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Russia Condemns UK and U.S. on Iraq

Russia has condemned the US and UK for carrying out air strikes in Iraq's air exclusion zones, saying they hindered efforts to resolve the crisis surrounding UN weapons inspections. "Bombing raids...

World | September 30, 2002, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 448

Vienna Hosts UN, Iraqi Talks on Inspections

United Nations and Iraqi officials are meeting to discuss the return of weapons inspectors to Iraq for the first time in four years. It is the first real test of Iraq's commitment to co-operation with the UN since it agreed to the inspectors' unconditiona

World | September 30, 2002, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 399

Swedish Authorities Release Hijack Suspect

The Swedish authorities have released from custody a man held on suspicion of trying to hijack a plane bound for Britain. Kerim Sadok Chatty, 29, was arrested a month ago at a Swedish airport after a gun was found in his hand luggage.

World | September 30, 2002, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 323

Poisoning in China Ends with Death Sentence

A court in eastern China has sentenced to death the owner of a fast-food outlet for poisoning snacks at a competitor's shop, causing the death of dozens of people. The poisoning - in the small town of Tangshan two weeks ago - made at least 300 customers s

World | September 30, 2002, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 441

World Bank, IMF Meetings End amid Calm

Delegates to the annual meetings of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF) have concluded their meetings in Washington amid relative calm, reaffirming their resolve to work together. In concluding statements, the chairman of the meetings, Om

World | September 30, 2002, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 400

Anger Mounts after Senegal Tradegy

Senegalese authorities have revealed that more than 1,000 people were on the ship that capsized on Thursday off the coast of Gambia. The prime minister's office said about 200 passengers and crew who had boarded the ferry at a second stop had not been cou

World | September 30, 2002, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 364

Kostunica Tops Poll in Serbia

The current Yugoslav President, Vojislav Kostunica, has won the initial stage of Serbia's presidential elections, the first poll since the fall of Slobodan Milosevic almost exactly two years ago. He will face Yugoslav Deputy Prime Minister Miroljub Labus

World | September 30, 2002, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 423

Arafat Left Compound

Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat has emerged from his compound in the West Bank town of Ramallah for the first time since Israeli forces laid siege to it 10 days ago. He said nothing but blew kisses to supporters gathered outside and made a V for victory

World | September 29, 2002, Sunday // 00:00 | Viewed: 395

Five New Members Elected in the UN Security Council

Spain, Germany, Pakistan, Chile and Angola were elected to the U.N.

World | September 29, 2002, Sunday // 00:00 | Viewed: 425

Smuggled Uranium Seized in Turkey

Turkish police say they have seized more than 15 kilograms of weapons grade uranium, which had been smuggled into the country from Eastern Europe. Two men have been arrested for questioning in the south of the country, close to the Syrian border.

World | September 29, 2002, Sunday // 00:00 | Viewed: 360

Rallies in London and Rome against War in Iraq

Tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets of London to oppose a war in Iraq. Organised by the pacifist Stop the War Coalition and the Muslim Association of Britain, the march also drew support from trade unions, religious leaders and Gulf War

World | September 29, 2002, Sunday // 00:00 | Viewed: 459

Debt Restructuring Idea from IMF

Finance chiefs have been hammering out proposals aimed at preventing repetitions of the economic crises that have bedeviled countries like Argentina and Brazil. The plans put forward by the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, meeting in Washin

World | September 29, 2002, Sunday // 00:00 | Viewed: 420

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: 348

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: 346

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: 371

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: 358

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: 402

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: 429

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: 406

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: 506

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: 333
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