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Snow piles up fast choking travel in Northeast US
December 31, 2000
NEW YORK-- (AP) - A record snowstorm, the Northeast's first major
winter storm in five years, dumped more than two feet (60
centimeters) of snow in central New Jersey, canceling hundreds of
flights and slowing motorists to a crawl.
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A year after taking canal Panama is proud
December 31, 2000
PANAMA CITY, Panama-- (AP) - The Panama Canal is operating smoothly
a year after the U.S. handover, but the Americans' departure has
aggravated an economic slowdown and doubts about Panama's ability to
defend its southern border.
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Chinese look forward to links with Taiwan
December 31, 2000
XIAMEN, China-- (AP) - Chen Ting hopes Taiwanese big spenders will
roll into her nightclub. Liu Zunjing anticipates getting his hands
more easily on the Taiwanese knives he sells, and Zhou Min envisions
depositors lining up outside his bank.
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Indonesia's government to relax grip on power
December 31, 2000
JAKARTA-- (AP) - Worried that the world's fourth most
populous nation could disintegrate politically, Indonesia is
reinventing the way it governs itself. The transformation, taking
effect Monday, is so radical it has been labeled "make-or-break"
time for this sprawling violence-wracked nation.
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Many want to be in but few are the ones Hong Kong seeks
December 31, 2000
HONG KONG-- (UNB/AP) - Chen Qiu-ling wanted to live in Hong Kong with
her parents. And the former store clerk chose to kill herself here
rather than be deported back to mainland China.
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People and Places in the news
December 31, 2000
NEW YORK-- (UNB/AP) - U.S. President Bill Clinton and Pope John Paul II
topped a poll of the man most admired by Americans, while New York
Senator-elect Hillary Rodham Clinton took the honors for most
admired woman.
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Half the World Lives in Cities
December
30, 2000
WASHINGTON (AP) — Half of the world's 6 billion people now live in cities and
more will join them in the next two decades, putting pressure on governments to
make urban areas more livable, according to a report released Friday.
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Council Keeps Sanctions on Libya
December
30, 2000
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The Security Council scrapped talks Friday on a proposal
to lift sanctions against Libya after the United States and Britain said they
opposed the move while two Libyans are being tried in the 1988 Pan Am bombing.
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Yugoslavia Recalls 17 Ambassadors
December
30, 2000
BELGRADE, Yugoslavia (AP) — Former President Slobodan Milosevic's brother was
officially recalled Friday as Yugoslavia's ambassador to Moscow, as were 16
other ambassadors who had been appointed by the old regime.
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Passenger Breaks Into Cockpit
December
30, 2000
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A passenger burst into the cockpit of a British Airways
jet with 398 people aboard and grabbed the controls Friday, sending the plane
into two violent nosedives that left people screaming and praying out loud. The
plane landed safely after the crew and other passengers subdued the attacker,
who officials said was bent on suicide.
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Israel Closes Off West Bank, Gaza
December
30, 2000
JERUSALEM (AP) — Prime Minister Ehud Barak on Friday drew what he called his
bottom line in any peace deal with the Palestinians: No transfer of sovereignty
over Jerusalem's revered Temple Mount to the Palestinians, and no right of
return for Palestinian refugees.
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Bomb Explosion Rocks S. Karachi
December
30, 2000
KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — A powerful bomb exploded in a congested market in
southern Karachi Friday, killing a child and injuring 10 other people, police
said. No one took responsibility for the bomb, which shattered windows in nearby
apartment buildings. Police suspect attackers were targeting the offices of a
radical Islamic group fighting in Indian-ruled Kashmir.
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Indian Plane Hijacker Surrenders
December
30, 2000
NEW DELHI, India (AP) — A separatist who hijacked a plane in 1971 to draw
attention to Kashmir surrendered Friday, saying he wanted to show his support
for the government's attempts at peace in the troubled region.
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Queen Elizabeth II talks of her own faith in millennium message
December 26, 2000
LONDON--(UNB/AP) - Queen Elizabeth II spoke of the continuing
importance of spirituality and of her accountability before God in a
personal Christmas message Monday.
