Topic: International News

The new items published under this topic are as follows.

Articles: Filipino hostage is home after hellish ordeal

Posted by admin on Thursday, July 22, 2004 - 01:09 AM

	Freed hostage Angelo de la Cruz arrived home to a hero's welcome on Thursday as Manila started to count the diplomatic cost of its decision to withdraw its troops from Iraq to save him from beheading by militants. Read full article: 'Filipino hostage is home after hellish ordeal'

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Articles: Three Americans on trial in Kabul

Posted by admin on Thursday, July 22, 2004 - 01:07 AM

	Three Americans went on trial yesterday yesterday on charges that they tortured eight prisoners in a private jail, with the group's leader saying he had tacit support from senior Pentagon officials who once offered to put his team under contract. Read full article: 'Three Americans on trial in Kabul'

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Articles: The UN's blinkers

Posted by admin on Thursday, July 22, 2004 - 12:50 AM

Israel has long been the United Nations' favourite punching bag. About a quarter of the denunciations issued by the UN Commission on Human Rights focus on Israel. In the UN General Assembly, each year sees a ritual lineup of resolutions condemning Israel for oppressing the Palestinian people and standing in the way of peace. So it came as no surprise, particularly to Israelis, when the assembly voted 150-6 on Tuesday to demand that Israel comply with an order of the International Court of Justice and pull down its security barrier in the West Bank. Even so, this was an unusually vivid example of the UN's bias.

Read full article: 'The UN's blinkers'

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Articles: More Filipinos favor pullout decision

Posted by admin on Thursday, July 22, 2004 - 12:48 AM

	More Filipinos agreed with the government's decision to pull out its troops from Iraq for the release of Filipino hostage Angelo de la Cruz, said a survey released Thursday. Read full article: 'More Filipinos favor pullout decision'

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Articles: Six more taken hostage; pullout demands made

Posted by admin on Thursday, July 22, 2004 - 12:45 AM

	Militants kidnapped six foreign truck drivers and threatened yesterday to behead them unless their company ends its business in Iraq and their countries — India, Egypt and Kenya — pull all their citizens out. Read full article: 'Six more taken hostage; pullout demands made'

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Articles: Georgian voters one step closer to filling open U.S. Senate seat

Posted by admin on Wednesday, July 21, 2004 - 01:08 AM

	Rep. Johnny Isakson opened a wide lead Tuesday in early returns in the Republican primary for the seat held by maverick Democratic Sen. Zell Miller, whose retirement has given the GOP a good opportunity to pick up a Senate seat. Read full article: 'Georgian voters one step closer to filling open U.S. Senate seat'

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Articles: Wildfires strike early in California

Posted by admin on Wednesday, July 21, 2004 - 12:34 AM

	Tanya Morales had seen the flames charring the hillside beyond her front door and feared that she might have to flee. But the most she had to do was clean the ash from her white van: The blaze that torched more than 6,000 acres left her home and her neighbors' unscathed. Read full article: 'Wildfires strike early in California'

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Articles: Incident Was 'Honest Mistake'

Posted by admin on Wednesday, July 21, 2004 - 12:30 AM

	Former national security adviser Sandy Berger says he regrets the way he handled classified terrorism documents, calling the whole thing "an honest mistake." Republicans say the matter raises questions about whether the former Clinton administration official sought to hide embarrassing materials. Read full article: ' Incident Was 'Honest Mistake''

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Articles: Saudi Forces Kill Two Al-Qaeda Suspects in Riyadh, Reuters Says

Posted by admin on Wednesday, July 21, 2004 - 12:27 AM

	Saudi Arabian security forces killed two suspected al-Qaeda members and detained the wife and family of Saleh al-Awfi, the suspected leader of the terrorist network in the country, Reuters reported. Read full article: 'Saudi Forces Kill Two Al-Qaeda Suspects in Riyadh, Reuters Says'

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Articles: Palestinian premier to stay in job

Posted by admin on Wednesday, July 21, 2004 - 12:23 AM

	Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qureia grudgingly accepted on Tuesday a demand by Palestinian Authority President Yasser Arafat that he stay in his post, briefly easing a political crisis that has gripped the authority since Qureia submitted his resignation Saturday. Read full article: 'Palestinian premier to stay in job'

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