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  • Saudis Report Arrest of Ambush Suspect

    Saudi border guards Wednesday arrested a Kuwaiti suspected of killing one American and critically wounding another in an ambush in Kuwait, the official Saudi Press Agency reported. The agency quoted an unidentified Saudi Interior Ministry official as saying the Kuwaiti, who was not named, was arrested early Wednesday "sneaking into Saudi Arabia from.. More

  • Iraqis Protest 'Provocative' Inspections

    U.N. arms inspectors met a chorus of Iraqi protest Wednesday - from students, a Mosques Immam and an angry farmer who said he would sue - as they pressed on with surprise inspections in search of clues to any forbidden Iraqi weapons. The White House, meanwhile, denied an Iraqi claim that its air defenses shot down an unmanned American spy plane. In.. More

  • Palestinians Accuse Israel of Arresting Wife of Jailed PFLP Leader

    A human rights group accused Israel of arresting the wife of the head of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), Ahmed Saadat, who is jailed in a Palestinian prison under US-British supervision.Khalida Jarar of the Palestinian rights group Ad-Dameer said Abla Saadat had been making her way to a conference in Jordan on Tuesday when.. More

  • Russia Says War on Iraq Decided, Allies Urge Peace

    Germany issued its strongest denunciation yet of looming military action against Iraq on Wednesday and pledged to work with France to prevent war. But a Russian military source said Washington and its allies had already decided to launch military action from mid-February. "Our people can count on the German and French governments combining our powers.. More

  • Big British Deployment Suggests an Iraq war 'within weeks'

    Britain's decision to deploy nearly a quarter of its army to the Gulf means war on Iraq is now a question of when, not if, and that action is likely within weeks, experts said."It looks very much like the government has come to the judgement that it is significantly more likely than not that war is going to be launched from the end of February," retired.. More

  • Israeli Occupation army Wrecks 3 Palestinian Homes

    Israeli occupation army bulldozers demolished three Palestinian houses and two shacks Wednesday near a Jewish settlement in the southern West Bank, Palestinians said. The Israeli occupation army did not immediately comment.Palestinian witnesses said the houses may have been used as refuge for two activists who attacked the settlement of Otniel last.. More

  • Bush Dismisses Calls for More Time for Iraq

    President Bush, describing U.N. arms inspections of Iraq as "a re-run of a bad movie," says President Saddam Hussein has failed to disarm and his time is running out. With U.S. and British forces being deployed to the Gulf region in increasing strength, a senior U.S. diplomat issued a blunt warning to Baghdad on Tuesday that alternatives to war were.. More

  • Hunt on for Killers of U.S. Civilian in Kuwait

    Kuwaiti police and U.S. military investigators are hunting for the culprits behind an ambush that killed an American working at a U.S. base in Kuwait where Washington is preparing for a possible war on Iraq.Michael Rene Pouliot, 46, a civilian contractor working for the U.S. military, was killed on Tuesday when his vehicle was peppered with automatic.. More

  • Palestinian Talks in Cairo Back on as Israel Demolishes Shops & Hezbollah Attacks Israel

    Two key Palestinian resistance groups have decided to attend talks in Cairo on halting attacks against Israelis after initially saying they would stay away, a senior Palestinian official said on Tuesday. "Hamas and Islamic Jihad have informed the Egyptians Tuesday they have changed their position and will send their representatives to Cairo for the.. More

  • Iraqi VP Is Convinced U.S. Will Attack

    The Iraqi government will expand its cooperation with U.N. weapons inspectors under a new agreement worked out in two days of talks, but it's sure the U.S. military will attack anyway, an Iraqi vice president said Tuesday. "It is possible any minute, any second that while the inspectors are still here, the aggression will take place," Taha Yassin Ramadan.. More

  • U.N. Security Council Divided Over Iraq

    The United States and Britain lined up against France, China and Germany in a preview of an expected clash in the U.N. Security Council over military action against Iraq. The confrontation over Iraq erupted during and after a high-level council meeting called by France Monday to give new momentum to the global war on terrorism. It was attended by 13.. More

  • Israeli Occupation forces Demolish Palestinian Shops

    In the biggest demolition in the West Bank in years, Israel razed 62 shops and market stalls in a Palestinian village Tuesday, as occupation troops clashed with protesters, residents said. Israel says the shops were built illegally. The mayor of the village accused Israel of waging war on the Palestinian economy. Seven bulldozers, guarded by some 300.. More

  • U.S. Warns UN on Iraq; France, Germany Oppose

    Facing strong opposition to war in Iraq, Secretary of State Colin Powell warned U.N. Security Council members on Monday not to shirk what he called their responsibilities next week when they meet on the crisis. The council meeting focused mainly on ways the international community as well as individual nations could strengthen the fight against terrorism... More

  • Powell: U.S., Europe United on Mideast

    Secretary of State Colin Powell, in a stiff reply to Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, said Monday the Bush administration intended to push ahead vigorously with a peace plan devised in conjunction with European leaders. Polls in Israel meanwhile show that the hard line Premier is set to win elections set for later this month. Intifadha confrontations.. More

  • Top Serbian War Crimes Suspect Arrives in Hague

    Former Serbian President Milan Milutinovic arrived in The Hague Monday to face trial on charges of war crimes during the 1999 Kosovo conflict. The former ally of ousted Yugoslav leader Slobodan Milosevic -- also on trial in The Hague for Balkans conflicts including Kosovo -- traveled to The Hague voluntarily, Yugoslav authorities said. Airport sources.. More