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THE FORMER MAYOR OF NEW YORK, RUDOLPH GIULIANI, HAS RECEIVED AN HONORA...

World | February 13, 2002, Wednesday | Viewed: 273

The former mayor of New York, Rudolph Giuliani, has received an honorary knighthood from the Queen for the role he played in the wake of the 11 September attacks. As he emerged from the ceremony, Mr Giuliani stressed that he had received the honour not fo...

PRESIDENT BUSH HAS DECIDED TO OUST IRAQI LEADER SADDAM HUSSEIN, AND HA...

World | February 13, 2002, Wednesday | Viewed: 230

President Bush has decided to oust Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein, and has ordered the CIA, the Pentagon and other U.S....

A JUDGE HAS RULED OUT FORMER YUGOSLAV PRESIDENT SLOBODAN MILOSEVIC'S C...

World | February 13, 2002, Wednesday | Viewed: 268

A judge has ruled out former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic's challenge to the legitimacy of the United Nations tribunal trying him for war crimes in The Hague. Speaking on the second day of his trial, Mr Milosevic said the tribunal had no legal ba...

FIVE PALESTINIANS - INCLUDING AT LEAST FOUR SECURITY OFFICERS - HAVE B...

World | February 13, 2002, Wednesday | Viewed: 216

Five Palestinians - including at least four security officers - have been killed after Israeli tanks moved into three towns in the Gaza Strip early on Wednesday. Three of the officers died when Israeli fire hit Palestinian police posts in Deir al-Balah, P...

PAKISTANI POLICE INTERROGATING THE CHIEF SUSPECT IN THE KIDNAPPING OF ...

World | February 13, 2002, Wednesday | Viewed: 299

Pakistani police interrogating the chief suspect in the kidnapping of US journalist Daniel Pearl have said he is proving "a hard nut to crack". A day after the British-born Islamic militant Sheikh Omar Saeed was arrested, it was still unclear whether Mr P...

ROBBERS HAVE GOT AWAY WITH MORE THAN $6M IN CASH AFTER A RAID ON A BRI...

World | February 12, 2002, Tuesday | Viewed: 514

Robbers have got away with more than $6m in cash after a raid on a British Airways security vehicle at Heathrow Airport. Police are hunting at least two men who held up a van in a supposedly secure area near Terminal Four, escaping in another vehicle whic...

ARGENTINA'S CURRENCY, THE PESO, HAS FALLEN SHARPLY ON THE CURRENCY MAR...

World | February 12, 2002, Tuesday | Viewed: 398

Argentina's currency, the peso, has fallen sharply on the currency markets after a one-week suspension of trading. It was the first day banks opened and the peso was allowed to float freely since the failure of the government's dual-exchange rate system o...

PRINCESS MARGARET'S BODY HAS LEFT KENSINGTON PALACE, HER OFFICIAL RESI...

World | February 12, 2002, Tuesday | Viewed: 349

Princess Margaret's body has left Kensington Palace, her official residence, for the last time. The Queen spent an hour paying her private respects at the coffin of her sister before the body was moved to St James's Palace....

THE FBI ISSUED A TERRORISM ALERT MONDAY NIGHT FOR AUTHORITIES TO BE ON...

World | February 12, 2002, Tuesday | Viewed: 274

The FBI issued a terrorism alert Monday night for authorities to be on the lookout for a man from Yemen or Saudi Arabia and more than a dozen of his associates who may be planning an attack on U.S....

THE ISRAELI ARMY RAIDED A PALESTINIAN-RULED TOWN IN THE WEST BANK TUES...

World | February 12, 2002, Tuesday | Viewed: 312

The Israeli army raided a Palestinian-ruled town in the West Bank Tuesday, killing one Palestinian and arresting two suspected militants, Palestinian and Israeli officials said. The raid in the town of Halhoul followed Israeli air strikes in the Gaza Stri...

FORMER YUGOSLAV LEADER SLOBODAN MILOSEVIC HAS GONE ON TRIAL IN THE HAG...

World | February 12, 2002, Tuesday | Viewed: 422

Former Yugoslav leader Slobodan Milosevic has gone on trial in The Hague for alleged war crimes during the Balkan wars of the 1990s. Milosevic is charged by the United Nations war crimes tribunal in the Hague with crimes against humanity in Croatia and K...

CHINESE PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD HAVE WELCOMED THE YEAR OF THE HORSE IN...

World | February 12, 2002, Tuesday | Viewed: 319

Chinese people around the world have welcomed the Year of the Horse in traditional fashion with visits to temples, family feasts and the ignition of millions of explosive firecrackers. Midnight Monday marked the beginning of the Lunar New Year, the most i...

AN IRANIAN PASSENGER PLANE CARRYING 105 PEOPLE CRASHED INTO A MOUNTAIN...

World | February 12, 2002, Tuesday | Viewed: 389

An Iranian passenger plane carrying 105 people crashed into a mountain while trying to land in western Iran Tuesday, and there was no sign of any survivors, a witness told Reuters. He quoted doctors at a hospital as saying they had received the bodies of...

FRANCE DETERMINED TO STAND BY ITS POSITION ON EU ENLARGEMENT

World | February 12, 2002, Tuesday | Viewed: 568

France is determined to stand by its position on EU enlargement, French Foreign Minister Hubert Vedrine said during his meeting with his Bulgarian counterpart Passy. The two officials met within the framework of the International Conference "Civilization...