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Senators introduce Bush tax cut
January 24, 2001
WASHINGTON-- (AP) - Two senators introduced President Bush's
package of more than dlrs 1 trillion in tax cuts, but a House leader
cautioned against prospects of quick passage, predicting an August
date for clearing Congress.
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Palestinian negotiators harshly attack US role in peace talks
January 24, 2001
JERUSALEM-- (AP) - U.S. mediation between Israelis and Palestinians
was marked by "mistakes and failures" over the past seven years
and was marred by a clear pro-Israel bias, the Palestinian
negotiating team said in an unprecedented attack on former U.S.
President Bill Clinton's Mideast policy.
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Faith, madness, magic during most sacred bathing day in Hindu festival
January 24, 2001
ALLAHABAD-- (AP) - Millions of Hindu pilgrims are scrambling
toward the Ganges to fulfill lifelong ambitions of bathing in what
they consider the most sacred river on earth at the most auspicious
moment.
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Five woodcutters killed in Assam as gunmen strike in India
January 24, 2001
GAUHATI-- (AP) - Twenty masked gunmen burst into a house
where migrant timber cutters were sleeping in northeastern Assam,
killing five in indiscriminate automatic weapons fire and wounding
two, police said Tuesday.
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India extends unilateral Kashmir cease-fire by one month
January 24, 2001
NEW DELHI-- (AP) - The Indian government extended its
unilateral cease-fire against Islamic militants in Kashmir on
Tuesday, saying its troops will refrain from operations against the
separatist guerrillas for another month.
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Search efforts continue on landslide-stricken Indonesian island
January 24, 2001
JAKARTA-- (AP) - Rescuers dug away at tons of mud and
rubble in Indonesia's North Sulawesi province Tuesday trying to find
survivors of five devastating landslides that have killed at least
34 people, officials said.
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Election Commission calls revote in 62 districts in Thailand
January 24, 2001
BANGKOK-- (AP) - Thailand's Election Commission on
Tuesday ordered revotes in 62 districts where candidates were
suspected of cheating during the Jan. 6 general elections.
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Army government passes law to protect nuclear installations
January 23, 2001
ISLAMABAD-- (AP) - Pakistan, one of the world's newest
nuclear weapons' states, introduced a new law Monday that
establishes a nuclear regulatory authority designed to ensure the
safety of its nuclear installations.
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President urges high ethical standards for new staff
January 23, 2001
WASHINGTON-- (AP) - Getting swiftly down to work, President George
W. Bush ushered in his new administration Monday by welcoming his
staff to "the honor of a lifetime" and calling on them to uphold
high ethical standards.
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Roe v. Wade turns 28: the fight goes on
January 23, 2001
WASHINGTON-- (Bangla2000/AP) - Abortion rights supporters are used to battle.
But the ground has changed for the 28th anniversary of the landmark
U.S. Supreme Court Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion.
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Palestinian informers ask for more protection from Israel
January 23, 2001
JERUSALEM-- (AP) - Seven Palestinian informants, who say they have
helped Israel combat attacks by Palestinian militants, protested
outside Prime Minister Ehud Barak's home Monday and called on Israel
to provide them with additional protection.
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Bush to block funds for international abortions
January 23, 2001
WASHINGTON-- (AP) - President George W. Bush has decided to block
U.S. funds to international family-planning groups that offer
abortion and abortion counseling, a White House official said Monday.
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New secretary warmly welcomed by new colleagues
January 23, 2001
WASHINGTON-- (AP) - U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell, mixing
flattery, humor and his vision for the future, introduced himself
Monday to State Department employees, who offered him a warm and
sometimes raucous welcome.
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Woman confesses to killing husband with powerful punch
January 23, 2001
CAIRO-- (AP) - A woman has confessed to killing her husband
with a powerful punch in the face and then trying to cover up her
action by burying him without proper permission, police officials
said Monday.
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Stolen Greek artifacts returned to homeland
January 23, 2001
ATHENS-- (AP) - Some 274 ancient artifacts were returned to
Greece on Monday, more than a decade after being stolen in one of
the country's largest museum robberies.
