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'Hiroshima Day': The agony and legacy lives on
August 7, 2000
HIROSHIMA (AP) - In a solemn annual rite, Japan paused
Sunday to recall the day 55 years ago when the dropping of a U.S.
atomic bomb "created a hell on earth."
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As Hitler, 'old fool' calls Jews 'sinners'
August 7, 2000
JERUSALEM (AP) - Controversy raged in Israel Sunday after an eminent rabbi who heads Israel's third political biggest party said the six million Jews who perished in the Nazi Holocaust died because they were reincarnations of sinners in previous generations.
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Diplomats preparing for 'Palestinian State'
August 7, 2000
GAZA CITY (AP) - The Palestinian Authority began
preparing diplomats Saturday for the declaration of a state, perhaps
unilaterally, and the possibility of a resulting escalation of
tensions with Israel.
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Eggs, tomatoes thrown at democracy for autocracy
August 7, 2000
LAHORE (AP) - In a show of support for the current
military government, more than 400 people threw eggs and tomatoes at discredited politicians as they met Sunday to demand an end to military rule in the country.
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Bush looking forward to debating Gore: So are all
August 7, 2000
DETROIT (AP) - With the Republican convention over, Republican
presidential nominee George W. Bush said he is now eager for
one-on-one debates with Vice President Al Gore.
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Presidential Traits: What makes a great president?
August 7, 2000
WASHINGTON (AP) - George W. Bush and Al Gore take note: A team of
psychologists says great presidents tend to be take-charge guys, are
smart, energetic and assertive, but not necessarily likable or
straightforward.
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From ashes to ashes,from dust to dust!!
August 7, 2000
HAMILTON, Montana (AP) - Choking smoke veiled homes and businesses as flames turned forest to ash in one of dozens of blazes scorching the western United States.
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Mighty Brahmaputra river submerged 2m. people
August 7, 2000
GAUHATI (AP) - The army and the air force battled hunger and disease as the swirling flood waters of the mighty Brahmaputra river submerged the homes of more than two million people, drowning at least 40 of them in India's remote northeast, a government official said Sunday.
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OJ, after murdering says, 'no hard feelings!!'
August 7, 2000
SANTA ANA, California (AP) - The mother of Nicole Brown Simpson
has agreed to allow O.J. Simpson to move to Florida with his
children.
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Vojislav Mihailovic to oppose Slobodan Milosevic
August 7, 2000
BELGRADE (AP) - Serbia's single largest opposition
party announced Sunday it would put forward its own presidential candidate to challenge Slobodan
Milosevic, rather than support the nominee of the other opposition parties.
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Hasina, one of the leaders at Millennium Summit
August 6, 2000
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Leaders of the 15 nations on the U.N.
Security Council will meet during next month's Millennium Summit to
discuss the council's role in maintaining peace, especially in
Africa.
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UN on Lebanese-Israeli border after 22 years
August 6, 2000
MARJAYOUN, Lebanon (AP) - U.N. peacekeepers fanned out Saturday
along the Lebanese-Israeli border, a battleground of the
Arab-Israeli conflict for three decades, setting up posts in areas
long controlled by Israel.
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"Not guilty" pleader begins to grow hair
August 6, 2000
SUVA, Fiji (AP) - Rebel leader George Speight and a dozen men he
led in storming Parliament to overthrow Fiji's elected government
pleaded innocent Saturday to the first charges stemming from his
coup.
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Turkey recognized but hesitates on independence
August 6, 2000
ANKARA (AP) - Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit on Saturday
pledged Turkish support for a "just" settlement in the Middle East
peace talks, but fell short of giving Palestinian leader Yasser
Arafat full backing for plans to declare an independent state.
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Gunfire exchanged again in Kashmir
August 6, 2000
SRINAGAR, India (AP) - A Pakistan-based rebel group claimed that
two of its fighters stormed an Indian army camp in Kashmir early
Saturday and killed six Indian soldiers in an exchange of gunfire.
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The hung up hat on the head again
August 6, 2000
UNDATED, AP - The Rev. Bob Bossie spent a good part of his life in peace work -
protesting nuclear arms and U.S. military involvement in Central
America in the 1980s, and later the Persian Gulf War and sanctions
in Iraq.
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Peru's first daughter: the unofficial "primera dama"
August 6, 2000
LIMA (AP) - The oldest daughter of President Alberto
Fujimori long avoided Peru's often vicious political scene, devoting
herself to children's causes and ceremonial occasions.
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Hi, there! Welcome to the new neighborhood
August 6, 2000
EL PASO, Texas (AP) - A Jupiter-sized planet orbiting a young
star in Earth's "backyard" could help reveal whether Earth, with
its variety of life forms, is a unique jewel in the universe.
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Fiji coup leaders' first court appearance
August 5, 2000
SUVA (AP) - Prosecutors on Friday urgently worked to
finalize charges against Fiji's arrested coup leader George Speight
to beat a deadline which could see him released from his island jail
in 36 hours.
