Apr 08 Israel Announces Partial Withdrawal From West Bank Following mounting pressure from the U.S. and other international leaders to end their incursion into Palestinian controlled areas, Israeli forces announced they would pull out of two West Bank cities late Monday. Continue reading
Apr 08 Four Killed in Suspected Afghan Assassination Attempt Four people were killed and 18 injured Monday in an explosion believed to be an attempt to assassinate Mohammad Fahim, Afghanistan's interim defense minister. Continue reading
Apr 08 Fighting Along Lebanese Border; Bethlehem Standoff Continues Heavy fighting occurred Monday in the West Bank city of Nablus and the Jenin refugee camp, where hundreds of Palestinian gunmen continue to battle against Israeli soldiers. Continue reading
Apr 05 Palestinian Militants Killed, U.S. Envoy Meets With Arafat U.S. envoy Anthony Zinni met with Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat on Friday as Israel continued its military incursion in the West Bank, reportedly killing two leading militants, despite calls from President Bush to withdraw. Continue reading
Apr 05 Watch Judge William Webster, Director of the Security Review Commission Terence Smith interviews Judge William Webster, director of the Security Review Commission, about his just-released report on security at the FBI in the wake of the Hanssen spy affair. Continue watching
Apr 04 Fighting Intensifies in Bethlehem, Nablus, Jenin Gunbattles intensified Thursday near one of Christianity's holiest sites, while Israeli takeovers of other towns sparked outbursts of violence in the volatile West Bank. Continue reading
Apr 04 Pres. Bush Calls on Israel to Pull Out of West Bank By Admin In a dramatic policy shift toward the ongoing violence in the Middle East, President Bush called on Israel to halt its drive into the West Bank and announced that Secretary of State Colin Powell would go to the region next… Continue reading
Apr 04 Hundreds Arrested in Afghan Coup Plot Authorities in Afghanistan arrested hundreds suspected of planning a bombing campaign against the government of interim Prime Minister Hamid Karzai. Continue reading
Apr 04 President Bush on the Middle East The full text of President Bush's speech announcing Sec. of State Colin Powell's mission to the Middle East, delivered Thursday in the White House Rose Garden. Continue reading
Apr 04 Watch Senator Perspectives on President Bush's Speech Four U.S. senators reflect on President Bush's speech announcing that Sec.of State Colin Powell will visit the Mideast to work out details of an Israeli-Palestinian cease-fire. Continue watching