Karzai Names Dostum Afghan Deputy Defense Minister
Afghanistan's new leader, Hamid Karzai, said on Monday that he has appointed controversial warlord Abdul Rashid Dostum as the deputy defense minister in his interim government, news agencies reported.
Sharon Supporters Clash with Peres Over Proposed Peace Plan
Right-wing Israeli leaders were seething Sunday, demanding Foreign Minister Shimon Peres' immediate sacking after it emerged that Peres recently floated another plan for a settlement with the Palestinians, which includes the creation of an independent Palestinian state within eight weeks.
Arafat Under "Humiliating" Ultimatum for Christmas Mass, Vatican Criticizes
Israel told Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat Monday to jail those responsible for the death of an Israeli cabinet minister by midnight (5 p.m. EST) or miss Christmas Mass in Bethlehem, in an ongoing war of nerves between Arafat and Israel's hardline Prime Minister Ariel Sharon.
Afghan Tribal Leader Warns of War on Karzai Over U.S. Raids
In a sign of tension that could still destabilize the new U.N.-backed Afghan regime, a tribal leader Sunday threatened revolt over the U.S. bombing which killed 65 Afghan tribal elders and chiefs traveling to Karzai's inauguration, news agencies reported.
Karzai Names Dostum Afghan Deputy Defense Minister
Sharon Supporters Clash with Peres Over Proposed Peace Plan
Arafat Under "Humiliating" Ultimatum for Christmas Mass, Vatican Criticizes
Afghan Tribal Leader Warns of War on Karzai Over U.S. Raids
