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Powell in Sudan to assess Darfur crisis

By Alyson Brodsy and George Gedda · Wednesday, June 30,2004 9:14 p.m.

AL-FASHER, Sudan -- Thousands of Sudanese displaced from their homes by ethnic violence emerged from makeshift shelters at a dusty refugee camp Wednesday to give a raucous welcome to Secretary of State Colin Powell in a region the United States has said is veering toward possible genocide. Other than the rows of fragile shelters built mostly with plastic sheeting, there was no overt display of serious humanitarian need among the tens of thousands Powell saw.

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Cost of freedom

By Alexandra R. Moses and Seraphim Danckaert · Sunday, June 27,2004 9:52 p.m.

Charles Lee is an American citizen, but he's been in Chinese prisons since January 2003 -- and the charges are completely trumped up, according to his fiance of three years, Yeong-Ching Foo. Foo, a former software consultant from Silicon Valley, came to Bloomington Friday to join about a dozen Indiana practitioners of Falun Gong, a spiritual philosophy of Chinese origin, in Peoples Park for an informative display and protest on behalf of Lee and others like him.

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Bush presses Turkish admission to EU during NATO summit

By Alyson Brodsy and Deb Riechmann · Sunday, June 27,2004 9:40 p.m.

ANKARA, Turkey -- President Bush sought Sunday to bolster America's partnership with vital ally Turkey, a courtship complicated by terrorists' threats to decapitate three Turks unless the country's companies stop aiding U.S. forces in Iraq. Bush hoped to use a NATO summit here to nail down details of the alliance's tentative plan to assist with the training of Iraqi security forces. But he also was getting a reminder of widespread opposition in Turkey to the war in Iraq, its southern neighbor.

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Iraqi government prepares to regain sovereignty

By Rami Chami · Sunday, June 27,2004 9:32 p.m.

Two days remain until Iraqi sovereignty is restored and power in the country is handed over to an Iraqi interim government. As the transition nears, concern exists about the ability of the interim government to provide security in the country that has been beset by violence.

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Around The World

By Alyson Brodsy · Sunday, June 27,2004 9:25 p.m.

Green rejects Nader endorsement MILWAUKEE -- The Green Party nominated Texas attorney David Cobb as its candidate for president Saturday, rejecting Ralph Nader's efforts to secure the party's formal endorsement and likely access to the ballot in key states like Wisconsin and California. Nader, the party's candidate in 1996 and 2000, had told Green officials months ago he would not accept the party's nomination for president, preferring to build a coalition of third-party groups and independents rather than running under one banner.

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Taliban fighters try to disrupt elections

By Alyson Brodsy and Noor Khan · Sunday, June 27,2004 9:18 p.m.

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan -- Taliban fighters killed up to 16 men after learning they had registered for Afghanistan's U.S.-backed national elections, the deadliest attack yet in a campaign aimed at sabotaging the nation's first free vote, officials said Sunday. The assault raised security fears and added to doubts over whether Afghanistan is ready to hold elections as planned in September -- and increased pressure on NATO leaders meeting Monday in Turkey to deploy more peacekeepers here.

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Saudi Arabia offers 1-month amnesty to Islamic militants

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, June 23,2004 9:36 p.m.

JIDDAH, Saudi Arabia -- Saudi Arabia offered Islamic militants a limited amnesty Wednesday, saying their lives would be spared if they surrendered but they would face the "full might" of state wrath if they did not. The ultimatum, issued in the name of King Fahd, called on militants to turn themselves in within a month -- suggesting the kingdom was paving the way for a stepped up campaign against al-Qaida-linked fighters who have shaken the country with a series of deadly attacks

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Around The World

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, June 23,2004 9:33 p.m.

U.S. proposing aid in North Korea talks BEIJING -- U.S. negotiators presented the first detailed American proposal Wednesday on resolving the standoff with North Korea, offering the North energy aid and a security guarantee in exchange for dismantling its nuclear program. The proposal is meant to break an impasse in talks that began their third round after earlier negotiations brought no progress on Washington's demand for the North to scrap its nuclear program.

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U.S. evaluates violence in Sudan

By Alyson Brodsy and George Gedda · Wednesday, June 23,2004 9:29 p.m.

WASHINGTON -- Genocide has struck many victims over the past 65 years: European Jews during World War II, Cambodians in the late 1970s, Rwandans in 1994. There may be a new addition: The black African tribes of Darfur province in western Sudan have faced murder, displacement, pillage, razing of villages and other crimes committed by Arab militias known as janjaweed.

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Group vows to assassinate new Iraqi prime minister

By Alyson Brodsy and Robert H. Reid · Wednesday, June 23,2004 9:24 p.m.