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Clinton sends farewell letter to Indian prime minister
January 22, 2001
NEW DELHI-- (AP) - Former U.S. President Bill Clinton has
written to Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee lauding
efforts made by India to achieve peace in south Asia, officials said
Sunday.
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15 killed in separate incidents as violence flares up in Kashmir
January 22, 2001
PATTAN-- (AP) -- Violence flared in the trouble-torn
Jammu-Kashmir state with a bomb explosion in a bus near Srinagar
killing six people and injuring 40 and fierce fighting in another
part of the state claiming nine more lives on Sunday.
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5 men accused of killing former Bulgarian prime minister
January 22, 2001
SOFIA-- (AP) - Two Ukrainians and three Bulgarians have
been charged with killing Bulgaria's former Prime Minister Andrei
Lukanov, the state BTA news agency reported Sunday.
Lukanov, who served as government head for the Socialist Party of
former communists from 1989 to 1990, was shot dead in front of his
Sofia home Oct. 2, 1996.
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Peace agreement needed for stable peace in Kosovo
January 22, 2001
PRISTINA-- (AP) - The U.N. special envoy to the Balkans
said Sunday a potential for instability remains in the region until
a peace agreement is reached between the conflicting parties in
Kosovo.
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Thai maritime police arrest alleged pirates
January 21, 2001
BANGKOK--(AP) - Thai maritime police have arrested 20
alleged pirates suspected of robbing and blowing up a Thai fishing
boat, a provincial police officer said Saturday.
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Separatist leaders criticize Indian govt for delaying visit to Pakistan
January 21, 2001
SRINAGAR--(AP) - Kashmir's main separatist alliance on
Saturday strongly criticized the Indian government for the delay in
providing travel documents to its leaders to visit Pakistan to find
an acceptable solution to the Kashmir dispute.
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Hindu nationalists say they will begin constructing temple next year
January 21, 2001
ALLAHABAD--(AP) - Hindu nationalists announced Saturday
that they will begin constructing a Hindu temple at the site of a
demolished 16th century mosque in March next year if the government
failed to resolve the dispute by then.
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China receives U.S. compensation for Belgrade embassy attack
January 21, 2001
BEIJING--(AP) - China on Saturday announced it had received dlrs
28 million in compensation from the United States for the bombing of
the Chinese Embassy in Belgrade during NATO's 1999 air war against
Yugoslavia.
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Hong Kong approves top Taiwanese envoy's work permit
January 21, 2001
TAIPEI--(AP) - Taiwan's top envoy to Hong Kong has been
granted a work visa by the authorities there after more than a
year's delay, the government said Saturday.
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President-elect Bush to be sworn in today
January 20, 2001
WASHINGTON (AP) — George W. Bush proclaimed himself ready on Friday to accept ``with pride'' and ``with honor'' the job of commander in chief. He also made plans to quickly begin pushing his agenda once he takes the oath as the nation's 43rd president.
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Philippine president Estrada resigns
January 20, 2001
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — President Joseph Estrada quit amid a corruption scandal Saturday as tens of thousands of protesters marched on his residence. The country's vice president immediately took the oath of office in an effort to end the Philippines' worst crisis in years.
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Kabila's son to be sworn in as president soon
January 20, 2001
KINSHASA, JAN 19 (AP) - Acting head of state Joseph Kabila will be
sworn in as president shortly, replacing his father who was shot
dead in his palace in this deeply troubled Central African nation,
Congolese officials said Friday.
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Clinton says farewell to Israelis, Palestinians
January 20, 2001
JERUSALEM, JAN 19 (UNB/AP) - Outgoing U.S. President Bill Clinton send
emotional farewell letters to Israelis and Palestinians through
newspapers Friday, appealing to both to continue peace efforts
despite the current round of violence.
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Hindu nationalists demand building of temple in one year
January 20, 2001
ALLAHABAD, JAN 19 (UNB/AP) - A Hindu nationalist group on Friday
served a one-year ultimatum to Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's
government to hand over the site of the demolished 16th century
Babri mosque to build a Hindu temple in its place in northern India.
