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December 31, 2003

Palestine and Israel

11 Palestinians wounded in Israeli missile strike to assassinate Hamas military leader

Eleven Wounded in West Bank Barrier Protest, including an Israeli, a Swedish parliamentarian arrested

Sharon Increases Illegal Jewish Settlers in Palestinian Territory by 16%

Failed Israeli Assassination Wounds 13 Bystanders, 2 Critically Second Israeli among 17 Wounded in Anti-Apartheid Wall Protest

Israel Seals Off Nablus; Palestinian Killed in Gaza

US-UK and Iraq

US-backed Kurdish militants kill 5 Iraqi Arabs and Turkmen, wound 20 during a demonstration in Kirkuk

US declines comment on dialogue with Red Cross over Saddam

Iraqis, US soldiers guarded about what's in store for 2004

UK Charity Seeks Compensation Over "Lost" Cancer Drugs For Iraqi Children

Over 100 Iraqi Suspects Held; Roadside Blast Kills Civilian

Iran

‘Aid Will Not Restore Iran-US Ties’ 

Bam quake toll hits 40,000

Gravediggers Take Over 

Arab League 

Lawmaker from Sharon's party invited to Syria — report

Baradei meets Qadhafi, lauds Libyan cooperation

Lebanon opens official investigation into Benin air crash

Libyans torn between joy, scepticism

Bashir expects final Sudanese peace agreement next week

‘Darfur Conflict Unlikely to Affect Talks With SPLA’ 

Kuwaiti MPs Oppose ‘Americanizing Textbooks’ 

US

Dollar Plumbs New Lows Vs Euro

Pentagon Ending Halliburton Iraq Oil Deal

Relief for UAE Students in US

Pakistan and India

Pakistan airlines to start India flights on January 1

Musharraf Under No Pressure on Nuclear, Kashmir Issues

Senate Approves Bill Giving Vast Powers to President Musharraf

BJP in Favor of Early Elections, Says Advani

World

France Within Its Rights to Ban Scarf: Al-Azhar

December 30, 2003

Palestine and Israel

Palestinians critical of Israeli order on outposts 

US-UK and Iraq

Blast in Baghdad Kills One; Troops Arrest Over 100

British Intelligence Service, MI6, planted Iraq stories to gain public support for sanctions and war on Iraq

Troops kill 3 in Iraq suspected of Al Qaeda links

British clergy slam Blair for war on Iraq

Saddam Talks About His Billions and Weapons 

Bremer Retreats From Comprehensive Iraq Plans 

Japan willing to forgive Iraqi debt; China to consider idea

New Iraq army officers head for training in Jordan 

'The painter of Baghdad' works prolifically during invasion

US

Ashcroft Steps Aside from CIA Leak Probe

U.S. Beef Exports Grind to Halt on Mad Cow

Democrats Urge Ban on Sick Cattle for Human Food

Capitalist Corporate Corruption

Italian Magistrates See Web of Deceit at Parmalat

Iran

GCC countries donate 400 million dollars to rebuild Bam

Dead mother's embrace saves Iranian baby's life

Rescue Workers Give Up 

Arab League

Syria asks UN to help rid Mideast of nuclear arms

Baradei says Libyans were only in initial stages of nuke technology

Libya Bares Its Nuke Secrets

UAE Navy to Buy Missile Corvettes

World

Second Musharraf Suicide Bomber an Afghan Fighter

Pakistan Will Not Raise Kashmir at SAARC Summit

December 29, 2003

Palestine and Israel

Israeli Occupation Forces Kill 3 Palestinians, Withdraw from Nablus; Sharon Appoints Prominent General to Oversee His Unilateral Disengagement Plan

The day after the shooting of peace activists

Sharon wants 'disengagement' into action

Talks With Syria Must Start From Scratch: Sharon 

US-UK and Iraq

Iraqi Official Says: Saddam Gives Info on Conventional Weapons, $40 Billion Funds

US forces Kill 3 of Ansar Al-Islam guerilla group in Mosul

Two US soldiers, two children killed in Baghdad as Karbala death toll climbs

Iraq haunts Blair again after US doubts 'massive evidence' claim

$40m of Iraq Contract Fund Stolen

'De-Baathification hampering US reconstruction'

