over Iran Vice President Dick Cheney says the decision to deploy more U.S. naval ships to the Persian Gulf sends a "very strong signal" that the United States is working with allies to deal with what he called "the Iranian threat."
• Federer Wins Australian Open Men's Tennis Championship World number one men's tennis player Roger Federer of Switzerland has won the Australian Open championship in Melbourne, his 10th career Grand Slam title.
• UN Secretary General Pledges Darfur Pressure United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon says he will put pressure on Sudan to find a solution for the humanitarian crisis in the Darfur region. For VOA, Franz Wild reports from Kisangani in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where the U.N. chief spoke to reporters before continuing on to the African Union summit in Addis Ababa.
• Israel Appoints First Muslim Cabinet Minister Israel has appointed its first Muslim Cabinet minister. As Robert Berger reports from VOA's Jerusalem bureau, the move is being hailed as an important step for the long-suffering Arab minority in the Jewish state.
• Iraqi Police Say 250 Insurgents Killed in Battle Near Najaf Iraqi police say U.S. and Iraqi forces have killed 250 insurgents in a day-long battle on the outskirts of the Shi'ite holy city of Najaf.
• World Handball Championship Reaches Quarterfinals Olympic champion Croatia has come back from a 16-11 deficit at half-time to beat defending champion Spain, 29-28 and advance to the quarterfinals of the handball world championships in Germany.
• Italy Looks for Buyer for Financially-Troubled Alitalia Airlines Italy's national airline Alitalia says it expects its losses in 2006 to total more than $491 million as the government seeks to sell its share of the financially-troubled air carrier.
• Japan Confirms Another Bird Flu Outbreak Japan has confirmed a third outbreak of bird flu in January, this time at a poultry farm in the western part of the country.
• Former US Congressman and Roman Catholic Priest Drinan Dies The first Roman Catholic priest to serve as a voting member of the U.S Congress has died.