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Israel to consider Arafat's offer of "marathon" peace talks inEgypt
January 20, 2001
JERUSALEM, JAN 19 (UNB/AP) - Israel on Friday put off consideration of a
Palestinian proposal for marathon peace talks in Egypt, following
the brutal killing of an Israeli youth in the West Bank, Israel
radio reported.
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US general meets Pakistan's military ruler
January 20, 2001
ISLAMABAD, JAN 19 (UNB/AP) - Afghanistan's ruling Taliban and their
harboring of suspected terrorist mastermind, Osama bin Laden, were
subjects expoected to have surfaced during talks Friday between U.S.
Gen. Tommy R. Franks and Pakistan's military ruler Gen. Pervez
Musharraf.
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Scientists start work on massive global-warming survey
January 20, 2001
SHANGHAI, JAN 19 (UNB/AP) - Hoping to help break a political deadlock
on global warming, a U.N.-sponsored gathering of scientists is
working on the most comprehensive report yet on climate change
blamed on air pollution.
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Blackouts hit California as utilities' financial woes deepen
January 19, 2001
SACRAMENTO, California-- (AP) - Californians faced a second day of
rolling blackouts Thursday as the state readied to spend millions to
keep electricity flowing and prevent money-strapped utilities from
going broke.
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Israeli arrested on suspicion of handing collaborator over
January 19, 2001
JERUSALEM-- (AP) - An Israeli man was arrested Thursday on
suspicion of turning a former Palestinian collaborator over to the
Palestinian Authority, which has recently executed four alleged
collaborators.
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Missouri judge says he resents Ashcroft's accusations
January 19, 2001
WASHINGTON-- (AP) - Testifying at U.S. Attorney General-designee
John Ashcroft's confirmation hearing, a black Missouri Supreme Court
judge expressed anger Thursday that Ashcroft had blocked him from
becoming a federal judge by persuading the Senate that he had a
history of overturning death sentences.
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Gulf states condemn Iraqi statements over Kuwait
January 19, 2001
DUBAI-- (AP) - The United Arab Emirates and
Bahrain condemned Iraq on Thursday for a call for Kuwait to be
included in the map of Iraq.
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In inaugural countdown, Bush courts party faithful
January 19, 2001
WASHINGTON-- (AP) - President-elect George W. Bush thanked
Republican leaders for their support on Thursday and credited his
razor-thin victory to having helped "set a new course for our
party." He pledged to keep working to broaden the party's base and
to bring "new faces and new voices into our ranks."
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Police arrest 4 suspects in militants' raid on airport in Kashmir
January 18, 2001
SRINAGAR-- (AP) - Police arrested four people Wednesday for
suspected involvement in an Islamic militants' attack on the
high-security airport in this Kashmir capital, which left 12 people
dead and another eight wounded.
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Saddam's claim: Iraq prevailed in the 'mother of all battles'
January 18, 2001
BAGHDAD-- (AP) - Still full of bluster a decade after the
Gulf War, President Saddam Hussein on Wednesday pronounced the
conflict a great moment in Iraq's history and blithely ignored the
reality of his crushing military defeat and the country's withered
economy.
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Euro-Parliament calls for moratorium on use of depleted uranium weapons
January 18, 2001
BRUSSELS-- (AP) - The European Parliament on Wednesday
called for a moratorium on the use of depleted uranium munitions
despite NATO's assurances the ammunition was not responsible for
cancer cases among Balkan peacekeepers.
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Palestinian TV chief shot and killed in beachside restaurant
January 18, 2001
GAZA CITY-- (AP) - The director of Palestinian TV was
killed in a seaside restaurant Wednesday when three masked men
walked up to his table and shot him repeatedly in the head and chest
with a silencer-equipped pistol, police and witnesses said.
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NATO chief urges solution to Karabakh conflict
January 18, 2001
BAKU-- (AP) - NATO Secretary-General George Robertson
said Wednesday that Azerbaijan and Armenia needed to resolve their
dispute over the Nagorno-Karabakh region to open the way for
economic progress, and said that the western alliance hadn't barred
any potential members.
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North Korean leader visits China's capitalist heartland
January 18, 2001
SHANGHAI-- (AP) - North Korea's secretive leader, Kim Jong
Il, might have toured a Japanese semiconductor factory Wednesday.