Violence in Iraq Shows No Letup 

UK warns of possible `terror' attack in S. Arabia

Afghanistan

Six Killed in Taleban Attack

Iran

Hope for Survivors Fades 

Iran quake survivors endure cold, sleepless nights

Looters hamper Iran quake aid efforts as health fears rise

Arab League

UN Inspectors Visit Libyan Nuke Sites

Sudan’s Emergency Law to End After Peace Deal With Rebels

Former Mauritanian president warns of civil war in plea at coup trial

Saudis mount 2nd round of 'dialogue,' include 10 women

UAE to Clamp Down on Fake Degrees, Certificates 

Pakistan and India

One of Musharraf’s Attackers a Kashmiri

Troops Positioned on Hills Ahead of SAARC Summit

Sonia Says She Could Opt Out of Prime Ministerial Race

World

2 Abu Sayyaf Leaders Captured in Zamboanga

OFW Organizations Slam Labor Official Over ‘Dole-Out’ Remark

PIA Upbeat on Its South Asian Flights

December 28, 2003

Palestine and Israel

Israeli Occupation Forces Shoot Dead Teenager, Wound 30 in Nablus; Peace Activists Protest Apartheid Wall in Qalqilya, 13 Injured

Israeli Army Operations in the Palestinian Territories Continue

Israeli army shooting of Israeli stirs hot debate

Turkish Bombers Originally Targeted Israeli Ship: Paper

Patten Sees Turkey in EU but Not Israel

US-UK and Iraq

Baghdad Bomb Blast Kills 2 Iraqi Children, US Soldier, injures 14, including 5 US soldiers

US scales down plans for Iraq

Bloodbath in Karbala

Bremer Contradicts Blair on WMD

US

U.S., Canada at Odds Over Mad Cow Origin

Iran

1,000 people rescued from ruins of Iran quake city in two days

150 Dug Out Alive From Rubble in Bam

Death Toll in Benin Tragedy Hits 138

Rescue Workers Swamped by Corpses

Afghanistan

US Troops Kill 3 Taleban After Deadly Ambush

Arab League

Sudan Rebels Claim to Kill 621 Troops in Darfur Area

Kuwait Rewrites Textbooks to Help Fight Terror

Libya to Allow Snap Nuke Checks

Al-Qaeda

Cuba Attacks Guantanamo Use for Prisoners

Pakistan and India

Kashmir and Afghan groups target Musharraf

Musharraf, Vajpayee May Shake Hands

India Rules Out Bilateral Talks With Pakistan at the SAARC Summit

‘Arrests Are Expected Soon in Suicide Attack on Musharraf’

World

Earthquake shakes Indonesia’s Sulawesi island

Vatican Was Targeted for Dec. 25 Attack: Berlusconi

Film on Ottoman Killings to Be Shown in Turkey

December 27, 2003

Palestine and Israel

Israeli Occupation Forces Seal off Nablus, Balata Refugee Camp

The Israeli Aggression on the Palestinian People, December 25-26, 2003

Israel Mulls More Attacks Against Jihad Leaders

US-UK and Iraq

4 Bulgarians, 2 Thais killed, 27 soldiers injured, 7 Iraqis killed, 80 wounded, in four Karbala suicide car bombs and attacks

Saddam Threatens to Expose US P.K

US Medical evacuations from Iraq near 11,000

Arab League

133 confirmed dead in the Benin Lebanese plane crash

Saudi Arabia Arrests 4,000, Seizes Arms Near Yemen Border

Iran

Foreign Teams Aid Iran Quake Rescuers, 20,000 Dead

Iran Quake Survivors Dig for Others, 20,000 Dead 

Turkey

Group Behind Istanbul Blasts Put Out of Action 

Al-Qaeda

Al-Qaeda Hand Seen in Musharraf Attacks

Pakistan 

Pakistani Suicide Bomber Identified 

World

Some Canada Muslims to Use Sharia in Civil Disputes

Bomb Kills Soldier in Jolo Airport

December 26, 2003

Palestine and Israel

Assassinations, Bombings Resume

US-UK and Iraq

Five U.S. Soldiers Killed in Spate of Iraq Attacks

Rockets and Mortars Rain on Baghdad

US

General Anthony Zinni Denounced the Incompetence and the Failure of the Neocon Operations in Pre- and Post-Invasion Iraq

Afghanistan

Blast Damages UN Compound in Kabul

Arab League

Egypt Court Delays Verdict in Trial of Banned Group

UN Feeds Thousands of Drought-Hit Somalis

Unrest at Yemen University

World

5,000 Killed in a Major Iran Quake, 30,000 injured

Another Attempt on Musharraf

Rebels Execute 3 Suspected Spies in Zamboanga

December 25, 2003

Palestine and Israel

Israeli Assassination of a Jihad Member Kills 5 Palestinians, A Palestinian Suicide bombing kills 3 Israelis

