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China Accepts Hong Kong Governor's Resignation Sat, 12 Mar 2005 13:36:19 EST
China accepts the resignation of Hong Kong's chief executive, Tung Chee-hwa. Tung served for nearly eight years, but was deeply unpopular in Hong Kong and had been unable to stop pro-democracy demonstrations. He will be replaced by his chief deputy, Donald Tsang. |
Spanish Approach to Terrorism Contrasts with U.S. Sat, 12 Mar 2005 15:41:00 EST
A conference on terrorism allows Spain to contrast its approach to a terrorist attack with that of the United States. In the wake of the March 2004 rail station bombing in Madrid, Spanish authorities used police and links between security services to track suspects, but did not suspend existing civil liberties. |
U.S. Joins EU in Approach to Iran Sat, 12 Mar 2005 19:11:30 EST
The Bush administration has shifted policy on Iran, joining the European Union in offering incentives to leaders in Tehran in exchange for curbing the nuclear ambitions of Iraq's neighbor. |
New British Law Tightens Restrictions on Suspected Terrorists Sat, 12 Mar 2005 19:11:30 EST
Britain's parliament approves a highly contested anti-terrorism bill that allows suspected terrorists to be held under house arrest, monitored electronically and subject to other restrictions. Michele Norris talks with Nick Fielding of the Sunday Times of London. |
U.S. Seeks Transfers of Guantanamo Bay Prisoners Sat, 12 Mar 2005 19:11:30 EST
Defense officials say they hope to cut more than half the number of prisoners held for three years or more at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The Pentagon aims to transfer hundreds of detainees back to their home countries, but those countries will need to accept the terms first. |
Genital Mutilation Can Be Grounds for Asylum Status, Court Rules Sat, 12 Mar 2005 19:11:30 EST
An appeals court ruling in favor of a young Somali woman says that a history of genital mutilation makes a woman automatically eligible for asylum in the U.S. |
U.S. Doctors Took Clandestine Trip to Treat Yushchenko Sat, 12 Mar 2005 19:11:30 EST
A team of doctors from the U.S. secretly traveled to Vienna last December to help treat Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko, who was running for office at the time. The seriously ill Yushchenko was found to have been poisoned with the chemical dioxin. |
British Commission Calls For More Aid to Africa Fri, 11 Mar 2005 18:34:05 EST
A commission led by British Prime Minister Tony Blair releases its plan Friday to address problems affecting Africa. The 400-page report calls for an extra $25 billion to tackle issues such as poverty, AIDS, economic investment and international support. NPR's Ed Gordon talks with commissioner William Kalema, who worked on the report, and Emira Woods, co-director of Foreign Policy in Focus. |
Terrorist Networks in Europe Strengthening Fri, 11 Mar 2005 15:40:47 EST
World leaders and terrorism experts gather in Spain to mark the anniversary of last year's deadly train bombings in Madrid. The experts say investigations are finding links between militants in Western Europe, the Middle East and North Africa and evidence that cross-border cooperation is more advanced than ever. |
Spain Marks Anniversary of Madrid Train Bombings Fri, 11 Mar 2005 15:40:47 EST
Filipe Sahagun, a professor of international relations in Madrid, discusses Spain's reaction to the terror attack and how it may differ from the U.S. reaction to Sept. 11. |
Rice Talks Border Issues with Mexico's Fox Fri, 11 Mar 2005 18:08:07 EST
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice meets in Mexico with President Vicente Fox, hoping to smooth relations ahead of a planned visit by Fox to Texas. Mexico and the U.S. have been at odds over border security issues and immigration policy. |
Italian Journalist Describes Checkpoint Shooting Fri, 11 Mar 2005 10:37:31 EST
