Egyptian police injured in border clash

RAFAH – Palestinians clashed with Egyptian police at the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip yesterday when some of the Palestinians tried to force their way across, witnesses said.

Breakthrough for Polisario Front * ALGIERS – A group fighting for full independence in Western Sahara, the Polisario Front, has been granted observer status by Socialist International (SI), the SPS news agency said on its website. British truckers protest rising fuel prices * LONDON – Hundreds of truckers were driving to Britain’s Parliament yesterday to protest the rising cost of fuel.Police said motorcycle outriders would escort the trucks in convoys from a highway on the west of the city into the center.Britain to ban Hezbollah’s military wing * LONDON – Britain yesterday moved to ban the entire military wing of Hezbollah, adding it to its list of designated terrorist groups and toughening its stance on the Shiite Lebanese movement.Foreign aid should boost Africa doctors’ pay * GENEVA – International aid to Africa should be used to boost doctors’ salaries and bolster the recruitment and training of medical staff, World Health Organisation (WHO) experts said yesterday.Chad kills over 60 followers of “holy man” * N’DJAMENA – Chad’s security forces killed 63 disciples of a a Muslim spiritual leader in a weekend assault against his base after he had threatened to launch a holy war, Security Minister Ahmat Mahamat Bachir said yesterday.British truckers protest rising fuel prices * LONDON – Hundreds of truckers were driving to Britain’s Parliament yesterday to protest the rising cost of fuel.Police said motorcycle outriders would escort the trucks in convoys from a highway on the west of the city into the center.Britain to ban Hezbollah’s military wing * LONDON – Britain yesterday moved to ban the entire military wing of Hezbollah, adding it to its list of designated terrorist groups and toughening its stance on the Shiite Lebanese movement.Foreign aid should boost Africa doctors’ pay * GENEVA – International aid to Africa should be used to boost doctors’ salaries and bolster the recruitment and training of medical staff, World Health Organisation (WHO) experts said yesterday.Chad kills over 60 followers of “holy man” * N’DJAMENA – Chad’s security forces killed 63 disciples of a a Muslim spiritual leader in a weekend assault against his base after he had threatened to launch a holy war, Security Minister Ahmat Mahamat Bachir said yesterday.