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U.S. Troops Arrest More than 200 near Tikrit
U.S. Army forces stormed into a village near Tikrit before dawn Thursday, seizing more than 200 prisoners, including one man on the United States' "most-wanted" list of former Iraqi officials. The northern city of Tikrit is Saddam Hussein's hometown and the region around it is known as a hotbed of Baath Party supporters and former high-ranking Iraqi.. More -
Germany's Schroeder Urges U.N. Reform
Germany's Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder called for reform of the United Nations on Thursday, saying a stronger international body was the only way to prevent future disputes between countries descending into war. Schroeder, who opposed the recent U.S.-led war in Iraq, was in Vietnam on the last leg of a four-country economic and political courtship.. More -
Five Palestinians Killed by Israeli Troops
Five Palestinians were killed by Israeli troops in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, with troops accused of firing on a hospital and using women and children as human shields in one incident. On the diplomatic front, meanwhile, skirmishing over the implementation of the so-called roadmap for peace in the Middle East continued. A 12-year-old boy was shot.. More -
New Chechnya Bombing at Least 14 Killed
A woman - bomber blew herself up Chechnya's capitol on Wednesday in the second such attack this week, killing at least 14 people and wounding scores of others. The latest bombing by Chechen independence fighters, apparently an attempt to assassinate the region's most senior pro-Moscow figure, followed a truck bomb at government offices in the north.. More -
Sharon, Abbas to Meet in Shadow of Saudi Blasts
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and his Palestinian counterpart, Mahmud Abbas, will hold their first meeting this weekend, a Palestinian official said as deadly attacks in Saudi Arabia cast a new shadow over the region. Earlier, US Secretary of State Colin Powell strove to reassure the Palestinians over the future of the international roadmap for.. More -
Explosion at Chinese Coal Mine Kills 63
A gas explosion at a mine in eastern China has killed at least 63 miners and another 23 are missing and feared dead. There were 113 people in the state-registered Luling mine, near the city of Hefei in Anhui province, 950km (600 miles) south of Beijing, when the blast hit at 1613 (0813 GMT) on Tuesday. So far 27 people have been rescued from the.. More -
Three Palestinians Killed by Israeli Forces
Israeli forces in the Gaza Strip killed three Palestinian security men and wounded at least 20 people in a separate raid on a refugee camp on Wednesday, Palestinian officials said. The bloodshed, which followed a bomb attack that wounded 10 Israeli soldiers, showed that renewed U.S. peace efforts after the Iraq war have made little impact on the daily.. More -
Bush Vows to Find Attackers
President Bush has vowed that America will find the attackers responsible for the bombings which are believed to have killed 91 people in Saudi Arabia. Ten of the dead are Americans and at least five Britons have been injured in the three synchronised attacks which targeted Westerners living in the Saudi capital, Riyadh. Bush said: "These despicable.. More -
Iran Warns US Against 'New Crises'
Iran is not interested in escalating tensions in the Middle East and opposes anything that created instability in the region, President Mohammad Khatami has said. On a landmark visit to Lebanon, he declared Iran was determined to work towards democracy and progress for the region and the world. But he said Syria, Iran and Lebanon would not simply.. More -
'Long Way to Peace' Says South Korean President
South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun sought to allay U.S. worries about the North Korean nuclear standoff Tuesday, expressing confidence for a peaceful solution although difficulties remained. On his first trip to the United States, Roh flew from New York to Washington ahead of a meeting Wednesday with President Bush to discuss North Korea's suspected.. More -
ISAF Peacekeepers Shot and Wounded in Kabul
Two Norwegian members of the International Security Assistance Force were wounded Tuesday in Kabul when unidentified gunmen opened fire on the patrol, ISAF spokesman Colonel Thomas Loebbering told AFP. "They were shot at. Two of them have been hit. The injured are now under medical treatment in the ISAF military hospital," Loeberring told AFP. The.. More -
'Settlements Not an Issue on Horizon' Says Sharon
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said in a published interview that dismantling Jewish settlements on land Palestinians seek for a state under a U.S.-backed peace plan is "not an issue on the horizon." The "road map" plan calls for Israel to stop expanding settlements in the West Bank and Gaza as part of a series of confidence-building steps under.. More -
At Least 10 Killed in Riyadh Blasts
At least 10 people were killed and more than 150 wounded when four powerful blasts rocked the Saudi capital Riyadh, all apparently targeting American-inhabited residences or offices, residents and hospital sources said. The Saudi interior ministry confirmed the three explosions without immediately detailing the targets of the blasts, which occurred.. More -
Israeli, Palestinian Leaders to Meet
Israel sealed off the Gaza Strip on Monday as Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and his Palestinian counterpart, Mahmoud Abbas, prepared to meet in the highest-level Israeli-Palestinian talks in nearly three years. Israeli Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom said the meeting will be Friday. Palestinian Information Minister Nabil Amr said arrangements were being.. More -
Top Iraqi Pair Held by US
The woman who ran Iraq's secret biological laboratory, has been taken into American custody. British-educated Dr Rihab Taha was not on the list of the 55 most wanted Iraqis but her detention is seen a major step in a search for possible weapons of mass destruction. US forces have also detained the former armed forces chief of staff, Ibrahim Ahmad Abd.. More
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