The freed Italian hostage Giuliana Sgrena, who was injured when U.S. troops opened fire on her vehicle in Iraq, says she feared U.S. forces would interfere with the operation to secure her release. An Italian intelligence agent died in the incident, which the White House called a horrific accident. Sylvia Poggioli reports. |
Mosque Attack in Mosul; Baghdad Police Chief Killed Thu, 10 Mar 2005 11:55:18 EST
A suicide bomber sets off an explosion during a funeral at a Shiite mosque in Mosul, killing at least 19. In Baghdad, the chief of a police station and two other officers were assassinated. Gunmen opened fire on the pickup truck of Col. Ahmed Abeis, killing him, a driver and a guard. |
Family of Murder Victim Spurns IRA Offer Thu, 10 Mar 2005 16:00:23 EST
The Bush administration joins the British government in condemning an Irish Republican Army offer to shoot some of its own members as punishment for killing a man in Belfast in January. The family of the dead man rejected the offer and said fear of retribution is preventing witnesses to the killing from coming forward. |
Baghdad Bombing Wounds Several Americans Thu, 10 Mar 2005 09:38:27 EST
Several grim incidents occur in Iraq Wednesday: Iraqi authorities discover two sites of apparent massacres. A major bombing in Baghdad kills three and wounds at least 30 American contractors. And there is an attempted assassination of an Iraqi Cabinet minister. |
Neighboring Kurds Travel to Study in Iraq Wed, 09 Mar 2005 21:46:57 EST
In a new educational experiment, a university in the Kurdish region of Northern Iraq has offered more than 80 Kurdish students from neighboring Syria and Iran scholarships to "study abroad" in Iraqi Kurdistan. It is a chance to study entirely in their native Kurdish. |
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Pope Speaks to Faithful, to Leave Hospital (Reuters) Sun, 13 Mar 2005 12:24:45 GMT
Reuters - Pope John Paul spoke directly to the Roman Catholic faithful Sunday for the first time since throat surgery last month and the Vatican said he would leave the hospital in the evening. |
U.S. 'Hallucinating' Over Nuclear Talks, Iran Says (Reuters) Sun, 13 Mar 2005 13:14:35 GMT
Reuters - Washington is "hallucinating" if it thinks Iran will scrap its nuclear fuel production plans in return for economic incentives, a senior Iranian official was quoted as saying Sunday. |
Sharon Says Will Scrap W. Bank Outposts, No Date Set (Reuters) Sun, 13 Mar 2005 13:29:44 GMT
Reuters - Israel's cabinet adopted on Sunday a report charting state complicity in the building of dozens of unauthorized settler outposts in the West Bank but set no timetable for their removal under a U.S.-backed peace plan. |
Report: Syria to Pull Third of Troops by March 31 (Reuters) Sun, 13 Mar 2005 12:04:15 GMT
Reuters - Syria has promised to remove one-third of its troops from Lebanon by the end of the month as the first stage of an operation that would end its 29-year military presence there, The Washington Post reported on Sunday. |
Talks on Forming Iraqi Government Collapse (Reuters) Sun, 13 Mar 2005 13:08:57 GMT
Reuters - Talks between Iraq's leading parties on forming a new government have collapsed, crushing hopes it would be in place before parliament, elected despite relentless violence, meets for the first time this week. |
Pope, in Raspy Voice, Speaks Out Blessing (AP) Sun, 13 Mar 2005 13:23:26 GMT
AP - Pope John Paul II greeted pilgrims in a raspy voice Sunday, his first live address to the faithful since he underwent throat surgery last month to ease his breathing, and the Vatican announced he would leave the hospital later in the day. |
Two U.S. Contractors Killed in Iraq (AP) Sun, 13 Mar 2005 13:20:01 GMT
AP - Two American security contractors were killed and a third wounded in a roadside bomb attack south of the Iraqi capital, the U.S. Embassy said Sunday. |
German Fugitive Arrested in Argentina (AP) Sun, 13 Mar 2005 06:55:38 GMT
AP - The former head of a secretive German colony in southern Chile was flown to Santiago early Sunday after his arrest in Argentina. |
Egyptian Opposition Leader Freed on Bail (AP) Sun, 13 Mar 2005 10:46:22 GMT
