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Kerry Claims Victory in Iowa Vote

Senator John Kerry has won the first of a series of votes to choose a Democratic challenger to President George Bush in November's US election. Vietnam veteran Mr Kerry, 60, beat Senator John Edwards into second place in the Iowa vote, with early favourite Howard Dean well behind in third place. Congressman Dick Gephardt came fourth and has dropped.. More

55430 20/01/2004
UN Expected to Intervene in Iraqi Election Dispute

The United Nations is considering sending a team to Iraq to explore whether direct elections could be held before power is transferred in June. After talks with Iraq's interim leaders in New York, UN Secretary General Kofi Annan said a decision would be made after final discussions. But a senior UN diplomat said Mr Annan had already decided to.. More

55413 20/01/2004
Israeli Soldier Killed on Border with Lebanon

An Israeli soldier has died in south Lebanon after the army bulldozer he was in tried to enter the country, drawing fire from Lebanese resistance fighters. A second Israeli soldier was injured in the incident on Monday, reported Israeli military officials. Al-Manar television reported that Hizb Allah had destroyed the vehicle that crossed the border.. More

55412 20/01/2004
3 U.S. Soldiers Hurt in Fresh Afghanistan Attack

Three U.S. soldiers were wounded in an attack on a southern Afghanistan base, a military spokesman said Monday. One attacker was killed in the gunfight that erupted when about 15 attackers assailed the base at Deh Rawood in Uruzgan province early Sunday, Lt. Col. Bryan Hilferty said. The wounded soldiers were flown to the main U.S. base at Bagram,.. More

55362 19/01/2004
Six Shot in Anti-Government March in Haiti

One person was shot dead and five were wounded on Sunday when gunmen took to the streets to break up an anti-government demonstration in Haiti's capital. People hiding in allies and on rooftops threw rocks and bottles and fired shots as thousands of anti-government demonstrators marched through the streets of Port-au-Prince. The demonstrators were.. More

55357 19/01/2004
Sharon Praises Vandalism Act

A spat between Israel and Sweden over a controversial Stockholm art exhibit showing a Palestinian martyr bomber turned into a full-scale diplomatic row yesterday when Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon stepped into the fray. The dispute erupted on Friday after Israel's ambassador to Sweden, Zvi Mazel, was thrown out of Stockholm's Museum of National.. More

55353 19/01/2004
Pakistan Top Scientist's Aide Arrested

Pakistani authorities have detained a senior aide of top Pakistani nuclear scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan amid a probe into the alleged leaking of nuclear information to Iran, his family said yesterday. "Major Islam ul-Haq was picked up by the security officials from the residence of Doctor Qadeer Khan at about 8:30pm on Saturday," his wife Nilofer said. Majo.. More

55352 19/01/2004
Anti-Globalization Movement Seeks Alliance against Bush

Anti-globalization activists called for unity against the United States and big business as 100,000 people from 130 countries met off a Bombay highway in the movement's first forum since the Iraq war. The World Social Forum, billed as a counterweight to the World Economic Forum of business and political leaders, which opens Wednesday in Switzerland,.. More

55326 18/01/2004
UN Troops Enter Eastern Liberia

United Nations troops have deployed in eastern Liberia for the first time, expanding their control over parts of the lawless countryside. The UN started operations in Liberia last year after a peace deal saw the exiling of former President Charles Taylor and the end of the war. UN soldiers have controlled the capital for some time but they have.. More

55325 18/01/2004
At Least 17 Iraqis 2 Americans Killed in Baghdad Blast

At least 17 Iraqis and two Americans have been killed in a powerful car bomb blast which ripped the main gate to the headquarters of the US occupation authorities in Baghdad. "Initial reports say an estimated 17 Iraqis were killed in the blast," a military spokeswoman told Reuters. An official at the US-led administration put the toll at 17 dead.. More

55293 18/01/2004
Israeli a Bedouin Arab Soldier 'Tried to Cover up Killing of British Activist'

The Israeli soldier accused of killing Tom Hurndall, the British peace activist who died last week, tried to cover up his crime by asking for his commander's permission to shoot an "armed man" moments after he had already fired the fatal shot. Details of the alleged attempt to cover up the killing are contained in the indictment against the soldier,.. More

55280 18/01/2004
Musharraf Urges 'Jihad' on Terror

Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf yesterday braved opposition heckling and demands to step down as he addressed the parliament for the first time and called for a holy war on extremism. "I appeal to you and the people of Pakistan to wage a jihad against extremism," he told parliament in his first address to a joint sitting of the national assembly.. More

55276 18/01/2004
Israeli Troops Raid West Bank Village

Several Israeli military vehicles rolled into the Palestinian village of Tal, south of Nablus, in the early hours of Saturday and imposed a curfew upon the estimated 6000 residents. According to Aljazeera's correspondent, Khaled Amayreh, the occupation soldiers carried out "meticulous and onerous" house searches. Amayreh further reported several.. More

55261 17/01/2004
At Least 5 US Soldiers Killed North of Baghdad

Five U.S. troops were killed Saturday morning when a huge roadside bomb went off north of Baghdad, splitting open the gun turret of the Bradley Fighting Vehicle they were traveling in, according to sources in the U.S. 4th Infantry Division. The blast happened west of Taji, which is some 30 kilometers north of Baghdad, CNN reported. The vehicle.. More

55226 17/01/2004
Sixteen Immigrants Die as Boat Capsizes off Canaries

At least 16 people have drowned in the latest tragedy involving illegal immigrants trying to start a new life in Europe. Disaster struck off Fuerteventura, one of Spain's Canary islands, off the west coast of Morocco. A boat carrying the migrants from Africa capsized on a reef as it was nearing the beach, tipping its occupants into the sea. Nine.. More

55224 17/01/2004

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