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MAY 15 2005 (SUNDAY)

Israeli-Palestinian Conflict :

--- Shin Bet head Avi Dichter finishes his 5-year term and Yuval Diskin is appointed as his replacement. (Ynet)

--- Israel i right wing Student s begin a hunger strike in protest of the Israel Unilateral Disengagement Plan Of 2004 . (Haaretz) (Ynet)

Amid continuing Unrest In Uzbekistan , the city of Andijan is sealed. British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw says there has been "a clear abuse of human rights" in Uzbekistan . (BBC)

US Secretary Of State Condoleezza Rice visits Iraq and calls for patience in the political struggle against the insurgency. Meanwhile, the bodies of 34 people are found at locations in Baghdad , Iskandariya , and Ramadi , all apparently having been executed. (BBC)

After a couple of days of delay, Zimbabwe frees 61 alleged mercenaries accused of connection to coup attempt in Equatorial Guinea and allows them return to South Africa . The men say they were told they were hired to guard mines in the Democratic Republic Of The Congo . One man remains in Zimbabwe due to Tuberculosis . (News24) (Iafrica) (IOL) (Telegraph) (Reuters)

In the Côte D'Ivoire , government and rebels agree to begin disarmament and formation of unified army in June 27 . (ReliefWeb) (Reuters AlertNet

Burundi president Domitien Ndayizeye and Agathon Rwasa , leader of the last of the rebel groups, Hutu Forces Of National Liberation , sign a peace deal in a meeting in Dar Es Salaam , Tanzania . (IPPMedia, Tanzania) (IOL) (ReliefWeb) (BBC)

Las Vegas, Nevada celebrates its centennial on this date. Celebration is citywide and the mayor cuts the worlds largest birthday cake.