In Brief

* WARNED – Zimbabwe’s ruling party has accused opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai of advocating war following his call for mass protests and warned of reprisals.

The Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF) party said in a statement that Tsvangirai should “desist from attempts to incite civil disobedience” as it “could lead to bloodshed and undermine democracy,” the state-run Herald said. * SECURITY – Israel ratcheted up security over fears that Palestinian militants will try and disrupt the ruling Kadima party’s near-certain victory in next week’s election with a massive attack.* ALLERGY – Angola’s President Jose Eduardo dos Santos was admitted to a Brazilian clinic after suffering an allergic reaction while undergoing medical treatment, the Angolan government said.According to a report by state agency Angop, Dos Santos, 63, was being treated for a foot injury at Sao Vicente clinic in Rio de Janeiro when he had a reaction on Monday to iodine, used in a medical examination.* STORMED – Hundreds of rebels stormed an Iraqi police station in a pre-dawn raid to free inmates, triggering the deadliest firefight this year, which left 18 police and 10 insurgents dead.* DEMOS – Demonstrators protesting the re-election of hardline Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko vowed to stay put in the city centre until a major rally planned for the weekend, in what has become the biggest challenge to the authoritarian Moscow-backed regime.* UNREST – A Palestinian activist was killed and another wounded when the Israeli army raided the West Bank town of Jericho, a Palestinian security source said.* TRIAL – The death penalty trial of al Qaeda plotter Zacarias Moussaoui turned into an inquest into the FBI’s failure to detect the September 11 attacks.* KIDNAP – An Iranian militant group said it had kidnapped seven Iranians and threatened to kill them unless the government released five of its comrades, according to a video broadcast on the Al-Jazeera satellite channel.* JOBS – Paris riot police used teargas against a group of rioters outside the Sorbonne University in the latest round of clashes over a controversial new youth employment law.- Nampa-AFP* SECURITY – Israel ratcheted up security over fears that Palestinian militants will try and disrupt the ruling Kadima party’s near-certain victory in next week’s election with a massive attack. * ALLERGY – Angola’s President Jose Eduardo dos Santos was admitted to a Brazilian clinic after suffering an allergic reaction while undergoing medical treatment, the Angolan government said.According to a report by state agency Angop, Dos Santos, 63, was being treated for a foot injury at Sao Vicente clinic in Rio de Janeiro when he had a reaction on Monday to iodine, used in a medical examination. * STORMED – Hundreds of rebels stormed an Iraqi police station in a pre-dawn raid to free inmates, triggering the deadliest firefight this year, which left 18 police and 10 insurgents dead.* DEMOS – Demonstrators protesting the re-election of hardline Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko vowed to stay put in the city centre until a major rally planned for the weekend, in what has become the biggest challenge to the authoritarian Moscow-backed regime.* UNREST – A Palestinian activist was killed and another wounded when the Israeli army raided the West Bank town of Jericho, a Palestinian security source said.* TRIAL – The death penalty trial of al Qaeda plotter Zacarias Moussaoui turned into an inquest into the FBI’s failure to detect the September 11 attacks.* KIDNAP – An Iranian militant group said it had kidnapped seven Iranians and threatened to kill them unless the government released five of its comrades, according to a video broadcast on the Al-Jazeera satellite channel.* JOBS – Paris riot police used teargas against a group of rioters outside the Sorbonne University in the latest round of clashes over a controversial new youth employment law. – Nampa-AFP