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U.S. Advises U.N. to Pull Inspectors Out of Iraq
The chief U.N. nuclear weapons inspector said on Monday that the United States had advised him to pull his weapons inspectors out of Iraq . With the threat of war growing, Germany closed its embassy in Baghdad, Russia advised its citizens to leave Iraq and the State Department ordered non-essential diplomats out of Kuwait, Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and Damascus... More -
Markets Fall as War Fears Mount
Stock markets have fallen on Monday after hopes for a peaceful solution to the Iraq crisis seem to have all but disappeared. At 0855 GMT, the FTSE 100 index in London was down 71 points, or almost 2%, at 3,531. British Airways was one of the shares hardest hit in London, with a drop of 6.1% at 96-1/4 pence. Traders said a war in the Gulf was likely.. More -
Saddam Warns Iraq Will Take War Anywhere
Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein warned Sunday that if Iraq is attacked, it will take the war anywhere in the world "wherever there is sky, land or water." President Bush gave the United Nations one more day to find a diplomatic solution to the standoff. Amid fears that war is imminent, U.N. weapons inspectors flew most of their helicopters out of Iraq;.. More -
Israeli Occupation Forces Kill Two Palestinians, U.S. Woman
Israeli occupation forces killed two Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and an American woman on Sunday in a fresh blow to U.S. hopes of calming Israeli-Palestinian violence ahead of a possible war with Iraq. In the Gaza Strip, Israeli occupation soldiers killed a Palestinian youth in Khan Younis and a 43-year-old Palestinian in Rafah, Palestinian sources.. More -
Suspected Nationalist Fighters Kill 11 in Indian-ruled Kashmir
Suspected nationalist fighters attacked a police post in Indian-controlled Kashmir, killing nine police officers and two civilians, police said Sunday. Another eight police officers and one civilian were wounded in the attack that occurred Saturday night in the mountainous Gool area in Udhampur district, nearly 95 miles north of Jammu, the winter capital.. More -
Britain Says Iraq Summit Is Not a Council of War
Britain insisted its Sunday summit with the United States and Spain would not be a council of war and would consider whether a peaceful solution to the Iraqcrisis might yet be found. Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown said there was a legal basis for going to war with or without a new U.N. resolution. The meeting of President Bush, Britain's Tony.. More -
Syria's President Makes Visit to Iran
Syrian President Bashar Assad paid an unexpected visit to Tehran on Sunday for talks with President Mohammad Khatami, state-run Tehran radio reported.The broadcast gave few details about the previously unannounced visit, but said Assad was accompanied by Foreign Minister Farouk al-Sharaa. In Damascus, Syria's state-run news agency confirmed the visit.. More -
Global Alert as WHO Warns of Killer Pneumonia
Global health authorities were on the alert on Sunday for a severe type of pneumonia that has killed at least nine people, infected more than 100 and sparked a warning from the World Health Organization. The spread of the disease has alarmed travelers. In Hong Kong's international airport on Sunday, many people arriving from Taiwan, Singapore and elsewhere.. More -
Iraq on War Footing as Bush Prepares for Summit
Iraq put itself on a war footing on Saturday while President Bush braced the American people for military action on the eve of a crisis summit with close allies Britain and Spain. As Bush spoke of his readiness to "confront a growing danger" in Iraq, Baghdad also invited the top U.N. weapons inspectors to visit as soon as possible to discuss outstanding.. More -
Palestinian Statehood Plan Said Positive
Palestinian legislators said Saturday the U.S. administration's promise to adhere to last year's "road map" for Palestinian statehood was a positive sign, signaling that President Bush would push for the plan's implementation without any changes. Still, some argue the plan has yet to clear its biggest hurdle: getting the Israelis and Palestinians to.. More -
Another Top Leading Qaeda Member Arrested in Pakistan
Pakistani authorities said they had arrested a leading al Qaeda member, Moroccan national Yasir al-Jaziri, in the eastern city of Lahore on Saturday. An intelligence source said the capture was made thanks to information received from another senior al Qaeda figure, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, who was arrested in the northern city of Rawalpindi two weeks.. More -
Protests Flare Worldwide Against Iraq War
Tens of thousands of anti-war protesters worldwide took to the streets on Saturday in the biggest such demonstration since millions of people joined a global march for peace last month. As the wave of protest began in Asia, organizers in Spain were hoping to draw crowds of more than a million in one of Europe's biggest marches later in the day, matching.. More -
New Palestinian PM May Meet With Bush
Once he is sworn in, the new Palestinian prime minister may be invited to the White House to meet with President Bushas the administration accelerates its drive for a Middle East settlement and a Palestinian state. "I think there would be nothing better, at some point in time when it is appropriate, for a Palestinian prime minister to visit the White.. More -
Hu Elected China's President, Jiang in Shadows
China's parliament chose Communist Party chief Hu Jintao to succeed Jiang Zemin as state president on Saturday, putting the formal seal of approval on a historic transition to a younger generation of leaders. Jiang, who served a decade as president, was re-elected chairman of the Central Military Commission, China's top military post, ensuring his continued.. More -
Palestinians Give Washington's Latest Commitment to Mideast Peace A Cool Reception as Israel Kills 11 Palestinians in Less Than 24 Hours
US President George W. Bush's commitment to releasing the "roadmap" for peace when a viable Palestinian prime minister is confirmed is "not enough", Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat's top adviser said."Bush has so far said nothing about the implementation of the roadmap. Anything short of that will not yield any results. It is not enough," Nabil Abu.. More
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