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US democracy: He who got 200000 less votes, wins
December 14, 2000
WASHINGTON-- (AP) - Vice President Al Gore faced a gathering consensus that it was over. Alone with his wife and children, he weighed the unhappy next step.
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About 100 infected French cattle slaughtered for food
December 14, 2000
DENVER-- (UNB/AP) - About 100 French cattle slaughtered for human
consumption this year were infected with the bovine plague known as
mad cow disease, a British public health researcher says.
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Parliament gives preliminary o.k. to Netanyahu to run
December 14, 2000
JERUSALEM-- (UNB/AP) - Parliament gave preliminary approval Wednesday
to a bill that would permit former prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu
- the current front-runner in opinion polls - to run in February's
election for prime minister.
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Ousted Prime Minister 'mentally shattered' before departure
December 13, 2000
ISLAMABAD-- (UNB/AP) - Ousted Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif
said he was in good health and spirits, despite a Pakistani army
official's claim Tuesday that the former leader spent his final days
in prison "staring for hours at the wall."
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Britain-North Korea establish diplomatic relations
December 13, 2000
LONDON-- (UNB/AP) - Britain and North Korea agreed Tuesday to establish
diplomatic relations - recognition, Britain said, of Pyongyang's
growing rapprochement with South Korea and its decision to suspend
missile launches.
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Taliban seek help to stop UN sanctions
December 13, 2000
KABUL-- (UNB/AP) - The ruling Taliban appealed to fellow
Muslim nations Tuesday to head off possible new sanctions being
considered by the United Nations.
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Lawyer challenges Sharif's release in court
December 12, 2000
LAHORE-- (UNB/AP) - A prominent lawyer in Pakistan's eastern
Punjab launched a court challenge Monday of the army's surprise
decision to free former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and send him
into exile in Saudi Arabia.
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It's Bush v. Gore II at Supreme Court
December 12, 2000
WASHINGTON-- (UNB/AP) - George W. Bush and Al Gore are taking their
battle over Florida vote recounts to a U.S. Supreme Court that
already has shown its deep divisions in the case that likely will
decide who becomes president.
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Anxiety over electoral system grows
December 12, 2000
WASHINGTON-- (UNB/AP) - Nearly half of Americans think there are
serious flaws in the nation's electoral system, a new poll suggests.
The concern reaches deep into Democrats, Republicans and
independents.
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US-led inquiry commission meets Ehud Barak
December 12, 2000
JERUSALEM-- (UNB/AP) - A U.S.-led commission of inquiry into
Israeli-Palestinian violence began its work Monday, meeting with
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak. A senior Barak aide said Israel
has "nothing to hide or be ashamed of."
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The final showdown may be at the federal Supreme Court
December 11, 2000
Washington (AP)--On the eve of historic U.S. Supreme Court arguments, Al Gore's attorney said Sunday the vice president urgently needs a legal victory to recount Florida's votes or ``that's the end of the road'' for his dogged drive to the presidency. A chorus of jittery Democrats agreed.
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Netanyahu wants to be Premier again
December 11, 2000
JERUSALEM (AP) — Hours after Prime Minister Ehud Barak resigned on Sunday to run for re-election, his predecessor, Benjamin Netanyahu, declared his own candidacy and called on parliament to pass legislation to allow him to run.
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Nawaz Sharif begins exile in Saudi Arabia
December 11, 2000
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — More than a year after being ousted by the army, Pakistan's former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif began exile in Saudi Arabia on Sunday, following the lead of other refugees who have learned to regard the conservative kingdom as their home away from home.
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Saddam wants revolution in Palestine
December 11, 2000
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) — Iraq pledged Saturday to allocate some $881 million in oil revenues to support the Palestinian uprising, the official Iraqi News Agency said.
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Israelis and Palestinians resume clashes
December 10, 2000
JERUSALEM-- (UNB/AP) - Israeli troops and Palestinian gunmen battled
again on Saturday, while the Palestinians buried seven people killed
a day earlier in one of the deadliest days since fighting began over
two months ago.
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Clinton Offers Foreign Policy Suggestions to Successor
December 10, 2000
WASHINGTON, December 9 (UNB/Xinhua) -- President Bill Clinton on
Friday offered his some ideas on U.S. foreign policy to his
successor before leaving his post six week later, saying the
United States should remain actively engaged with the rest of the
world.
