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Serbia Votes for a New President

It is election day in Serbia. But with most voters undecided as to who they want to replace Milan Milutinovic as president, no one is predicting the outcome.

World | September 29, 2002, Sunday // 00:00 | Viewed: 346

Iraq Says No to New UN Resolutions

Iraq has made clear it will not accept the new rules the United States wants to impose on United Nations weapons inspections. The proposal, to be debated by the UN Security Council, includes a proviso that failure to comply over weapons inspections could

World | September 28, 2002, Saturday // 00:00 | Viewed: 343

The Times: Major Had Four-year Affair

Conservative former minister Edwina Currie has told a newspaper she had a four-year affair with ex-Prime Minister John Major in the 1980s. The liaison began in 1984 when Mrs Currie was a backbencher and Mr Major a whip in Margaret Thatcher's government.

World | September 28, 2002, Saturday // 00:00 | Viewed: 369

Croatia to Fight Ex-Army Chief Indictment

Croatia says it will challenge the indictment of a former army chief, General Janko Bobetko, by the International War Crimes Tribunal in The Hague. The government said it had asked the tribunal to allow it to lodge a formal complaint against Mr Bobetko's

World | September 28, 2002, Saturday // 00:00 | Viewed: 355

Abortion in Nepal Legal

A new law in Nepal that decriminalises abortion and broadens women's property rights has come into effect, officials say. Parliament in Kathmandu passed the bill earlier this year, but then the legislature was dissolved and fresh elections called.

World | September 28, 2002, Saturday // 00:00 | Viewed: 400

Hundreds Arrested in Washington Anti-IMF Demo

Police in Washington have arrested about 600 people at anti-globalisation demonstrations against meetings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank. There were scuffles and small-scale violence as campaigners took to the streets, chaining themselv

World | September 28, 2002, Saturday // 00:00 | Viewed: 424

Senegalese Ferry Tragedy Continues

More than 600 people are still missing from a Senegalese passenger ferry that capsized during a storm off the coast of West Africa. The bodies of 88 people have been found, while 60 people have been rescued by other ships.

World | September 28, 2002, Saturday // 00:00 | Viewed: 404

Anti-globalisation Campaigners Protest in Washington

Anti-globalisation campaigners have taken to the streets of Washington in the first of an expected three days of protests over meetings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank. Scuffles have broken out between demonstrators and police outside th

World | September 27, 2002, Friday // 00:00 | Viewed: 505

Elections in Morocco

Polling stations have opened in parliamentary elections in Morocco. A dizzying array of 26 parties will be standing, ranging from former Marxist revolutionaries to the one legal Islamist party.

World | September 27, 2002, Friday // 00:00 | Viewed: 330

Milosevic Calls Srebrenica Massacre Plot

Former Yugoslav leader Slobodan Milosevic has said that the massacre of more than 8,000 Muslim men and boys at Srebrenica in 1995 war was a plot hatched to make the world hate Serbs. Mr Milosevic accused French spies and the Bosnian Muslim Government of t

World | September 27, 2002, Friday // 00:00 | Viewed: 363

Attack in Gaza Strip Missed Target

An Israeli missile attack in the Gaza Strip failed to kill a senior leader of the Palestinian militant group Hamas, an Israeli cabinet minister has said. Science Minister Matan Vilnai told Israel army radio that Mohammad Deif - who heads the military wing

World | September 27, 2002, Friday // 00:00 | Viewed: 390

Secret Info Given to Sept 11 Suspect

The US Government has mistakenly given secret documents to the only man charged so far in connection with the 11 September attacks, Zacarias Moussaoui. According to newly-released court records, the classified documents - FBI interview reports - were give

World | September 27, 2002, Friday // 00:00 | Viewed: 373

U.S. Seeks France's Support on Iraq

A US envoy is beginning a mission to persuade two United Nations Security Council members - France and Russia - to back a new tough draft UN resolution on Iraq. The envoy, Marc Grossman, will first travel to Paris and then to Moscow.

World | September 27, 2002, Friday // 00:00 | Viewed: 423

Iraqi Civilian Airport Said to be Target of American Raid

A civilian airport and radar system in Basra, southern Iraq, were targets of an American air strike early on Thursday, according to Iraq. Iraq satellite TV, quoting a senior ministerial official, said the "terrorist act" contravened international laws whi

World | September 26, 2002, Thursday // 00:00 | Viewed: 381

Russia Beats Off Chechen Rebels

The Russian military says its forces have beaten off a large group of Chechen rebels after a fierce battle in the republic of Ingushetia. At least 10 Russian servicemen were killed in the clash near the Chechen border.

World | September 26, 2002, Thursday // 00:00 | Viewed: 379

Two Hamas Group Members Killed

Two members of the Palestinian militant Hamas group have been killed in an Israeli air strike in the Gaza Strip. Israel says the target of the strike was the head of Hamas's military wing, Mohammed Deif.

World | September 26, 2002, Thursday // 00:00 | Viewed: 478

Isidore Soaks U.S. Gulf Coast

Tropical Storm Isidore closed in on the U.S.

World | September 26, 2002, Thursday // 00:00 | Viewed: 400

Venus May Have Bugs

Scientists in the United States say clouds high in the atmosphere of the planet Venus contain chemicals that may suggest the presence of life. Space probes have never found any sign of life on Venus, which has an extremely hot surface and an atmosphere th

World | September 26, 2002, Thursday // 00:00 | Viewed: 361

India Sends Troops to Fight Hindu Militants

India has sent about 3,000 extra troops to the state of Gujarat where a militant Hindu group has called a strike in the wake of an attack on a temple. There are widespread fears that there could be a renewal of religious carnage following the massacre at

World | September 26, 2002, Thursday // 00:00 | Viewed: 399

Budgetary Exemplars in European Union Feel Hard Work Unrewarded

The European Union states proud of keeping their budgets in line are angry that the bloc's biggest economies could be let off the hook, benefiting not only France, Germany and Italy but also Portugal. Those most highly critical of the European Commission

World | September 26, 2002, Thursday // 00:00 | Viewed: 303

Milosevic Trial in the Hague Resumes

The second phase in the trial against former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic opens in the Hague. United Nations Prosecutors will argue the Serb leader was responsible for the murder, torture or expulsion of thousands in Croatia and Bosnia.

World | September 26, 2002, Thursday // 00:00 | Viewed: 342
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