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Iraqi education official killed A senior official at Iraq's ministry of education has been shot dead in west Baghdad, according to reports....
Posted: Sat, Jun 12, 2004 11:55pm PDT
Israel warming to EU, UN role in post-pullout Gaza Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is scheduled to meet with Finance Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday after the weekly cabinet meeting. This will be the first meeting between the two since the conflict over the approval of the disengagement plan erupted between them....
Posted: Sat, Jun 12, 2004 10:40pm PDT
Palestinians accuse Jordan of sending officers to W. Bank JENIN - Palestinian militants accused Jordan on Saturday of sending officers to scout the West Bank unbeknown to Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat....
Posted: Sat, Jun 12, 2004 10:39pm PDT
US troops warn of returning to Falluja US officials have said they are "not satisfied" with progress made by Iraqi forces in Falluja, warning their forces may return to the city....
Posted: Sat, Jun 12, 2004 10:37pm PDT
Pot's link to oral cancer disputed SEATTLE -- Smoking marijuana does not increase the risk of developing oral cancer, according to a new study from Seattle researchers that contradicts an earlier study....
Posted: Sat, Jun 12, 2004 1:02pm PDT
Cleric fears Shia divisions in Najaf An Iraqi Shia Muslim cleric is concerned about possible deep divisions in community following the cancellation of Friday prayers in Najaf and the fighting that broke out between al-Sadr and al-Sistani supporters....
Posted: Sat, Jun 12, 2004 12:39pm PDT
Haiti, Jamaica to re-establish diplomatic ties June 21 HAITI'S Ambassador to Jamaica Jean-Gabriel Augustin, who was recalled in March, will return to Kingston on June 21, the foreign ministry confirmed yesterday....
Posted: Sat, Jun 12, 2004 12:33pm PDT
US 'kills 80 Afghan militants' The US military says it has killed more than 80 anti-government militants in recent operations in a rebel stronghold of south-east Afghanistan....
Posted: Sat, Jun 12, 2004 12:30pm PDT
Iraqi minister killed in Baghdad An Iraqi interim deputy foreign minister, Bassam Qubba, has been killed in an attack in the capital, Baghdad....
Posted: Sat, Jun 12, 2004 12:50am PDT
Najaf prayers cancelled after scuffles, US soldiers hit by bombs NAJAF, Iraq - Main weekly Muslim prayers in the holy city of Najaf were scrapped on Friday for the first time since the fall of Saddam Hussein after scuffles between rival Shiite factions, as bombs wounded four US soldiers elsewhere in Iraq. Overnight clashes between militiamen and soldiers in Baghdad claimed the lives of two Iraqi children and left 23 people wounded as the death toll kept rising in the countdown to a return of Iraqi sovereignty on June 30....
Posted: Fri, Jun 11, 2004 7:25pm PDT
Shiite gunmen raid police station BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Shiite gunmen loyal to radical cleric Muqtada al-Sadr ransacked an Iraqi police station Thursday in the holy city of Najaf, threatening a truce that had held for nearly a week. U.S. troops refused to intervene in the fighting, in which six Iraqis died....
Posted: Fri, Jun 11, 2004 7:22pm PDT
Massive Bolivarian march launches referendum battle Solidarity with the Bolivarian Revolution...
Posted: Fri, Jun 11, 2004 2:59pm PDT
George W. Funeral Speech Opinion regarding Bush's Speech at Reagan's Funeral...
Posted: Fri, Jun 11, 2004 10:12am PDT
June 12- nude bicyclists ride against oil dependency Nude bicyclists will protest petroleum addiction and celebrate freedom in Seattle, Olympia, Bellingham, WA; Chicago, Vancouver, London, etc., this Saturday....
Posted: Fri, Jun 11, 2004 9:42am PDT
South Africa's Lesson for the Middle East Another way is possible. It worked for South Africa, and it can and should work for Palestine-Israel....
Posted: Fri, Jun 11, 2004 5:08am PDT
It's OK to smoke dope, England fans told Portuguese police officers will turn a blind eye to England supporters who openly smoke cannabis during Euro 2004, having decided that a stoned crowd is easier to control than a drunk one....
Posted: Fri, Jun 11, 2004 12:46am PDT
State Department retracts terrorism assertion The report, released in April and touted by top administration officials as a sign of the success of the war on terrorism, was based on faulty data, said State Department spokesman Richard Boucher.
In fact, he told reporters, the corrected report will show "a sharp increase over the previous year."...
Posted: Fri, Jun 11, 2004 12:28am PDT
Reagan honor to cost state $60 million SACRAMENTO - The cost of honoring former President Ronald Reagan on Friday by closing most state offices is nearly $60 million, the governor's Finance Department said Tuesday....
Posted: Thu, Jun 10, 2004 11:12pm PDT
Report: Use of Dogs at Iraq Prison Was Authorized WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. intelligence personnel ordered military dog handlers to use unmuzzled dogs to intimidate detainees at Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison, The Washington Post reported on Friday, citing sworn statements from handlers provided to military investigators....
Posted: Thu, Jun 10, 2004 10:42pm PDT
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