Northern Alliance Lays Down Rules for U.N. Afghan Force
A top Afghan defense ministry spokesman Monday laid down ground rules for a U.N. peacekeeping force to be deployed in a disarmed Kabul, and its vicinity, under an agreement reached last week in Bonn, news agencies reported.

Karzai Tries to Calm Tensions in Kandahar as Bin Laden Hunt Intensifies
Afghanistan's interim leader, Hamid Karzai, was struggling to calm tensions in Kandahar on Sunday as U.S. B-52 bombers pounded Osama bin Laden's suspected mountain hideout in eastern Afghanistan, news agencies reported.

Two Palestinian Children Killed By Israel in Failed Assassination Attempt
Two Palestinian children, aged three and 13, were killed by Israeli helicopter gunships Monday in a botched assassination attempt aimed at liquidating an Islamic Jihad leader, medics and Jihad officials said.

New York Officials Express Anti-Terror Support on "Solidarity" Trip to Israel
New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, Mayor-elect Michael Bloomberg and New York Governor George Pataki, voiced staunch U.S. support for Israel against Palestinian "terror" attacks during a solidarity visit to Israel Sunday, news agencies reported.

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• Israel Steps Up Military Operations in West Bank, Gaza