AP - An Egyptian opposition leader who announced his presidential bid while in jail was released to a hero's welcome Saturday, weeks after Washington raised concerns about his imprisonment, which called into question Egypt's pledges of democratic reform. |
Pakistan Army Raids Village in Hunt for Al Qaeda (Reuters) Sun, 13 Mar 2005 13:15:15 GMT
Reuters - Pakistani security forces mounted a search Sunday for suspected al Qaeda foreign fighters in a tribal region near the Afghan border, officials said. |
Final Mountie funeral an emotional tribute to rookie Brock Myrol (Canadian Press) Sun, 13 Mar 2005 02:43:00 GMT
Canadian Press - RED DEER, Alta. (CP) - As a little boy, Brock Myrol loved the Lone Ranger and wanted to protect the defenceless. As he grew into a young man those feelings never wavered. On Saturday, the RCMP rookie was the last of four young officers gunned down on a farm in northwestern Alberta to be laid to rest. |
Cyclone Ingrid lashes northern Australia (AFP) Sun, 13 Mar 2005 06:00:45 GMT
AFP - A tropical cyclone warning remained in force for the north Australian coastal city of Darwin despite meteorologists downgrading the strength of a storm due to hit outlying islands overnight. |
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Syria Promises to Leave Lebanon Sun, 13 Mar 2005 12:30:03 GMT
Syria promised to pull one-third of its 15,000 troops by the end of March as the first stage of an operation that would end its 29-year military presence in Lebanon. |
Europeans Investigate CIA Role in Abductions Sun, 13 Mar 2005 12:30:03 GMT
Authorities are examining whether U.S. agents may have broken local laws by detaining terrorist suspects on European soil and subjecting them to abuse or maltreatment. |
On Asia Trip, Rice to Nudge Allies on N. Korea Sun, 13 Mar 2005 12:30:03 GMT
With the crisis over North Korea's nuclear programs looming in the background, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice this week will dash across Asia, seeking to nudge East Asian allies into a coordinated strategy for confronting the reclusive communist nation. |
Egypt Frees An Aspiring Candidate Sun, 13 Mar 2005 12:30:03 GMT
Egyptian authorities released a presidential hopeful from prison Saturday after supporters posted his bail. The politician's detention had drawn criticism from the United States and the European Union. |
U.N. Faces More Accusations of Sexual Misconduct Sun, 13 Mar 2005 12:30:03 GMT
The United Nations is facing new allegations of sexual misconduct by U.N. personnel in Burundi, Haiti, Liberia and elsewhere, which is complicating the organization's efforts to contain a sexual abuse scandal that has tarnished its Nobel Prize-winning peacekeepers in Congo. |
The Life Recovery Room Sun, 13 Mar 2005 12:30:03 GMT
Kitchen therapy is seldom much of a tough sell. In contrast to the one-on-one nature of other rehabilitation, it provides an irreverent group camaraderie that is itself therapeutic. |
Three Iraqi Police Killed At Funeral Sun, 13 Mar 2005 12:30:03 GMT
Gunmen shot police officers at a funeral procession in Mosul. Meanwhile, Ukraine pulled 150 soldiers from Iraq. |
Roadside Bomb Kills 2 U.S. Workers in Iraq Sun, 13 Mar 2005 12:30:03 GMT
A roadside bomb killed two American contractors in Iraq and injured a third, the U.S. Embassy said Sunday. |
U.S. Gaining World's Respect From Wars, Rumsfeld Asserts Sun, 13 Mar 2005 12:30:03 GMT
Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld upheld the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan yesterday as powerful demonstrations of U.S. military prowess that will make other countries think twice about making "mischief" around the world. |
Iraq Shooting Tied to Envoy's Visit Sun, 13 Mar 2005 12:30:03 GMT
The U.S. Army personnel who fired at the car carrying an Italian journalist to the Baghdad airport last Friday night were part of extra security provided for U.S. Ambassador John D. Negroponte, who was expected to travel that same road, according to a U.S. Embassy official in Baghdad. |
Iran Vows to Resist Pressure to Drop Nuclear Fuel Program Sun, 13 Mar 2005 12:30:03 GMT
