Mideast Panel Resumes Probe Into Violence
The U.S.-led fact-finding committee probing the deadly six-month tide of Israeli-Palestinian violence resumed its work Wednesday with Israel accusing the Palestinians of having planned the uprising.
U.S. To Meet Chechens As Russia, Chechens Trade Accusations
Russians and Chechens traded accusations of mass murder Tuesday after the bodies of 10 civilians were discovered in the center of the Chechen capital of Grozny, as U.S. officials plan to meet soon with Chechnya's foreign minister.
Taliban Representative Meets With U.S. State Department
The Taliban's roving ambassador Sayyid Rehmatullah Hashmi met with U.S. State Department and National Security Council officials Monday,
handing them a letter addressed to U.S. President George W. Bush.
Can A Muslim Ever Get Elected In France?
Nouredine Hagoug failed in his bid to become the first Muslim elected a city counselor on the Gaullist Party ticket in Marseille, France, even though 70% of the voters in his district are Muslim.