Across the World: Palestine

Abbas to pursue talks

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has vowed to pursue peace talks with Ehud Olmert until the scandal-hit Israeli prime minister's last day in office, and with whoever succeeds him, an Israeli newspaper said on Friday.

But Abbas told the Haaretz daily he doubted the sides could meet Washington's expectations of reaching even a limited peace accord before US President George W. Bush leaves office in January.