TEHRAN, March 13 -- Iran defiantly insisted Saturday it would never give up its nuclear fuel program despite a new, united policy of incentives and threats from the United States and the European Union. |
Hamas to Take Part In Palestinian Races Sun, 13 Mar 2005 12:30:03 GMT
NABLUS, West Bank, March 12 -- The Islamic Resistance Movement, the group known as Hamas that is sworn to the destruction of Israel, announced Saturday it would take part in a Palestinian parliamentary election. The move could undermine Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas's efforts to make peace. |
Career Bureaucrat Named Hong Kong's New Leader Sun, 13 Mar 2005 12:30:03 GMT
HONG KONG, March 12 -- Donald Tsang, a career bureaucrat who rose to the top of Hong Kong's civil service and earned a knighthood under British rule, took office as the territory's interim leader Saturday, even as China and its allies here signaled he did not enjoy their complete support. |
In China, Two Books but One Party Sun, 13 Mar 2005 12:30:03 GMT
New books penetrate the secrecy surrounding China's senior leaders, but officials have banned only one of them and are promoting the other. |
2 Died After '02 Beatings by U.S. Soldiers Sun, 13 Mar 2005 12:30:03 GMT
Two detainees held at the U.S. detention facility in Bagram, Afghanistan, died within a week of each other in December 2002 after military police guards and military intelligence interrogators brutally beat them and left them chained to the ceiling in standing positions, according to Army documents obtained by a human rights group. |
Quotas Lifted, Chinese Imports Soar Sun, 13 Mar 2005 12:30:03 GMT
Imports of Chinese clothing surged 47 percent in January, the first month after the expiration of a global system of quotas on the textile and apparel trade, according to U.S. government figures released yesterday. |
German Fugitive Arrested in Argentina Sun, 13 Mar 2005 12:30:03 GMT
The former head of a secretive German colony in southern Chile was flown to Santiago early Sunday after his arrest in Argentina. |
Argentina Deports Convicted Cult Leader to Chile Sun, 13 Mar 2005 12:30:03 GMT
Argentina early on Sunday deported a German-born religious cult leader convicted of pedophilia to Chile, where he was the country's most-wanted criminal. Chile, where he was the country's most-wanted criminal. |
Colombia's Beetle Breeder Thrills Museums Sun, 13 Mar 2005 12:30:03 GMT
University student German Viasus was researching ways to speed the natural decomposition of chicken bones when he came across what has become one of Colombia's weirdest exports. |
Fugitive Expected to Be Sent to Chile Sun, 13 Mar 2005 12:30:03 GMT
A fugitive former head of a secretive German colony in southern Chile will be extradited shortly from Argentina, where he was arrested on human rights charges, Chile's president said Saturday. |
Chavez: Iran Has Right to Nuclear Program Sun, 13 Mar 2005 12:30:03 GMT
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez defended Iran on Friday in its dispute with the United States and Europe over its nuclear program, saying Iran has a right to atomic energy. |
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Pope Speaks to Faithful, to Leave Hospital Sun, 13 Mar 2005 12:24:45 GMT
ROME (Reuters) - Pope John Paul spoke directly to the Roman Catholic faithful Sunday for the first time since throat surgery last month and the Vatican said he would leave the hospital in the evening. |
U.S. 'Hallucinating' Over Nuclear Talks, Iran Says Sun, 13 Mar 2005 13:14:35 GMT
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Washington is "hallucinating" if it thinks Iran will scrap its nuclear fuel production plans in return for economic incentives, a senior Iranian official was quoted as saying Sunday. |
Sharon Says Will Scrap W. Bank Outposts, No Date Set Sun, 13 Mar 2005 13:29:44 GMT
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel's cabinet adopted on Sunday a report charting state complicity in the building of dozens of unauthorized settler outposts in the West Bank but set no timetable for their removal under a U.S.-backed peace plan. |
