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Powell Says It's Time for More Pressure on Myanmar

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Secretary of State Colin Powell turned up pressure on Myanmar's military rulers over the detention of Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, saying he would seek action from their Asian neighbors at a meeting next week.

Powell's comments, in a signed article published in the Asian Wall Street Journal on Thursday, were the latest expression of international outrage over the treatment of the pro-democracy activist, who is now in her 13th day of detention.

"The junta that oppresses democracy in Burma (Myanmar) must find that its actions will not be allowed to stand," he said in the commentary in which he called for financial measures against Myanmar's military rulers.

Palestinians identified the bomber as Abdel Madi Shabneh, 18, a high school student from Hebron.

Israeli copter attack kills two Hamas operatives; Israel decides to fight Hamas ''by all means''

Two Palestinians were killed in another Israeli helpicopter missile strikes on Gaza City on Wednesday night. Attack helicopters fired two missiles at targets in the Gaza Strip Wednesday midnight. Palestinian sources reported two people were killed and five were wounded in the strike. All in all, ten Palestinians were killed in two separate Israeli helpicopter missile strikes on Wednesday.

According to Palestinian sources, the missiles were fired at the Sabra neighborhood in Gaza City, where Hamas founder and leader Sheikh Ahmed Yassin lives.

Israeli sources said that the missiles were fired at a Hamas cell that was about to launch mortar shells at the nearby Netzarim settlement.

The two dead were identified as Rami Abu Kmil and Mohammed Daghmash - members of Hamas military wing.

Meanwhile, according to the Tel Aviv-based Haaretz dail, Israeli security officials decided to continue to fight Hamas "by all means", in a meeting held late Wednesdy at the Defense Ministry.