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U.N. OKs U.S.-Led Administration of Iraq
In a victory for the United States, the U.N. Security Council overwhelmingly approved a resolution Thursday giving the United Nations' backing to the U.S.-led administration of Iraq and lifting economic sanctions. The resolution passed by a 14-0 vote, with Syria - the only Arab nation on the council - absent. John Negroponte, the U.S. ambassador, said.. More -
Algerian Earthquake Kills at Least 1500
The most devastating earthquake to hit Algeria in two decades struck east of the capital, killing at least 1500 people and injuring more than 5,000 the government said. Rescuers feared whole families were buried in the rubble as apartment building walls collapsed and falling trees crushed cars in Wednesday's quake. Hospitals were swamped with the injured... More -
War Critics Back US Iraq Plans
France, Germany and Russia have announced they will vote for a US resolution to end United Nations sanctions on Iraq. French Foreign Minister Dominique de Villepin said the three countries wanted the proposals to go further, but would still back them. The resolution, co-sponsored by the UK and Spain, envisages the US-led coalition running Iraq until.. More -
U.S. Troops on Shooting Spree After Attack in Iraq
Unidentified gunmen fired anti-tank rockets at a U.S. armored vehicle in the tense Iraqi town of Falluja, sending U.S. troops into a shooting spree that killed at least two Iraqis, residents said on Thursday. Residents said they heard several explosions in the center of Falluja, 32 miles northwest of Baghdad, at around 11 p.m. (3 p.m. EDT) on Wednesday.. More -
Al-Jazeera Airs New Al-Qaida's Message
An audiotape attributed to Osama bin Laden's top lieutenant on Wednesday called on Muslims to stage more attacks against Jews, Americans and U.S. allies. The Arab satellite station Al-Jazeera showed a still photograph of Ayman al-Zawahri wearing a white turban while a forceful speaker urged Muslims to draw inspiration from the Sept. 11 attacks. "Consider.. More -
Earthquake in Algeria; More than 200 dead, Hundreds Injured
More than 200 people were killed, and hundreds more injured in an earthquake that struck the country late Wednesday, state radio said. It said about 230 people were killed in the Boumerdes and Algiers region. About 50 more were killed and some 300 injured in the region of Rouiba, also east of Algiers, the radio said. Terrified residents fled their.. More -
Israeli Tanks Invade Bait Hanoun, Abbas Cancels a Visit
Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas canceled a visit to this northern Gaza town Wednesday after Israeli tanks and bulldozers again invaded it, with soldiers firing in the air and warning workers to evacuate factories. Abbas was scheduled to tour Beit Hanoun to survey damage from Israel's five-day invasion. Israeli troops, who pulled to the outskirts.. More -
3 Afghan Soldiers Killed at U.S. Embassy
U.S. soldiers guarding the American Embassy in Kabul shot and killed at least three Afghan soldiers Wednesday as they unloaded weapons destined for a nearby intelligence depot, apparently mistaking the men for assailants, Afghan officials said. The shootout erupted as the Afghan forces were taking the weapons off a truck, said Kabul Police Chief Basir.. More -
U.S. Predicts U.N. Support for Iraq Plan
The United States predicted that it will get "substantial support" for a resolution to lift U.N. sanctions against Iraq in a Security Council vote expected on Thursday. The new draft would authorize the U.S.-led coalition, which drove Saddam Hussein from power, to run Iraq until an internationally recognized government is established and to use its.. More -
U.S. Terror Alert Raised to 'Orange' Level
The Bush administration raised the national terror alert level to 'orange' amid fears that a wave of attacks overseas would spread to the United States. Officials with the Department of Homeland Security said the threats were not specific to location, time or method of attack. The warning sets in motion new security measures for the federal government.. More -
Saudi Arrests More Al-Qaeda Suspects, Embassies Shut
Saudi Arabia said on Tuesday it had arrested more suspected Al- Qaeda members as the United States, Britain and Germany shut their embassies in the kingdom in response to warnings more "terror" attacks may be imminent. One Saudi security source told Reuters three men were detained in the Red Sea port city of Jeddah on Monday, and that one of them was.. More -
Israeli Troops Pull Back from Gaza Town
Israeli troops pulled back to the edges of a Palestinian town in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday. The withdrawal from Beit Hanoun in northern Gaza suggested Israel is holding off on large-scale retaliation for now, amid international concern that new strikes would further weaken the new Palestinian prime minister, Mahmoud Abbas. Abbas is seen as instrumental.. More -
Eight Killed, 25 Wounded in Palestinian Clashes in Lebanon
Eight people, including six members of Yasser Arafat's Fatah movement, were killed and 25 others wounded when the secular faction clashed with an Islamic group in south Lebanon Palestinian refugee camp, medical sources said. The six Fatah militiamen were killed during firefights with automatic and anti-tank weapons Monday against members of the Osbat.. More -
New Palestinian Bomb Attack, at Least 4 Dead
A Palestinian bomb - attacker detonated explosives at the entrance to a crowded mall in northern Israel today, killing at least four shoppers and wounding 31, the latest in a series of bombings that have derailed U.S. peace efforts. The attack in the town of Afula was the fifth bomb attack with 48 hours, following blasts in Gaza, Jerusalem and the.. More -
Indonesian Troops Attack Aceh Separitists
Hundreds of Indonesian troops parachuted into Aceh and a plane fired rockets at suspected Aceh separatist positions as the military went on the attack following the collapse of peace talks in Tokyo. Some 468 members of a rapid reaction strike force parachuted from six Hercules aircaft to join about 28,000 troops already in the province, said Firdaus.. More
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