And he might be preparing to visit the Shanghai Stock Exchange.
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Body of suspected informer found in West Bank
January 17, 2001
JERUSALEM-- (AP) - The body of a suspected Palestinian collaborator
with Israel was found Tuesday in the West Bank, and Palestinian
security officials said several alleged informers have been rounded
up in recent days.
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Congress leader Prasada's death: A deathblow to Indian opposition
January 17, 2001
NEW DELHI-- (AP) - The death of senior Congress party leader
Jitendra Prasada on Tuesday deals a blow to India's main opposition
party, already riven by dissidence and growing marginalization in
the country's political arena.
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Illegal immigration to Australia via Jordan down 87.5 percent
January 17, 2001
AMMAN-- (AP) - Illegal immigration to Australia through
Jordan fell by 87.5 percent last year because of effective Jordanian
cooperation, Australian Immigration Minister Philip Ruddock said
Tuesday.
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Putin praises Russian Orthodox Church for promoting civil peace
January 17, 2001
MOSCOW-- (AP) - President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday awarded state
medals to dozens of Russian Orthodox priests and praised clerics for
helping to "return moral foundations to our nation."
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Impeachment trial judges bar prosecution from key bank documents
January 17, 2001
MANILA-- (AP) - Senators dealt a major blow to
prosecutors in President Joseph Estrada's impeachment trial Tuesday,
barring them access to key bank documents and sparking a storm of
protest.
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Criminal investigation opened into fatal mudslide
January 17, 2001
SION, Switzerland-- (AP) - Authorities in southern Switzerland have
started an investigation of possible negligent homicide in a
mudslide that killed three people.
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Palestinians grant amnesty to suspected collaborators with Israel
January 16, 2001
GAZA CITY-- (AP) , The Palestinian Authority announced
Monday that it is granting amnesty to suspected Palestinian
collaborators with Israel who turn themselves in within the next 45
days.
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U.N. Police forms unit to fight organized crime in Kosovo
January 16, 2001
PRISTINA-- (AP) , U.N. police have formed a unit to
attack organized crime in Kosovo, a spokesman said Monday.
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EU & Japan discuss new decade of cooperation
January 16, 2001
STOCKHOLM-- (AP) , Japan's foreign minister on Monday
called on the European Union to keep the problem of global warming
on its agenda.
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Teacher at Thai childcare center charged with attempted murder
January 16, 2001
BANGKOK-- (AP) , Thai police said Monday they filed a
charge of attempted murder against a teacher accused of badly
beating one of her charges at a child,care center.
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Digging and hoping: Neighbors search for earthquake victims
January 15, 2001
SANTA TECLA-- (AP) - Trapped in a bathroom, her legs
pinned under concrete blocks, a young servant named Maria Antonia
cried out for her brother and for the child she used to care for.
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Washington gets ready for Bush inauguration
January 15, 2001
WASHINGTON-- (AP) - Six days before George W. Bush takes the oath
of office, inauguration organizers held a dress rehearsal of the
swearing-in at dawn Sunday.
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High turnout in fear-ridden by-election
January 15, 2001
HARARE-- (AP) - A leading Zimbabwean academic was briefly
detained while interviewing voters during a crucial by-election in
Bikita, local reports said Sunday as voting entered its second and
final day.
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Austria reports first probable case of mad-cow infected livestock
January 15, 2001
VIENNA-- (AP) - Austria reported its first probable case
of mad-cow infected cattle on Sunday after tests on an animal
slaughtered in Germany, a day after Italy said it found the first
suspected case in a native cow.
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Reagan recovering after successful hip surgery
January 15, 2001
SANTA MONICA-- (AP) - Former President Ronald Reagan
remained hospitalized in stable condition on Sunday after undergoing
surgery to repair a hip fracture suffered during a fall.
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Palestinian firing squads execute alleged collaborators
January 14, 2001
GAZA CITY-- (AP) - Yasser Arafat's Palestinian
Authority put two men before firing squads Saturday for
collaborating with Israel in killings of Palestinian militiamen,
executing them before weeping family members and crowds of hundreds
amid cries of "God is Great!"
