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Last Updated: Monday, 7 February, 2005, 09:28 GMT
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice
Rice in West Bank for Abbas talks
The US secretary of state is in the West Bank to meet the new Palestinian leader and promote peace efforts.
Middle East hopes for a new era
Can Abbas control the militants?
Profile: Condoleezza Rice

Breaking news graphic Spanish mission 'seized' in Bern
Unidentified people burst into the Spanish consulate in the Swiss capital Bern and take hostages, reports say.
Fresh attacks target Iraqi police
At least 12 police die in a suicide attack in Mosul, while 13 people die in an attack on a Baquba police station.

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