Bonn Accord on Basics to Pave Way for Interim Afghan Rule
Afghanistan took a first tentative step back to normalcy Tuesday after more than two decades of conflict when rival Afghan factions agreed in Bonn, Germany on the ground rules for a provisional interim administration.

State Department Says Arafat Must Commit to Ending Violence
Palestinian Authority President Yasser Arafat must take definite steps to show his commitment to the peace process after this weekend's bomb attacks in Jerusalem and Haifa, a U.S. State Department spokesman said Monday.

Two Dead as Israel Unleashes Wave of Airstrikes on Palestinian Cities
At least two Palestinians, including a schoolboy, were killed and more than a hundred wounded in the latest Israeli air raids on the West Bank and Gaza Strip Tuesday, news agencies reported.

Bonn Accord Ready for Signing Tuesday
Afghan groups at talks in Germany have agreed on a U.N.-brokered power-sharing deal and will sign it in Bonn Tuesday, a Northern Alliance source told Agence France-Presse (AFP).

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• Red Cross Says More than 3,000 Taliban Held in Afghan Prison
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