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  • 10 Palestinians Killed in Separate Incidents in 12 Hours

    Ten Palestinians have died in 12 hours at the hands of the Israeli occupation army during a weekend of violence in the West Bank. Four were shot dead early on Sunday near a Jewish settlement outside Hebron, and another was killed in the Jenin refugee camp.The other five, including two children, died when Israel carried out a helicopter missile attack.. More

  • Assad Urges Mideast Unity Against U.S. Threats

    Syrian President Bashar al-Assad urged Arab and Muslim countries on Sunday to unite in the face of U.S. threats and "foreign conspiracies" as Washington prepares for a possible attack on Iraq. Iran's official IRNA news agency said Assad had reiterated Syria's opposition to any U.S. military strike on Iraq and called for "deeper unity and solidarity.. More

  • Pakistan says it is not a "friendly" land for bin Laden

    Pakistan said on Sunday it doubted that the world's top fugitive, Osama bin Laden, was hiding on its soil which it said was not "friendly" to the Saudi-born dissident. "There is no conclusive evidence that he (bin Laden) is dead. But if he is alive, Pakistan is not a friendly land for him," Interior Minister Moinuddin Haider told reporters in Qatar.. More

  • Occupation Army Kills 5 More Palestinians in Hebron & Jenin

    Israeli forces killed 11 Palestinians over the weekend, including two children in a helicopter raid, which led Israel's president on Sunday to call for an investigation into whether the occupation army was "trigger-happy." The violence also appeared to cloud prospects for the renewal of Israeli-Palestinian security talks on initial steps toward a truce.. More

  • Blair Unsure on Right Iraq Tact

    Caught between American leaders' increasingly stern talk on Iraq and doubts at home about the wisdom of going to war, Prime Minister Tony Blair said Saturday he didn't yet know how best to ensure Saddam Hussein does not maintain weapons of mass destruction. The prime minister insisted the world would not stand by while the Iraqi leader violated U.N... More

  • Opposition-called strike hits Bangladesh

    Bangladesh police clashed with members of the main opposition Awami League as a country-wide general strike called by the party took hold early on Sunday. The strike, called after a Friday mob attack on a convoy of cars carrying opposition leader Sheikh Hasina, coincides with the anniversary celebrations of the ruling Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP),.. More

  • Israel's Latest Targeted Killing Overshadows U.S. Truce Efforts

    HIGHLIGHTS: Escalating the Military Situation, Israel Aims to Avoid Sitting at the Negotiating Table: Shaath||A Second Aqsa Resistance Leader Manages to Avoid Fatal Missile Impact||Hours After Targeted Killing, Resistance Man Attacks Internationally Illegal Settlement Seriously Wounding a Couple Before Getting Killed Himself||Futile, Hypnotizing U.S... More

  • Swedish Hijack Suspect 'Planned US Embassy Attack

    HIGHLIGHTS: Suspect Had Taken Flying Lessons in the United States & Has a Record of Previous Convictions Including Assault But Friends Say He Has Reformed Himself|| Report Certain to Un-nerve Western Governments||FBI, CIA & M15 Seeking Information on Suspect||Lawyer Forbidden to Reveal Why His Client Carried a Gun in His Handbag Luggage|| STORY: A Swedish.. More

  • Second Russian Helicopter in Less than Two Weeks Downed by Missile in Chechnya

    A Russian helicopter was downed by a missile in Chechnya on Saturday, killing two, officials said. The crash came less than two weeks after a transport helicopter was brought down by a missile in the deadliest surface-to-air attack against Russian forces fighting Chechen nationalist forces. The Mi-24 helicopter was shot down by a missile near the village.. More

  • Israeli Missile Strike Kills 5 Palestinians

    Israeli helicopter gunships ambushed a car in the West Bank on Saturday, killing three Palestinian militants and two children with a double missile strike, Palestinian witnesses and medical officials said. They said two Apache helicopters struck at Tubas village near Jenin in the afternoon, obliterating the vehicle and its occupants, including a nine-year-old.. More

  • Israeli Occupation Soldiers Arrest Hamas Figure

    HIGHLIGHTS: Hassan Yousef, Leader of Hamas' Political Wing in the West Bank Has Long Been on Israel's So-called 'Wanted List'||U.S. Envoy Meets Palestinian, European Officials, Arafat Sidelined||Israel's 'Get Tough' Policy in Reoccupied West Bank Cities Shows no Signs of Abating|| STORY: Israeli soldiers arrested a leading member of the militant Hamas.. More

  • Britain Says Action on Iraq Not Imminent

    HIGHLIGHTS:Downing Street Pledges to Call Parliament to Discuss Iraq if a Decision Was Taken to Attack||Blair Brakes Silence During Flight to Africa Saturday||Polls Show War Unpopular in Britain Amid Reports of Serious Rift on Issue Within Ruling Labour Party|| STORY: The British government said on Saturday military action against Iraq was not imminent.. More

  • 13 dead and many rescued after Indonesia ferry burns

    At least 13 people died and scores more were rescued when an Indonesian ferry carrying more than 100 passengers caught fire and exploded in the country's east, the official Antara news agency reported on Saturday. It was unclear if any of the passengers aboard the KM Kenangan were missing or if the ship sank. Antara said the ship caught fire about 15.. More

  • Seven Palestinians and three Israeli soldiers wounded in Jenin

    HIGHLIGHTS: Wounded Palestinians Include 7-year-old Girl and 10-year-old Boy||'Free Barghouti Campaign' Active in South Africa||32 Americans Killed in Palestinian-Israeli Battles|| STORY: Seven Palestinians and three Israeli occupation soldiers were wounded during clashes in Jenin in the northern West Bank, security sources on both sides said.Palestinian.. More

  • Iraq is No Afghanistan, Says Ramadan as Washington Ignores Calls for a New UN Resolution on Iraq

    HIGHLIGHTS: Blair Faces Stiff Opposition to U.S.-Led Attack||U.S. Jets Attack a Radar Missile Base in Southern Iraq||Iraqi Opposition Has no Roots on the Ground||Two Recent U.S. Polls Show Americans Less Enthusiastic about Potential War against Iraq|| STORY: Iraq said on Friday the United States would not be able to topple President Saddam Hussein the.. More