The
German police raided the Iraqi Embassy
building in Berlin late Tuesday, August
20, 2002, freeing two hostages, both of
whom were slightly hurt, and arresting
five of their abductors, news agencies
reported... more>>
U.N.
human rights chief Mary Robinson
stressed in China Tuesday, August 20, it
was "extremely important" that
developed countries are condemned if
they violate freedoms... more>>
Four
Palestinian teenagers and an Irish peace
activist were injured by gunfire as
Israeli troops swept Jenin and its
refugee camp. Israeli forces in
Ramallah, meanwhile, killed the brother
of the jailed chief of the PFLP... more>>
Former
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak denied
Tuesday, August 20, giving an order
which led to the deaths of 13 Israeli
Arabs in October 2000, shortly after the
outbreak of the Palestinian Intifada... more>>