{"id":4822,"date":"2009-05-28T13:19:09","date_gmt":"2009-05-28T17:19:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pbs-wnet-preprod.digi-producers.pbs.org\/wnet\/wideangle\/?p=4822"},"modified":"2009-05-28T14:39:10","modified_gmt":"2009-05-28T18:39:10","slug":"world-links-us-may-expand-embassy-in-pakistan-conservative-mps-step-down-as-uk-expense-scandal-widens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pbs-wnet-preprod.digi-producers.pbs.org\/wnet\/wideangle\/uncategorized\/world-links-us-may-expand-embassy-in-pakistan-conservative-mps-step-down-as-uk-expense-scandal-widens\/4822\/","title":{"rendered":"World Links: U.S. May Expand Embassy in Pakistan, Conservative MPs Step Down as U.K. Expense Scandal Widens"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"lead\"><span>Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas arrives in Washington, D.C. to meet with President Barack Obama and<\/span><\/span><span class=\"lead\"><span> propose the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jpost.com\/servlet\/Satellite?cid=1243346494310&amp;pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull\" target=\"_blank\">establishment of a supervisory committee<\/a> to ensure Israel and the Palestinians comply with commitments as <a href=\"http:\/\/www.haaretz.com\/hasen\/spages\/1088799.html\" target=\"_blank\">Israel rebuffs a U.S. call<\/a> for a freeze on West Bank settlements.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Amid <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dawn.com\/wps\/wcm\/connect\/dawn-content-library\/dawn\/news\/pakistan\/metropolitan\/04-blast-in-peshawar-no-word-on-casualties-qs-06\" target=\"_blank\">new bomb blasts<\/a> in Pakistan, the U.S. says it <a href=\"http:\/\/sify.com\/news\/fullstory.php?a=jf2q4legdae&amp;title=US_massive_embassy_expansion_plans_seen_as_meant_for_micro_and_macro_management_of_Pak\" target=\"_blank\">may expand<\/a> its embassy in Islamabad to include about 400 apartments in a project similar to its massive embassy in Baghdad. UNICEF says it has almost <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dawn.com\/wps\/wcm\/connect\/dawn-content-library\/dawn\/news\/pakistan\/11-unicef-runs-out-ofrelief-supplies--appeals-for-funds--il--12\" target=\"_blank\">run out of funds<\/a> to provide relief to people fleeing fighting in the Northwest Frontier Province.<\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/hostednews\/afp\/slideshow\/ALeqM5iNMNfzUkKpeq-0PvzWsjd0d_6aAQ?index=0&amp;ned=us\" target=\"_blank\">7.1 magnitude earthquake<\/a> strikes off the coast of Honduras, causing one confirmed death when a house collapsed, disrupting electricity and phone services,  and shaking nearby <a href=\"http:\/\/www.prensalibre.com\/pl\/2009\/mayo\/28\/317488.html\" target=\"_blank\">Guatemala<\/a> and Belize.<\/p>\n<p>Two more Conservative MPs in Britain say they will <a href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/newstopics\/mps-expenses\/5400173\/MPs-expenses-Julie-Kirkbride-and-Margaret-Moran-stand-down-over-taxpayers-cash-scandal.html\" target=\"_blank\">step down<\/a> following outrage over their use of taxpayer money, including one who spent \u00a322,500 to treat dry rot at her home. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.guardian.co.uk\/politics\/2009\/may\/28\/mps-expenses-list\" target=\"_blank\">Eleven other lawmakers have quit<\/a> since a scandal over expenses erupted, including the House of Commons Speaker.<\/p>\n<p>Nigerian police <a href=\"http:\/\/www.africanews.com\/site\/Nigeria_Police_arrest_big_fish\/list_messages\/25093\" target=\"_blank\">arrest<\/a>, then <a href=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/200905280006.html\">kill<\/a> militant leader, Ken Niweigha. 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