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Americans fly to Iraq to mount symbolic protest to sanctions
January 14, 2001
BAGHDAD-- (AP) - A group of American activists landed
Saturday in Baghdad to deliver books and medicine and join the ranks
of dozens of countries that have mounted symbolic challenges to
sanctions on the Arab nation.
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10 million expected to bathe at Hindu Festival, Kumbh Mela
January 14, 2001
ALLAHABAD-- (AP) - Ten million pilgrims are expected to
bathe in the Ganges River on Sunday in a ritual to wash away their
sins, say festival organizers who are already busy reuniting
families and friends lost in the teeming crowds along the river
bank.
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Japan's premier begins visit to Greece
January 14, 2001
ATHENS-- (AP) - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori
arrived in Greece on Saturday for an official visit aimed at
boosting trade and tourism, following his landmark tour of Africa.
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Pakistani minister asks Islamic groups to shun militant image
January 14, 2001
ISLAMABAD-- (AP) - The army government appealed to
Pakistan's Islamic parties Saturday to cast aside their militant
image, stop displaying weapons, resolve their differences and work
to promote harmony among rival Muslim groups.
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Taliban capture two key districts in northern Takhar province
January 14, 2001
KABUL-- (AP) - Afghanistan's Taliban rulers scored
major victories against opposition forces Saturday, capturing two
key districts in northern Takhar province, a Taliban official said.
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US energy secretary discusses oil cuts with Saudi Crown Prince
January 14, 2001
RIYADH-- (AP) - U.S. Energy Secretary Bill Richardson
discussed proposed oil cuts by producing countries with Saudi
Arabia's Crown Prince Abdullah and Oil Minister Ali Naimi, a U.S.
diplomat said.
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Seven Russian servicemen die in Chechen fighting
January 14, 2001
NAZRAN-- (AP) - Seven Russian servicemen died and at least
10 were wounded in fighting in Chechnya over the past 24 hours, an
official in Chechnya's pro-Moscow administration said Saturday.
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U.S. No Gun Ri conclusion denounced
January 13, 2001
WASHINGTON (AP) — Again offering his regrets to the people of South Korea, President Clinton said Friday the United States has ``done our best to do the right thing'' in the No Gun Ri incident. He insisted the Army has not ``whitewashed'' its conclusion that American soldiers were not ordered to kill civilians at No Gun
Ri.
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India, China discuss shared boundary
January 13, 2001
NEW DELHI, India (AP) — India and China will address a long-standing dispute over a shared boundary in the barren Himalayan region and begin a security dialogue, the foreign ministry in New Delhi said Friday.
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Yemen seeks US data on Cole
January 13, 2001
ADEN, Yemen (AP) — Yemen is seeking details from the United States about the USS Cole's voyage before a bomb blast nearly sank the destroyer in Aden — particularly relating to a clownish peddler who was permitted to board the ship at the Suez Canal, a weekly newspaper reported.
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Britain leader backs missile Plan
January 13, 2001
LONDON (AP) — Britain's opposition Conservative Party declared its support Friday for a U.S. missile shield program which has been backed by President-elect Bush.
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Israel, Palestinians hold talks
January 13, 2001
JERUSALEM (AP) — After a round of high-level peace talks, Israeli and Palestinian negotiators lowered expectations Friday, saying gaps remain so wide that it will take a miracle to strike a deal before President Clinton leaves office.
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Palestinian, Israeli security officials meet CIA chief
January 8, 2001
CAIRO-- (UNB/AP) - Palestinians and Israelis traded accusations
about who is to blame for continuing violence Sunday as senior
Palestinian and Israeli security officials met with an American
mediator in Egypt to discuss how to bring calm to the area.
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Israeli security links Arafat's Fatah faction to bombing
January 8, 2001
JERUSALEM-- (UNB/AP) - A Jordanian citizen has been arrested in
connection with a bus bombing Dec. 28 in Tel Aviv that injured 14
people, Israeli security sources disclosed Sunday.
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Two explosions in Kashmir injure 30 people
January 8, 2001
NEW DELHI-- (UNB/AP) - Two explosions, allegedly triggered by
separatist militants, injured at least 30 people in the northern
Kashmir state Sunday, domestic news agencies reported.