Report: Syria to Pull Third of Troops by March 31 Sun, 13 Mar 2005 12:04:15 GMT
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Syria has promised to remove one-third of its troops from Lebanon by the end of the month as the first stage of an operation that would end its 29-year military presence there, The Washington Post reported on Sunday. |
Talks on Forming Iraqi Government Collapse Sun, 13 Mar 2005 13:08:57 GMT
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Talks between Iraq's leading parties on forming a new government have collapsed, crushing hopes it would be in place before parliament, elected despite relentless violence, meets for the first time this week. |
Defiant Hu Takes Up Final China Leadership Post Sun, 13 Mar 2005 11:51:10 GMT
BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese President Hu Jintao vowed to protect the sovereignty of the world's most populous nation on Sunday after being chosen head of the state Central Military Commission, completing the handover of power from Jiang Zemin. |
Looting at Iraq Weapons Plants After Invasion: NYT Sun, 13 Mar 2005 12:35:13 GMT
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Looters systematically removed tons of equipment from Iraqi weapons facilities, including some with components capable of making parts of nuclear arms, in the weeks after Baghdad fell in 2003, The New York Times reported in Sunday editions. |
Pakistan Army Raids Village in Hunt for Al Qaeda Sun, 13 Mar 2005 13:15:15 GMT
MIRANSHAH, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistani security forces mounted a search Sunday for suspected al Qaeda foreign fighters in a tribal region near the Afghan border, officials said. |
U.S. May End Up Scrutinized at UN Human Rights Meet Sun, 13 Mar 2005 12:05:15 GMT
GENEVA (Reuters) - The United States, usually a finger-pointer on human rights, could end up in the dock itself over reports of torture and abuse in its war on terror when the United Nations begins a worldwide scrutiny this week. |
Europeans Probe CIA Role in Detentions -Report Sun, 13 Mar 2005 06:08:43 GMT
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - European authorities are investigating whether CIA agents broke local laws by detaining suspected terrorists on European soil and taking them to other countries where torture is practiced, the Washington Post reported in its Sunday editions. |
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Kyrgyzstan holds runoff election Sun, 13 Mar 2005 12:59:10 GMT
Kyrgyzstan held parliamentary runoff elections Sunday amid rising tension over signs the longtime leader plans to extend his ... |
Roadside bomb kills 2 U.S. workers in Iraq Sun, 13 Mar 2005 12:57:35 GMT
Two American security contractors were killed and a third wounded in a roadside bomb attack south of the Iraqi capital, the U.S. ... |
Pope gives blessing to pilgrims at hospital Sun, 13 Mar 2005 12:51:34 GMT
Pope John Paul II greeted pilgrims in a raspy voice Sunday, his first remarks carried live since he underwent throat surgery ... |
Official: Syrian troops to remain in Lebanon until at least April Sun, 13 Mar 2005 11:32:50 GMT
Syrian troops will not withdraw completely from Lebanon until after an April 7 meeting between senior Syrian and Lebanese military ... |
Strong earthquake hits southeastern Iran Sun, 13 Mar 2005 08:04:22 GMT
A powerful earthquake rocked southeastern Iran Sunday. Iranian television said some houses were damaged but there were no immediate ... |
German fugitive arrested in Argentina Sun, 13 Mar 2005 07:11:15 GMT
The former head of a secretive German colony in southern Chile was flown to Santiago early Sunday after his arrest in Argentina. |
New Portugal PM vows to maintain U.S. ties Sun, 13 Mar 2005 06:36:52 GMT
Portugal's new Socialist prime minister, an opponent of the U.S.-led war in Iraq, took office Saturday, promising to keep good ... |
Angry crowd kills police officer in Mexico Sun, 13 Mar 2005 04:25:35 GMT
Vigilantes killed a state police officer in southern Mexico, setting him on fire in revenge for the shooting of a taxi driver ... |
