preventing a nuclear-armed iran

Throughout the 1990s, Iran provided assistance and training to al-Qaida, leading to the 1998 bombings of two American embassies Africa.. In in Washington Times, The radicals ruling Iran have long believed that obtaining the nuclear bomb will make them untouchable and will facilitate the..

u.s. seeks to block weapons

WASHINGTON -- The Bush administration is intervening with governments in southern Africa to prevent Chinese ship carrying weapons for Zimbabwe's security forces from unloading its cargo, The Associated Press has learned. ... The freighter left South Africa after judge on Friday barred the..

schurz-southbendtribune

Although the charges refer only to Sierra Leone, Taylor is also accused of fomenting violence in his homeland and elsewhere in West Africa. WASHINGTON BRIEFING House OKs law with stiff penalty for fraud linked to disaster relief WASHINGTON (AP) -- Scammers hoping to finance tropical..

middle east strife eclipses gathering

September 1, 2001 | By Pamela Constable, Washington Post . DURBAN, South Africa -- Representatives of 166 nations gathered here Friday to launch an ambitious U.N. conference on combating racism and discrimination, as divisions over the Israeli-Palestinian conflict threatened to undermine the..

jittery south africa delays peace talks

Jittery South Africa Delays Peace Talks . . March 30, 1994 | By Washington Post . JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA — South Africa's pre-election tensions mounted Tuesday as a meeting of its black and white leaders to defuse political violence was postponed. . ..

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