■ United States
Karr agrees to transfer
John Mark Karr agreed to be sent to Colorado, where authorities want him on a murder warrant in the slaying of six-year-old JonBenet Ramsey. Karr spoke only briefly during a two-minute court hearing on Tuesday to confirm his decision. His blank expression changed only once when he slowly closed his eyes as the judge recited the count of first-degree murder that prosecutors in Boulder County, Colorado, included in their arrest warrant. Boulder County District Attorney's spokeswoman Carolyn French said Karr had not been formally charged, and described the counts in the warrant as possible charges.
■ Jordan
Abbas calls for unity
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas opened a meeting of his Fatah movement in Jordan yesterday to discuss the possibility of forming a unity government with the Hamas militant group. A unity government would be "the only way out for all Palestinian factions to face the difficulties and hardships of the present moment," Fatah Central Committee member Salim Zaanoun told reporters ahead of the meeting. "We will also discuss the capture of the Israeli soldier and the ensuing Israeli attacks on Palestinian areas," added Zaanoun, who is the speaker of the Palestinian National Council.
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