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Five mortars explode in Iranian capital
January 8, 2001
TEHRAN-- (UNB/AP) - Five mortars shells exploded in northern
Tehran Sunday, the Islamic Republic News Agency reported.
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Coptic Christians’ Christmas with Muslim neighbors
January 8, 2001
CAIRO-- (UNB/AP) -Recorded Quranic verses blared out of Aly
Mohammed's tiny shop, stocked with icons of Christian saints. Right
outside, firecrackers boomed and laughter rang out on Sunday as
children thronged the streets to celebrate the Coptic Christmas.
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German chancellor and wife tour Moscow sites
January 8, 2001
MOSCOW-- (UNB/AP) - President Vladimir Putin and his wife took German
Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder and his wife sightseeing Sunday on the
second and final day of their visit to Russia.
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Spanish novel about tyrants wins literary prize
January 8, 2001
MADRID-- (UNB/AP) - Spanish novelist and screenwriter Fernando
Marias has won the Premio Nadal, Spain's oldest literary prize, for
a detective story about tyrants.
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Tens of thousands stranded at airport because of snow
January 8, 2001
SEOUL-- (UNB/AP) - Tens of thousands of tourists d
students were stranded at an airport on a South Korean island Sunday
because of heavy snow, state Yonhap news agency said.
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Queen Princess Margaret improving after possible stroke
January 8, 2001
SANDRINGHAM-- (UNB/AP) - Princess Margaret's health is
improving after suffering what doctors believed to be a minor
stroke, Queen Elizabeth II said Sunday.
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Bush asking Republican governors to bolster his agenda
January 7, 2001
AUSTIN, Texas-- (AP) - President-elect George W. Bush is meeting
with Republican governors, the latest in a series of pre-inaugural
forums aimed at shoring up support for the new administration's top
priorities.
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India calls for restoration of democratic government in Fiji
January 7, 2001
NEW DELHI-- (AP) - Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on
Saturday called for the restoration of the first ethnic Indian prime
minister's government in Fiji, which was toppled in a coup eight
months ago.
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Captain, crew members charged in immigrant shipwreck
January 7, 2001
ISTANBUL-- (AP) - The captain and three crew members of a
cargo ship carrying illegal immagrants that broke in two, leaving 10
people dead, were charged by a court with negligence leading to
death, newspapers reported Saturday.
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Muslim rebels accused of bombing in Manila
January 7, 2001
MANILA-- (AP) - Muslim separatists who were trained in
Afghanistan are responsible for five New Year's holiday bombs that
killed 22 people and injured more than 120 in metropolitan Manila,
the Philippine national police chief said Saturday.
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Latest victims buried as U.S. moves to stem violence
January 7, 2001
JERUSALEM-- (AP) - With the United States pushing to quell violence
ahead of any peace talks, Palestinians buried one of its latest
victims Saturday - an 18-year-old woman killed in cross-fire between
Israeli soldiers and Palestinian gunmen.
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Thailand's 'untouchable' election commissioners face tough
January 7, 2001
BANGKOK-- (AP) - The men facing the toughest job in
Thailand over the next month are its five "untouchable" election
commissioners, guardians of legal revolution to clean up the
country's unsavory politics.
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German chancellor in Moscow to celebrate Orthodox Christmas
January 7, 2001
MOSCOW-- (AP) - German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder and his wife
arrived in Moscow Saturday on a private visit to celebrate the
Orthodox Christmas with President Vladimir Putin and his wife.
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Saddam lavishes praise on army
January 7, 2001
BAGHDAD-- (AP) - President Saddam Hussein on Saturday
delivered a flowery speech that lavishly praised Iraq's army,
"celebrating and honoring" the soldiers who fought in the 1991
Gulf War - a conflict Saddam relentlessly claims as an Iraqi
victory.
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Clinton to award Presidential Citizens Medals
January 6, 2001
WASHINGTON, JAN 6 (AP) - President Bill Clinton is honoring 28
Americans, from baseball slugger Hank Aaron to actress Elizabeth
Taylor, for answering "America's highest calling" of service to
their country, the White House announced.
