BERLIN -- Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder maintained his refusal to say whether his opposition to Iraq would Germany cast dissenting vote in U.N. Security Council, insisting in remarks released Saturday that Berlin would do all it could to avoid military conflict.. ..…

In routine, Angola, Chile, Germany, Pakistan and Spain joined the council for two-year terms, while Colombia, Ireland, Mauritius, Norway and Singapore stepped down. ... American diplomats have their work cut out for them, Germany will hold the council presidency for..…