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  • Al Qaeda Blamed for Deadly Afghan Mine Blast

    At least 18 people were killed near the southern Afghan city of Kandahar on Friday when a bus hit a mine which police said had been planted by the al Qaeda network of Osama bin Laden. Witnesses who rushed to help the survivors described a scene of bloody carnage. Hours after the explosion, debris was still scattered over a large area and a three-foot-deep.. More

  • Israeli Occupation Soldiers Kill Hamas Activist

    Israeli occupation troops killed two Palestinians, including a fugitive Islamic activist, in a gun battle at a West Bank firehouse Friday. As daily violence continued, Prime Minister Ariel Sharontried to arrange a meeting with President Bushto discuss a U.S. peace plan. Sharon, re-elected to another term this week in a sweeping victory, spoke with Bush.. More

  • Bush Gives Diplomacy Weeks, Blix Wants Iraqi Help

    President Bush said on Thursday a final push to disarm Iraq through diplomacy would last only weeks and the chief U.N. weapons inspector complained Baghdad had failed to increase its cooperation despite his stinging report earlier this week. Bush, who is turning to his closest allies for advice on whether to set a deadline for Iraq to give up its suspected.. More

  • Iraq Turns Spotlight on Israel at U.N. Arms Body

    Iraq accused Israel Thursday of harboring biological, chemical and nuclear weapons -- turning the spotlight on the Jewish state at the main U.N. arms control body. Iraqi Ambassador Samir Al-Nima and Israel's Yaakov Levy also traded insults over their countries' leaders during speeches to the Geneva-based U.N. Conference on Disarmament. Syria and Algeria.. More

  • Israeli Occupation Army Raids Hebron, Kills Two in Tulkarem, as Sharon Woos Labour

    Israeli occupation troops and armour stormed into Hebron while undercover troops killed two in Tulkarem, as Israeli right-wing Prime Minister Ariel Sharon tried to corral the Labour party into a national unity coalition. Israeli public radio said the Hebron operation, which could last several days, came in response to a series of attacks in the areas,.. More

  • Washington Begins Last Diplomatic Push to Avert War

    President Bushwas to make a last diplomatic push Thursday to try to persuade Iraq to disarm as Baghdad's U.N. envoy said Muslims around the world would attack Americans in the event of war. With thousands of U.S. troops pouring into the Gulf region, Bush was to meet Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi later in the day to discuss a possible deadline.. More

  • Saudi FM to Discuss Iraq With Bush, Powell

    Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal will discuss Iraq here with President George W. Bush and Secretary of State Colin Powell during a hastily arranged visit, two US officials said.Bush's national security adviser, Condoleezza Rice, may also be present Thursday when al-Faisal talks about efforts to disarm Baghdad with Bush at the White House,.. More

  • Israel Stages Massive Raid in Hebron as Sharon Tries to Corner Labour

    Israeli occupation troops and armour surged into Hebron, slapping a curfew on the West Bank city and carrying out house-to-house searches, while Israeli right-wing Prime Minister Ariel Sharon tried to corral the Labour party into a national unity coalition.Israeli public radio said the operation, which could last several days, came in response to a.. More

  • U.S. Fails to Sway U.N. Council on Iraq

    Key members of the U.N. Security Council said Wednesday that the United States has so far failed to convince them that time has run out for a peaceful resolution to the crisis with Iraq. At a crucial council meeting a day after President Bush's State of the Union speech, 11 of the 15 members supported giving more time to weapons inspectors to pursue.. More

  • Saddam Says U.S. Will Pay Heavy Price if It Attacks as Powell & Rumsfeld Give Lawmakers Evidence of Iraq-Qaeda Link

    President Saddam Hussein vowed Wednesday to "break the neck" of the United States, saying Washington would pay a high price if it attacked Iraq. In Washington, US Secretary of State Colin Powell and Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld gave lawmakers "concrete evidence" linking Iraq to the al-Qaeda terror network, a Representative said. "If they believe.. More

  • Arafat Offers Olive Branch to Re-Elected Israeli PM

    Yasser Arafat extended an olive branch to Prime Minister Ariel Sharon Wednesday, one day after the Israeli leader's resounding re-election on a wave of support for his hard line against a Palestinian uprising. The Palestinian president said he was willing to hold immediate talks with Sharon and was ready to call a general truce aimed at ending more.. More

  • U.N. Security Council to Meet on Iraq

    Russia seems to be budging while France remains unmoved by arguments that time is running out for Iraq to disarm as the U.N. Security Council prepares for a crucial meeting on Wednesday. Following tough reports from weapons inspectors and President Bush's State of the Union address, the council seems to agree Baghdad needs to do more to cooperate with.. More

  • Israel's Sharon Seeks Unity After Win

    Bolstered by a resounding election victory, Prime Minister Ariel Sharonon Wednesday called for national unity against "the murderous hatred" of Palestinian resistance activists, but his efforts to form a broad coalition government are likely to be thwarted by the defeated Labor party. Sharon might be forced into an alliance with ultranationalist parties.. More

  • Mubarak to meet Sharon after new Israeli government formed

    Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon are to meet to discuss the Middle East peace process after the hawkish Israeli premier has formed a new government.The two leaders agreed to meet during a phone call made by Mubarak to congratulate the re-elected Israeli leader, Sharon's office said in a statement Wednesday."Prime.. More

  • Inspectors Urge Iraq to Produce Evidence

    HIGHLIGHTS|| Top UN Inspectors Say, 'A Change in Iraq's Attitude Key to Peace'|| UN Security Council to Quiz Blix & ElBaradei on Wednesday|| Inspectors Almost Certain Iraq Now Has No Nuclear Warfare Program; But Doubts Remain About its Biochemical Warfare Capabilities|| STORYThe top U.N. inspectors urged Iraq on Tuesday to produce fresh evidence about.. More