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Fighting Ends in Gaza as Hamas Takes Control Hamas militants completed their takeover of the territory by seizing the Gaza headquarters of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas Al-Qaida Group Says it Executed 14 Iraqi Soldiers, Police The group posted a video on the Internet Thursday showing a masked insurgent shooting the Iraqis in the head Indonesian Police Arrest Leader of Southeast Asian Terror Network In a videotaped confession, Zarkasih, who was previously known only to terrorism experts, says he took over Jemaah Islamiyah in 2005 More than 24 Suspected Taleban Militants Killed in Afghanistan Clashes and attacks reported at several locations in southern part of country; Afghan officials also say a suicide bomber attacked a NATO convoy in Uruzgan province NATO Accepts US Missile Defense System Moves come amid continuing Russian criticism of US program Chinese Police Rescue Hundreds From Slave Labor Media reports say workers abducted or tricked into working at brick kilns and small iron and coal mines Corruption Trial of Former Philippine President Closes It took over seven hours for defense and prosecution lawyers to finish their final arguments Friday in the corruption trial of the former president Joseph Estrada Noise Suspected As Cause of Computer Failure on ISS Space officials say the devices, which crashed on Wednesday, are extremely sensitive to the sound of static Spurs Win 4th NBA Title in Nine Years The San Antonio Spurs defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers 83-82 to complete a four game sweep in the best of seven NBA finals Africa Tries Upgrade to E-Government African governments looking for ways to decrease corruption and improve quality of life increasingly turning to e-government