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  • Israeli Occupation Forces Kill 10 in Gaza Incursion

    Israeli occupation forces with tanks and helicopters moved deep into Gaza City early Sunday, killing 10 Palestinians in exchanges of fire, a large-scale assault just three days before Israel's election. It was the highest toll in Gaza in five months, and the incursion was the deepest into Gaza City in more than two years of fighting. Tanks were seen.. More

  • Pressure Builds to Give U.N. Arms Experts More Time

    Secretary of State Colin Powell said on Saturday he had extensively discussed the use of Turkish bases for a possible attack on Iraq, as pressure built to allow U.N. arms inspectors more time to do their job. The inspectors are due to make a key report to the U.N. Security Council on Monday on progress in their search for banned nuclear, chemical and.. More

  • Iraqi Scientists Refuse Solo Questioning

    Three Iraqi scientists rejected a request by U.N. weapons inspectors to undergo private interviews to aid the U.N. search for evidence of forbidden arms programs, a senior Iraqi official said Saturday. Both the United Nations and the United States have pressed Iraq to persuade its scientists to speak privately to the inspectors, hoping the absence of.. More

  • US Says Not Short of Allies for Iraq War

    The United States said on Saturday at least a dozen nations would back an attack on Iraq, even without a new U.N. resolution, but was reported to be ready to give U.N. arms experts more time to complete their work. In Baghdad, a man wielding three knives tried to enter the headquarters of the U.N. inspectors, but was stopped by guards, a U.N. spokesman.. More

  • Violence Surges in Gaza Ahead of Israeli Election

    Israeli occupation forces blew up bridges and battled Palestinian resistance men in the Gaza Stripon Saturday in swift response to a rocket strike on a town near Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's ranch days before Israel's general election. In Cairo, Palestinian resistance groups held landmark talks on Friday on an Egyptian proposal for a one-year unilateral.. More

  • Opec Boss Rounds on Oil Speculators

    The head of oil producers' cartel Opec has rounded on speculators who have played on fears of war with Iraq to profit from a rise in crude prices.Abdulla Al-Attiyah said the recent rise in oil prices to more than 30 dlrs a barrel was based onmisplaced concerns of an oil supply squeeze. "There is no shortage of oil," Mr Al-Attiyah, Opec president, told.. More

  • Iraq to Get Good Grade by Nuke Inspectors

    HIGHLIGHTS|| To Reassure Anxious European Allies, Washington Now Inclined to Give Inspectors More Time|| Schroeder Says Rift Won't Destroy German-American Relations|| Two Leading US Senators Urge Bush To Resolve Standoff Diplomatically|| UN Experts Say Tests Have Still to be Conducted on Warheads Recently Discovered in Iraq|| Iraq Says UN Has Asked.. More

  • Palestinian Talks Open Against Backdrop of New Flare up in Violence

    Palestinian political parties and resistance groups opened talks on national unity and a possible truce with Israel, as the Islamic resistance group Hamas claimed to have ambushed and killed three Israeli occupation soldiers in the West Bank, a Hamas official said. The much-anticipated talks were being attended by Egypt's intelligence chief, Omar Suleiman,.. More

  • Spain Arrests Al Qaeda Suspects in Predawn Raid

    Spain arrested 16 suspected extremists Friday linked to Osama bin Laden's al Qaeda network who were preparing to launch chemical attacks, Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar said. In predawn raids, police swooped on 12 homes in the northeastern Catalonia region surrounding Barcelona, also discovering explosives, bomb components and radio transmission equipment.. More

  • Three Palestinians killed in clashes ahead of Israeli polls

    Two Palestinians, including a woman, were killed in an attack on an Israeli occupation army post near the West Bank town of Nablus, hours after three occupation soldiers were gunned down, in an upsurge of violence ahead of Israel's elections.A group of four armed Palestinians attacked the occupation army position near the Jewish settlement of Homesh.. More

  • US Says It Can Prove Iraq Has Banned Weapons

    The United States said on Friday it had "very convincing evidence" Iraq possessed banned weapons as a transatlantic rift widened over whether Baghdad should be disarmed by force. U.S. Undersecretary of State John Bolton, Washington's top arms control diplomat, said Iraq has maintained an extensive program for the production of weapons of mass destruction,.. More

  • Japan Urges Citizens to Leave Baghdad

    Japan urged its citizens to leave Baghdad and recommended all others put off traveling to the Iraqi capital, citing the possibility of military action against the country. Japan's Foreign Ministry had already warned Japanese they should evacuate all areas of Iraq outside the capital. "Tensions in the Persian Gulf are rising over the inspections regarding.. More

  • Palestinian Resistance Kills Three Occupation Soldiers; Israeli Copters Shell Gaza City Targets

    Palestinian resistance men killed three Israeli occupation soldiers on the West Bank Thursday, and Israeli tanks and helicopters pounded targets in Gaza City hours later, wounding six people, hospital officials said. Witnesses said an Israeli missile hit an Anglican chapel in a Gaza City hospital compound, damaging the roof. Palestinians said other.. More

  • U.S. Dismisses Growing Opposition to Iraq War

    HIGHLIGHTSWashington to Seek Supporters in Europe other than France & Germany|| France & Germany Reject Washington's Charges of Being Isolated in Europe|| Russia, China & Canada Join France & Germany-Washington now is in the Minority in the Security Council|| The Prospect of War Overshadows Prestigious Economic Gathering in Davos, Switzerland|| Inspectors.. More

  • Istanbul Summit Calls on Iraq to Demonstrate 'Change of Heart' as White House Issues Report on Baghdad's Efforts to Thwart Inspections

    Six key Muslim nations urged Iraq to show greater cooperation with UN weapons inspectors as the United States issued a stunning indictment that Baghdad was doing just the opposite. "We call solemnly on the Iraqi leadership to move irreversibly and sincerely towards assuming its responsibilities in restoring peace and stability in the region," said a.. More