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N Korea wages war on long hair Men's hairstyles reflect their 'ideological spirit' North Korea has launched an intensive media assault on its latest arch enemy - the wrong haircut. A campaign exhorting men to get a proper short-back-and-sides has been aired by state-run Pyongyang television. The series is entitled Let us trim our hair in accordance with Socialist lifestyle. While the campaign has been carried out primarily on television, reports have appeared in North Korean press and radio, urging tidy hairstyles and proper attire. It is the strongest media campaign against men's sloppy appearances mounted in the reclusive and...

As tensions mount between Hamas and Fatah over the effectiveness of firing rockets at Israel, fears are growing for the safety of PLO chairman Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen). "We're very worried for his safety because of the campaign of incitement waged against him by Hamas and several other groups," a senior PA official in Ramallah told The Jerusalem Post. The official threatened that the PA would launch a "Fallujah-style" operation against Hamas and its supporters if the movement continues its offensive on Abbas. On Wednesday, Hamas renewed its attacks on PLO chairman and Fatah candidate Mahmoud Abbas following his criticism...