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Bangladesh Election Turns Deadly

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) - Officials began hand counting ballots Monday after Bangladeshis voted at the end of a deadly parliamentary campaign.Five people were killed and 300 injured in scattered election-day violence, in what was considered a modest casualty toll given that at least 157 people were killed and 2,500 injured since the July 15 start of.. More

1841 24/04/2001
Mideast Truce Wilts After Tit-for-tit Attacks

GAZA (Islamweb & News Agencies) - An Israeli-Palestinian cease-fire was in tatters on Wednesday after Palestinian Resistance menkilled two Israeli settlers and wounded about 15 during a surprise raid into an internationally illegalJewish settlement in the Gaza Strip. Israeli occupation authorities hit back by firing missiles into Gaza City and tanks.. More

1842 24/04/2001
Bush Dispatches Rumsfeld to Mideast

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush sent Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld on a four-nation mission Tuesday that could be a prelude to military strikes against terrorists. Bush warned Afghanistan's ruling Taliban ``there will be a consequence'' if they fail to surrender Osama bin Laden and his followers. (Read photo caption below) The defense secretary.. More

1843 24/04/2001
Taliban Seek Direct Talks, Evidence on Bin Laden

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Afghanistan's ruling Taliban said on Wednesday they did not want a war with the United States and called once again for direct talks and evidence linking Osama bin Laden to the September 11 attacks on New York and Washington.Taliban ambassador to Pakistan Mullah Abdul Salam Zaeef told CNN in an interview that the suicide hijacking.. More

1844 24/04/2001
U.S. Says Campaign Will Pursue Kashmiri Militants

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States said on Tuesday that its campaign against terrorism will pursue Kashmiri militants as well as the al Qaeda group blamed for the Sept. 11 attacks on the United States. President Bush said last month the campaign would target all ``terrorist'' groups with global reach, but U.S. officials have been reluctant to.. More

1845 24/04/2001
State Dept. Says U.S. Symbols Could Be Hit in Italy

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States said on Tuesday it had information about possible attacks on ``symbols of American capitalism'' in Italy in the next month. ``U.S. citizens and interests abroad continue to be at increased risk of terrorist actions from extremist groups,'' the State Department said in a public announcement. (Read photo caption.. More

1846 24/04/2001
Italy's Berlusconi Heaps Praise on Islam

ROME (Reuters) - Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, on a charm offensive after making remarks that angered the Muslim world, hailed Islam Tuesday as a great religion that has played a significant role in civilization.Berlusconi sparked international outrage last week after saying that Western values were superior to those of Islam. He has refused.. More

1847 24/04/2001
US seeks Mid-East help against terror

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) - USDefense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld, preparing allies for possible military strikes in Afghanistan, said Saudi officials expressed concern Wednesday that a war on terrorism could create harmful ``secondary effects'' in the Muslim world.Rumsfeld met in the Saudi capital with King Fahd and Crown Prince Abdullah, then dined.. More

1849 24/04/2001
Pakistan and Gulf Countries Examine US Evidence

KUWAIT CITY, ISLAMABAD,(Islamweb & News Agencies) - U.S. officials have been sharing evidence against Osama bin Laden with Gulf Arab states and with Pakistan to boost regional support in hunting down the world's most wanted man, diplomats said Wednesday.``They have some good proof,'' said one official who was briefed but refused to disclose details.. More

1850 24/04/2001
Kashmir Assembly Attack Kills at Least 29

SRINAGAR, Indian-ruled Kashmir,(Islamweb & News Agencies) - At least 29 people died and 60 were wounded on Monday when Kashmir Resistance men exploded a car bomb and stormed the state assembly building in Srinagar, the capital of Indian-administered Kashmir. (Read photo caption below) An attacker drove a car packed with explosives to the main gate.. More

1840 24/04/2001
UN General Assembly Debates War against Terror

UNITED NATIONS (Islamweb & News Agencies) - A weeklong UN general assembly debate on the war on terror opened at the UN headquarters in New York Monday. The debate is the first global forum to focus on terrorism since the September 11 attacks in New York and Washington. New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, in an impassioned speech to the United Nations,.. More

1837 24/04/2001
Uzbek Airspace Move Boosts to U.S. Warplanes

TASHKENT (Reuters) - Uzbekistan's agreement to open its airspace to U.S. military operations broadens Washington's options in planning a riposte to last month's attacks and marks a turning point in policy in the former Soviet Union. (Read photo caption below) Uzbek President Islam Karimov announced the move after a meeting of top security officials.. More

1839 24/04/2001
Truce Falters, Israel and Palestinians Trade Blame

JERUSALEM (Islamweb & News Agencies) - Israeli occupation troops shot dead three Palestinians on Sunday as Israel said it was giving the Palestinians at least another 48 hours to fulfil a faltering cease-fire pact which has failed to stem a year of bloodshed. (Read photo caption below)There was no tangible progress as Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon.. More

1834 24/04/2001
Russian Forces Launch New Operations in Chechnya

MOSCOW (Islamweb & News Agencies) - Russian forces launched new operations against Resistance forces in Chechnya on Sunday, news agencies reported, a day after a series of coordinated attacks by rebels on a series of towns in the region. The Resistance announced no new activity, but said the aims of the operation had been achieved several days after.. More

1835 24/04/2001
Palestinian Resistance Says 'No' to Truce

JERUSALEM (Islamweb & News Agencies) - A car bomb packed with bullets and nails exploded in a car park near a Jerusalem shopping district on Monday, hurting no one but wounding hopes that an Israeli-Palestinian cease-fire would take hold.Al-Jazeera television in (Read photo caption below) Qatar said the militant Islamic Jihad movement had claimed responsibili.. More

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