Israel Gives Bethlehem a Gloomy Christmas, Patriarch Slams Apartheid Wall

Palestinians delay peace meeting over Israeli raid

US-UK and Iraq

Iraqi Guerrillas Hammer Baghdad, Bomb Kills U.S. Soldier

Attacks kill 3 troops, 5 Iraqis

Baghdad Christians hold Christmas Eve mass early amid security concerns

Children cry during major Baghdad raid

Iraq Violence Continues Unabated

Iraqi Kurds seek more autonomy before constitution

US

France Finds No Terror Links on Canceled Flights

Iran

Tehran threatens to riposte with missiles in event of Tel Aviv strike

Iran steps up security at foreign missions over Al Qaeda threat

Arab League

Gulf women must brush up skills to land top jobs

Qadhafi son says US committed to protecting Libya

Syria, Egypt firm on Golan, WMD

Hollywood actor finds Mideast 'fascinating'

World

Pakistan Leader Survives New Assassination Attempt, 14 Dead

Musharraf to Give Up Uniform by End of 2004

News, December 24, 2003

Palestine and Israel

8 Palestinians Killed, 40 Injured in an Israeli Raid on Rafah

Attack on Maher won't affect Egyptian efforts to end violence

US-UK and Iraq

US Invaded Iraq for Oil: Castro

Blast Kills 3 Americans Near Samarra

Dozen explosions rock southern Baghdad  

Suicide car bomb kills four in north Iraq

US Troops Arrest Dozens of Iraqi Rebel Suspects

Iraq debt talks must await new government — Riyadh

Iraq's new army battles its own problems as troops deploy

Iran

Tehran Hopes to Resume Egypt Ties

Iran launches probe into jails

December 24, 2003

Palestine and Israel

8 Palestinians Killed, 40 Injured in an Israeli Raid on Rafah

Attack on Maher won't affect Egyptian efforts to end violence

US-UK and Iraq

US Invaded Iraq for Oil: Castro

Blast Kills 3 Americans Near Samarra

Dozen explosions rock southern Baghdad  

Suicide car bomb kills four in north Iraq

US Troops Arrest Dozens of Iraqi Rebel Suspects

Iraq debt talks must await new government — Riyadh

Iraq's new army battles its own problems as troops deploy

Iran

Tehran Hopes to Resume Egypt Ties

Iran launches probe into jails

Turkey

Turkish Police Make Major Bomb-Equipment Haul

US

France Cancels Paris-LA Flights Over Qaeda Threat

U.S. Reports First Case of Mad Cow Disease

US Airports to Fingerprint Foreign Visitors, Except for Europeans

Democrats Court Vote of Disgruntled U.S. Muslim Americans

Arab American News Focus

Billionaire Soros, Independent Groups Target Bush

Arab League

Libya Confirms Baradei’s Visit ‘in Coming Days’