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Serbia's premier designate promises to prosecute Milosevic
December 26, 2000
BELGRADE--(UNB/AP) - With official returns confirming a
sweeping election victory of Serbian pro-democracy forces Monday,
the new premier-designate said former leader Slobodan Milosevic will
face prosecution for years of crime and corruption.
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Time to make a deal? Barak says yes; Arafat's not sure
December 26, 2000
JERUSALEM--(UNB/AP) - Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat and Israeli
Prime Minister Ehud Barak, two days away from a White House
deadline, weighed their willingness Monday to hold a summit and sign
a peace treaty. Arafat expressed reservations; Barak said it was the
time to make a deal.
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Car bomb explodes outside army headquarters in India's Kashmir
December 26, 2000
SRINAGAR--(UNB/AP) - A suicide bomber set off a car explosion
outside the Indian army headquarters in Kashmir's capital on Monday,
killing three civilians and four soldiers and wounding 20 other
people, officials said.
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Three new governors elected in regional races in Russia
December 26, 2000
MOSCOW--(UNB/AP) - A general from the war in Chechnya, a security
official and a prominent oil executive were elected as powerful
regional governors in elections held across Russia, news agencies
said Monday.
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Egypt revamps Giza Pyramids plateau
December 26, 2000
CAIRO--(UNB/AP) - Egyptian antiquities authorities are updating
services at the nation's most famous tourist site, the Giza
Pyramids, and expect by late 2001 to have a picnic area, visitor's
center and electric cars to take those wary of the camels on a
guided tour of the grounds.
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Text of Pope John Paul II's Christmas Eve homily
December 25, 2000
VATICAN CITY-- (UNB/AP) - The following is the Vatican's official
English-language translation of Pope John Paul II's midnight
Christmas Eve Mass text Monday.
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Democratic movement wins two-thirds majority in Yugoslavia
December 25, 2000
BELGRADE-- (UNB/AP) - President Vojislav Kostunica's
followers promised sweeping reforms as first official results showed
their pro-democracy forces winning more than a two-thirds majority
in parliamentary elections in Serbia, the main Yugoslav republic.
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Barak says peace deal is crucial
December 25, 2000
JERUSALEM-- (UNB/AP) - Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak said Sunday
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Jewish legislator criticizes treatment of non-Muslim Iranians
December 25, 2000
TEHRAN-- (UNB/AP) - Iran's only Jewish legislator criticized on
Sunday the treatment of non-Muslims in the country, the Islamic
Republic News Agency reported.
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U.S. defense employee killed in Niger identified from Indiana
December 25, 2000
NIAMEY-- (UNB/AP) - A civilian employee of the U.S. Department
of Defense who was shot and killed in an apparent carjacking in this
West African country was identified Sunday as a retired U.S. Army
officer from Indiana.
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Gore wins 539,947 more votes but lost Presidency
December 22, 2000
WASHINGTON--- Vice President Al Gore won the U.S. popular
vote in the presidential election by more than 500,000 votes,
according to official totals made available Thursday to The
Associated Press.
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New military operation in Lanka ignoring Tamil cease-fire offer
December 22, 2000
COLOMBO--(AP) - Government troops, backed by MiG-29
aircraft, launched a new military offensive against Tamil Tiger
rebels at dawn Friday, ignoring a unilateral cease-fire offered by
the rebels.
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China promises stronger fight against corrupt officials
December 22, 2000
BEIJING--(AP) - China's top prosecutor has promised to strengthen
a crusade against corrupt officials next year, ordering
investigators to focus on bribery, the official China Daily reported
Friday.
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Madonna, fiancé and baby Rocco enthrall Highland town
December 22, 2000
DORNOCH, Scotland-- (AP) - Dornoch is no stranger to British
royalty. But it only took seconds for Madonna, the long-reigning
queen of pop, to steal their crown.