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Israelis moving to West Bank despite possible Israeli withdrawal
August 5, 2000
TALMON, West Bank (AP) - Last week, just days after Israeli
negotiators discussed handing this part of the West Bank over to the
Palestinians, Orly Tel-Kar and her husband moved to a tiny Jewish
settlement near the Palestinian city of Ramallah.
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Bush pledges to deploy national missile defense
August 5, 2000
PHILADELPHIA, (AP) - George W. Bush accepted the Republican
Party's presidential nomination, pledging to work for international
peace and to set up a missile defense system despite opposition from
Russia and U.S. allies that fear it will trigger a nuclear arms
race.
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South Korea delays to select candidates for family reunions
August 5, 2000
SEOUL, (AP) - South Korea on Friday delayed by one
day the selection of the final 100 people to be reunited with
long-lost relatives in North Korea on Aug. 15, Red Cross officials
said.
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State human rights agency calls for U.N. intervention in Maluku war
August 5, 2000
JAKARTA,(AP) - Indonesia's state-appointed National
Commission for Human Rights called Friday for a U.N. peacekeeping
mission to help end the longrunning Christian-Muslim war in the
Maluku islands.
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Security tight for Queen Mother's birthday
August 5, 2000
LONDON,(AP) - Security for the Queen Mother's 100th birthday was
expected to be tight Friday amid fears that dissident Irish
republicans could disrupt the celebrations with violence.
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Plan to build synagogue on Temple Mount
August 5, 2000
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel's top rabbis will for the first time give
a formal hearing to a potentially explosive proposal to build a
synagogue on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem, next to Islamic holy
sites, a council official said Friday.
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JFK Airport's celebration of its one-billionth passenger dimmed by Delay
August 5, 2000
NEW YORK,(AP) - John F. Kennedy International Airport celebrated
its one-billionth passenger - an Italian - holding the ceremony
inside its newest, cleanest and most efficient terminal.
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Israeli prime minister in Egypt for more talks
August 4, 2000
ALEXANDRIA, Egypt (AP) - Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak arrived here Thursday for consultations with Egypt's president in an attempt to advance the peace efforts that are eroding his government bit by bit.
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Is the US heading for a kind of dynasty?
August 4, 2000
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Texas Gov. George W. Bush, building on a political dynasty spanning three generations, claims the Republican presidential nomination Thursday night declaring that America needs
a change of leadership to solve the tough problems that President
Bill Clinton and Al Gore failed to fix.
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Jharkhand: After long demand, the new state
August 4, 2000
NEW DELHI (AP) - The lower house of Parliament has passed a bill to create a new state for tribespeople out of India's poorest and the most lawless eastern state of Bihar.
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Putin to put in STARTII not starting STARTIII
August 4, 2000
MOSCOW (AP) - President Vladimir Putin on Thursday reiterated promises to fulfill the START II arms reduction treaty, and pushed for concluding a START III treaty that would further cut Russian and U.S. nuclear weapons.
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Talibans advance in northern Afghan province
August 4, 2000
KABUL (AP) - Afghanistan's ruling Taliban militia
smashed through the defensive lines of opposition forces in fierce fighting and advanced toward a town in the northern province of Takhar, Taliban and opposition officials said Thursday.
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Bangla 2000 Feature:-- How G-7 became G-8
August 4, 2000
[ The recently concluded 26th G-8 summit had a lot to offer in the field of IT. In this G-8, Russia is the 'odd man out'. Because all the other 7 countries are the richest seven in the world. Russia is powerful, but nowhere near the G-7.In fact it was not G-8 for the last 26 years. Near about 7 years ago it turned into G-8 from G-7.
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Guerrillas attacks leaves 91 dead within hours
August 3, 2000
PAHALGAM, India (AP) - Eight attacks by suspected Islamic guerrillas opposed to a cease-fire in Kashmir have killed 91 people in less than a day in the territory disputed by India and Pakistan,
police said Wednesday.
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Israeli Foreign Minister David Levy resigns
August 3, 2000
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israeli Foreign Minister David Levy submitted his resignation and parliament approved early elections in a preliminary vote Wednesday, as Prime Minister Ehud Barak's coalition
unraveled further over his peace policies.
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Separatist battle of the Abubakrs and Abusayafs
August 3, 2000
DAVAO, Philippines (AP) - At least two civilian militiamen
were killed in a clash Wednesday with Muslim separatist rebels in a
southern Philippine province, officials said.
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Russia steps up shelling on rebel positions
August 3, 2000
NAZRAN, Russia (AP) - A pro-Russian official in Chechnya was killed when a bomb ripped through his car Wednesday, in what federal forces alleged was part of a campaign by rebels to keep local leaders from cooperating with Moscow.
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"Clinton trying to be political pundit": Bush
August 3, 2000
GETTYSBURG, Pennsylvania (AP) - Firing back at the White House,
George W. Bush says the nation is "tired of the politics of
personal destruction" and that he would uphold the same high
standards set by former Presidents Ronald Reagan, Gerald Ford and
George Bush.
