Topic: International News

The new items published under this topic are as follows.

Articles: Experts fear "dirty bomb" use

Posted by admin on Wednesday, June 02, 2004 - 06:18 AM

	Gloomy experts believe it is only a question of time before terrorists use a "dirty bomb," a device that would spew radioactive debris over a city, making parts of it uninhabitable for years, New Scientist says. Read full article: 'Experts fear "dirty bomb" use'

· 70 Reads ·

Articles: Federal judge rejects partial-birth abortion law

Posted by admin on Wednesday, June 02, 2004 - 06:15 AM

	A federal judge in San Francisco on Tuesday struck down a federal law that banned a form of abortion, saying it created a risk of criminal liability of virtually all abortions performed after the first trimester. Read full article: 'Federal judge rejects partial-birth abortion law'

· 66 Reads ·

Articles: Kerry calls for program to protect nuclear fuel

Posted by admin on Wednesday, June 02, 2004 - 06:13 AM

	Declaring nuclear terrorism to be the greatest threat facing the United States, Sen. John Kerry proposed a program Tuesday to accelerate existing efforts for safeguarding the fuel used in warheads. Read full article: 'Kerry calls for program to protect nuclear fuel'

· 62 Reads ·

Articles: Germany praises revised Iraq resolution

Posted by admin on Wednesday, June 02, 2004 - 06:11 AM

	BERLIN, June 2 (Xinhuanet) -- A senior German official on Wednesday praised the revised UN draft resolution on Iraq distributed by the United States and Britain, saying it goes "in the right direction". Read full article: 'Germany praises revised Iraq resolution'

· 69 Reads ·

Articles: Most Iraqis wary of nation's new government

Posted by admin on Wednesday, June 02, 2004 - 06:08 AM

	Although the new Iraqi interim government that took office Tuesday will not have full authority for another month, it already has the headaches of a formidable task -- gaining enough credibility among Iraqis to be able to exercise at least a minimum degree of power. Read full article: 'Most Iraqis wary of nation's new government'

· 73 Reads ·

Articles: The case against Padilla

Posted by admin on Wednesday, June 02, 2004 - 06:06 AM

	American "enemy combatant" Jose Padilla was sent to the United States to blow up apartment buildings, possibly in New York City, by al-Qaida leaders skeptical of his proposal to set off a homemade radioactive "dirty" bomb here, the Justice Department said yesterday. Read full article: 'The case against Padilla'

· 59 Reads ·

Articles: Will accept referendum, Venezuelan President says

Posted by admin on Monday, May 31, 2004 - 04:35 AM

	Caracas -- Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez told international observers yesterday that he will accept a recall referendum on his rule, as his foes completed three days of final checks that will decide whether he faces a vote this year. Read full article: 'Will accept referendum, Venezuelan President says'

· 92 Reads ·

Articles: Haitians desperate for aid

Posted by admin on Monday, May 31, 2004 - 04:32 AM

	JIMANI, Dominican Republic—This rambling Caribbean town is practically overflowing with international assistance following a devastating flood last week, while disaster victims across the border in Haiti are still desperate for aid. Read full article: 'Haitians desperate for aid'

· 98 Reads ·

Articles: Real story of Tillman's death is a pity

Posted by admin on Monday, May 31, 2004 - 04:30 AM

	started this Memorial Day weekend the way I usually do, by calling my dad and asking him if his Air Force uniform was clean and pressed, his brass buttons polished and his saber sharp. Read full article: 'Real story of Tillman's death is a pity'

· 96 Reads ·

Articles: Pakistanis Guard Mosques After Radical Cleric Shot

Posted by admin on Monday, May 31, 2004 - 04:27 AM

	KARACHI (Reuters) - Thousands of police and paramilitary troops were deployed at Shi'ite mosques in Pakistan on Monday to prevent revenge attacks after the killing of a senior pro-Taliban Sunni cleric at the weekend. Read full article: 'Pakistanis Guard Mosques After Radical Cleric Shot'

· 107 Reads ·