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Iraq's interim prime minister said Wednesday he was determined to confront the mastermind of bombings and beheadings who threatened to assassinate him, and the U.S. military said it killed 20 foreign fighters at the suspected terrorist's hideout. A recording purportedly made by Jordanian-born terrorist Abu Musab al-Zarqawi threatened to kill interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi and fight the Americans "until Islamic rule is back on Earth."

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Panel details al-Qaida ties to Iran, Pakistan

By Alyson Brodsy and Pete Yost · Sunday, June 20,2004 9:51 p.m.

WASHINGTON -- The chairman of the Sept. 11 commission said Sunday that al-Qaida had much more interaction with Iran and Pakistan than it did with Iraq, underscoring a controversy over the Bush administration's insistence that there was collaboration between the terrorist organization and Saddam Hussein.

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Saudi police hunt down extremists

By Alyson Brodsy and Salah Nasrawi · Sunday, June 20,2004 9:51 p.m.

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia -- Police in armored vehicles and a helicopter closed off three Riyadh neighborhoods in a pre-dawn search Sunday for Islamic extremists and for the body of the American hostage beheaded by al-Qaida. Saudi Arabia's interior minister, Prince Nayef, vowed Friday the government will eradicate terrorism in the kingdom, where the slaying of Paul M. Johnson Jr. was the latest in a campaign of attacks on Westerners.

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Iraq's prime minister announces major reorganization of forces

By Alyson Brodsy and Jim Krane · Sunday, June 20,2004 9:38 p.m.

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Iraq's interim prime minister announced a restructuring of the country's security forces Sunday, grouping all Iraqi troops under a central command whose chief duty is tackling insurgents plaguing the country. Prime Minister Iyad Allawi also said his government was considering imposing "martial law" in Iraq's trouble spots to help police and paramilitaries bring order.

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Around The World

By Alyson Brodsy · Sunday, June 20,2004 9:35 p.m.

India, Pakistan to create hotline to lower risk of nuclear flare-up NEW DELHI, INDIA -- India and Pakistan announced Sunday that they would establish a new hotline between their foreign ministries to alert each other of potential nuclear risks. In a joint statement after two days of talks, the South Asian rivals said the hotline would help "prevent misunderstandings and reduce risks relevant to nuclear issues."

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Beyond the wall

By Jacqueline Walker · Sunday, June 20,2004 9:29 p.m.

BEIJING -- Rushing down a narrow street, the taxi driver flew past rows of Vegas-like restaurants, rundown marketplaces and towering hotels. After nearly running over 18 bicyclists, he made a U-turn and proceeded to go the wrong way on a one-way street. He skidded to a stop in front of my temporary home, Beijing's Changan Hotel. Handing him 20 yuan, I tried to communicate the extra money was a tip. He nodded gratefully and whispered, "Xie xie," which means thank you. As I stepped out of the taxi, three men on bikes parked beside the car and stared.

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European leaders agree on constitution

By Alyson Brodsy · Sunday, June 20,2004 9:26 p.m.

BRUSSELS, Belgium -- Getting agreement on its first constitution took three years of wrangling. Now the European Union may face an even tougher fight in selling the charter on the streets and in the parliaments of Europe amid growing skepticism about the wisdom of more integration. The historic deal, reached Friday night after two days of contentious talks, now must be ratified by each of the 25 member nations either by referendum or parliamentary vote -- and reaction in some countries suggested just how hard the pitch will be.

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Panel: No link between Iraq, al-Qaida

By Alyson Brodsy and Hope Yen · Thursday, June 17,2004 3:31 a.m.

WASHINGTON -- Bluntly contradicting the Bush administration, the commission investigating the Sept. 11 attacks reported Wednesday there was "no credible evidence" that Saddam Hussein had ties with al-Qaida. In a chilling report that sketched the history of Osama bin Laden's network, the commission said his far-flung training camps were "apparently quite good." Terrorists-to-be were encouraged to "think creatively about ways to commit mass murder," it added.

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Congo violence sparks exodus

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, June 16,2004 9:44 p.m.

CIBITOKE, Burundi -- More than 22,000 Congolese refugees fleeing fighting in eastern Congo have crossed the border into Burundi in the past week, a local official said Wednesday. The refugees have been put into two camps in Cibitoke and Rugumbo, two towns just miles apart near the Congolese border. Refugees were separated because of tensions between different tribes in eastern Congo, said Onespohore Nduwumwami, mayor of Rugombo.

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Around The World

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, June 16,2004 9:44 p.m.

Saudi women heard -- not seen -- during forum on status RIYADH, Saudi Arabia -- One woman criticized rules that keep Saudi women from teaching boys. Another said working women should be allowed to do more than teach. Still others called for more rights for divorced women. Saudi women were allowed to be heard -- but not seen -- at a three-day forum this week on their status in this conservative Islamic kingdom.

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