World Mar 05 Joint Statement on Iraq The following is the text of the joint statement made by the foreign ministers of France, Russia and Germany on Wednesday saying they will "not let a proposed resolution pass that would authorize the use of force" in Iraq.
World Feb 28 U.S. State Dept. Adds Three Chechen Groups to Terrorist List The United States State Department has officially added three Chechen groups to its list of organizations that pose a "significant risk" of committing acts of terrorism.
World Feb 19 German Court Convicts Man in Sept. 11 Attacks A court in Hamburg, Germany convicted a Moroccan student on 3,066 counts of accessory to murder Wednesday, for assisting Mohammed Atta and two other perpetrators of the Sept. 11 attacks on the United States.
Politics Feb 10 France, Germany, Belgium Block NATO Assistance to Turkey European dissent over U.S. plans for a possible confrontation with Iraq continued to grow Monday as key U.S. allies blocked a NATO proposal to provide defensive military aid to Turkey.
Science Feb 01 NASA Statement on the Loss of the Space Shuttle Columbia The following is the text of a NASA statement on the loss of the Space Shuttle Columbia.
World Jan 22 France, Germany Unite Against Military Action in Iraq As U.S. forces continue to deploy in the Persian Gulf region, France and Germany announced they would work to prevent any U.S.-led military action against Iraq.
Nation Jan 16 Tipu Sultan An award-winning freelance journalist from Bangladesh, Tipu Sultan has survived near-fatal assaults in apparent retaliation for his reporting of government corruption.
Nation Jan 16 Irina Petrushova Irina Petrushova is the founder and editor-in-chief of the weekly publication Respublica, which covers business and economic issues in Kazakhstan, a former republic of the Soviet Union.
Nation Jan 16 Ignacio Gómez Ignacio Gómez is a leading investigative reporter in Colombia, a country where the careers of journalists are frequently cut short.
Nation Jan 12 Fesshaye Yohannes Fesshaye Yohannes, a prominent Eritrean journalist, was one of four recipients of the 2002 International Press Freedom Award, honored for his demonstrated courage to report independently under repressive political conditions.