Kenyan president invites rival to talks hours after opposition calls off rallies

Tuesday, January 8, 2008

NAIROBI, Kenya -- Kenya's president on Monday invited his chief rival to his official residence to discuss how to end the country's election standoff, just hours after the opposition called off nationwide rallies amid fears of new bloodshed.

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