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RAMALLAH, West Bank – The Palestinian parliament passed a compromise election law Saturday afternoon removing a major hurdle to new legislative elections that were originally scheduled for next month but were postponed indefinitely. The new law would create a mixed electoral system, with half the lawmakers chosen by districts and …

FORT RILEY, Kan. – An Army sergeant charged with killing two fellow soldiers pleaded guilty to lesser charges Monday at the start of his court-martial on two counts of premeditated murder. The murder case against Sgt. Aaron Stanley (search), 23, of Bismarck, N.D., was to proceed after a recess. Stanley …

DAMASCUS, Syria – Syria’s 73-year-old vice president will resign to make way for a younger generation to take power, a Baath Party (search) official said Tuesday, echoing a theme of a four-day congress of the ruling party. Vice President Abdul-Halim Khaddam (search) indicated his intentions Monday on the first day …