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Israeli Missile Strikes Kill Four Palestinians in Northern Gaza

Israel's foreign minister has told U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice that Israel's security must be ensured before it accepts the creation of a Palestinian state.　

Tzipi Livni was speaking Sunday at a meeting with Rice in Jerusalem. The secretary of state is making her eighth visit to the region this year to try to help Israeli and Palestinian leaders prepare for a U.S.-sponsored Mideast peace conference.

Livni told Rice that, in her words, "nobody wants to see another terrorist state in the region."

Palestinian relatives of Mohammed Abu Herbet, 23, react during his funeral at the family house in the town of Beit Hanoun, northern Gaza Strip, Sunday, 04 Nov. 2007

Livni also says Israeli negotiators have had "problems" in meetings with Palestinian officials aimed at trying to narrow differences ahead of the conference. She did not elaborate.　

The Palestinians want the planned conference to unveil a detailed document that addresses core issues in the Mideast conflict. The Israelis favor a general declaration of principles.

In other developments, Israeli police say they recently arrested three Arab residents of east Jerusalem on suspicion of planning attacks in the city. Police accused the three of plotting to smuggle an Islamic Jihad suicide bomber into Jerusalem to kill the city's Jewish mayor.

Meanwhile, Palestinian officials say Israeli air and ground attacks in the Gaza Strip killed four Palestinians Sunday.

Israel's military says an aircraft fired at three men in northern Gaza who had just launched rockets into southern Israel. Hamas officials say the three people killed in the air strike were civilians. Israeli forces also killed an Islamic Jihad militant in a separate attack in Gaza.

【双语新闻】

墨查获历来最大宗毒品：23吨可卡因 (Mexico's Largest Drug Seizure: 23 Tons of Cocaine)

墨西哥政府宣布查获了迄今为止的最大一宗毒品，从来自哥伦比亚的一艘船上搜到所藏的23吨毒品。警方说，他们星期二在港口城市曼萨尼约一艘悬挂香港旗的船上发现了隐藏在货物中的毒品。

当局正在继续搜查这艘船。他们起初宣布发现了11吨毒品，但之后又不断找到越来越多的可卡因。到星期四晚上，他们已经找到了2万1千包毒品。

The Mexican government has announced the country's largest cocaine seizure: 23 tons of the drug hidden on a ship that arrived from Colombia. Police say they found the drugs Tuesday hidden inside the cargo of a Hong Kong-flagged ship in the port city of Manzanillo.

Authorities are continuing to search the ship. They initially announced the recovery of 11 tons but kept finding more and more cocaine -- as of late Thursday, 21 thousand packages of the drug.

洪水冲击墨西哥塔巴斯科州八成地区 (Floods Cover 80 Percent of Mexico's Tabasco State)

墨西哥当局说，南部地区的塔巴斯科州80%被50年来最严重的洪水淹没。该州州长星期四说，有30多万人等待着从“令人震惊”的洪灾中解救出来。当局动用了直升机解救被困在房顶上的人。

在这场灾难中至少有1人死亡。墨西哥总统费利佩.卡尔德龙说，这是墨西哥有史以来最严重的自然灾害之一。塔巴斯科州州长说，该州的农作物在这次灾难中全部丧失。一场冷空气带来了狂风暴雨。天气预报说，近日还将有更多降雨。

Authorities in Mexico say 80 percent of the southern state of Tabasco is under water in the worst flooding in 50 years. The local governor said Thursday 300-thousand people are waiting to be rescued from what he calls a "shocking" deluge. Helicopters are being used to help save people stranded on rooftops.

At least one person has been killed in what President Felipe Calderon calls one of the worst natural disasters in Mexico's history. The governor says Tabasco state has lost 100 percent of its crops. A cold front is blamed for drenching rain storms, and forecasters say more rain is likely in coming days.

【情感信箱】Call in some help

Q: Two years ago I thought that my life was good, and then everything started to go downhill, starting with a disastrous breakup from a guy who I was sure I would be with forever.

I did my crying and my suffering in silence after the split. He, on the other hand, was the one who was cheating and couldn't stop bugging me afterwards. He infiltrated all my friendships, relatives and work colleagues until people wouldn't even hang out with me anymore.

It has gotten to the point of being unbearable for me. Do you see this ever coming to an end?

-- Forever tired

A: I see this as a problem that is not going to go away, and it's time to call in some help.

Start off by seeking the advice from lawyers, both civil and criminal, and be sure to take action soon because this has gone on far too long. Asking and begging will not end this.

Also, your friends and family should be told he has his own friends and family, and if they plan to keep this up, they are no longer yours.

Q: In 1997, I got divorced and I went through two relationships and never really found what I was looking for. I decided to take a break from dating and after a year met up with a guy from my past.

We discovered that we always liked each other and decided to get together. Everything has been great but he has one flaw that drives me crazy: he will not stop talking to his ex wife.

I see no reason for the connection as there are no kids between them. Will this stop now that I've put my foot down?

-- Cord-cutter

A: Your guy is too nice and is putting the good things he has with you in jeopardy. He has done this before and it has cost him.

One thing I can assure you is that he is not lying about them being over and never reuniting, but they might as well be under the same roof if they are going to talk to each other like they are still married. Give him the chance to get some counselling on how to let go, and if after that they're still yakking, start packing.

Daily Affirmation

Endings mean that something is no longer part of your life and shall never be again.