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Mugabe bans opposition litigation
December 10, 2000
HARARE, Zimbabwe-- (AP) - President Robert Mugabe issued a decree
banning opposition court challenges over disputed election results,
the main state newspaper reported Saturday.
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Putin will pardon American businessman Edmond Pope
December 10, 2000
MAGNITOGORSK, Russia-- (AP) - President Vladimir Putin said
Saturday that he will pardon American businessman Edmond Pope who
was sentenced to 20 years in prison after being convicted of
espionage.
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Military court sentences six ex-militiamen to death
December 10, 2000
BEIRUT-- (UNB/AP) - A military court sentenced six former
pro-Israeli militiamen to death in absentia on Saturday for
collaborating with Israel during its ±àv¹m² occupation of southern
Lebanon.
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Court Ruling Revives Gore's Chances
December 9, 2000
(AP) —At the brink of defeat, Al Gore won new life Friday as the divided Florida Supreme Court ordered an immediate hand count of about 45,000 disputed ballots and put the Democratic candidate within 154 votes of George W. Bush in the state's seemingly endless presidential contest.
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GOP-Led Florida Legislature Meets
December 9, 2000
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The Florida Legislature embarked Friday on a mission to deliver the presidency to George W. Bush, a role that became more crucial for majority Republicans after Al Gore won a stunning court victory.
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US, S. Korea Reach 'Understanding'
December 9, 2000
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. and South Korean negotiators have reached a ``mutual understanding'' that American soldiers killed South Korean civilian refugees in the early weeks of the Korean War, but they left unresolved the question of how many died, a Clinton administration official said Friday.
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A polling stone gathers no Boss: 3-in-1 interview
December 8, 2000
WASHINGTON--(AP) - Bill Clinton says he would have been tempted to
run for U.S. president again if the Constitution would have let him.
And, he says, he would have won.
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Elian's birthday shows Castro's fidelity to Cuba
December 8, 2000
CARDENAS--(AP) - Fidel Castro took turns on the stage with
clowns and a children's drama troupe Wednesday as Cuba celebrated
the seventh birthday of Elian Gonzalez, the castaway whose custody
battle ended with a victory by the communist president over his
enemies in Miami.
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Bush meeting with national security adviser
December 7, 2000
AUSTIN, Texas-- (AP) - George W. Bush, anxious to assemble a White
House staff even as he awaits a final court decree on the election,
is conferring with his choice for national security adviser:
Stanford University scholar Condoleezza Rice.
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Votes needed to win were thrown away in Seminole County: Gore
December 7, 2000
TALLAHASSEE, Florida-- (AP) - Badly in need of a win, Democratic
attorneys are going back into court to overturn presidential
election results in two counties where they say Republicans cheated.
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Opposition leaders block Parliament to protest mosque demolition
December 7, 2000
NEW DELHI-- (AP) - Opposition parties Wednesday blocked
proceedings in Parliament, demanding the resignation of three
Cabinet ministers who joined Hindu nationalists in destroying a
historic Muslim mosque eight years ago.
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Humanitarian impact of United Nations sanctions on Taliban
December 7, 2000
Washington-- (USIS) -- The deplorable humanitarian situation of the Afghan people is the direct result of over 20 years of war and, now, the worst drought in a generation.
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Israel should not fall into Hezbollah trap
December 7, 2000
WASHINGTON-- (AP) - The Israeli general in charge of military
operations says Israel must not fall into a trap of open conflict
with Hezbollah guerrillas in southern Lebanon who have carried out
four attacks on Israeli soldiers and civilians in the last six
weeks.
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Iowa results: Gore wins by 4,144 votes
December 6, 2000
DES MOINES-- (UNB/AP) - State leaders officially certified
election results in the state of Iowa on Monday, declaring Democrat
Al Gore the winner of the state's seven electoral votes by a margin
of 4,144 votes over Republican George W. Bush.
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Russian rocket launches Israeli observation satellite
December 6, 2000
MOSCOW-- (UNB/AP) - A Start-1 rocket on Tuesday successfully launched
an Israeli observation satellite from Russia's Far East, the
Strategic Missile Forces said.
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US defense secretary has tough words for allies in European Union
December 6, 2000
BRUSSELS-- (UNB/AP) - The United States wants a military force
the European Union is developing to be well funded and effective,
but Defense Secretary William Cohen warned Tuesday that NATO could
be weakened if the EU takes on too much military autonomy.