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Egypt says Washington talks could be successful, with enough will
December 21, 2000
CAIRO--(UNB/AP) -The current peace talks in Washington could
produce a Palestinian-Israeli agreement if there is sufficient
political will, Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa said Thursday.
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Taliban reacts to sanctions boycotting American & Russian products
December 21, 2000
KABUL--(UNB/AP) - The ruling Taliban militia reacted
swiftly Wednesday to news of harsh new United Nations sanctions by
ordering Afghans to boycott products from the two sponsors of the
measure - the United States and Russia.
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Malaysian court to consider India's extradition request next month
December 21, 2000
KUALA LUMPUR--(UNB/AP) - A Malaysian judge on Wednesday said
he would decide next month whether to hear an inquiry on India's
request for the extradition of an Italian weapons dealer in a
15-year-old bribery case.
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NATO arrests 13 suspected ethnic Albanian insurgents
December 21, 2000
PRISTINA, Yugoslavia--(UNB/AP) - Peacekeepers arrested 13 Kosovo
Albanians early Wednesday transporting machine guns and other
advanced weaponry and headed toward the southern Serbian zone just
outside Kosovo where ethnic Albanian militants are positioning
themselves for battle.
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Japanese man held for strewing radioactive chemicals
December 21, 2000
TOKYO--(UNB/AP) - Police arrested a 40-year-old laboratory researcher
Wednesday who told officials he had sprinkled radioactive liquid at
a busy train station in western Japan. There were no reports of
injuries.
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Kashmir's main guerrilla group urges India to settle Kashmir dispute
December 20, 2000
SRINAGAR--(AP) - The state government on Tuesday announced
local council elections in India-controlled Kashmir after a gap of
more thanö2Wo decades amid indications that Prime Minister Atal
Bihari Vajpayee may extend the monthlong Ramadan cease-fire against
the Islamic guerrillas.
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Bush meets Clinton & Gore
December 20, 2000
WASHINGTON--(AP) - President-elect George W. Bush, who pledged in
campaign speeches to restore "honor and dignity" to the White
House, spoke congenially as he prepared to meet with President Bill
Clinton, a frequent target of his criticism.
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World class party for Nobel Prize centennial
December 20, 2000
OSLO--(AP) - Nobel peace laureates are being asked to
return to Oslo next year to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the
world's most coveted prize.
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Kosovo agreement should be changed to halt border violence
December 20, 2000
BELGRADE--(AP) - President Vojislav Kostunica called
Tuesday for changes in the Kosovo peace agreement that would allow
Yugoslav forces to operate closer to the provincial boundary where
ethnic Albanian rebels are threatening key transport routes in
southern Serbia.
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On eve of Macau anniversary police bar Falun Gong adherents
December 20, 2000
MACAU--(AP) - As Chinese President Jiang Zemin flew in Tuesday to
mark the first anniversary of Macau's return to China, police
scuffled with Falun Gong practitioners, detaining up to 30 of them
and deporting more to keep them off the streets.
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Kashmir's separatist alliance divided on state's future
December 19, 2000
SRINAGAR, India-- (UNB/AP) - The head of Kashmir's main separatist
alliance on Monday shrugged off violent clashes between its members
and insisted they were united in backing India's cease-fire in the
Himalayan province.
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Israelis & Palestinians heading to Washington to renew peace talks
December 19, 2000
JERUSALEM-- (UNB/AP) - Faced with ongoing violence and looming
deadlines, Israeli and Palestinian delegations planned to fly to
Washington on Monday to restart peace talks that had broken down
during the nearly three months of fighting.
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Alpine rescuers on alert as cold temperatures ice Italy's Alps
December 19, 2000
LECCO, Italy-- (UNB/AP) - Rescue teams found two more bodies in Italy's
Alps Monday, raising the death toll from the weekend's accidents in
the ice-covered mountains to 12.
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Chechen rebels attack Grozny city hall
December 18, 2000
NAZRAN-- (UNB/AP) - Rebels opened fire on the mayor's office in
Chechnya's capital Grozny on Sunday, prompting a shootout with
police and guards that left four dead and several bystanders
wounded, officials said.
