Iraq Rejecting Call For "Smart Sanctions"
U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell tried to silence Arab anger and seek support to maintain the embargo imposed on Iraq during his whirlwind visit through the Middle East on Tuesday, a high-ranking Iraqi official said.
Israel's Divided Labor Agrees To Join Sharon In Unity Government
A bitterly divided Israeli Labor party voted Monday to join a unity government with hardline Prime Minister-elect Ariel Sharon, bringing the country's two largest parties into a broad-based coalition to confront a five-month-old Palestinian uprising.
Farrakhan Speaks At
Saviours' Day Speech, Criticizes Bush
Talking about his health and the future, Louis Farrakhan made his first public appearance Sunday since undergoing major surgery last fall and, in a nationwide speech, spoke at the Nation of Islam's special Saviours' Day celebration, the 26th anniversary of the death of group founder Elijah Muhammad.