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2 US Helicopters Crash in Northern Iraq

2 US Army helicopters crashed in northern Iraq on Saturday, the military said. Witnesses said the two aircraft collided in mid-air.

World | November 15, 2003, Saturday // 00:00 | Viewed: 373

12 Die As Walkway Collapses at World's Largest Ship

A walkway on the world's largest passenger ship, the Queen Mary 2, collapsed on Saturday, killing at least 1 people and injuring over 30 others, officials said. Dozens of people were reportedly on the passageway leading to the vessel when it collapsed.

World | November 15, 2003, Saturday // 00:00 | Viewed: 412

Iraqis to "Govern by Next Summer"

The US-led coalition in Iraq will hand over power to a transitional government by June 2004, the Iraqi Governing Council said. The announcement came after Iraqi leaders met the US chief administrator, Paul Bremer, in Baghdad.

World | November 15, 2003, Saturday // 00:00 | Viewed: 467

Earthquake Kills 5 in China

A moderate earthquake hit the southwestern China interior early Saturday, killing at least five people and injuring 27, the government said. The 5.

World | November 15, 2003, Saturday // 00:00 | Viewed: 329

3 US Soldiers Face Court-Martial

Three American soldiers refused to plead Saturday to charges of abusing Iraqi prisoners of war, and will face separate court-martials in Jaunary, a military spokesman said. The charges grew out of an alleged incident May 12 at a US detention facility, Cam

World | November 15, 2003, Saturday // 00:00 | Viewed: 448

Rumsfeld Downplays Troop Setbacks

US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said he respects Japan's decision to delay sending troops to Iraq but the postponement is another sign of the difficulties the US faces in persuading its allies to help in Iraq. With attacks against coalition forces in

World | November 15, 2003, Saturday // 00:00 | Viewed: 386

Rumsfeld: Iraq Guerrillas Threat to US

US Defence Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said Friday that guerrillas in Iraq have remained a deadly threat to the technologically superior Americans by studying the way US troops fight.

World | November 14, 2003, Friday // 00:00 | Viewed: 387

Georgia "on Brink of Civil War"

Thousands of protesters marched on the offices of Georgian President Eduard Shevardnadze to press demands that he step down, ignoring a warning from the leader that their action could drag the former Soviet republic into civil war. By late Friday evening,

World | November 14, 2003, Friday // 00:00 | Viewed: 407

China Mine Blast Kills 48

A gas explosion in a coalmine in southern China killed 48 workers on Friday and injured two others, the official Xinhua News Agency announced. The blast occurred at 1145 am local time in the Jianxin Coal Mine in Jiangxi province.

World | November 14, 2003, Friday // 00:00 | Viewed: 314

Germany Starts Historic Nuclear Shutdown

Germany started phasing out nuclear power on Friday when a 32-year-old power plant was switched off forever, the first step toward a historic shift in the energy supply of Europe's biggest economy. Eighteen remaining plants are to be closed over the next

World | November 14, 2003, Friday // 00:00 | Viewed: 406

US Gunship Kills 7, Derails Iraq Attack

US civilian contractor was killed by a gunmen that also injured another contractor north of Baghdad, while a US helicopter fire killed seven people suspected of preparing a rocket attack on an American base near Tikrit, the military said Friday. Unrelenti

World | November 14, 2003, Friday // 00:00 | Viewed: 403

Two Earthquakes Shook Japan, No Injured

Two separate earthquakes shook Japan early on Friday morning, with one of the tremors measuring 4.7 on the Richter scale, and the other - 5.

World | November 14, 2003, Friday // 00:00 | Viewed: 380

US Speeds up Iraqi Handover

US President George Bush has said steps were being taken to speed up the transfer of power in Iraq. The news comes amid mounting violence casualties, and after France has called for an urgent change of the US strategy in the war-torn Iraq.

World | November 14, 2003, Friday // 00:00 | Viewed: 326

Sri Lankan Peace Talks "on Hold"

Sri Lanka's peace process will be on hold until the country's political crisis is resolved, a Norwegian mediator in the talks has said. Norway has played a key part in negotiating peace between Sri Lanka's Government and the Tamil Tigers.

World | November 14, 2003, Friday // 00:00 | Viewed: 488

Six Terror Suspect Arrested in Iraq

US troops in Iraq arrested Thursday night six Iraqis suspected in attacks against US helicopters, including at least two allegedly involved in last week's downing of a Black Hawk that killed all six Americans on board, officials said Friday. The six were

World | November 14, 2003, Friday // 00:00 | Viewed: 364

Poland Won Papal Football Game

Poland's football team won a 3-1 victory over Italy's at a special match in Warsaw organized to mark the Pope's 25th anniversary in office. At a meeting with the Polish-born pontiff John Paul II, the teams presented him with a crystal football and a numb

World | November 13, 2003, Thursday // 00:00 | Viewed: 421

US Strikes back at Iraqi Insurgents

The US has struck at Iraqi insurgents hours after Wednesday's suicide bomb attack at an Italian base in Nasiriyah, and destroyed a warehouse in Baghdad. The US soldiers also chased Iraqis who were seen firing mortars.

World | November 13, 2003, Thursday // 00:00 | Viewed: 778

US Opposes UN Nuke Report on Iran

The US has challenged the United Nations (UN) nuclear energy watchdog's report that says Iran has not been trying to develop nuclear weapons. US Under-secretary of State for Arms Control John Bolton said the assessment was "impossible to believe".

World | November 13, 2003, Thursday // 00:00 | Viewed: 490

Italy Stays in Iraq Despite Deadly Bombing

Italy's Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has said his country would not be deterred by the deadly bomb attack on the Italian headquarters in Iraq, which claimed the lives of 18 Italians and about a dozen of other people. Italy remains committed to helpin

World | November 13, 2003, Thursday // 00:00 | Viewed: 327

New Palestinian Cabinet Approved

The Palestinian legislature approved Prime Minister Ahmed Qureia's Cabinet Wednesday after he and Yasser Arafat made pleas for an end to violence and a renewal of peace talks with Israel. Qureia won approval for his new government, despite complaints abou

World | November 12, 2003, Wednesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 322

US Forces Launch Operation in Baghdad

US-led forces launched a military operation in Baghdad late Wednesday, setting off a series of explosions that rumbled through the centre of the Iraqi capital. In Washington, a Pentagon official confirmed the operation but gave no details about exact loca

World | November 12, 2003, Wednesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 414
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