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Iraqi president J is rejecting recommendations by the US bipartisan Iraq study group changed US policy in the region. S is the Iraqi Kurdish says that report an unjust and unfair and he had previously praised secessions calling for dialogued neighboring countries such as Iran and Syria. Iraq study group which is led by former US secretary of state James Bake a republican and democrat H urged debating thousands more US advices in security forces in the Iraq.

Iraqi official say gunmen stormed into the homes of two Shiite families in Baghdad today killing nine people. Started know of those attack from same group or if those two families are related.

Hundreds of thousands Hazbollah led protesters are gathering in Lebanon’s capital for ending the western backed government step down. Protesters have been camping out in central B since December 1st paralyzing the capital inflowing at movement until prime minister K vows to their demands for a national unity government. S again said today that it should be a negotiations but he says he will not resign.

Russian official say nine people have died in the fire and clinic in S and that's the country's second L hospital beleaguers two days. Also emergency official said six other people were injured in today's fire in mental hospital and this sensation comes one day after 45 people all women were killed in the suspected armor fire at drug rehabilitation hospital in Moscow. voa's Bill has more on that story from Moscow.

All of the victims in the early morning fire were women because the blaze with in the women wing of the building. Distracted survivors gather outside hospital number 17 attacking of how their work in the middle of night to find smoke everywhere. They say most of windows were blocked by metal grills and doors were locked but eventually they managed to find the way out. Authority say most of break building wall were covered in plastic which made films particularly rockshafts and most victims died of smoke in relation. Fire fighter say they only received warn about 30 minutes after the blaze start. They believe the fire was set deliberately on the wooden shelf in the hospital Caferial because there were no heaters wires or any technologic reason for the blaze.

Firing inspector AT says more people could be safe if hospital staff has acted more quickly. Prosecutors have opened the criminal inquired that will focus on intentional destruction and failure to / safety measures. K for voa news Moscow.

Palestinian president M is threatening to call early elections to end in pass for the ruling Islamic militant group hamaz.I reports from voa's J bureau rival Palestinian factions appealed to beyond coalition course.

M told the senior members of his fatah party that early elections are the only way to resolve the deep in political crisis with hamaz led Palestinian government. The announcement followed the collapse of the month of talks on forming a more moderate national unity government, in which fatah and hamaz which share power. The aim was the present government more acceptable to the west which has imposed crippling sanctions on hamaz but hamaz rejected the demands by Mr. M and the international community to renounce violence and recognize Israel. A senior fatah official N said hamaz is not acting in the interests of Palestinian people were burying the brunt of sanctions. hamaz said Mr. A does not have the illegal authority to call elections. it accused him of try to topple the elected government and more under the situation could lead to more violence between the two factions. R for voa news J.

Africa union says identify gunmen killed 22 civilian wounding ten others during an attack in Sudan’s darfu region. Early gunmen believed to back by the sudanese government killed two civilians in the northern part of darfu. A town of has been seen violence between government ally J militia and members of the only darfu rebel group have signed the peace accord with Sudanese government.

Typhoon W would been across the central Philippine killing at least three people and forcing 70 thousand people from their homes. Authorities are urging villager on the western island of M headed to higher ground to avoid possible flash floods aimed at trees.