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Israel's PM Sharon Resigns

Vicky Hunter - Nov 21, 2005 / 6:17 am | Story: 13982

Israel's Prime Minister Ariel Sharon rocked his country's political landscape Monday with news he was resigning from his Likud Party and creating a new party instead. CBC News
The global HIV epidemic continues to expand, with more than 40 million people now estimated to have the AIDS virus, but in some countries prevention efforts are finally starting to pay off, the United Nations says. CTV News
A man began firing an assault rifle in a shopping mall in Washington state, injuring at least six people and taking several hostages before police made an arrest. Witnesses said a young man fired up to 20 shots, apparently randomly, as he stepped backward through the Tacoma Mall, located a few kilometres from downtown Tacoma. CBC News
US President George W Bush concluded a week-long trip to Asia on Monday, where he trumpeted shows of unity on Iran and North Korea, and made little concrete progress on trade disputes. News24
U.S. forces left a cordoned area around a house in the northern city of Mosul on Monday where eight suspected al-Qaida members died in a gunfight over the weekend. The White House said it was "highly unlikely" that terror leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi was among the dead. CTV News
As many as four Iraqis were killed and five others wounded when a U.S. military patrol opened fire on a vehicle driving near a U.S. military base on the road between Baquba and Khalis, a Baquba police official said. CNN News

Motivational Monday