Opposition calls off rallies
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP): Kenya's president and his chief rival made key concessions yesterday to end the dispute over the country's elections, calling off protests and agreeing to talks under pressure from the United States as the death toll from a week of violence ...
Taylor's war crimes trial resumes
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) The first witness in Charles Taylor's war crimes trial testified yesterday that Sierra Leone rebels backed by Taylor mutilated and terrorised civilians to seize diamond fields, and that Taylor used the profits to buy weapons...
UN atomic chief to visit Iran to clear up nuclear concerns
VIENNA, Austria (AP): Chief United Nations nuclear inspector Mohamed ElBaradei will fly to Iran this week, his spokeswoman said yesterday, in a visit that will overlap with U.S. President George W Bush's Middle East tour. Diplomats...
Gov't says Gulf incident was 'normal'
TEHRAN, Iran (AP):Iran's Foreign Ministry said yesterday that a confrontation between Iranian boats and United States Navy ships in the Gulf over the weekend was "'something normal" and was resolved. It suggested the Iranian boats had not recognised...
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