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India claimed a 20-run win over the west Indies in a tense first one-day international in Jamaica on Friday.

Despite his pledge to keep security considerations uppermost in his dealings with the Palestinians, Israeli prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu is buckling under pressure from the US administration aimed at softening israel up ahead of Middle East peace talks.This pressure turned Netanyahu's first official visits to Rome and Paris sour. He agreed to pull the IDF out of the west Bank cities of Ramallah, Bethlehem, Jericho and Qalqilya, without Italian or French budging on their demands for a settlement freeze in line with Washington.

Community Bank of West Georgia, based in the western suburb of Villa Rica, was seized by state regulators late Friday, the 13th Georgia bank failure since August 2008.

Yuvraj Singh struck a merciless 131 from 102 balls as India amassed 339 for six against West Indies in their first one-day international in Jamaica.

. Moves to ban Muslim face coverings gather force. Human rights groups warn of growing discriminationIn the northern Paris suburb of Saint-Denis, with its busy market, fast-food joints and bargain clothes shops, Angelica Winterstein only goes out once a week - and only if she really has to.'I feel like I'm being judged walking down the Street. People tut or spit. In a smart area west of Paris, one man stopped his car and shouted: 'Why don't you go back to where you came from?' But I'm French, I couldn't be more French,' said the 23-year-old, who was born and raised in bourgeois Versailles.Once a fervent Catholic, Winterstein converted to Islam at 18. Six months ago she began wearing a loose, floor-length black jilbab, showing only her expertly made-up face from eyebrows to chin. She now wants to add the final piece, and wear full niqab, covering her face and leaving just her eyes visible.'But this week, after Sarkozy announced that full veils weren't welcome in France, things have got

PRESSURE is growing on israel to take concrete steps for peace as both the diplomatic quartet and the Group of Eight call for the Jewish state to halt West Bank settlements.

Foreign ministers of Group of Eight countries urged israel to halt all settlement construction in the west Bank Friday, during a meeting in Italy largely focusing on recent events in Iran.

The US welcomes Israeli steps to ease movement in the west Bank as Palestinian forces are given greater autonomy.

We continue our look at each teams overall rating and individual player ratings with a focus on the NFC West division.

JERUSALEM - Bowing to pressure from Washington, israel granted U.S.-trained Palestinian security forces greater autonomy in four main West Bank towns, Israeli and Palestinian defense officials said Th...