Greece's sixth president sworn in Sun, 13 Mar 2005 04:12:30 GMT
Karolos Papoulias, a former foreign minister, was sworn in Saturday as Greece's sixth president, saying he has inherited a "great ... |
Chinese president completes power transfer Sun, 13 Mar 2005 03:09:30 GMT
President Hu Jintao on Sunday was named chairman of a figurehead government military body, symbolically completing a transfer ... |
Sword-rattling by China, Taiwan aimed at keeping peace Sat, 12 Mar 2005 22:28:15 GMT
A proposed Chinese law on possible military action against Taiwan and the island's plans for war games are raising tensions, ... |
Iraqi media office denies reports of headless bodies Sat, 12 Mar 2005 22:21:31 GMT
Iraqi authorities on Saturday disputed reports that 15 headless bodies were found south of Baghdad earlier in the week. But ... |
Indonesian bomb squad searches mall after U.S. warning Sat, 12 Mar 2005 22:07:57 GMT
Bomb squad officers searched Saturday for explosives in a Jakarta shopping mall known as the World Trade Center complex the ... |
Ukraine pulls troops; Shiites, Kurds reject Iraq as Islamic state Sat, 12 Mar 2005 21:15:25 GMT
Ukraine withdrew 150 servicemen from Iraq on Saturday, beginning a gradual pullout, as Shiite and Kurdish politicians refined ... |
Egyptian leader out on bail, stirring international concern Sat, 12 Mar 2005 21:35:35 GMT
An Egyptian opposition leader and presidential hopeful whose imprisonment angered Washington and called into question Egypt's ... |
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WP: Syria vows two-stage Lebanon pullout Sun, 13 Mar 2005 07:59:50 GMT
Syria has promised to withdraw one-third of its 15,000 troops and 5,000 intelligence agents in Lebanon by the end of March, as the first stage of an operation that would end its 29-year military presence in that country, according to U.S. and U.N. sources. |
Iran defiant in face of united U.S., EU approach Sat, 12 Mar 2005 12:10:52 GMT
Iran insisted Saturday it would never give up its nuclear fuel program despite a new united policy of incentives and threats from the United States and the European Union. |
U.N. gets timetable for Syria withdrawal Sun, 13 Mar 2005 01:12:01 GMT
Syria's president restated his commitment to withdrawing all Syrian forces and intelligence agents from Lebanon, a U.N. envoy said on Saturday, indicating that he had received a timetable for the pullout. |
WP: Europe probes CIA role in abductions Sun, 13 Mar 2005 04:53:42 GMT
Several European law enforcement agencies are examining whether U.S. agents may have broken local laws by detaining terrorist suspects on European soil and subjecting them to abuse or maltreatment. |
Pope speaks to faithful, to leave hospital Sun, 13 Mar 2005 12:52:36 GMT
Pope John Paul II spoke directly to the Roman Catholic faithful on Sunday for the first time since February throat surgery and the Vatican said he would leave the hospital later in the day. |
Saudi forces raid suspected militant flat, kill 1 Sun, 13 Mar 2005 12:33:07 GMT
Saudi security forces shot dead one man and arrested three others in a raid on a suspected militant’s flat in Jiddah on Sunday, officials and witnesses said. |
Hamas to participate in Palestinian elections Sat, 12 Mar 2005 17:14:24 GMT
The Hamas militant group announced Saturday it will participate in Palestinian parliamentary elections, a decision that could undermine Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas’ attempts to renew peacemaking with Israel. |
Spain mourns on train attack anniversary Sat, 12 Mar 2005 00:51:14 GMT
Spain’s royal family gathered in Madrid with politicians and dignitaries from around the world on Friday as the country marked the one-year anniversary of the bombs that killed 191 people and wounded more than 1,500. |
NBC: No Al-Qaida role seen in Madrid plot Fri, 11 Mar 2005 16:24:56 GMT
A year after terrorists killed 191 people at two Madrid train stations, both U.S. and Spanish officials say that there is no evidence that al-Qaida leadership authorized or even knew of the plan. NBC News' Robert Windrem reports on the significance of the shift in strategy. |
