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  • Jordan security forces enter town in hunt for Islamists

    Jordanian security forces entered the southern town of Maan at dawn to arrest a dozen wanted Islamists described as an "armed band of outlaws" by information minister Mohammed Adwan.An official source said some members of the group had been arrested, and sub-machine guns and other automatic weapons seized.Searches were continuing for the others, the.. More

  • Saud Al-Faisal Says Iraq Accepts UN Resolution, as New US War Plan Leaked

    Baghdad has reportedly accepted a United Nations resolution on Iraqi disarmament as a new US war plan is leaked to the media. Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal told an Arab League foreign ministers meeting in Cairo that Baghdad had accepted the UN resolution after obtaining assurances from UN Security Council member Syria that the resolution.. More

  • Half-A-Million March in Anti-War Rally in Italy

    More than half a million anti-war protesters from across Europe marched through the Italian Renaissance city of Florence on Saturday in a loud and colorful demonstration denouncing any possible U.S. attack on Iraq. Brimming with anti-American feelings and riled by a tough new U.N. resolution to disarm Iraq, young and old activists from as far afield.. More

  • Israeli Occupation Army Kills Senior Islamic Jihad Resistance Leader

    The Israeli occupation armykilled a senior Islamic Jihad resistance manon Saturday and a occupation soldier died in a bomb attack later, raising the specter of a surge in violence as a U.S. peace envoy prepared to visit the region. Islamic Jihad issued a statement in Beirut claiming responsibility for the bombing on a road Israeli occupation troops.. More

  • Iraq Faces U.N. Ultimatum to Disarm

    Iraq now faces its first test after a unanimous ultimatum from the United Nationsto disarm or confront almost certain war: whether to accept or reject the tough new blueprint for weapons inspections. In the first indication of when it would respond, the official Iraqi News Agency on Saturday said Iraq's leaders were studying the "bad and unjust" resolution.. More

  • Israeli Occupation forces Kill Senior Islamic Jihad Member

    Israeli occupation forces killed a top military leader of the Islamic Jihad group on Saturday, raising the specter of new violence in a Palestinian uprising ahead of a U.S. envoy's mission to the region to advocate calm. The Israeli occupation forces killed Iyad Sawalha in a house-to-house hunt in the West Bank city of Jenin, which drew a new pledge.. More

  • All Eyes on China Succession as Party Hails Jiang

    All eyes turned to China's secretive leadership succession on Saturday as delegates at a pivotal Communist Party Congress hailed President Jiang Zemin's move to embrace the new capitalist elite. Jiang, also party boss, offered no clear clues in his speech opening the 16th congress on Friday as to who will lead the world's most populous nation if he.. More

  • World Sees Chance for Peace, Iraq Mum on U.N. Vote

    HIGHLIGHTS: . Fellow veto-powers Russia and France Supported the Resolution Along with Syria, Iraq's Arab Neighbor|| France Hints at Taking Part in Military Action against Iraq Should that Become Necessary|| Russia Says Nothing in Resolution Allows Automatic Use of Force, But Complex Resolution Does Leave Washington Free to Attack Iraq without Security.. More

  • Palestinians Eager, Israel Reserved on U.S. Mission

    HIGHLIGHTS: Satterfield Due in the Region Monday|| Israelis Critical of So-called 'Roadmap' Peace Plan on Security Grounds, Palestinians Equally Skeptical on Lack of Timetable for Implementation|| Two Palestinians Killed in Latest Intifadha Confrontations|| Ex-Mossad Boss Favors Dialogue Between Israel & the Palestinian Hamas Resistance Group||STORY:.. More

  • Giscard Drops EU Bombshell on Turkey

    HIGHLIGHTS: 'Turkey, Not a European Country & its Entry Would be the End of EU,' d'Estaing|| Comments Heighten Controversy over EU Eventual Border after Enlargement|| d'Estaing Underlines Turkey's Different Culture (Islam) & Different Approach (Birthrate)|| Turkish Official Brands d'Estaing "a Christian Fundamentalist Who Views EU as a 'Christian Club.'"||.. More

  • U.N. Set to Vote on Iraq; Russia Still Has Concerns

    The U.N. Security Council was expected to back a tough resolution drafted by the United States and Britain Friday to ensure Iraq gets rid of arms of mass destruction, but Russia still had some lingering doubts. Iraqi President Saddam Husseinhas condemned the resolution as the law of the jungle, but the 15-nation Security Council looked set to adopt.. More

  • Israeli occupation troops destroy house during Gaza incursion

    An Israeli armoured unit entered the Khan Yunes sector of the southern Gaza Strip, razing the home of a resistance attacker and wounding two Palestinians.The occupation troops destroyed a three-storey house belonging to the family of Ismael Ashur Brif, 25, who was shot dead Wednesday after killing two people at the Rafah Yam settlement where he worked.During.. More

  • Turkey Warns on 'Fundamentalism'

    The head of Turkey's staunchly secular military warned Friday that the armed forces would protect th Turkey's military has carried out three coups since 1960 and pressured a pro-Islamic party out of power in 1997. The Justice and Development Party, which won a majority of seats in Sunday's elections, has its origins in Turkey's Islamic movement, but.. More

  • US and France Agree on Iraq UN Resolution, Vote Expected Soon

    The United States and France said they had agreed on a draft resolution demanding that Iraq disarm and they hoped the UN Security Council would adopt it unanimously within a day. But statements by diplomats at the UN headquarters in New York and a spokesman in Washington indicated that differences of interpretation persisted. "A positive dynamic has.. More

  • Two Palestinians Killed in West Bank Blast; Several Others Arrested

    A resistance bomber wearing an explosive belt was killed along with another Palestinian as the device blew up at an Israeli occupation army checkpoint in the West Bank, an occupation army spokesman said. The blast came on a day when Israeli occupation forces continued their crackdown on Palestinian resistance activists, carrying out arrests at three.. More