Sudan, Rebels Agree on Wealth-Share at Talks

Pakistan and India

Nuke Know-How Was Sold

Offer to Foreign Fighters

Vajpayee’s Terms for Dialogue With Pakistan

AMU Raises Storm in Parliament

World

Police thwart Basque plot for Christmas Eve train bombing

Court to Hear Frenchmen’s Bail Plea Today

French Headscarf Ban Stirs Arab, Muslim Uproar

December 23, 2003

Palestine and Israel

7 Palestinians Killed, 30 Injured in an Israeli Raid on Rafah Refugee Camp

Arafat, Qurei, Palestinian Factions Condemn Attack on Egypt's FM Maher

Egypt’s Maher Attacked in Jerusalem 

Israeli commandos put Sharon under fire

Patriarch urges Palestinian, Israelis to make peace

Going to Palestine Via Iraq

Wall May Spark Migration Back to Jerusalem

US-UK and Iraq

Iraqi ex-general nabbed; US, Polish soldiers killed

Ex-Baathists pay ultimate price

US Captures Former General 

US Iraq debt envoy to hold new talks in Asia

US seeks tribal elders' help in Saddam's hometown

Iran

Israel Will Dig Own Grave If It Attacks N-Sites: Iran 

Father of Pak N-Bomb Quizzed Over Iran Link 

US

Bush Ratings Show Little Gain From Saddam Capture 

Arab League

Libya could provide intelligence bonanza

Gulf Arabs agree joint anti-terror measures

Key North Africa summit postponed over W. Sahara

India and Pakistan

Three Kashmiris killed, activist jailed, in Kashmir

Musharraf Reassures Kashmiris

World

Italy probes possible plot against Berlusconi - paper

Khatami asks France to “cancel wrong decision” banning headscarves

Muslim Students Flock to Austria Where Headscarves Are No Problem 

Eritrea Dismisses US Rap on Religious Freedom 

December 22, 2003

Palestine and Israel

Egypt's Maher Assaulted at Al-Aqsa Mosque, in Occupied Jerusalem

13 Israeli commandos refuse to serve in W. Bank, Gaza because occupation is immoral and corrupt, they said

In violation of UN resolutions, Bush Declares: ‘We Must Get Rid of Arafat’

Jewish Settlers Plan Siege to Fight Eviction 

Tel Aviv Is Considering Operation Against Iran’s N-Capabilities 

US-UK and Iraq

2 US soldiers and Iraqi interpreter killed, 14 US soldiers injured, more arrests among Iraqi Sunnis

Bush Meets Iraq Administrator Bremer

‘Saddam Survived on Chocolate While in Hiding’ Report

Iraqi Council Wants Anti-Terror Pact With Syria 

US Arrests More Iraqis; Saboteurs Target Oil

US

U.S. Boosts Patrols to Address Terror Threat

Bush Declares: ‘We Must Get Rid of Arafat’: Report

US Hoists Terror Alert No. 2 

Arab League

Gaddafi Worked for Years for Breakthrough with West

Libya Set to Allow Snap UN Nuclear Arms Inspections: Diplomat

World 

Anglican Church May Slam Terror Detentions

Malaysia Blasts US Report on Religious Rights 

PM Contradicts Musharraf 

Schroeder Opposes Public Servants Wearing Headscarves

December 21, 2003

Palestine and Israel

Israeli Occupation Forces Detain 200 Palestinians in Week, 2 Die of Wounds Israeli Onslaught Continues in Nablus, Balatah Refugee Camp

Israel considering operation to destroy Iran nuclear capabilities, Israeli war chief Mofaz

US and Iraq

U.S. troops intensify crackdown on Iraqi guerrillas, more Iraqi attacks on oil pipeline and fuel tanks

US Soldiers Kill Four Iraqi Demonstrators and Three Policemen During a Pro-Saddam Protest

Myers Says Hundreds of Iraqis Detained After Saddam Capture

Cousin of Saddam seeks fair trial for ex-leader

Saddam was held by Kurds, drugged and left for US troops

Ortega Voices Saddam Support

US

U.S. to Raise Terror Alert to 'High', Officials Say

Clark Says Dean 'Dangled' VP Slot, Dean Camp Disputes

Democrats Press Rumsfeld for Halliburton Records

Arab League

Libya to Allow Snap UN Arms Inspections -Diplomat

Libya Dismays Arabs, Puts Syria on Spot

Bush to Reward Libya for Giving Up WMD  

Arab Gulf leaders' summit in Kuwait focuses on fighting terrorism, Iraq ties

Sudan Government, SPLA Strike Deal on Wealth-Sharing

Al-Qaeda

Bin Laden slams American 'crusade' against Muslims

We’re Still Chasing Americans: Zawahri

U.S. to Raise Terror Alert to 'High', Officials Say

Libya hands over intelligence on Al Qaeda militants

World

Thousands Protest in Paris Against Muslim Veil Ban

December 20, 2003

Palestine and Israel

Sharon Draws Fire for Separation Plan

US and Iraq

Bremer Survives Ambush

Operation ‘Hero Miles’ Helps US Soldiers

Pro-Saddam Rally in Dhaka

US

9/11 ‘Could Have Been Prevented’: Kean

Arab League

Sudan Peace Talks Continue

India and Pakistan

Kashmir Offer Angers Pakistanis

Musharraf to Offer Alternatives to Kashmir Plebiscite: Rashid

Iran

Nuclear Deal With IAEA Foils US Plot, Rafsanjani Says

Al-Qaeda

Tapes Show Abuse of 9/11 Detainees

We’re Still Chasing Americans: Zawahri

December 19, 2003

Palestine and Israel

Sharon issues separation ultimatum to Palestinians

Sharon's Speech: Tissue of Lies and Half-Truths His "Plan" - Recipe for War and Annexation

Poll: 43 Percent of Americans Feel Israel Threatens World Peace

US and Iraq

US soldier and two Iraqis killed, US-backed politician assassinated, a former Iraqi official killed, 86 Iraqis arrested

