New Judge Appointed to Head Saddam
Trial
Judge Raouf Abdel Rahman will head court
when it resumes hearings Tuesday
Militant Group Suggests Possibility of
Negotiations With Israel
Hamas
leader Mahmud al-Zahar says 'negotiation is not a
taboo'
Bush Launches Administration's
Defense of Domestic Spy Program
President
under fire for authorizing NSA to conduct electronic surveillance on
US citizens without first getting permission from special
court
Canadians to Elect New
Parliament
What started out with comfortable
lead for reigning Liberals has turned into possible win for opposition
Conservatives
Diplomats Try to Save Sri Lanka's
Unraveling Cease-Fire
Undersecretary of State
Nicholas Burns says US concerned about breakdown of
cease-fire
South Hopes North Korean Leader's
China Visit Will Help Nuke Talks
South
Korean Foreign Minister Ban Ki-Moon says he has several reasons for
being optimistic about Kim Jong-Il trip
Saudi King Signs Energy Deal With
China
Other agreements cover cooperation on oil,
gas, and minerals; expanding trade, and avoiding dual
taxation
Azeri Gas Starts Flowing to Georgia;
Repairs to Ruptured Pipeline Continue
Effort
appears to have done little to warm up bitter rhetoric coming from
Georgia, which accuses Russia of deliberately cutting off gas to
punish Georgia for its pro-western policies
Refugees Flee to Uganda to Escape
Fighting in DRC
Refugees began arriving late last
week and temporarily settled in two areas near Congo border
African Union Summit Marred by
Security Crackdown
Participants in human rights
meeting detained, some beaten, by plainclothes Sudanese security
forces
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