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Beleaguered Barak turns to old rival Peres for help
January 6, 2001
JERUSALEM, JAN 6 (AP) - Desperately behind in the polls just weeks
before elections, Prime Minister Ehud Barak is turning to elder
statesman and party rival Shimon Peres in a bid to woo back voters
who have spurned him during the months of violence with the
Palestinians.
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Taiwanese ships return from historic journey to China
January 6, 2001
TAIPEI, JAN 6 (AP) - Two ships carrying hundreds of Taiwanese
returned from China, completing a historic trip that ended a
five-decade ban on direct shipping ties between China and two
Taiwanese islands.
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As Bush packs, aides disclose more administration appointments
January 6, 2001
AUSTIN, Texas, JAN (AP) - As President-elect George W. Bush packed his
belongings in Texas in preparation for his White House move, his
aides in Washington announced his selections for key White House
positions.
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Hillary Clinton misses first Senate vote
January 6, 2001
WASHINGTON, JA 6 (AP) - New York's new senator missed her first
opportunity to vote in the Senate.
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Bush plans no apology to Russian prime minister
January 6, 2001
WASHINGTON, JAN 6 (AP) - President-elect George W. Bush will not
apologize to the former Russian prime minister for alleging that he
pocketed international aid, a spokesman said Friday.
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Clinton to award Presidential Citizens Medals
January 6, 2001
WASHINGTON, JAN 6 (AP) - President Bill Clinton is honoring 28
Americans, from baseball slugger Hank Aaron to actress Elizabeth
Taylor, for answering "America's highest calling" of service to
their country, the White House announced.
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Beleaguered Barak turns to old rival Peres for help
January 6, 2001
JERUSALEM, JAN 6 (AP) - Desperately behind in the polls just weeks
before elections, Prime Minister Ehud Barak is turning to elder
statesman and party rival Shimon Peres in a bid to woo back voters
who have spurned him during the months of violence with the
Palestinians.
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Taiwanese ships return from historic journey to China
January 6, 2001
TAIPEI, JAN 6 (AP) - Two ships carrying hundreds of Taiwanese
returned from China, completing a historic trip that ended a
five-decade ban on direct shipping ties between China and two
Taiwanese islands.
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As Bush packs, aides disclose more administration appointments
January 6, 2001
AUSTIN, Texas, JAN (AP) - As President-elect George W. Bush packed his
belongings in Texas in preparation for his White House move, his
aides in Washington announced his selections for key White House
positions.
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Hillary Clinton misses first Senate vote
January 6, 2001
WASHINGTON, JA 6 (AP) - New York's new senator missed her first
opportunity to vote in the Senate.
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Bush plans no apology to Russian prime minister
January 6, 2001
WASHINGTON, JAN 6 (AP) - President-elect George W. Bush will not
apologize to the former Russian prime minister for alleging that he
pocketed international aid, a spokesman said Friday.
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Nepal prime minister survives confidence vote
January 5, 2001
KATMANDU-- (AP) - Nepal's prime minister Thursday survived a
no-confidence vote brought against him by rebel members of his
party, protesting political instability in the country.
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Russia denies report of tactical nuclear weapons deployment
January 5, 2001
MOSCOW-- (AP) - The Russian military on Thursday insisted that U.S.
media reports of nuclear weapons being transferred to a Russian
enclave on the Baltic Sea were wrong, and Russian analysts said such
a deployment would be senseless.
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U.N. sends more emergency staff to Guinea
January 5, 2001
GENEVA-- (AP) - The U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees said
Thursday it has sent more emergency staff to Guinea's volatile
border with Sierra Leone and Liberia in hopes of bringing aid to
refugee camps that have received no food for months.
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Abul kalam Azad of Bangladesh escapes miraculously
January 4, 2001
ANKARA, JAN 3 (Bangla2000/AP) – A citizen of Bangladesh, Abulkalam Azad described the harrowing tales of the ill-fated ship. He was on board when the mishap occurred.
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Poverty rising in Pakistan
January 4, 2001
KARACHI (UNB/PPI) Poverty is rising in Pakistan in the absence of
an effective poverty alleviation program, a report just unveiled said.
