Maps for Illegal Mexican Migrants / Deadlock Paralyses Iraq / 9 Killed in Nigeria Oil Raid / Palistinians Pray for Peaceful Polls
Maps to aid illegal Mexican migrantsA Mexican government commission says it will distribute 70,000 maps showing roads, rescue beacons and water tanks in the Arizona desert to curb the death toll among those crossing the border illegally. The National Human Rights Commission, a government-funded agency with independent powers, denied the maps - similar to a comic-style guide booklet Mexico distributed last year - would encourage illegal immigration.
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Political deadlock paralyses Iraq
The US occupation and political meddling has left Iraq in a chaotic deadlock, a leading analyst says.
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9 killed in Nigeria oil raid
An armed gang dressed in police uniforms has attacked the offices of Agip oil company, a unit of Italy's ENI, in Nigeria, killing 9 people, security and government sources said. It was not immediately clear if the attack on Tuesday was by the same group that is holding four foreign hostages and has staged a series of attacks on oil facilities in the world's eighth-largest exporter over the past month.
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Palestine prays for peaceful polls
With less than 16 hours to go before the start of the Palestinian legislative elections, voters and candidates are hoping that the polls will be fair, free, and above all peaceful. Candidates retreated to their homes or headquarters after campaigning officially ended on Monday, many speaking to journalists who have converged on the occupied territories. It is believed that as many as 1000 journalists and foreign correspondents have arrived in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, with many focusing on the rivalry between Fatah and Hamas. In Ram Allah, residents mourned a 13-year-old Palestinian boy who was killed by Israeli troops on Monday. Elsewhere in the West Bank, Israeli troops arrested nine suspected resistance fighters overnight. Early on Tuesday, one Palestinian man was killed in the northern West Bank town of Nablus by masked gunmen as he was pasting up posters for a Fatah candidate. Pre-election violence The gunmen are believed to be affiliated to Fatah's armed wing, the al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades. Full Story
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