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Arafat urges 'work for peace' as four more Palestinians killed
December 18, 2000
JERUSALEM-- (UNB/AP) - Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, using some of
his most conciliatory language in weeks, said "Why not?" when
asked Sunday about prospects for meeting Israel's prime minister.
Even so, fresh violence claimed four more Palestinian lives - one in
a mysterious explosion, and another apparently slain as a
collaborator.
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Clashes erupt between rival members of Kashmir's separatist
December 18, 2000
NEW DELHI-- (UNB/AP) - Members of rival Kashmiri separatist
parties clashed in Kashmir's capital Sunday after a meeting between
their leaders to discuss peace talks with the Indian government,
domestic news agencies reported.
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Land mine explosions kill 25 people: Taliban radio
December 18, 2000
KABUL-- (UNB/AP) - Two land mines exploded in northern
Afghanistan, killing at least 25 people, Taliban-run radio reported
Sunday.
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Bush names Powell Secretary of State
December 17, 2000
CRAWFORD, Texas (AP) — Retired Gen. Colin Powell, a son of the South Bronx who
rose to become America's highest ranking military officer, accepted
President-elect Bush's nomination as secretary of state Saturday, pledging to
strengthen U.S. alliances and stand firm against nations that practice
terrorism.
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Israelis, Palestinians may meet
December 17, 2000
JERUSALEM (AP) — For the first time in 11 weeks of violence, Israelis and
Palestinians are talking seriously about relaunching peace negotiations, and the
coming week is expected to bring high-level contacts largely abandoned during
the fighting.
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Bush urged on Tory relationship
December 17, 2000
LONDON (AP) — The leader of Britain's Conservative Party has privately urged
U.S. President-elect Bush to forge tighter links with his opposition Tories, The
Sunday Telegraph reported.
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Russian soldiers killed in Chechnya
December 17, 2000
ALKHAN-KALA, Russia (AP) — Chechen rebels staged a series of attacks on
federal facilities in the capital Grozny and other parts of the breakaway
republic, killing six Russian soldiers and wounding 18, officials said Saturday.
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Crowds protest Pope-Haider meeting
December 17, 2000
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Police firing tear gas pushed back demonstrators trying to
march to St. Peter's Square Saturday to protest Pope John Paul II's meeting with
an Austrian right-wing politician known for anti-immigrant views.
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George (Walker) Bush the 2nd: 43rd President of US
December 15, 2000
AUSTIN, Texas (UNB/AP) - George W. Bush campaigned for two years as
"a uniter, not a divider." Now, as president-elect by the slimmest
of Electoral College margins and without having won the popular
vote, Bush's pledge is being put to the ultimate test.
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Gore spoke for all of us, let's put rancor behind: Clinton
December 15, 2000
AYLESBURY, England (UNB/AP) - President Bill Clinton urged America on
Thursday to abandon the bitter divisions of the postelection fight
for the White House and unify behind President-elect George W. Bush
"without rancor and personal attack."
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Malaysian leader Mahathir is "happy Al Gore lost"
December 15, 2000
KUALA LUMPUR (UNB/AP) - Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad,
who has held Al Gore in low esteem ever since the U.S. vice
president gave a speech supporting the Malaysian opposition, pulled
no punches Thursday in welcoming George W. Bush's election to the
presidency.
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Estrada denies receiving check from gambling bosses
December 15, 2000
MANILA (UNB/AP) - Philippine President Joseph Estrada
denied Thursday an accusation by the key witness at his impeachment
trial that he accepted a check for 5 million pesos (dlrs 100,000)
from illegal gambling lords.
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Slovak translation of Hitler's Mein Kampf is on sale
December 15, 2000
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (UNB/AP) - Following the first unabridged
Czech-language version published in March, the first Slovak
translation ever of Adolf Hitler's "Mein Kampf" has hit bookstores
in the Slovak capital.
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