Taliban Approves Red Cross Visit to Detained Foreigners
Afghanistan's ruling Taliban said Thursday the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) would be allowed to visit eight foreigners detained for allegedly preaching
Christianity.
Israel Attacks Palestinians as Arafat, Peres Schedule Talks
Hopes for a truce to end almost 11 months of Middle East bloodshed suffered another setback Thursday as Israeli forces launched a rocket attack on Palestinians, killing one and leaving a dozen others
injured.
NATO Troops Pour into Macedonia for Disarmament Mission
Hundreds of NATO troops moved into Macedonia on Thursday on a mission to collect and destroy weapons held by Albanian soldiers amid uncertainty over the willingness of the fighters to give up their arms.