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Islamic party warns US against attacking Afghanistan
December 5, 2000
QUETTA, Pakistan--(UNB/AP) - An orthodox religious party threatened
Monday to attack Americans living in Pakistan if Washington attacks
neighboring Afghanistan, where suspected terrorist Osama bin Laden
lives.
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German TV discovers private photo album of Eva Braun
December 5, 2000
FRANKFURT, Germany--(UNB/AP) - German television says it has
discovered previously unreleased photos of Adolf Hitler's mistress
Eva Braun from a private album she gave to a few close friends as a
gift.
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Yemen's Ramadan turns life upside down for a month
December 5, 2000
SAN'A, Yemen--(UNB/AP) - It's 9 p.m., an hour when carpenters normally
are getting ready to close for the day, sweeping up wood shavings
and stray khat leaves from the floor of narrow workshops in Old
San'a.
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Florida lawmakers consider special session
December 4, 2000
TALLAHASSEE--(UNB/AP) - The state Senate president said he
was not ready to call a special session to try to enforce George W.
Bush's certified win in Florida by naming the state's 25 electors,
disputing House Majority Leader Mike Fasano's earlier statement that
both leaders would do so on Monday.
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Fresh militant attacks kill one & injure eight in Kashmir
December 4, 2000
SRINAGAR--(UNB/AP) - Suspected militants killed one civilian
and wounded eight others in fresh attacks in troubled Kashmir even
as Pakistan responded to India's temporary cease-fire and curbed
firing across the cease-fire line dividing the disputed Himalayan
territory between them, police said Sunday.
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Barak: Clinton's departure from office not a deadline for peace
December 4, 2000
JERUSALEM--(UNB/AP) - As Prime Minister Ehud Barak plotted his
re-election campaign Sunday, the embattled Israeli leader said U.S.
President Bill Clinton's departure from office next month was not a
deadline for a Mideast peace deal.
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Pakistan offers border truce & asks India to resume talks
December 3, 2000
ISLAMABAD--(AP) - Pakistan offered a truce Saturday to
Indian soldiers along the disputed Kashmir border where the two
armies routinely wage bitter crossborder gunfights.
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Suspected rebels kill 4 in renewed violence in Kashmir
December 3, 2000
SRINAGAR--(AP) - Suspected Islamic militants killed four
sleeping Hindu children in troubled Kashmir despite a
government-ordered temporary cease-fire, police said Saturday.
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Still time for peace before Clinton leaves
December 3, 2000
WASHINGTON--(AP) - Israeli Justice Minister Yossi Beilin, an
architect of past accords with the Palestinians, said that an
overall Middle East settlement could be concluded in the 50 days
President Bill Clinton has remaining in office.
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One Palestinian killed & four more to be buried
December 3, 2000
JERUSALEM--(AP) - One Palestinian was shot dead by Israeli
security forces Saturday, witnesses said, and funerals were planned
for four Palestinians who died a day earlier as the death toll
climbed above 290 in the current round of violence.
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Mandela awarded for his contribution to workers' struggle
December 3, 2000
JOHANNESBURG--(AP) - The list of awards former
President Nelson Mandela has received became even longer Saturday,
when South Africa's largest trade federation honored him with a
lifetime achievement award.
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Lull in violence on third day of Indian cease-fire
December 1, 2000
SRINAGAR-- (UNB/AP) - Kashmir's secessionist alliance urged
Islamic guerrillas on Thursday to accept a cease-fire offered by the
Indian government for the period of the Islamic holy month of
Ramadan.
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'Transition period' of Ballots not Presidents
December 1, 2000
WASHINGTON-- (UNB/AP) - The contested ballots are moving, the legal wheels in motion, too, in a presidential election so unimaginable that George W. Bush and Al Gore give every appearance of conducting parallel transitions to power.
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Gore lawyers ask state Supreme Court to step in
December 1, 2000
TALLAHASSEE-- (UNB/AP) - Racing against the clock in their
challenge of Florida's presidential election, Democrat Al Gore's
attorneys filed an urgent plea with the state's highest court
Thursday to start hand-counting thousands of ballots.
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Aspiring dancer paralyzed by palm tree receives dlrs 7.6 million
December 1, 2000
LOS ANGELES-- (UNB/AP) - An aspiring dancer who was paralyzed by a
falling palm tree will receive dlrs 7.6 million as part of a
settlement approved by the City Council.
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