Bin Laden Video Praises Cole Bombing
A darkly clad figure, head and
face wrapped in black, strikes a menacing pose before a
wide-screen television displaying images of American
politicians. Former president Bill Clinton's face appears,
close-up, and the figure lifts its hands, aiming a weapon
directly at the image's head.
More Bloodshed in
the Middle East
A Palestinian and an Israeli
were shot dead Wednesday as a brittle one week-old Middle East
ceasefire edged closer to collapse despite pledges from both
sides to try to end the bloodshed.
Ordinary Pakistanis Unfazed As Politicians Balk Musharraf Move
Military ruler General Pervez
Musharraf's donning of the presidential robes has had little
impact on ordinary Pakistanis troubled by inflation and
unemployment, they said Thursday, but was seen as a blow for
politicians expecting a restoration of civilian rule,
commentators said Thursday.
Muslim Woman Denied French ID Over Headscarf
A French court has rejected a
Turkish Muslim woman's demand for a resident's permit on the
grounds that she wore a headscarf for her identity photograph,
judicial sources said Wednesday.
Bin Laden Video Praises Cole Bombing
More Bloodshed in
the Middle East
Ordinary Pakistanis Unfazed As Politicians Balk Musharraf Move
Muslim Woman Denied French ID Over Headscarf
