Bush Defends Mideast Policy, Criticizes Arafat
U.S. President George W. Bush insisted Monday he is "working hard" to help forge Middle East peace and reprimanded Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat for not doing "a lot more" to stop "terrorism".
Iran Flood Death Toll Reaches 170
The death toll from flooding in northern Iran due to torrential rainfall since Friday has risen to 170, with 135 people still reported missing, state television said Monday.
Macedonian Parties Sign Peace Agreement
Macedonian and Muslim Albanian party leaders signed on Monday a Western-backed peace deal to try to end more than six months of fighting that threatened to ignite into a new Balkans war.
Palestinians Strike Protesting Orient House Seizure, Girl Buried
Palestinians closed down shops
and businesses in a general strike Monday to protest Israel's
seizure of Orient House, their highly symbolic headquarters in
Arab east Jerusalem, as mourners in Hebron buried a
seven-year-old girl and her grandmother.
Bush Defends Mideast Policy, Criticizes Arafat
Iran Flood Death Toll Reaches 170
Macedonian Parties Sign Peace Agreement
Palestinians Strike Protesting Orient House Seizure, Girl Buried
