Iraq "Shoots Down U.S. Spy Plane"
An unmanned U.S. surveillance plane has been lost over southern Iraq, a Pentagon official said Monday on the condition of anonymity.
African Americans Weigh Racism, Reparations
Nearly four decades after the
end of official segregation, racial divisions persist in the
United States and the question of reparations for descendants
of slaves is gaining currency in the black community.
Israel Assassinates Palestinian Leader in Missile Raid
In the highest-level assassination by Israel since the Palestinian Intifada (uprising) erupted 11 months ago, the head of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), Abu Ali Mustafa, was killed in an Israeli missile attack on his office in the West Bank Monday.
Israel Uses U.S.-Made F-16s to Raid Palestinian Territories
Israel's U.S.-made F-16
warplanes attacked Palestinian targets in three towns in the
occupied Gaza and the West Bank while a 14-year-old
Palestinian boy was killed overnight when he was hit by
Israeli tank fire.