... Iyad Allawi said earlier this week that Iraq was already in a state of civil war. Also in Baghdad, gunmen ambushed Shiite pilgrims returning from the Arbain mourning ritual in Karbala, killing six and wounding 50 others traveling in minivans and the back of trucks on Wednesday, according to police.
... Electoral Commission is preparing for the 2007 election, though observers say no one has formerly announced a candidacy, including the country's Vice President Atiku Abubakar, reportedly at odds with Obasanjo over the third term debate because of his own presidential aspirations. Regardless of the speculation and who will run ...
... there were less attacks in the country. MARGARET WARNER: Some former Likud supporters here seemed to be deserting their old party too. Aspiring lawyer Adin Arbagil, sitting at an Italian mall cafe with her mother, said she's all for Sharon's policy of unilaterally setting Israel's boundaries, and ...
... illegally ceded by Pakistan in the 1950s, ABC News reported. China has in turn claimed 90,000 square kilometers in the Indian-administered state of Arunachal Pradesh. Sing and Wen signed several agreements that would provide for more passenger flights between the two nations, expanded military cooperation and expanded trade ...
... he said. Italy said it would ask the International Olympic Committee for permission for each of its teams in competition Friday to wear a black armband on their uniforms in honor of Baldoni. Journalists at Diario were stunned by the news of his death. "We were so optimistic," Gianni Barbacetto ...
... government of Sudan and its security forces," al-Khalifa Ahmad said, according to the Associated Press. "If there's a need, it will be discussed." Abubakar Hamid Nour, the coordinator for the rebel group Justice and Equality Movement, dismissed al-Khalifa Ahmad's statement. "There is no way we can ...
... any effort to retake the city would likely not happen this weekend. Hundreds of thousands of Shiite pilgrims are expected in Najaf to mark Al-Arbaeen, commemorating the end of a mourning period for a 7th century martyred saint. Despite the setbacks his militia faced in the loss of Kut ...
... govern until in 2005 when a new, elected government will take power. "The first step of unifying the people starts from today," retired Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar of Nigeria said. "Do not let your people down." The peace accord prohibited Liberia's rebels and government officials from being appointed to top ...
Retired Nigerian Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar, chief mediator for the talks, said, "I want to believe that with the signing of this agreement today, Liberia will never be plunged into another spiral of violence in the quest for political power, or under the false pretense of liberating the people." "Liberians do ...
... force now attempting to secure key portions of the country and allow humanitarian and other aid into Monrovia. In addition, former Nigerian leader General Abdulsalami Abubakar played a pivotal role in negotiations between Liberian rebel and government groups during recent peace talks in Accra, Ghana. But Obasanjo may face strong ...
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