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  • Cheney Wraps Up Mideast Trip

    ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - US Vice President Dick Cheneyhoped to build a case on his Mideast trip for a possible war against Iraq, but he ran into stiff Arab resistance. He ended the trip as a broker for peace in the region, though he was hampered by fresh outbreaks of violence.Cheney, who returned to Washington on Wednesday, probably will try again as a.. More

  • UN to Examine US Actions Toward Iraq

    UNITED NATIONS - Iraq has asked the United Nations whether U.S. actions toward Saddam Hussein violate international law, according to documents obtained Wednesday.Secretary-General Kofi Annan passed this and 18 other questions posed by Iraq to the U.N. Security Council, asking for "any response" it might want to provide by April 10.The questions were.. More

  • Mubarak, Syria Like Saudi Peace Plan

    CAIRO, Egypt - The leaders of Egypt and Syria pledged Wednesday to try to persuade fellow Arab leaders to agree on a "unified stand" on a Saudi peace plan that has become the focus of efforts to end the Arab-Israeli conflict.Hosni Mubarak of Egypt and Syria's Bashar Assad, whose views weigh heavily on the direction of Mideast peacemaking, held their.. More

  • Pentagon Wants to Send Troops to Indonesia

    WASHINGTONAmerican Intelligence sources say dozens of Al-Qaeda operatives have found safe haven in the world's most populous Muslim nation, which consists of 17,000 islands and 34,000 miles of coastline. Some have come by air, but most have sneaked into Pakistan, then traveled several thousand miles in fishing boats from Arabian Sea ports, the sources.. More

  • Taliban Strike Back

    BAGRAM AIR BASE, AFGHANISTAN U.S. Central Command in Tampa, Florida, said in a statement that Taliban and Al-Qaeda fighters attacked coalition forces in eastern Afghanistan early Wednesday in a strike highlighting the dangers posed by a mobile, elusive enemy. One U.S. soldier was in a stable condition after being shot in the arm in the overnight attack.. More

  • Seven killed in Umm Al-Fahm Attack, Islamic Jihad Claimed Responsibility

    Seven passengers, including four soldiers, and the bomber were killed and 27 people wounded when the blast tore through the vehicle, Israel Defense Forces said today. The four soldiers have been identified as Non-Commissioned Officer. A number of Israeli Arabs were among the dead.Hospitals admitted 28 wounded, of whom two were in critical condition.. More

  • US Declares Anaconda a 'Success', But Afghan Officials Doubtful

    BAGRAM, SHAHI KOTWhile US military officials are declaring "Operation Anaconda" a success, Afghan Commanders and other officials are providing a different report saying many fighters simply slipped across the border along secret mountain paths. They also said only few bodies had been found.Speaking at the Bagram airbase north of the capital Kabul, General.. More

  • NEW ATTACK, 3 Israeli Killed, Dozens Injured

    JERUSALEM, PALESTINEAt least three Israeli were killed and dozens were injured of whom several were in critical condition in the new bombing early today Arab town of Umm al Fahm.Israeli Police said the bomber bordered the bus in the Wadi Ara area, a largely Israeli Arab region near the West Bank, and situated on the main highway between Hadera and Afula... More

  • Sheikh Ahmad About His Half Brother Osama Bin Laden

    JEDDA, SAUDI ARABIAIn an interview with CNN correspondent Sheikh Ahmad said he does not believe that bin Laden, part of a large and wealthy Saudi family, could be behind the September 11 attacks against the United States. "He is my brother. I know him. I lived with him for years. I know how much he fears God," Sheikh Ahmad said. He and Osama have the.. More

  • Israeli withdrawal, Peace Talks Continue

    TEL AVIV, JERUSALEMIsraeli units began withdrawing from the town of Bethlehem and the village of Beit Jala and surrounding areas on Monday night, a day after they moved into the territories. In Bethlehem, Israeli troops began moving out of a hotel they had commandeered, while tanks withdrew from nearby el-Khader and the Aida refugee camp.Palestinian.. More

  • Scores of Iraqi Baath party members killed in Nasiriya

    ARBILSome 30 members of the ruling Baath party have been killed in the southern city of Nasiriya in separate but organised attacks dissidents carried out recently. Nasiriya is one of the most restive cities in southern Iraq. The raids on Baath party members were mounted at night and most of the Baathists were killed inside their homes. The operation,.. More

  • A thousand immigrants arrive on Italian shores

    ROMA, ITALYA ship packed with around a thousand immigrants has been towed to the island of Sicily.Italian officials fear many on board the Monica may be severely ill after spending up to a week at sea. They include around 300 children and another 200 women.The Italian Navy intercepted the ship in the eastern Mediterranean last night. But some of the.. More

  • Pakistan On High Alert

    ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN Pakistan put its military and police on high alert Monday, tightening up security at Islamabad diplomatic missions and churches after a terrorist attack on a Protestant congregation killed five people, including two Americans.In an assault clearly directed at foreigners, at least one man dressed in black hurled grenades into the.. More

  • "Operation Anaconda" is almost over, US Forces Kill 16 in Convoy Attack

    GARDEZ, WASHINGTONThe commander of US forces in Afghanistan says "Operation Anaconda" is almost over. The most intense fighting in the offensive, against Al-Qaeda and Taliban fighters, ended last Wednesday. Now around 500 Canadian and US soldiers, and a similar number of Afghan troops, remain in the mountains near the eastern city of Gardez.They are.. More

  • Cheney Arrived In Israel to Push Middle-East Peace Talks

    TEL AVIV, JERUSALEMUS Vice-President Cheney arrived today in Israel where he will meet Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon at the end of an 11-nation Middle East tour in which Israeli-Palestinian violence clouded his efforts to rally Arab countries to future U.S. moves in a global war against 'terror'. A senior US official said Cheney had left open.. More