Megawati Sworn in As Indonesia's President After Wahid Sacked
Megawati Sukarnoputri was sworn
in Monday as Indonesia's new president after parliament voted
unanimously to dismiss her predecessor Abdurrahman Wahid, the
country's first democratically-elected leader.
Fighting Flares Up Around Macedonian Barracks
Ethnic Muslim Albanian rebels
hit Macedonian army barracks with several rounds of mortar
fire on Monday in the flashpoint northwestern town of Tetovo,
military officials in the town told the French news agency,
AFP.
Bush Wants Faith as Key Component in "Compassionate" State
President George W. Bush can
finally be proud that the U.S. House of Representatives has
finally approved his Faith-Based Initiative. But the
measure, designed to allow government funding for faith-based
organizations providing social services, still faces stiff
opposition and has little chance of becoming law.
PA Intelligence Service Says Israel Protecting Jewish Terrorists
Two Israeli ministers and a
senior army general are standing behind the Jewish terrorists
who murdered three Palestinians, including a 3-month old
baby-boy, and injured four others in an ambush on Thursday,
the head of the Palestinian intelligence service told news
agencies Monday.