Muslim Rioters Kill 58 Hindus in India
A Muslim mob has killed 58 Hindu activists in an attack on a train in India’s western state, Gujarat.
US Offers Reward in Pearl Case
The State Department has announced a $5 million reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those who kidnapped and murdered American journalist Daniel Pearl in Pakistan.
Zimbabwe Court Strikes Down Electoral Laws
Zimbabwe’s Supreme Court has struck down revised electoral laws that critics say were a ploy to help President Robert Mugabe win re-election next month.
North Korea Faces Food Shortages
The World Food Program says North Koreans are eating less than half the amount of food they should each day, and officials say the current international focus on Afghanistan is partially to blame.
Cuban Asylum Seekers Crash Mexican Embassy in Havana
A bus carrying more than a dozen apparent Cuban asylum-seekers crashed through the gates of the Mexican embassy in Havana late Wednesday.
Colombian Rebels Give UltimatumFebruary 28, 2002
Left-wing Colombian rebels have warned that the government has one year to exchange imprisoned guerrillas for abducted citizens.
US Military Plane Shot At In Pakistan
Pakistani police say they have arrested eight people in connection with shots fired at a U.S. military plane Tuesday in southern Pakistan.
Two More Zimbabwe Opposition Officials Charged with Treason
Two more opposition officials are charged with treason in Zimbabwe over an alleged plot to assassinate President Robert Mugabe, heightening tensions ahead of presidential elections next month.
Colombian Rebels Wage More Attacks
Colombian left-wing rebels have intensified a counteroffensive against government forces seeking to reclaim the guerrillas’ former southern stronghold.
Queen Elizabeth Visits Australia Amid Controversy
Britain’s Queen Elizabeth has arrived in Australia, where a political controversy threatens to overshadow her five-day visit.
Bush Targets Killers of Murdered Journalist
President Bush has made it clear he would like to see the confessed mastermind of the kidnapping of slain American journalist Daniel Pearl brought to the United States.
India Says Troops to Remain on Pakistan Border
Indian President K.R. Narayanan has vowed to keep troops amassed along the border with Pakistan. The president also said bilateral talks between the bordering nuclear rivals would resume only if Pakistan takes measures to stop its alleged training and financing of Muslim terrorists trying to enter India to conduct terrorist attacks.
Nepal Troops Kill 76 Communist Terrrorists
Nepal’s Defense Ministry says its soldiers have killed at least 76 communist terrorists in a stepped-up offensive against a rebellion aimed at overthrowing the country’s constitutional monarchy.
Zimbabwe Opposition Leader Charged with Treason
Zimbabwe’s main opposition presidential candidate, Morgan Tsvangirai, says he has been charged with high treason over an alleged plot to assassinate President Robert Mugabe.
Chinese Authorities Ignore Bush Call for Greater Religious Freedom
President Bush’s appeal for more religious freedom in China apparently failed to persuade authorities in Beijing.
Rift In Afghanistan Government Surfaces Over Killing Of Minister
Afghan interim Foreign Minister Abdullah Abdullah is seeking to distance his Northern Alliance political faction from the recent killing of a rival minister at the Kabul airport.
US Suspends Sudan Peacemaking Efforts
The United States says it is suspending its efforts to end Sudan’s long-running civil war after a Sudanese government helicopter attacked a food relief center Wednesday, killing 17 people and injuring several others.
UN Begins Food Distribution In Zimbabwe
The U.N. World Food Program has begun distributing emergency food rations to 40,000 Zimbabweans in response to massive food shortages.
George W. Bush's Diplomacy
William F. Buckley Jr.
Receiving the news, while traveling abroad, of George W.'s deportment is scandalously exhilarating. The abasements of his predecessor, in his contacts overseas, are simply gone. Mr. Clinton was so steeply mired in ambivalence that it became hard for him to say anything endearing about the United States.
China Scorecard
Jesse Helms
This fakery -- pretending that Communist China might, at long last, be relenting on its religious persecution -- did lead a few critics to hope the Beijing regime was at last getting set to adopt a more permissive approach.
Defense Official Says Al-Qaida Has Lost Its Center
U.S. defense and terrorism experts believe the al-Qaida terrorist network, which effectively lost its base of operations in Afghanistan, has "lost its center of gravity," though it still poses a global threat, a Defense official says.
Indian Warplanes Begin Maneuvers Along Border with Pakistan
Indian warplanes have begun exercises along the border with Pakistan, where the armies of two nations have faced off for the past two months.
Musharraf Calls on Muslims to Save Themselves
Pakistan’s President Pervez Musharraf has called on the Muslim world to save itself from what he called its own backwardness through education and scientific development.
China Ex-premier Denies Link with Bugged Plane
Former Chinese premier Li Peng, the Chinese leader most closely linked with the Tiananmen Square massacre, denied Sunday allegations that he was behind the bugging of President Jiang Zemin’s jet plane.
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