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23 Mar 2005 11:56 AM
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“Patriots” oppose US Patriot Act:
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The alliance of conservative and liberal groups started a campaign against so called ``extreme provisions’’ of the USA Patriot Act that expanded the power of the law enforcement machine to conduct secret searches in the broadened framework of terrorism.
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23 Mar 2005 11:51 AM
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Fisher to get Iceland citizenship and escape US charges:
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Japan’s Justice Ministry reported on Wednesday that the former world chess champion Bobby Fischer wanted in US was on Monday given Kyodo Iceland citizenship in order not to be deported.
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23 Mar 2005 11:42 AM
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Tora Bora detainee helped Bin Laden to escape from US troops, assisted al Qaeda:
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A detainee captured in the Afghani mountain region of Tora Bora helped Osama Bin Laden to escape from the US troops and assisted al Qaeda in its terrorist activity, a document revealed by the US government showed.
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23 Mar 2005 11:35 AM
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No real amigos at "Three Amigos Summit":
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Today, the leaders of US, Canada and Mexico arranged a trilateral meeting at Baylor University in Waco, Texas, labeled as the "Three Amigos Summit." The meeting focused on the most acute issues of economic development and border security. "Security and prosperity go hand-in-hand," White House press secretary Scott
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23 Mar 2005 11:33 AM
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Two die in Lebanon Christian city blast:
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Two people died as a result of a powerful blast in the Christian city near Beirut, pointing at the crucial aftermath of the country’s crisis started with the assassination of the Lebanese opposition leader.
The blast killed a Sri Lankan and an Indian who worked as cleaners in Jounieh, a Christian port city about 16 kilometres north of Beirut.
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23 Mar 2005 11:12 AM
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Akayev strengthens grip of situation in Kyrgyzstan:
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Kyrgyz President Askar Akayev seems to have taken the situation in Bishkek under control as riot police swept the opposition from the streets of Kyrgyz capital.
The opposition demands the resignation of Askar Akayev and the cancellation of parliamentary elections results where pro-power deputies won the majority of seats in the parliament that were held February 27 and March
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23 Mar 2005 10:58 AM
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Iran obtains firm position in talks with EU:
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The EU faces another attempt to maintain a suitable bilateral treaty with Iran concerning a peaceful nuclear programme. The negotiations are to be held today in Paris.
The first steps were taken in October 2003 when Iran first promised to suspend all work linked to the enrichment
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23 Mar 2005 10:43 AM
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No happy ending for Schiavo:
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The life-and-death story of a brain-damaged Florida woman, Terri Schiavo, riveted the attention of the whole American public, dividing the country and Schiavo’s family.
Schiavo’s husband urged to disconnect the feeding tube, saying it was Terri’s wish. The Schindlers, Schiavo’s
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23 Mar 2005 08:53 AM
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Astronomers See Light from Extrasolar Planets:
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Astronomers, for the first time in history, managed to detect light coming from planets outside our solar system.
Two separate research teams of Goddard Space Flight Center and the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
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23 Mar 2005 08:35 AM
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9/11 suspect faces trial in October:
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The U.S. District Judge Leonie M. Brinkema is forced by by the federal prosecutors to schedule the trial for 9/11 suspect for October. The Judge has not made final decision yet.
Earlier
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22 Mar 2005 04:17 PM
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The round table talks bore contradicting fruit:
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The round table talks on Chechnya, which began in Strasbourg on Monday, has been led in a strange atmosphere of mutual accusations and promises.
Members of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) accused Russian-controlled government
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22 Mar 2005 03:52 PM
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Minnesota community «shocked and disbelieved» on cruel student shootings:
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It is always questionable why people commit suicides. And it raises even more questions when the suicide is committed by the young person. People all over the world try to overcome «shock and disbelief» after cruel shootings at school that took lives of two eldery people, a female school teacher and six students.
The
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22 Mar 2005 03:08 PM
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"Undocumented" to exceed 10 million number:
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U.S. have reported yesterday that the last year has faced 10.3 million undocumented immigrants inrush.
These are mainly people from Mexica and unauthorized U.S.
The term "undocumented" implies those illegall immigrants who dwell on expired visas or who violated the terms
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22 Mar 2005 03:05 PM
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Pope John Paul’s state questionable:
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The whole catholic community is living in doubts and bad suspicions about its leader’s life.
10 days after his discharge from the hospital, the Pope John Paul II keeps on to limit his public appearances. These worrying signs have been confirmed by concerned reports from Vatican sources on Tuesday. "Unfortunately
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22 Mar 2005 02:39 PM
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Nuclear cat-and-mouse game between the US and Iran:
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The U.S. - Iran relations about nuclear issue look like a cat-and-mouse game, while the UN tries to persuade both sides to come to agreement. After long-term negotiations, France, Germany and the UK are comparatively satisfied with Iran’s suspension of uranium enrichment and its efforts to work out a program of peaceful
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