Topic: International News

The new items published under this topic are as follows.

Articles: US to move 3,600 troops from South Korea to Iraq

Posted by admin on Tuesday, May 18, 2004 - 08:13 AM

	WASHINGTON (AFP) May 18, 2004 The United States has notified South Korea and Japan it will withdraw some 3,600 US troops from South Korea for up to a year's combat duty in Iraq, the first reduction in US force levels on the Korean peninsula since the early 1990s, Pentagon officials said Monday. Read full article: 'US to move 3,600 troops from South Korea to Iraq'

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Articles: With Pointed Criticism, 9/11 Hearings Open in New York

Posted by admin on Tuesday, May 18, 2004 - 08:09 AM

	The commission investigating the Sept. 11 attacks brought its inquiry to New York today for two days of hearings that are expected to challenge former and current officials about the city's disaster preparedness both before and since the terrorist strikes. Read full article: 'With Pointed Criticism, 9/11 Hearings Open in New York'

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Articles: Taiwan shares plunge Monday amid China tensions

Posted by admin on Monday, May 17, 2004 - 03:57 AM

	TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - Taiwan shares ended sharply lower Monday after China lashed out at Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian just days before his second inauguration, threatening to "firmly and thoroughly'' crush any moves toward independence. Read full article: 'Taiwan shares plunge Monday amid China tensions'

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Articles: Chechen Warlord Says He Killed Pro-Moscow Leader

Posted by admin on Monday, May 17, 2004 - 03:43 AM

	MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's most wanted man, Chechen warlord Shamil Basayev, claimed responsibility Monday for assassinating the region's pro-Moscow leader and threatened to kill more officials, including the Russian prime minister. Read full article: 'Chechen Warlord Says He Killed Pro-Moscow Leader'

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Articles: Former Dominican Leader Makes Comeback

Posted by admin on Monday, May 17, 2004 - 03:41 AM

	Few predicted a comeback when President Leonel Fernandez left office amid a corruption scandal in 2000. Read full article: 'Former Dominican Leader Makes Comeback'

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Articles: Former Dominican Leader Makes Comeback

Posted by admin on Monday, May 17, 2004 - 03:41 AM

	Few predicted a comeback when President Leonel Fernandez left office amid a corruption scandal in 2000. Read full article: 'Former Dominican Leader Makes Comeback'

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Articles: Kerry overshadowed by negative news on Iraq

Posted by admin on Monday, May 17, 2004 - 02:55 AM

	A poll found that his backers mostly based their support on a dislike for Bush, and many voters feel they don't know him. Read full article: 'Kerry overshadowed by negative news on Iraq'

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Articles: The roots of torture?

Posted by admin on Monday, May 17, 2004 - 02:51 AM

	WASHINGTON - Pentagon officials yesterday adamantly denied charges in a New Yorker magazine article that Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and other key officials had approved a plan to expand from Afghanistan to Iraq a secret interrogation program that included rough treatment and sexual humiliation. Read full article: 'The roots of torture?'

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Articles: The first decision is about Bush

Posted by admin on Monday, May 17, 2004 - 01:56 AM

	WASHINGTON — The first contest in this year's presidential election isn't President Bush against Democrat John Kerry. Read full article: 'The first decision is about Bush'

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Articles: Mass. OK's gay unions

Posted by admin on Monday, May 17, 2004 - 01:53 AM

BOSTON -- Like fans anxious for concert tickets, same-sex couples waited in line for hours yesterday outside Cambridge's City Hall for an event they once thought they'd never get to experience: marriage. Marcia Hams, 56, and her partner, Susan Shepherd, 52, of Cambridge, showed up at midnight Saturday -- a full 24 hours ahead of time -- to stake out the first spot in line where the city clerk was to hand out the country's first state-sanctioned gay marriage applications.

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