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16-11-2004, 16:01 The Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) on Tuesday denied press reports that Dr. Fathi Arafat, the brother of the late Palestinian president and the PRCS’s honorary President, died on Sunday in a Cairo hospital. Fathi, 71, was admitted earlier this month to a specialized hospital in Cairo to continue medical treatment for his terminal cancer and his condition described as "critical." A Kuwaiti daily reported on Saturday that Fathi Arafat's doctors decided not to update him regarding the death of Yasser Arafat. (albawaba.com)

I work at a CBS TV station we are on standby for a possible SPECIAL REPORT on Yasser Arryfat... Death? Dunno

15:28 Palestinian source: Arafat may have only hours to live (Reuters)

Removing Life Support Ruled Out for Arafat 2 hours, 28 minutes ago Middle East - AP By LARA SUKHTIAN, Associated Press Writer CLAMART, France - Yasser Arafat (news - web sites) has suffered brain damage and kidney and liver failure, the Palestinian prime minister said Wednesday, but a top Muslim cleric ruled out any possibility of life support being turned off. AP Photo Reuters Slideshow: Yasser Arafat Palestinian Official Comments on Arafat Health (AP Video) French Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin said late Wednesday that the Palestinian leader was in his "final hours," telling France-2 television: "I hope that we can...

Parrot Visits New Jersey Turnpike Offices Wed Aug 25,10:05 AM ET EAST BRUNSWICK, N.J. - New Jersey Turnpike officials are trying to find the owner of a parrot that dropped in on them unexpectedly. The colorful Amazon parrot flew into a window Monday and landed stunned on a walkway. The bird ran around as workers scrambled to catch it. Finally, a cinnamon bagel was enough to lure the bird into a box. Anyone who tries to claim the 12-inch green-and-yellow bird must show proof of ownership.

MIAMI (Reuters) - A Florida woman who offered up a Yorkshire pig as bait to entice an escaped tiger back home will face charges of animal cruelty, local newspapers reported on Thursday. Linda Meredith, of Loxahatchee where "Bobo" the tiger was killed by wildlife officers on Tuesday in a shooting his owner labeled a "murder," is being punished for putting the piglet in a car trunk, an official told the Palm Beach Post. "I was appalled," said Palm Beach County Animal Care and Control Director Diane Sauve. "Carrying an animal in a trunk in 90-degree (32 degrees Celsius) heat, where...