3 killed in Mosul; Ukraine begins pullout Sun, 13 Mar 2005 10:27:26 GMT
Two American security contractors were killed and a third wounded in a roadside bomb attack Sunday, while a U.S. soldier was killed in a separate incident, officials said. |
Report: Israel has plans to hit Iran plant Sun, 13 Mar 2005 11:32:11 GMT
Israel has drawn up plans for a combined air and ground attack on Iranian nuclear installations if diplomacy fails to halt Tehran’s nuclear program, a British newspaper reported Sunday. |
Strong quake rattles southeastern Iran Sun, 13 Mar 2005 06:50:20 GMT
An earthquake measuring 5.9 on the Richter scale shook southeastern Iran on Sunday, the state news agency IRNA said. |
China body backs Taiwan anti-secession law Sun, 13 Mar 2005 09:25:42 GMT
President Hu Jintao on Sunday was named chairman of a figurehead government military body, symbolically completing a transfer of power to a younger generation of communist leaders. National People’s Congress |
NBC: Implications of Chechen's death? Fri, 11 Mar 2005 19:45:38 GMT
The killing of Chechen leader Aslan Maskhadov was hailed by the Kremlin as a blow to the rebels, but there is also speculation that his death will lead to a rise of radicalism. NBC News' Judy Augsburger reports from Moscow. |
Recovering pope says Mass on videotape Fri, 11 Mar 2005 19:55:17 GMT
The Vatican released a video on Friday showing Pope John Paul II speaking at a Mass in his hospital suite, the first time his voice has been heard in public since throat surgery last month. |
Ant invasion worries Chinese Sun, 13 Mar 2005 07:11:32 GMT
Along with such weighty issues as an anti-secession law and a leadership transition, China’s parliament also weighed the threat of invasion on Sunday — by red ants. |
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Spaniards united in loss but divided on lessons
Friday, Spain marks the first anniversary of the train bombings in Madrid that killed 191 people. |
Are civil rights the best antiterror defense?
World leaders, academics, and legal experts meet in Madrid to discuss ways democracies can defend against terrorism, without compromising ideals. |
Which way will Lebanon go next?
Ten days after stepping down, pro-Syrian Prime Minister Omar Karami was reappointed Thursday. |
Marijuana industry booming in Canada
Ontario police have seen a 250 percent increase in indoor pot operations. |
Why more are surrendering to Balkans war tribunal
Thursday, Kosovo's former prime minister Ramush Haradinaj faced 37 counts of war crimes at The Hague. |
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Looting at Iraqi Weapons Plants Was Systematic, Official Says Sun, 13 Mar 2005 00:00:00 EDT
Some of the looted machinery included high-precision equipment capable of making parts for nuclear arms. |
Iran Dismisses Economic Offer From the U.S. Sun, 13 Mar 2005 00:00:00 EDT
Iran reacted testily on Saturday to a statement from the United States that it should give up its nuclear program in return for economic incentives. |
Hamas Will Take Part in Vote for a Palestinian Legislature Sun, 13 Mar 2005 00:00:00 EDT
The Hamas announcement, at a news conference in Nablus in the West Bank, is a victory for the new Palestinian leader, Mahmoud Abbas. |
Syria Reported to Accept Demand to Pull All Forces From Lebanon Sun, 13 Mar 2005 00:00:00 EDT
President Bashar al-Assad of Syria agreed to carry out a resolution calling for a complete withdrawal from Lebanon, and offered to set a timetable for the pullout. |
Judge Blocks the Transfer of 13 Detainees From Guantánamo Sun, 13 Mar 2005 00:00:00 EDT
The government was prohibited from transferring the prisoners until a hearing could be held on their lawyers' fear that they might face torture in another country. |
China Plans to Cut School Fees for Its Poorest Rural Students Sun, 13 Mar 2005 00:00:00 EDT
The move comes in response to criticism that the education system is increasingly corrupt and discriminates against poor rural students. |