US troops face gunfire, taunts in Saddam's town

Veteran French lawyer prepares for defence of former Iraqi deputy premier

Putin blasts US war on Iraq

US

US Court Orders Padilla Released

LaRouche: 50% collapse of the dollar signals bankruptcy of the nation

Iran

Iran signs protocol on snap UN nuclear inspections

World

Pakistan Ready to Drop Kashmir Plebiscite Demand

Annan wants January 15 meeting on UN role in Iraq

December 18, 2003

Palestine and Israel

Israeli Occupation Forces Shoot Dead 7 Palestinians, including Boy, Teenager, and Elderly dies at Roadblock

The Israeli Aggression on the Palestinian People, December 17, 2003

Racist Netanyahu Inciting Hatred: Israel’s Arab Citizens a ‘Demographic Problem’

Bethlehem faces gloomy Christmas By Lara Sukhtian

Fresh Bid for Mideast Truce Fails 

German Foreign Minister Condemns West Bank Barrier 

Israeli Internal Intelligence, Shin Bet, Chief Warns of Jewish Militant Designs

Twelve reasons why 940 intellectuals worldwide reject the Geneva Accord

US and Iraq

Dates Clash With Saddam's Day of Destiny 

Baghdad Explosion Kills 17

Bush Staged Saddam's Arrest: Congressman McDermott 

Senators were told Iraq could hit the East Coast with WMD

Despite Saddam's Capture, Iraq War Was Wrong: Experts 

Saddam must have been drugged before capture, says daughter

Arab League

Turkey, Syria Sign Security Accord 

Gulf Foreign Ministers Meet to Prepare Agenda for Kuwait GCC Summit 

Protesters Turn Violent During Bahrain March 

World

Chirac Backs Ban on Headscarves

India, Israel to Join Hands on Space Telescope

Tehran to Sign Nuke Inspection Protocol Today

December 17, 2003

Palestine and Israel

83 percent of Palestinians support a complete, mutual ceasefire, Israel Bars Arafat from Christmas Festivities

US and Iraq

Scrutinizing the Saddam capture story: US forces may have used gas in Saddam capture

Saddam must have been drugged before capture, says daughter

Bush sentences Saddam to death, Bomb kills 17 in Iraq, in an attempt to destroy a Baghdad police station

US Tanks Roll to Warn Iraqis in Tikrit Off Pro-Saddam Rallies

Capitalist Corporate Corruption

Pentagon Says Halliburton Must Repay if Overbilled

World

Scapegoating Muslims for Rising Anti-Semitism, Chirac Wants Law Banning Muslim Headscarf in Schools

December 16, 2003

Palestine and Israel

Israeli Occupation Forces Invade Balata Refugee Camp, Demolish 22 Houses, Making 200 Civilians Homeless

New Mideast Talks Planned Despite Violence

Israel Likely to Bar Arafat from Bethlehem Mass

Sharon's Son Hands Over Files in Funding Scandals

US and Iraq

Cardinal Renato Martino: US Treated Saddam 'Like a Cow,' criticizing the US military for showing video footage of him

US occupation forces kill 11 Iraqis in Samurra during an ambush

Saddam denies leading insurgency or having weapons of mass destruction

Saddam's family demands international trial for ousted leader

Gen. Myers Says Saddam Arrest Will Hurt Insurgents

4 US Soldiers, 5 Asian Workers, Wounded in Kuwait Shooting

Bomb Attacks on Iraqi Police Stations Kill 9

Saddam Will Be Put on Public Trial: Bush

Iraq to Stop Counting Civilian Dead

US

Dean: Iraq Views Unchanged by Saddam's Capture

Democrats Broaden Foreign Policy Attacks on Bush

World

Muslim, human rights groups denounce China’s “terrorist” list

Chirac Seen Banning Muslim Veil in Key Speech

Headscarves: The Ball Is Now in Chirac's Court

December 15, 2003

Palestine and Israel

Two unarmed Palestinian workers shot dead by trigger-happy Israeli occupation soldiers, 18 Palestinian homes demolished 

Israeli Occupation Forces Shoot Dead Palestinian Mother of Two On her Way to University

The Israeli Aggression on the Palestinian People, December 14, 2003

The Third Temple's Holy of Holies: Israel's Nuclear Weapons (a military paper) By Warner D Farr

