Taliban Orders Release of British Journalist, Aid Workers Offer Rejected
The Taliban said Saturday it would release British female journalist Yvonne Ridley, arrested a week ago for entering Afghanistan illegally, and pledges to release aid workers being held for proselytizing if U.S. halts war efforts against
Afghanistan.
U.S. Rebukes Sharon for "Unacceptable" Comments
U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell on Friday told Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon that the White House deemed his comments about appeasing Arabs at Israel's expense "unacceptable," officials said.
U.S. Military Transport Planes Arrive in Uzbekistan
U.S. military transport planes touched down Saturday at the Termez civilian airport in Uzbekistan near the border with Afghanistan, regional officials from Surkhandar told Agence France-Presse (AFP).
Anti-Muslim Backlash Rises in Europe as Amnesty Condemns Racist Attacks
Attacks on Muslims have increased in a number of EU countries since last month's terror assaults in the United States, notably in Belgium, the Netherlands and Sweden, as Amnesty International on Thursday released a report detailing similar attacks worldwide.
Taliban Orders Release of British Journalist, Aid Workers Offer Rejected
U.S. Rebukes Sharon for "Unacceptable" Comments
U.S. Military Transport Planes Arrive in Uzbekistan
Anti-Muslim Backlash Rises in Europe as Amnesty Condemns Racist Attacks
