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Eight Children Released in Russia Hostage Drama
TheChechen fightersfreed eight children on Friday but kept some 700 people hostage in a Moscow theater rigged with explosives. The children, aged between 6 and 12, were led to safety by members of the International Committee of the Red Cross and, a Red Cross official said, they were in good health. Some 40 heavily-armed Chechenfighters seized the theater.. More -
Israeli Tanks Pour Into Jenin to Hunt resistance men
Hundreds of Israeli occupation soldiers backed by scores of tanks and other occupation armyvehicles took control of the Palestinian city of Jenin on Friday in response to a resistancebombing that killed 14 people. The incursion into the West Bank, from where Israel says Monday's bombing was launched, was the biggest since an occupation army offensive.. More -
Early returns in Bahrain's first polls since 1973 show wins by secularists and Islamists
Results from Bahrain's first legislative elections in nearly 30 years showed a mix of secularist and Islamic candidates winning seats, with two women securing places in run-off polls, officials said Friday. The election was a milestone for women as it marked the first time they had been empowered to vote and run for national office in a Gulf Arab nation... More -
Chechens Still Hold Hundreds, Foreigners to Be Freed
HIGHLIGHTS: 7 Hostages Released Early Friday||First Pictures of the Attackers Aired By Russian TV Friday||Putin Claims Operation Planned Abroad||A Woman Trying to Escape Has been Killed While 2 Other Women Make it to Safety||Two Jordanian Doctors Allowed in||Contact with Attackers Described as Erratic at Best|| STORY: Hundreds of hostages, including.. More -
Israeli Tanks Enter Jenin
Hundreds of occupation soldiers backed by scores of heavy military vehicles entered the West Bank city of Jenin early on Friday as Israel retaliated for a resistance car bombing that killed 14 Israelis earlier this week. A senior Israeli commander said the operation, dubbed "Vanguard," was aimed at rooting out some 20 resistance activists in the city.. More -
US Lobbies UN, Iraq Decries War Declaration
The United States lobbied U.N. Security Council members to pass its draft resolution against Iraq on Thursday but Baghdad urged the world body to reject what it said was akin to a declaration of war.Russia and France, who hold vetoes in the council, believe the U.S. text that has been negotiated for weeks to disarm Iraq still has "triggers" for military.. More -
US Envoy Presses Mideast Mission Despite Wariness
U.S. envoy William Burns pressed on with his Middle East peace mission on Thursday despite reservations from Israelis and Palestinians about the diplomatic "roadmap" he brought with him.Burns, on the second day of his visit, met Israeli Defense Minister Binyamin Ben-Eliezer and then traveled to the West Bank city of Jericho for talks with Palestinian.. More -
Chechen hostage-takers refuse to release foreigners: Kremlin
Chechen attackers holding hundreds of hostages in a Moscow theatre have refused to release their foreign captives as they had earlier promised, a Kremlin spokesman said.The hostage-takers went back on their promise after diplomats, who were to be present for the release of the foreigners, arrived late, Alexander Machevsky told reporters on Thursday.. More -
Police make arrests in connection with US sniper case: CNN
Police in Maryland have made "multiple arrests" at a rest stop off a highway in Maryland in connection to the Washington-area sniper case, CNN television said quoting reliable sources listening to police scanners.At least two people were arrested near Middletown, Maryland, some 80 kilometers (50 miles) northwest of here, CNN said early Thursday.There.. More -
US Pushes Peace Plan but Sharon Slams Palestinians
HIGHLIGHTS: Israel Criticizes Washington's U.S.-led "Roadmap" Initiative as Being Short on Security Guarantees While Palestinians Say it's Lacking on Timetables & Mechanisms of Enforcement||Burns Builds on Bush's Policy of Freezing out Arafat||Van Explodes in Nablus Injuring 10 Palestinians||Occupation Forces Demolish Palestinian Houses in Nablus and.. More -
Security Council Meets on "last chance" for Iraq
HIGHLIGHTS New Draft Retains Language Which Could Be Construed as Giving Washington Authority to Attack Iraq||Council Meets again Friday But Vote May Take a Few More Days||Seven Council Members "categorically" against the Draft which Needs 9 out of 15 Votes to Be Adopted||Council Expects to Hear again from Chief UN Inspector, Hans Blix, Expected back.. More -
Chechens Hold Hundreds of Moscow Theater-Goers
HIGHLIGHTS: Attackers Demand Russia Pull Troops from their Chechen Muslim Homeland||Putin Calls Off Trip to Germany & Portugal to Deal with Drama at his Doorstep|| Movsar Barayev, Attackers Leader Threatens to Blow up Entire Building with those Inside if Building is Stormed|| Two Prominent Figures in Moscow's Chechen community Report Varying Degrees.. More -
Iraq: New U.N. Resolution Futile, U.S. Wants War
Iraq said on Wednesday it was futile for the United Nations Security Council to adopt any new resolution on Iraq as the United States was determined to go to war and would find any pretext to do so. "There is no need for the Security Council to adopt a new resolution, particularly after it has become clear to everybody that the objective of the U.S... More -
U.S. Envoy in Israel with Peace 'Roadmap'
U.S. envoy William Burns arrived in Israel on Wednesday armed with a peace "roadmap" aimed at ending two years of Middle East conflict as Washington courts Arab support for a possible war on Iraq. A U.S. embassy spokesman said Burns was expected to hold talks later on Wednesday with Israeli officials, including Foreign Minister Shimon Peres, and would.. More -
Koreas Seek Nuclear Resolution, but Eyes on U.S.
North and South Korea agreed on Wednesday to seek a peaceful resolution to North Korea's nuclear arms program, an issue that will be the focus of intensive U.S. diplomacy with Asian and Pacific leaders this weekend. Faced with U.S. evidence, senior North Korean officials acknowledged early in October their country had been processing uranium to build.. More
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