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(ANSAmed) - ROME, APRIL 8 - MIDEAST: GOLAN OCCUPATION AN OBSTACLE TO PEACE, FRATTINI Israel's occupation of Syriàs Golan Heights represents "one of the main obstacles to peace in the Middle East," Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini said here today. Speaking at a joint press conference with his Syrian counterpart Walid al-Moallem, Frattini expressed his hope that indirect negotiations between Israel and Syria would resume based on the return of Golan to Syria. =============================================== EARTHQUAKE: 250 DEAD, 11 STILL MISSING IN ABRUZZO The official death toll from Monday's devastating earthquake in Italy's central Abruzzo region has risen to 250, with 11 people still unaccounted for, the minister for Relations with Parliament, Elio Vito, told the Senate this morning. Of the 250 dead, 17 have yet to be identified, he added. ================================================ ALGERIA: ELECTIONS; BOUTEFLIKA FAVOURED BY PRESS AND GOV'T According to the Algerian League for the Defence of Human Rights (LADDH), the media, government, official agencies, and administration "openly supported" Algerian President and candidate Abdelaziz Bouteflika, who tomorrow is expected to be confirmed as head of the country for the third time. (ANSAmed).