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  • Powell: Key Iraq Intelligence was Flawed

    US Secretary of State Colin Powell acknowledged on Friday that the "most dramatic" part of his presentation to the United Nations in making the case for war on Iraq was based on flawed intelligence. Powell also said he hoped a commission investigating the US intelligence on Iraq's alleged weapons of mass destruction would reveal how the CIA ended.. More

  • Huge Turnout in Lanka Elections

    Sri Lankans voted in large numbers yesterday, but there was no indication so far they had broken a political logjam that has blocked efforts to revive a peace bid with the island's separatist Tamil Tigers. The parliamentary election - the third in four years - was also one of the calmest in years, with fears of violence largely unfounded. Election.. More

  • French Police Arrest Key ETA Figures

    French police have made another significant arrest of a senior ETA member in south-west France, near Angouleme. The man is reported to be Felix Alberto Lopez de la Calle, otherwise known as "Mobutu", and is thought to be the Basque terrorist group's military leader. He was arrested along with three other people, including his girlfriend and fellow.. More

  • US to Fingerprint all Foreign Visitors

    The United States said yesterday it will fingerprint and photograph the citizens of 27 nations that do not require US visas, including visitors from close allies like Britain, Australia and Japan. State Department spokesman Adam Ereli said the new policy would be put in place at all US airports and seaports by September 30, requiring citizens of the.. More

  • Two Fighters Killed in Gaza Strip as Palestinians, Israeli Police Clash in Jerusalem

    A Palestinian fighter armed with a Kalachnikov rifle and grenades was killed by Israeli gunfire Friday when he approached the "Karni-Netzarim" road in the Gaza Strip. Earlier, a 19-year-old Palestinian man was killed Friday in heavy exchanges of gunfire with Israeli troops on the Gaza Strip-Egypt border, Palestinians said. Hospital officials identified.. More

  • Voting Ends in Sri Lanka's Parliamentary Election

    Voting ended in Sri Lanka's parliamentary elections with an estimated 75 percent of the 12.89 million electorate turning out despite fears of violence, election officials said. The two main contenders, President Chandrika Kumaratunga's Freedom Alliance and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe's United National Party, said they were generally satisfied.. More

  • Three US Soldiers Wounded near Fallujah, as Seven Iraqis Killed in Protest, Bombing

    A roadside bomb wounded three US soldiers in an American military convoy on Thursday near Fallujah. Following the incident, American forces briefly blocked roads leading into Fallujah. The attack took place on a road a few kilometers outside this Iraqi city, locals told AP. In Ramadi, west of Fallujah, six Iraqi civilians died and four were injured.. More

  • German State Bans Headscarves for Teachers

    A conservative German state has become the first in the country to ban Muslim public school teachers from wearing headscarves amid a fierce debate on religious symbols in public life. The legislature of the southern state of Baden-Wurttemberg, led by a coalition of the Christian Democratic Union and the liberal Free Democrats, voted almost unanimously.. More

  • Serbs Slam NATO Karadzic Raid

    Some 2,000 angry Bosnian Serbs have protested against a NATO raid to arrest war crimes fugitive Radovan Karadzic in his old stronghold of Pale. A priest and his son were injured in the operation by about 40 troops from the US, Britain and other nations, who failed to find Karadzic. "Fascists," chanted the protesters, many of whom regard their war-time.. More

  • Palestinians Say 'PM Did Nothing to Better our Lives'

    West Bank residents accuse Palestinian PM of failing to deliver his promises since taking office. Despite unmitigated criticism of Israel for their plight, Palestinians have few kind words for their own prime minister Ahmed Qorei, accusing him Thursday of doing nothing to improve their lives in his first six months in office. Defending his government's.. More

  • Donors Pledge Aid to Afghanistan

    International donors have pledged 4.4 billion US dollar for Afghanistan's reconstruction after President Hamid Karzai appealed for help. The pledge, however, falls way short of 27.5 billion sought by Karzai on Wednesday at a meeting of over 50 donor nations in Berlin to stop his country from becoming a haven for drugs and terrorism. Karzai urged.. More

  • People of Cyprus to Vote on UN Peace Plan

    "This is a moment of high drama." These were the words of UN Secretary General Kofi Annan as he announced he was putting his revised peace plan for Cyprus to the people. Referenda will be held, involving both the Greek and Turkish communities, giving them the chance to decide whether 30 years of partition should be brought to an end. "This plan is.. More

  • Five US Soldiers Killed in Bomb Attack

    At least five troops of the U.S.-led occupation force in Iraq were killed on Wednesday after their vehicle was hit by a roadside bomb west of Baghdad, a U.S. military spokesman said. The incident took place at al-Anbar province west of Baghdad. In another attack west of Baghdad, resistance fighters destroyed two cars, burning several passengers.. More

  • Jewish Settlement Removal a 'Big Lie'

    Palestinians have dismissed Israeli claims that it dismantled a Jewish settlement near the occupied West Bank city of Hebron as a "big lie". The Israeli army said on Wednesday it removed an uninhabited settlement near the Jewish outpost of Kiryat Arba next to Hebron. Under international law, all Jewish settlements are illegal, a stance not recognized.. More

  • Bombing Attack South of Baghdad as US Soldier Dies near Fallujah

    Unidentified bomber blew up explosives in his car outside the house of a police chief south of Baghdad on Tuesday, killing himself and injuring seven others, officials said. The bombing took place in the town of Hillah, some 100 kilometers south of Baghdad. Police Maj. Ali Jawad said guards outside the house of Hillah police chief Brig. Gen. Qeis.. More