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Israel plays down US rebukes, Arafat's own party urges more reforms
Israel played down the US-led push for it to lift its siege of Yasser Arafat's Ramallah headquarters, as the Palestinian's called off talks aimed at defusing the crisis. A senior Israeli official said the occupation army would not pull back despite US President George W. Bush's blunt criticism of the siege, which started last Thursday after two resistance.. More -
Wide-ranging debate on Iraq, support from unexpected sources, and controversy
A debate raged at home and abroad on the US initiative against Iraq, as extra support emerged for a stronger UN resolution on weapons inspections and opposition US lawmakers slammed President George W. Bush for politicizing the issue.Backing for moves to tighten international controls on Iraq came from EU foreign policy representative Javier Solana,.. More -
French Ready to Rescue Foreigners in Ivory Coast
French troops turned a school in Ivory Coast's battle-torn city of Bouake into a military camp, preparing on Thursday to protect foreigners trapped by an army uprising in which hundreds have died. The French set up their base in the missionary school compound some three miles from the city center after escorting to safety American students and adults.. More -
Israel blows up three homes of relatives of Late Resistance Activists; new settlement claimed
Israeli occupation troops on Wednesday demolished three homes of Palestinian resistancesuspects in the West Bank, while settler leaders celebrated the establishment of what they termed a new Jewish settlement near the Palestinian city of Nablus. In the West Bank town of Ramallah, Israel maintained its siege of Yasser Arafat headquarters for a seventh.. More -
U.S. Pushes NATO Allies on Iraq; Russia Cautious
The United States said on Wednesday it was getting its message across to NATO allies on the threat posed by Iraq but alliance partner Russia said it was more at risk from rebels based in Georgia than from Baghdad. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld told reporters that a meeting of NATO ministers "was going very well indeed." The alliance's 19 defense.. More -
Egypt's Mubarak to Visit Saudi for Iraq Talks
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak will travel to Saudi Arabia for talks with Crown Prince Abdallah Wednesday to discuss ways of averting a U.S. attack against Iraq, an Egyptian official said. "Both leaders will be trying to seek a solution to avoid a U.S. strike against Iraq, either more concessions from Iraq or a formula on a new U.N. resolution which.. More -
Israel Defies U.N., Continues Siege
HIGHLIGHTS: Bush & Israelis Question Wisdom of Israeli Operation against Arafat in Ramallah||Palestinian Demonstrations in Support of Arafat Persist Through Tuesday||PA Calls for Enforcing UN Security Council Resolution Demanding End of Siege of Arafat's Headquarters||Resistance Men Fire at the Home of Former Cabinet Minister Turned Critic, Nabil Amr||Occupat.. More -
Bush Hails British Dossier on Iraq Despite Baghdad's Charges of "Nonsense"
HIGHLIGHTS: US Congress Focuses on Openendedness of Draft Resolution Presented to it by Bush||Blair's Dossier Fails to Convince Wavering Allies in Europe and the Middle East||Iraq Responds by Offering Unfettered Access to UN Inspectors Describing the Dossier as Being Long in Allegations, Short in Evidence||Malysia Wants Sanctions against Iraq Lifted.. More -
U.S. Troops in W. Africa; Ivory Coast Fighting Rages
U.S. troops arrived in West Africa Wednesday on a mission to protect Americans caught in Ivory Coast by a six-day military uprising that has left at least 270 dead. Bursts of gunfire and the sound of anti-tank rockets echoed through Bouake, Ivory Coast's second city, as loyalist troops and renegade soldiers fought gunbattles Tuesday. Among those caught.. More -
U.N. Calls For Israel to Withdraw
The United States decided not to veto a Security Council resolution calling for Israel to withdraw from Palestinian cities, clearing the way for its passage early Tuesday and handing a diplomatic victory to the Palestinians. The resolution, which passed 14-0 with America abstaining, was negotiated by the European Union and cobbled together with language.. More -
Britain: Iraq Tried to Buy Uranium
Iraq has military plans for the use of chemical and biological weapons, and has tried to acquire "significant quantities" of uranium from Africa, Britain said Tuesday in a dossier of evidence about Iraq's development of weapons of mass destruction. Saddam Hussein chemical and biological weapons are ready to be used within 45 minutes of an order to fight,.. More -
NATO Chief Talks U.S. Language on 'Criminal States'
In remarks likely to ease tensions with Washington over Iraq, NATO Secretary General George Robertson warned allies Tuesday of "criminal states" armed with weapons of mass destruction.Robertson did not refer specifically to Iraq in his comments opening a meeting of defense ministers in Warsaw.But his warning -- along with a call to smash the threats.. More -
Nine Palestinians Killed in Gaza Clashes
HIGHLIGHTS: Dead Include Mohammad Kishko, of The Aqsa Martyrs Brigade||Resistance Destroys one of 20 Tanks Taking part in Operation & Israeli Ambulances Seen in the Battlefield||Israeli Occupation Troops Demolish a House ofRelatives of a Late Resistance Activist & Carry on House-to-House Searches for Resistance Activists||In New York, American UN Security.. More -
Saddam Fortifies Baghdad Says Iraqi Opposition
HIGHLIGHTS: Fortifications Focus on Entrances Facing Jordanian Border & Kurd Controlled Areas||Kurds Deny U.S. Advisers in the North||Security Apparatus Periodically Purged by Saddam with Qusai in Command of Republican Guard Now||Blair Accuses Iraq over Arms, to Make Promised Dossier on Iraq Public Tuesday While Bush Urges UN Action||Al-Gore Lashes.. More -
Morocco Accuses Spain of Violation
Morocco accused Spain of repeatedly violating its airspace by flying over a disputed islet and questioned Madrid's motives after the two nations narrowly averted a military crisis over the island this summer. Moroccan Foreign Minister Mohammed Benaissa said that a Cessna plane from the Spanish navy flew over the Mediterranean island, which is claimed.. More
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