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  • Anthrax Found in Lawmakers' Offices

    WASHINGTON (AP) - Trace amounts of anthrax were discovered Friday in the offices of three congressmen in a House office building as evidence of bioterrorism spread on Capitol Hill. The spores were found in the offices of Reps. John E. Baldacci, D-Maine; Rush Holt, D-N.J., and Mike Pence, R-Ind., on the sixth and seventh floors of the Longworth House.. More

    2175 06/05/2001

  • Kuwait closes 'terror-link' charities

    KUWAIT CITY, (BBC)-The authorities in Kuwait have begun closing down dozens of unlicensed Islamic charities, some of which are suspected of having links to extremist groups such as Osama Bin Laden's al-Qaeda organisation. No proof has yet been made public and Kuwait's main charities say they have nothing to hide. But some politicians, such as the.. More

    2176 06/05/2001

  • Anti-terror summit ends in Morocco

    AGADIR, Morocco, (BBC) -Foreign Ministers from seven European and North African states have ended a two day meeting in the Moroccan resort of Agadir, the first such conference involving Western and Arab governments since the start of the US led action against international terrorism. The ministers who met under the Euro-Mediterranean Forum, created.. More

    2177 06/05/2001

  • Thousands in Pakistan 'Million Man' U.S. Protest

    KARACHI (Reuters) - About 40,000 activists from hardline Pakistani Islamic groups took to the streets of the city of Karachi Friday to demand an end to U.S. raids on Afghanistan and the overthrow of Pakistan's military government. (Read photo caption below) Security was tight as overloaded pickups, trucks and buses ferried flag-waving members of right-wing.. More

    2178 06/05/2001

  • Israel Kills 5 More Palestinians As the UN Security Council Stops Short of Condemning Israeli Occupation of Palestinian-Ruled Territory

    JERUSALEM, NEW YORK, United Nations, (Islamweb & News Agencies)- Deadly gun battles raged in the streets of the West Bank towns of Bethlehem and Tulkarem Thursday, as the Israeli government mulled pulling out its entrenched forces amid a rising tide of international criticism. In New York, the United Nations Security Council issued a statement calling.. More

    2161 05/05/2001

  • Saudi Arabia has strongly attacked the Western media for criticising its position on terrorism.

    RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, (News Agencies)-In a speech published on Thursday, called it a smear campaign inspired by hatred of Islam. (Read photo captions below) Several US senators, as well as the US media, have accused Saudi Arabia of not doing enough in the war against terror - a charge it vehemently denies."The vicious western media attack against the.. More

    2162 05/05/2001

  • U.S. Targets Taliban Strongholds in Fierce Raids

    KABUL/PESHAWAR (Reuters) - U.S. warplanes hit a crowded bus and worshipers leaving a mosque in their latest raids to flush out Osama bin Laden from Afghanistan, the ruling Taliban said Thursday. (Read photo caption below) The explosions were among the largest for several nights. The targets of the bombs and any damage could not be immediately known.. More

    2163 05/05/2001

  • Pakistani Nuke Scientists Questioned

    ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Pakistani authorities interrogated two leading nuclear scientists Thursday about possible contacts with the leader of Afghanistan's Taliban militia, government officials said. Sultan Bashiru-Din Mehmood, one of the founders of Pakistan's nuclear program, was detained Tuesday by intelligence agents in the eastern city of Lahore... More

    2164 05/05/2001

  • Egyptian, U.S. Troops End Maneuvers

    MUBARAK MILITARY CITY, Egypt (AP) - Egyptian and American soldiers ended desert maneuvers Thursday after two weeks of sharing techniques and tactics. The issue of the American-led attacks on Afghanistan seldom came up.(Read photo caption below) Egyptian Capt. Hamdi, who declined to give his surname, said Egyptian troops were ``following instructions''.. More

    2165 05/05/2001

  • US-backed forces meet resistance as UN & Arabs warn of civilian casualties Now Reportedly Put at 1000

    ISLAMABAD, (Islamweb & News Agencies) -A US-led bid to score quick wins over the Taliban before the Afghan winter sets in met stiff resistance Tuesday as civilians suffered on both sides of the frontline. The Doha-based Al-Jazeera TV Satellite Station meanwhile reported that 45 Afghans were killed in US air raids on Kabul, Herrat and Kandahar early.. More

    2136 05/05/2001

  • Defiant Israel Appears to be Preparing for A Wide Ranging Military Operation in the Gaza Strip

    JERUSALEM, (Islamweb & News Agencies)-Al-Jazeera TV Satellite Station correspondent in Palestine quoted well-informed sources as saying that Israel has deployed surface to surface missiles in the Gaza strip in what appears to be a prelude to a wide ranging military operation in the Gaza Strip in the context of its on-going current military escalation.. More

    2137 05/05/2001

  • 22 Pakistani Fighters Die in Attack

    TORKHAM, Afghanistan (Islamweb & News Agencies) - A Pakistani militant group said Wednesday that 22 of its fighters were killed in a U.S. attack on Kabul - the deadliest known strike against a group linked to Osama bin Laden since the air campaign began Oct. 7. A group of men were seen bringing the bodies of 11 of the dead Pakistani fighters to the.. More

    2144 05/05/2001

  • 21 Palestinians Slain Wednesday, Palestinians Seek Washington's Help

    JERUSALEM, (Islamweb & News Agencies)-The Gaza-based Palestinian National Authority (PA) sought Washington's help Wednesday to end an Israeli armoured assault against Palestinians in the Gaza strip which the PA said will drown the entire region in an unprecedented bloodbath. The Israeli onslaught claimed 21 lives including 10 in the village of Beit.. More

    2145 05/05/2001

  • Israel Shows Signs of Bowing to U.S. Pressure

    JERUSALEM (Islamweb & News Agencies) - Israel showed signs on Thursday of bowing to demands from its closest ally, the United States, that it withdraw its occupation forces from six West Bank cities it entered or besieged after the revenge assassination of a minister last week.Prime Minister Ariel Sharon was to consult senior cabinet ministers on Thursday,.. More

    2148 05/05/2001

  • U.S. Admits Taliban 'Tough Warriors

    WASHINGTON (Islamweb & News Agencies) - A top Pentagon official said Wednesday he was surprised by the determination of Taliban forces but stressed that the U.S.-led assaults would continue until the Taliban government is toppled.U.S. Navy Rear Adm. John Stufflebeem said the Taliban are "tough warriors" who are operating in an environment with which.. More

    2149 05/05/2001

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