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U.S. Captures Four Top Iraqi Officials
American forces in Iraq captured four top officials of Saddam Hussein's former government Wednesday, including the air defense force commander and the former head of military intelligence. The highest-ranking official in the group is Muzahim Sa'b Hassan al-Tikriti, who headed Iraq's air defenses under Saddam. He was No. 10 on the U.S. list of the top.. More -
US Warns Iran Against Actions in Iraq
The United States said it had warned Iran against "any outside interference" in Iraq and begun military patrols near the border, amid concerns that Tehran may have sent agents to push its brand of Islamic government. We have well-known channels of communication with Iran and we have made clear to Iran that we would oppose any outside interference in.. More -
Frantic Phone-Calls, Shuttle Diplomacy as Arafat Battles to Cling to Power
Frantic shuttle diplomacy and phone calls from world leaders tried to persuade Yasser Arafat to end his resistance to a new cabinet line-up, with a deadline for his moderate prime minister-designate to have it accepted or quit only hours away. If new prime minister Mahmud Abbas, who stormed out of talks on Saturday accusing Arafat of blocking reforms,.. More -
Iraq to Set Up Commission for Kurd-Arab Disputes
Iraq will set up a commission to resolve disputes between Arabs and thousands of Kurds displaced from their homes under Saddam Hussein , Kurdish and U.S. officials said on Wednesday. Kurdish leaders have reassured Jay Garner, the retired general overseeing Iraq's reconstruction who is visiting the Kurdish-held north, they would not take reprisals.. More -
US Envoy in Low-Key Nuclear Talks With North Korea, China
US Asia envoy James Kelly had a first round of low-key nuclear talks in Beijing with "axis of evil" foe North Korea .The negotiations, which also involved China as an active third party, marked the first direct dialogue since the crisis over North Korea's nuclear program erupted in October. Kelly declined comment as he returned to his hotel in the.. More -
Arafat, Abbas 'Narrow Differences' on Leadership
Palestinian President Yasser Arafat and his premier-designate have narrowed differences over cabinet posts and powers, which are blocking a Middle East peace plan, a senior Palestinian official said on Tuesday. The United States and the European Union have weighed in behind Mahmoud Abbas in his leadership tussle with Arafat. Hanging in the balance are.. More -
France Proposes Suspending Iraq Sanctions
After staunchly opposing the U.S.-led war against Saddam Hussein, France made a surprise proposal Tuesday to meet the United States halfway by calling for the immediate suspension of crippling economic sanctions on Iraq. U.S. Ambassador John Negroponte stuck by President Bush's demand that because of "the dramatically changed circumstances within Iraq,".. More -
Hundreds of Thousands of Shiites Converge on Karbala
Swaying and chanting, some bleeding from self-inflicted wounds of ritual mourning, an estimated 1 million Shiite Muslims marched to Karbala's Imam Hussein's Mosque. The large turnout for the annual festival, banned under Saddam, which ends Thursday, highlighted the power and potential of Iraq's majority Shiite community. Despite bitter internal differences.. More -
U.S. Postwar Official Visits Kurd Region
Retired U.S. Lt. Gen. Jay Garner, who is overseeing the postwar reconstruction of Iraq , arrived in the northern Kurdish region on Tuesday, his second day of a tour around the country. Garner's helicopter landed in Sulaymaniyah under heavy guard and was met by a delegation from the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, one of the two main Kurdish groups. It.. More -
U.N.'s Blix Questions Case for War on Iraq
Chief United Nations weapons inspector Hans Blix on Tuesday questioned the intelligence used by the United States and Britain to justify attacking Iraq for concealing weapons of mass destruction. Blix, faulted by Washington for not coming up with evidence of illegal weapons, also accused U.S. officials of deliberately seeking to discredit his team.. More -
US Draws Up Plan to Bomb North Korea's Nuclear Plant
The Pentagon has produced detailed plans to bomb North Korea's nuclear plant at Yongbyon if the Stalinist state goes ahead with reprocessing of spent nuclear fuel rods, an Australian report said.Citing "well-informed sources close to US thinking", The Australian newspaper said the plan also included a US strike against North Korean heavy artillery.. More -
Mediators Try to End Palestinian Cabinet Dispute
Palestinian mediators sought on Monday to resolve a dispute over security powers between prime minister-designate Mahmoud Abbas and President Yasser Arafat that could delay a new Middle East peace plan. Failure to form a cabinet dedicated to democratic reforms would hold up U.S. presentation of a long-awaited "road map" toward peace between Palestinians.. More -
Iraqi Religious Leaders Call for Unity & Challenge US Rule
More than 4,000 Shia Muslims staged an anti-American protest in Baghdad. The demonstrators converged on the Palestine Hotel - the main hotel housing international media - and demanded the release of one of their leaders, Sheikh Muhammad al-Fartusi. "No to colonialism," they chanted, while thousands more Shias poured into the city of Karbala for a pilgrimage,.. More -
Another Top Iraqi Official in US Custody
The US military said that a key member of Saddam Hussein's inner circle, one of 55 Iraqi officials most wanted by the United States, had been taken into custody by US troops. Zubaidi, was a former member of the Revolutionary Command Council, the central decision-making body of Saddam's regime. The US military announced his arrest -- which brought to.. More -
U.S. Administrator Arrives in Baghdad
BAGHDAD, Iraq - The retired U.S. general appointed as Iraq's postwar administrator arrived in Baghdad on Monday, while two more top members of Saddam Hussein's regime - including his son-in-law - were reported captured. In another development, The New York Times reported Monday that a scientist who claims to have worked in Iraq's chemical weapons program.. More
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