Model Settlements Torched in Nablus

Israel to block Irish UN religion motion

US and Iraq

Iraq car bombs kill seven, injure 32, despite Saddam's capture

US presence no longer justified after Saddam capture: Palestinian press

Newspapers mirror Arab humiliation at Saddam's capture

Iranian press jubilant over “humiliating” capture of arch-enemy Saddam

Saddam Hussain Arrested, No Weapons of Mass Destruction Found, Car Bomb Kills 17 after the arrest

Saddam Tells Interrogators 'No WMD'

Saddam’s Capture brought jubilation to Western leaders

Americans Celebrate Capture of the 'Big Fish'

Arabs share little of world joy over Saddam's capture

Palestinians mark 'black day'

Saddam: A Dramatic History

Capitalist Corporate Corruption

Supreme Court to Hear Cheney Energy Case

Arab League

Arab League Voices Concern About Syria Sanctions

US not Syria's enemy — Assad

World

Musharraf Escapes Attempt on Life

December 14, 2003

Palestine and Israel

Israelis Gun Down Palestinian Woman

Palestinians, Israelis Rally Against Barrier

 US envoy meets Qureia as bloodshed continues

US and Iraq

Saddam Hussain Arrested, No Weapons of Mass Destruction Found, Car Bomb Kills 17 after the arrest

More die as Sanchez sees decrease in Iraq attacks

New Iraqi Army Pay Under Review After Mass Walkout

Georgia to send 500 more troops to Iraq by summer 2004 — US envoy

Arab League

Kenya Scrapping of the Nile pact is a declaration of war: Egypt

President Bush Signs Syria Sanctions Bill

Sudan, Cairo truce talks tackled by Arabic press, Thamer Abu Baker

US

'Halliburton may repay overcharges for Iraq work'

Arab American News Focus Boykin, Clark, Negroponte, Kucinich, Pharoan

Army's prosecution of Muslim chaplain falls apart: The case that "began with a bang" may "end with a whimper

The San Francisco Tenderloin Black Radical Book Fair Featuring Akbar Muhammad, Marvin X, and Amiri Baraka

Capitalist Political Corruption

South Korea’s Roh repeats offer to resign over fundraising scandal

Al-Qaeda

Al-Qaeda Suspect, Mzoudi, Seeks Asylum in Germany

Yemen Foils Embassy "Terror" Plot

Iran

Khatami Cites ‘Differences’ With Egypt

Iran's election hopefuls register for crunch vote

India and Pakistan

Musharraf Slams Delay in Development Project

Muslims in Indian Army Can Wear Beards, Court Rules

World

Muslim asylum seekers on hunger strike at Australian-run camp suffering exhaustion

Jamal Akkal: Yet another Arab-Canadian whose Canadian passport is unable to offer him protection

Abu Sayyaf Strikes Again in Basilan, Abducts 2 Men

December 13, 2003

Palestine and Israel

Israeli occupation troops kill Palestinian woman at roadblock

Baradei tweaks Israel with call for nuke-free Mideast

Palestinian Premier Qorei Says Wall Will Kill ME Peace Plan

US and Iraq

Bush Thinks U.S. Overcharged in Halliburton Contract

Human rights group criticizes coalition tactics in Iraq war

U.S. Soldier Killed, 2 injured in Blast, near Ramadi, Iraq

Blasts kill Iraqi policeman, wound 2 Polish sappers

Mortars Hit US Army HQ in Baghdad

US officer in Iraq found guilty of mistreating detainee but avoids court-martial

Arab League

Lebanon Detains 3rd Blast Suspect

Letter Bombs Target Kuwaiti Journalists

US

White House: No Conflict for Baker in Iraq Role!

Bush signs law authorizing Syria sanctions

Dean Comes Under Renewed Attack from Rivals

Democrats Reach Out to New Hampshire Independents

EU

EU facing crisis as constitution summit collapses

Key sticking points over EU constitution

Tense EU Constitution Talks Enter Critical Phase

Iran

Four hanged in public in Iran for gang rape

World

Canada PM Martin Brings Sweeping Cabinet Changes

Annan Warns of Tensions Between West, Islam

MILF Accuses Defense Chief of Trying to Derail Peace Talks

Pakistan Reforms Start Yielding Results

December 12, 2003

Palestine and Israel

Six Palestinians Killed as Israelis Raid Rafah

'Israel quietly helps US in Iraq'

US-UK and Iraq

Baathists want role in new Iraq

Iraq may deliver Mujahedeen to Iran

Under Pressure US Delays Iraq Rebuilding Meet

Transatlantic rift deepens over Iraq

Afghanistan