Rice brokers Gaza border deal
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza
Rice brokered a deal on Gaza border crossings in marathon talks with Israel and the Palestinians on Tuesday, scoring a rare breakthrough in Middle East diplomacy.
Bomb kills 3 outside Karachi KFC: police
KARACHI (Reuters) - A car bomb exploded outside a KFC
fast-food restaurant in the Pakistani city of Karachi on
Tuesday, killing three people and wounding 15 in an attack
thought to have been carried out by Islamist militants, police
and doctors said.
Bush begins Asian tour
KYOTO, Japan (Reuters) - U.S. President George W. Bush will
seek unity with Asian leaders on North Korea in a tour of the
region from Tuesday in which he will also reaffirm the U.S.
alliance with Japan and press China for trade concessions.
Bush quotes Democrats to counter Iraq war critics
ELMENDORF AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska (Reuters) - President
George W. Bush on Monday sought to counter Democratic critics
of the Iraq war by turning their own past words of warning
about Saddam Hussein against them.
France stands firm as violence wanes
PARIS (Reuters) - France's parliament is expected to
approve a government plan on Tuesday to extend emergency powers
for three months to quell unrest which President Jacques Chirac
said pointed to a deep national malaise.
Asia-Pacific states want EU action as summit looms
PUSAN, South Korea (Reuters) - Pacific Rim countries
representing close to half of world commerce took aim on
Tuesday at European Union reluctance to open markets to
agriculture, the main stumbling block ahead of crucial trade
talks next month.
US faulted on handling nuclear threat
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government is not doing
enough to protect nuclear weapons from terrorists and its
handling of terrorism suspects is undermining America's image
in the Muslim world, members of a commission that investigated
the September 11 attacks said on Monday.
Iraqi Chalabi meets Cheney, Rumsfeld
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad
Chalabi, once embraced and then shunned by the Bush
administration, held talks with Defense Secretary Donald
Rumsfeld on Monday but the Pentagon did not allow television
cameras to record the event.
Secrecy order in CIA leak case challenged by media
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A major U.S. media organization on
Monday challenged efforts by special counsel Patrick Fitzgerald
to keep documents secret in the CIA leak case that involved the
Bush administration.
Bush to seek unity on N.Korea in Asian tour
KYOTO, Japan (Reuters) - President George W. Bush will seek
unity with Asian allies on North Korea in a tour of the region
starting on Tuesday in which he will also press China to make
trade concessions and liberalize its currency.
House Republican offers terror insurance bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A key lawmaker launched a bill on
Monday to extend a program of government guarantees for losses
from terrorist attacks, while Republican sources said leading
senators may have struck a separate deal on an extension.
Tax dollars at work: Condoms, 9-year-olds and grape jelly
GLENVIEW, Ill. - In the midst of a national Abstinence Education Evaluation Conference being sponsored by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services this week, abstinence educators are calling for an investigation of the questionable content and ethical concerns with comprehensive sex education programs being supported with government money.
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