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Argentina to Repay IMF

Argentina has promised to pay USD 3.1 B to the IMF, missing by five hours a second default on an IMF loan repayment schedule.

World | March 10, 2004, Wednesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 501

Report: Bin Laden May be Eyeing to Move

Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden might be preparing to move from Pakistan to Afghanistan, according to US intelligence sources cited by CNN. US intelligence found signs of a network of al Qaeda couriers and safe houses on the Afghan side of the border, sou

World | March 10, 2004, Wednesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 805

Abu Abbas Dead in US Custody

Abu Abbas, the Palestinian who led the 1985 hijacking of the Achille Lauro cruise ship in which a wheelchair-bound American hostage was killed, has died in US custody, apparently of natural causes, a Pentagon official announced. Abu Abbas, whose real name

World | March 10, 2004, Wednesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1173

2 Killed in Suicide Attack on Turkey's Masonic Lodge

Two suicide attackers stormed a Masonic lodge in Turkey Tuesday opening fire with automatic weapons and setting off explosions that killed two people and wounded five, officials said. One of the attackers also died and one was injured in the assault, whic

World | March 10, 2004, Wednesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 791

Kerry to Win 52% of Americans' Votes

Democratic presidential candidate and US senator John Kerry would have gathered 52% of the votes of the Americans were the election taking place in March, surveys show. Current US President Bush would be supported by 44% of the Americans.

World | March 9, 2004, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 637

British Guantanamo Suspects Back Home

Five British terror suspects held at Guantanamo Bay are due to return home on Tuesday, Home Secretary David Blunkett confirmed. However, he suggested four other British suspects would probably face trial in the US.

World | March 9, 2004, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 445

US Looking to Replace Haiti's PM

The US are searching for a replacement to Haiti's now Prime Minister Yvon Neptune, US Secretary of State Colin Powell acknowledged. The news comes days after Haitian President Jean Bertrand Aristide resigned under US, French pressure, and went into exile.

World | March 9, 2004, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 490

Cyclone Leaves Up to 100,000 Homeless on Madagascar

The number of people affected by the Cyclone Gafilo, which ripped through the country's northern region on Sunday, has yet to be confirmed, but preliminary reports released by local authorities on Monday indicate that up to 100,000 people may be left with

World | March 8, 2004, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 472

Romanian Government Reshuffled

Romania's Prime Minister Adrian Nastase represented the new structure of his government on Monday afternoon. The new cabinet will have 3 state ministers, namely Dan Ioan Popescu, state minister for economic issues, Ioan Rus, state minister on coordinating

World | March 8, 2004, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 377

Zimbabwe Seizes US Cargo Plane, Suspected Mercenaries

Zimbabwean authorities say they've seized a US cargo plane allegedly carrying over 60 suspected mercenaries and military equipment. Interior Affairs Minister Kembo Mahadi said the plane was detained Sunday night at Harare's main airport after its owners r

World | March 8, 2004, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 459

Romania Tops EBRD List of Investments

Fourteen Romanian projects engulfed financial support of EUR 385 M in 2003, Romania's Ziua Daily informed on Monday. Except for Russia, Romania attracted the most significant level of EBRD investments in Europe over last year.

World | March 8, 2004, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 428

Iran Confirms Nuclear Ambitions

Iran intends to become a member of "the nuclear club," Hasan Rowhani, Secretary of the Supreme Council for National Security of Iran said at a session of the council of experts, one of the governing bodies of the Islamic Republic of Iran that recently cel

World | March 8, 2004, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 455

Report: US Brutal to Afghans

US operations in Afghanistan are marred by needless civilian casualties and the alleged torture of prisoners, Human Rights Watch said in a report issued on Monday. The US military rejected the group's findings, saying it "confused the situation" in strife

World | March 8, 2004, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 366

Lithuanian President under Impeachment

Lithuania's Parliament will start hearing evidence on Monday in the impeachment of its president, who is accused of violating the constitution. The political crisis started last autumn, when the office of Rolandas Paksas was accused of having links with R

World | March 8, 2004, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 401

Iraq Governing Council Signs Constitution

Iraq's 25-member Governing Council cast aside its deep communal and religious differences and signed Monday the country's historic new interim constitution after delays, which courted disaster. The US-picked Governing Council hailed the document as enshri

World | March 8, 2004, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 492

Several Marchers Shot Dead in Haiti

At least six people were shot dead as gunmen opened fire in Haiti at a procession celebrating the ousting of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide. More that 10,000 people gad gathered in capital Port-au-Prince to hail Aristide's downfall.

World | March 8, 2004, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 596

6 Shot Dead in Haitian Capital Rally

At least six people were killed, including a journalist, and 26 more were wounded when gunmen opened fire on an opposition rally near the presidential palace in Haiti's capital, international agencies announced. One US journalist suffered gunshot wounds a

World | March 8, 2004, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 412

Greek Conservatives Win Landslide Victory

Greek conservatives swept to a landslide victory Sunday in parliamentary elections that ended 10 years of Socialist government and assigned a new caretaker to the troubled preparations for this summer's Olympics. The New Democracy party led the Socialist

World | March 8, 2004, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 404

Exit Polls: Conservatives Leading in Greek Election

Polls closed in the Greek general elections, with exit polls suggesting a clear victory for the opposition. The polls gave conservative leader Costas Karamanlis' New Democracy party a lead of about 5% over the socialists led by George Papandreou.

World | March 7, 2004, Sunday // 00:00 | Viewed: 604

14 Palestinians Killed in Gun Battle

Israeli troops raided two Gaza refugee camps early Sunday, sparking gun battles that killed 13 Palestinians a day after militants choreographed an elaborate attack on soldiers at the main Israel-Gaza crossing point. The dead included militants, a 15-year-

World | March 7, 2004, Sunday // 00:00 | Viewed: 469

3 Americans Hurt after Truck Crash in Iraq

US soldiers opened fire on a truck packed with explosives Saturday, killing the driver, and three Americans were wounded when the truck crashed on a bridge and exploded. Meanwhile, politicians conferred Sunday with Iraq 's top Shiite cleric to resolve a d

World | March 7, 2004, Sunday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1027
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