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A decade later: Kuwait is free, Saddam is not
August 3, 2000
WASHINGTON (AP) - Ten years after Iraq's invasion of
Kuwait, international efforts have kept Kuwait a free country and kept
Saddam Hussein from threatening other neighbors, according to the
Defense Department.
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She has it in handbag, not under Mercedes seat
August 3, 2000
JAKARTA (AP) - A granddaughter-in-law of Indonesia's former dictator Suharto appeared in court Wednesday charged with possession of illegal drugs.
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Arafat to declare Palestinian state on Sept. 13
August 2, 2000
RIYADH (AP) - Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat has
reiterated he will declare a Palestinian state next month despite
threats and objections from the United States, according to an
interview published Tuesday.
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Iranian-born Moshe Katsav: President of Israel
August 2, 2000
JERUSALEM (AP) - Iranian-born Moshe Katsav, for years an outsider
to Israel's establishment, has won election to Israel's most
prestigious post - the presidency.
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George Bush
spends EVERY night with a teacher
August 2, 2000
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Republicans, determined to send George W.
Bush to the White House, opened their national convention with a
meticulously scripted appeal to voters in the political middle.
Retired Gen. Colin Powell extolled the Texas governor as a man with
a "passion for inclusion," then bluntly challenged the party to
follow his lead.
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Car bomb explodes at home of Philippine ambassador
August 2, 2000
JAKARTA (AP) - A powerful bomb Tuesday killed two
people and injured dozens including the Philippine ambassador as his
car entered his official residence in central Jakarta, police said.
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Fiji rebel leader charged with minor crimes
August 2, 2000
SUVA (AP) - Rebel leader George Speight has been charged with crimes related to a wave of civil unrest in Fiji which followed his coup in May, police said Tuesday.
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Cambodian king Sihanouk postpones China trip
August 2, 2000
PHNOM PENH (AP) - Cambodian King Norodom Sihanouk on
Tuesday postponed a trip to China for a health checkup when the
plane he was about to board began leaking fuel.
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President Clinton accuses Republicans of deception
August 2, 2000
PALM BEACH, Florida (AP) - Sitting on the sidelines in
warm and humid Florida, President Bill Clinton accused Republicans of using
their convention in Philadelphia to deceive the public.
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Nepal leader in India for security talks
August 2, 2000
NEW DELHI (AP) - India's concerns about Pakistani
intelligence agents operating in neighboring Nepal will be settled
during talks this week, Nepalese Prime Minister Girija Prasad
Koirala said Tuesday.
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Contrary to movies, villain's the upper hand
August 1, 2000
BANGALORE, India (AP) - A former movie actor and South Indian
power broker was kidnapped with three other men at his home Sunday
night by a well-known criminal gang, the chief minister of Karnataka
said Monday.
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Korean diplomatic overtures 'euphoric': Albright
August 1, 2000
TOKYO (AP) - Wrapping up an Asian trip focused on broadening
relations with reclusive North Korea, U.S. Secretary of State
Madeleine Albright told Japan's prime minister on Monday that
"euphoria" over a series of diplomatic overtures by Pyongyang
should be tempered with caution.
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Clinton's blunt comments may be blunders
August 1, 2000
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bill Clinton's blunt comments about
possibly moving the U.S. Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem and his
painting of Yasser Arafat as inflexible negotiator are reverberating
in the Middle East - and in New York, where Hillary Rodham Clinton
is running for the Senate.
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"Nothing's gonna stop you now": Fidel Castro
August 1, 2000
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - Venezuelans set off fireworks and
danced in the streets Monday to celebrate the re-election of
President Hugo Chavez, whose "social revolution" has given new
hope to the country's poor and whose fiery rhetoric has terrified
the wealthy.
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Home Minister asks people to stay home
August 1, 2000
KUALA LUMPUR (AP) - Home Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
Monday warned supporters of jailed politician Anwar Ibrahim against
holding demonstrations later this week when the sex trial verdict is
announced by the Kuala Lumpur High Court.
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GOP convention: Bush to make video presentation
August 1, 2000
CINCINNATI (AP) - George W. Bush is leaving the partisan attacks
to others as he makes his way to the Republican National Convention,
courting voters in the battleground state of Ohio with a pledge to
"set our spirits high."
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Concorde makes emergency stop in Canada
August 1, 2000
LONDON (AP) - A British Airways Concorde flying from London to
New York had to make an emergency stop in eastern Canada after a
crew member smelled gasoline in the cabin, the airline said.
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Keith and kins of the Giraffes
August 1, 2000
HUAY PUU KAENG, Thailand (AP) - Some tourists see the charming
children with their necks rigidly encased in heavy brass coils and
say, "Poor, girls."
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'The heart of the matter'---it DOES matter!
August 1, 2000
TOKYO (AP) - Scientists on the track of the universe's missing
antimatter are finding some encouraging clues to one of the great
puzzles of physics, they announced at a conference on Monday.
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