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Arafat conditionally accepts Clinton formula
January 4, 2001
WASHINGTON, JAN 3 (UNB/AP) - Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat gave President Bill Clinton his qualified acceptance of a U.S. formula for a negotiated settlement with Israel and the next move is up to Prime
Minister Ehud Barak, a senior Palestinian official said Wednesday.
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Israelis and Palestinians trade accusations
January 4, 2001
JERUSALEM, JAN 3 (UNB/AP) - Israel will hunt down any Palestinians involved
in attacks on Israelis, including those serving in Yasser Arafat's
Palestinian Authority, the deputy defense minister said Wednesday,
raising the level of threats.
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New Congress convenes with parties nearly equal in strength
January 4, 2001
WASHINGTON, JAN 3 (UNB/AP) - The U.S. Congress, more evenly divided between
the two political parties than it has been in decades, promises to
make history.
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Israeli and Russian officials hold talks in Moscow
January 4, 2001
MOSCOW, JAN 3 (UNB/AP) - Top Israeli officials flew to Moscow on Wednesday to brief Russian diplomats on the Middle East peace process and ask Russia to use its influence to discourage violence in the region.
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Bangladesh ahead of Germany at women in military
January 3, 2001
DUELMEN, Germany-- (Bangla2000/AP) - The German military opened its ranks to women in combat units for the first time Tuesday, accepting 244 female recruits who previously would have been relegated to medical or musical regiments. Bangladesh, a third world country, on the other hand, took the step about a year ago.
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Kashmir's separatists urge boycott of elections
January 3, 2001
SRINAGAR-- (UNB/AP) - Kashmir's main separatist alliance Tuesday
urged people to boycott the first village elections in two decades
in the insurgency-wracked province, calling it an "undemocratic
drama" by the government.
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Declassified: Jordan urged Israel to bomb Syria
January 3, 2001
LONDON-- (UNB/AP) - King Hussein of Jordan called for an Israeli air
strike on Syrian troops during the 1970 Black September clashes
between Jordanian army troops and Palestinian guerrillas, according
to British documents declassified Tuesday.
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Capital of central region cut off
January 3, 2001
MOGADISHU-- (UNB/AP) - Faction leaders in Baidoa have forced
the town's communications businesses to close, cutting it off from
the outside world and sparking rumors and confusion, business
executives said Tuesday.
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First historic trip from Taiwan to China
January 2, 2001
XIAMEN, China (AP) — A boat from the Taiwanese island fortress of Kinmen docked Tuesday in the Chinese port of Xiamen after making the first legal and direct voyage between the mainland and Taiwan territory in more than 50 years.
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Arafat's last try at a peace
January 2, 2001
JERUSALEM (AP) — Yasser Arafat agreed Monday to go to Washington for what Palestinians called a last try at a peace breakthrough before President Clinton leaves office in three weeks. A car bomb exploded in a coastal Israeli city, injuring dozens.
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British troops to remain in Sierra Leone
January 2, 2001
LONDON (AP) — British troops will remain in Sierra Leone until the war against the West African state's rebel army is resolved, the commanding officer of the British contingent said Monday.
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100th anniversary of Australia's provinces
January 2, 2001
SYDNEY, Australia (AP) — A dawn ceremony in Australia's desert heartland on Monday opened festivities marking the 100th anniversary of the day Australia's provinces united as one country.
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World Welcomes 2001
January 1, 2001
LONDON (AP) — Much of the world welcomed 2001 with fireworks, good cheer and optimism, and even in troubled lands the hope of a better future prevailed.
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U.S.-born son of slain extremist rabbi & wife killed in West Bank
January 1, 2001
JERUSALEM-- (AP) - Suspected Palestinian militants fired on a car
carrying the U.S.-born son of slain extremist Rabbi Meir Kahane on
Sunday, killing him and his wife and injuring five of their six
children, the army said. The attack came a day after Yasser Arafat's
political faction called on Palestinians to intensify their uprising
against Israel.
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Philippine police cite lead in hunt for bombers
January 1, 2001
MANILA-- (AP) - Philippine authorities combed
wreckage, drew a composite sketch and manned a tip hot line Sunday
as they searched for suspects in five explosions that killed at
least 14 people and left the nation on edge.
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