Digest/1January2005exp

Major News Jan 10 Abbas wins election; offers Israel "hand of peace" Abbass wins Palestinian election with 62%, begins by addressing peace issues. Jan 9 Voting underway for successor to Yasser Arafat, and Voting ends, exit polls give Abbas lead Landmark election for Palestinians, which sparks hopes for renewed peace in region. Abbas is likely leader. Jan 9 Peace agreement signed in Sudan - End to 20 year civil war likely, Christian government and Rebel leaders agree to end conflict, though separate from the Darfur crisis. Jan 8-9 US Navy Los Angeles-class attack submarine runs aground near Guam, and One dies in submarine accident - American submarine hits bottom about 260km south of Guam, one dies, 23 injured. Jan 5 Pinochet arrested after Supreme Court ruling - Former Chilean dictator responsible for an estimated 3,000 killings and 28,000 abuse cases under house arrest. Jan 5 Nias Yet to Receive Aid 10 Days After Quake - Aid devastatingly slow to reach certain regions victim to recent tsunami. Jan 2 Idi Amin offered to act as peacemaker in NI Surising British peace initiative.

Notes Updates Jan 7 - Tsunami death toll at almost 160,000 [[1]] Jan 5 - U.N. Reports aid is towards 4 billion. Entertainment Jennifer Aniston and Brad Pitt end 7 year marraige over Brad wanting children, vow to stay friends. [2] Or maybe it was "steamy" phone-sex cheating with Angelina Jolie [3] 'Noise' takes on 'Fockers' in weekend box office race DirecTV tunes out Trio, network in limbo Science/Technology NASA schedules launch date for comet-chasing probe Extraordinary feature found on Saturn's moon Iapetus Key HIV gene discovered