Sharon Discusses Amendment to Gaza Disengagement Plan with C

Sonja Pace Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is meeting with his coalition partners to try to come up with an amended disengagement plan he hopes can win enough support to be implemented. The consoc

Sudan Government, Rebels Sign Oil-Sharing Agreement

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Agreement Reached to Ease Fighting in Fallujah, Iraq

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Sudan Government, Rebels to Sign Agreement Soon, says US Off

Cathy Majtenyi A senior U.S. official says the Sudanese government and the country's main rebel group could sign a framework peace agreement by this weekend. The US deputy assistant secretary of state

Bush Warns of Nuclear Weapons Threat

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Iranian Officials Insist on Peaceful Aim of Nuclear Program

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Public Service Workers Strike in South Africa

By Delia Robertson A one-day nationwide strike of civil service workers in South Africa has brought education to a standstill and affected many other state agencies. Tens of thousands of civil service

Reporting from Iraq is a Deadly Job

By Zlatica Hoke Reporting from Iraq has proven to be a deadly job: more than 40 reporters have been killed in the 19 months since the start of the war. The security situation has grown so perilous in

Powell Defends Bush Middle East Policy

David Gollust Secretary of State Colin Powell said Tuesday that President Bush has not pre-judged any final-status issues in Middle East peace negotiations despite his commitments this month to Israel

Suicide Bombing at Pakistani Mosque Leaves at Least 12 Dead

Michael Kitchen The attack came as hundreds of worshippers crowded into a popular Shi'ite mosque for Friday prayers in Pakistan's largest city, Karachi. Initial police reports said that the bomber min

Rumsfeld Says Latest Iraq Fighting a 'Final Stand' by 'Enemi

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New Hamas Leader Calls Bush 'Enemy of God, Enemy of Islam'

Ross Dunn The new head of the militant Islamic group Hamas in Gaza has criticized President Bush's support for Israel and described him as an enemy of Muslims everywhere. In a fiery speech at Gaza's I

Sharon Gives Details of Unilateral Disengagement from Palest

Ross Dunn Israel's prime minister, Ariel Sharon, says his plan to withdraw from the Gaza Strip and parts of the West Bank is the only way to bolster his country's security. He told the Israeli media i

Bethlehem Residents Gloomy About Israel's Security Wall

By Laurie Kassman The security wall Israel is building aims to protect its citizens from Palestinian suicide bombers and other terrorists coming from the West Bank and Gaza. The wall soon will restric

Libyan-Born Italians Return to Birthplace

By Sabina Castelfranco A group of Libyan-born Italians will return to Tripoli, Wednesday, for the first time since they were expelled when Colonel Moammar Gaddafi took power. Some 20,000 Italians were

Hamas Vows Revenge after Israel Assassinates Group's Founder

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Reports Predict Possible Political Breakthrough in Ukraine

By Lisa McAdams After days of political deadlock in Ukraine, latest reports indicate the government and pro-opposition forces have come to agreement on a series of legislative changes that would allow

Ivory Coast Rebel Leader Travels to South Africa

By Carrie Giardino The leader of the northern rebels in Ivory Coast is traveling to South Africa to meet with President Thabo Mbeki to discuss the peace process in the world's number one cocoa-produci

Ivory Coast Worries about Possible Polio Epidemic

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Pakistan, India Agree to Continue Peace Process

Ayaz Gul Pakistans President Pervez Musharraf says that in a telephone conversation with India's new prime minister, they have agreed to continue a peace process aimed at resolving bilateral disputes.