John Paul II First Pope To Enter Mosque
John Paul II became the first ever pope to set foot in a mosque Sunday, as he entered the Omayyad mosque in Damascus on his historic visit to Syria to cheers from a watching crowd.
UNHCR Chief Calls For Peace To Help Return Afghans
U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees Ruud Lubbers called for peace to stem Afghanistan's humanitarian crisis as he met Afghan refugees in squalid camps in northwestern Pakistan Saturday.
Israel Rejects Palestinian Summit Call As Violence Erupts
More violence flared in the Palestinian territories Sunday as Israel rejected a call by Palestinian President Yasser Arafat for a new Middle East summit to discuss the results of an investigation by a U.S.-led commission into the causes of a seven-month long Palestinan uprising against Israeli occupation.
France Under Pressure After Torture Confession
France faced growing pressure to react on Saturday over a retired French general's graphic and unrepentant account of torture and killings by French troops during Algeria's war of independence.
John Paul II First Pope To Enter Mosque
UNHCR Chief Calls For Peace To Help Return Afghans
Israel Rejects Palestinian Summit Call As Violence Erupts
France Under Pressure After Torture Confession
