A roundup of today's other world stories in brief:
Hamza canbe extradited to US
BRITAIN- A British court has ruled that radical Muslim cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri can be extradited to the United States to face terrorism charges including trying to set up an al-Qaeda training camp in Oregon. Hamza, who applauded the September 11th attacks on New York and Washington in 2001, also faces charges that he was involved in plotting the seizure of 16 Western hostages in Yemen in 1998.
Egyptian-born Hamza (49), serving a seven-year jail term in Britain for inciting his followers to murder non-believers, is wanted by US authorities on 11 charges and could face a sentence of up to 100 years. - (Reuters)
Abbas calls for Hamas overthrow
JERUSALEM- Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas has called for the overthrow of the Hamas government in the Gaza Strip in his most confrontational comments since the Islamist group seized power from the Palestinian Authority in June.
Mr Abbas said in Algeria yesterday: "We have to bring down this bunch, which took over Gaza with armed force and is abusing the sufferings and pains of our people." - (Guardian service)
Policeman in murder probe
ROME- The policeman who shot dead an Italian football fan sparking riots across the country is being investigated for murder.
The officer was originally facing manslaughter charges after claiming his gun went off by accident as he ran to break up a fight between rival fans on Sunday. - (AP)
Man charged with girl's 1991 murder
ENGLAND - Peter Tobin (61) has been charged with the murder of schoolgirl Vicky Hamilton, whose remains were found more than 16 years after she went missing.
Mr Tobin, a handyman, was arrested in July over the disappearance of Vicky, who was 15 when she vanished from Bathgate in 1991. - (PA)
Australians worst CO2 polluters
AUSTRALIA - Australians are the world's worst individual greenhouse gas polluters if emissions are calculated from the output of the country's power stations, according to new analysis conducted by the Centre for Global Development.
Each Australian produces nearly 11 tonnes of CO2 power sector emissions, the United States follows on nine tonnes a person.
China - heavily criticised by the international community for its rapid development of coal-fired power stations - produces only two tonnes a year a person. Indians emit about half a tonne of CO2 each. - (Guardian service)