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  • Inspectors Search Iraqi Complex for Weapons

    U.N. experts Sunday sprang a surprise inspection on a complex housing Iraq's own weapons Monitoring Directorate while U.S. allies in Europe and the Middle East sought a peaceful solution to the Iraq crisis. Turkish Prime Minister Abdullah Gul was in Egypt on a Middle East tour to push for a peaceful resolution, while a Turkish newspaper said dozens.. More

  • Witnesses: Israel Test-Fires Arrow Missile Salvo

    Israel successfully carried out a test launch of its Arrow missile interceptor on Sunday, sending a salvo streaking across the sea as it stepped up preparations for possible attack by Iraq in event of a U.S.-led war in the Gulf. Witnesses near a seaside military base said that they saw an Arrow soar into the sky at dusk over the Mediterranean in a silent,.. More

  • Death toll Remains Roughly the Same in Algeria's Islamic Insurgency

    Some 1,100 civilians, militants and security forces were killed this year in violence linked to Algeria's Islamic insurgency, roughly the same number as in 2001, according to figures compiled by newspapers. The continuing violence has undermined the military-backed government's claim that it is winning its decade-old battle against Islamic extremists... More

  • Mideast Leaders Urge U.S.-Iraq Peace

    The Turkish and Syrian leaders Saturday urged a peaceful resolution to the Iraqi-U.S. standoff, as Ankara launched a diplomatic initiative to reinforce ties with the Arab world ahead of a possible war. Turkey is opposed to military action in Iraq, its southeastern neighbor. But it also depends on Washington's support for massive IMF loans and has not.. More

  • Inspectors Set Up New Iraq Base as Troops Mass

    HIGLIGHTS Bush Claims His War Against Iraq is One of Liberation and Not Conquest|| Anglo-American Jets Raid Southern Iraq|| Baghdad Accuses Washington of Training Mercenaries to Destabilize Country|| STORYU.N. arms inspectors set up a new base in northern Iraq on Saturday to speed up the hunt for alleged banned weapons as more U.S. and British troops.. More

  • Israeli Bulldozers Raze Buildings in Southern Gaza

    Israeli bulldozers destroyed at least two buildings in the southern Gaza Strip on Saturday, despite U.S. concerns that a recent spate of house demolitions could fuel the conflict with the Palestinians. Palestinian witnesses said armored occupation army bulldozers knocked down three large houses in the Rafah refugee camp, near the Israeli-controlled.. More

  • Inspectors Set Up New Iraq Base as Troops Mass

    U.N. arms inspectors set up a new base in northern Iraq on Saturday to speed up the hunt for alleged banned weapons as more U.S. and British troops prepared to join comrades already massed in the Gulf. Iraqi Foreign Minister Naji Sabri accused the United States of trying to destabilize Iraq by supporting Iraqi exiles whom he described as "mercenaries.. More

  • Arafat: Israel building 'Berlin Wall'

    Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat has accused Israel of constructing a "Berlin Wall" around Jerusalem. French newspaper Le Parisien reported the comments in an interview with Mr Arafat which was also published on its web site. In the following excerpts, Mr Arafat told the newspaper that international bodies must intervene if there is to be peace in the.. More

  • Turkish PM Says Don't Open Pandora's Box in Iraq

    Turkish Prime Minister Abdullah Gul flew to Damascus Saturday at the start of a tour of Middle East countries to seek ways to head off a U.S.-led war in neighboring Iraq that he likened to "Pandora's box." .As a close ally of the United States, NATOmember Turkey is expected to offer airspace and logistical support for the United States against Iraq... More

  • U.N. Seeks Iraq Arms Declaration Answers

    Iraq is cooperating with weapons inspections on the ground but needs to answer questions about its recent arms declaration, the chief U.N. weapons inspector said Friday. Hans Blix, who heads the U.N. Monitoring Verification and Inspection Commission, charged with investigating Iraq's biological, chemical and missile programs, wouldn't confirm Iraqi.. More

  • Paris Rabbi Injured After Being Stabbed; Israel Destroys Activist's House

    An assailant stabbed and wounded a rabbi inside his Paris synagogue Friday, authorities said. Gabriel Farhi, 34, was treated for a stomach injury and released from Yves Harel, a hospital spokesman. The attacker fled and was still at large late Friday. There was no immediate word on a motive for the attack. Delanoe underwent emergency surgery in October.. More

  • Venezuela Clashes Turn Deadly

    Two people were shot dead and two dozen were wounded on Friday when foes and supporters of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez clashed in Caracas as the opposition stepped up street protests in its drive to force the leftist leader to resign. Demonstrators and police ran for cover after dozens of gunshots rang out near the capital's military headquarters,.. More

  • U.N. Experts Search More Suspect Sites in Iraq

    U.N. arms inspectors hunting for weapons of mass destruction searched four suspect sites in Iraq on Friday, a Muslim rest day, including one in the southern province of Basra. Iraqi officials said missile experts inspected al Rasheed State Company, 37 miles southeast of Baghdad. The company, which is run by the Military Industrialization Commission,.. More

  • Israeli Occupation Army Destroys Resistance Leader's Home

    Israeli occupation army engineers destroyed the West Bank home of an Islamic resistance leader on Friday after violence rippled again through the occupied territories. The occupation army and Palestinian security sources identified the resistance manas Mohammed Brewesh, a leader of the Islamic Jihad group which has carried out resistance bombings and.. More

  • N.Korea Wants Talks with U.S., Non-Aggression Pact

    North Korea said on Friday it was willing to discuss its nuclear program with the United States and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), but insisted a non-aggression pact was the only way to defuse the crisis. The reclusive communist state's ambassador to China, Choe Jin-su, told a news conference the North's decision to reactivate its nuclear.. More