Aquila al-Hashimi, a member of Iraq 's Governing Council, was shot and wounded Saturday outside her home in west Baghdad. Al-Hashimi is one of three women on the 25-member council and was preparing to leave for New York as part of the Iraqi delegation to
Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi was re-elected president of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Saturday, defeating three challengers with a promise to stand by his efforts to revive this country's sputtering economy. Koizumi won a comfortable maj
The incoming Palestinian prime minister condemned President Bush's refusal to deal with Yasser Arafat, saying failure to treat the Palestinian leader as a partner only hurts peace efforts. Prime Minister-designate Ahmed Qureia's criticism of U.
A strong earthquake rocked the Tokyo area Saturday afternoon, injuring at least seven people and causing minor damage to some buildings. The quake, which had a magnitude of 5.
The leaders of Germany, France and Britain will try to find accord on stabilizing Iraq at a summit aimed at avoiding the kind of diplomatic snarl that divided Europe over the Iraq war. German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder and French President Jacques Chira
Iraq's former Defence Minister Sultan Hashim Ahmad al Tal surrendered Friday to U.S.
Three US soldiers have been killed in an ambush near Saddam Hussein's home town of Tikrit, the latest in a continuing series of attacks on Americans in Iraq. Two soldiers were injured in a separate attack on a convoy in the town of Khaldiyah, west of Bagh
Hurricane Isabel plowed into North Carolina's Outer Banks with 100 mph winds and pushed its way up the Eastern Seaboard, weakening to a tropical storm by but not before swamping roads and knocking out power to more than 2.6 million people.
The United Nations General Assembly will hold a special emergency session September 19 in a move by Arab and Non-Aligned Movement states to circumvent a United States veto of Tuesday's Security Council resolution demanding that Israel not deport or threat
At least three US soldiers were killed in an attack on a convoy in the town of Khaldiyah, west of capital Baghdad, according to witnesses reports. They claimed that a truck transporting troops was blown up by an explosive device or landmine on a road, and
Ali Imron, one of the few defendants to express remorse over the terrorist attacks on Indonesia's Bali Island, was sentenced to life in prison for his role in the bombings that killed 202 people. Imron had already acknowledged involvement in the Oct.
US troops were trapped on the main road of this central Iraqi town Thursday, coming under heavy gunfire that destroyed a truck. Al-Arabiya television reported that 8 Americans were killed and 1was wounded.
Yasser Arafat and leaders of his Fatah movement met to choose ministers for the new Palestinian government. Arafat also reported progress in truce talks with Islamic militant groups.
The chairman of the New York Stock Exchange has resigned following a public outcry over his USD 140 M pay package. Richard Grasso, who has worked at the exchange for 36 years, quit after an emergency board meeting following mounting pressure from investor
The man arrested by Swedish police over last week's murder of Foreign Minister Anna Lindh denied the allegations, international agencies reported, citing his defense lawyer. "I just met my client and during the hearings he said he had nothing to do with t
Tens of thousands of people fled the US Atlantic coast as the government heightened its Hurricane Isabel alert. The speed of the wind reaches 170 kilometers (105 miles) per hour and is expected hit on Thursday and sweep up the East Coast.
Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat offered a new truce to Israel after Palestinian officials said the militant group Hamas has shown indications that it might agree to stop attacking Israelis.In a TV interview Arafat said that there was possibility for a ce
Retired Army Gen. Wesley Clark entered the race for the Democratic presidential nomination on Wednesday.
Prime Minister Ariel Sharon delayed a decision on the path of a contested security barrier cutting through the West Bank, a Cabinet minister said Wednesday, a day after the United States warned Israel might forfeit part of a USD 9 B loan guarantee package
A new audiotape claimed to carry the voice of ousted dictator Saddam Hussein was broadcast on Arab television Wednesday, demanding that U.S.
More than 100,000 people on the US east coast were urged to leave their homes and seek refuge inland as Hurricane Isabel heads for the US shores. Experts had predicted that the storm would be a Category Five one -- the most dangerous level -- but its top
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