Israeli premier vows to redefine borders

Israeli premier vowsto redefine borders
JERUSALEM -- Ehud Olmert moved into the prime minister's office Sunday, vowing to redefine Israel's borders while cracking down on wildcat settlement activity. During his five-month caretaker government, Olmert had refused to take over the office he inherited from Ariel Sharon after his devastating Jan. 4 stroke. He also refrained from sitting in the prime minister's brown leather seat during Cabinet meetings. Now, nearly six weeks after voters swept his Kadima Party into power in March 28 elections, Israel's new prime minister has occupied his official residence, declaring that reconfiguring Israel's borders would be his government's key mission.
Ex-dictator has surgery
JAKARTA, Indonesia -- Former Indonesian dictator Suharto underwent successful colon surgery Sunday night to halt bleeding and will probably need two more weeks of care before being able to return home, his doctors said. Asked if the surgery had been a success, the chief presidential physician, Brig. Gen. Marjo Subiandono, told The Associated Press, "God willing, it was." Suharto, 84, was admitted to Pertamina Hospital on Thursday evening after complaining of feeling weak.
Move to oust Blair?
LONDON -- Lawmakers in Tony Blair's Labour Party are circulating a draft of a letter calling on the prime minister to set a date for his departure, a legislator told The Associated Press on Sunday. The letter addressed to Labour's executive committee was widely reported in the British press Sunday, two days after Blair's major overhaul of his government.
More threats from Iran
TEHRAN, Iran -- Iran renewed its threats to withdraw from the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty on Sunday, with its president saying sanctions would be "meaningless" and its parliament seeking to put a final end to unannounced inspections of its nuclear facilities. The comments recalled the case of North Korea, which left the treaty in 2003. Last year Pyongyang declared it had nuclear weapons -- unlike Tehran, which says its nuclear program is only for generating electricity. President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said he would not hesitate to reconsider NPT membership.
Bush: Close Gitmo
WASHINGTON -- President Bush says he would like to close the detention center in Guantanamo in Cuba, but is waiting for a U.S. Supreme Court ruling on whether inmates can face military tribunals. "Obviously, the Guantanamo issue is a sensitive issue for people," Bush told ARD German television. "I very much would like to end Guantanamo; I very much would like to get people to a court.