Global split over Bush ultimatum to Saddam
The world remains divided as nations react to U S pressure on Iraq. Japan backs Bush’s firm stance praising decisive action while Australia offers troops. Koizumi calls the decision necessary and Arab League signals limited peacemaking chances as Baghdad resists.
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Blair wins support for Iraq policy in Commons vote
Britain’s House of Commons backed Prime Minister Tony Blair’s Iraq policy in a Tuesday vote approving use of “all means necessary” to disarm. An earlier vote rejected opposing a U.S.-led war, while rebel Labour backbenchers and three ministers’ resignations highlighted continued opposition within the party.
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Palestinian parliament adopts prime minister post in watershed vote
In Jerusalem the Palestinian legislature created the post of prime minister as part of U.S. backed reforms, diminishing Yasser Arafat's grip on forming the next Cabinet while in Gaza and the West Bank Israeli forces killed two top Hamas fugitives. A funeral shooting wounded an 11 year old, underscoring rising violence as parliament shifts away from Arafat’s influence.
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Elizabeth Smart kidnapping case charges spark national attention
Self-proclaimed prophet Brian Mitchell and his wife Wanda Barzee were charged in Salt Lake City with aggravated kidnapping and sexual assault in Elizabeth Smart's nine month abduction. Bail set at 10 million each, six counts total including burglary. They were found in Sandy and to arraign Wednesday, trial expected this summer.
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Mystery illness outbreak slows. cases surface in five countries
World Health Organization reports suspected SARS cases in England, France, Israel, Slovenia, and Australia, with most infections among health workers in Hong Kong, Vietnam, and Singapore. In Germany a Singaporean doctor and his wife are quarantined after illness onset on a flight from New York, while China opens teams to study its Guangdong outbreak. Experts caution against panic as investigation continues and fear a new influenza-like pathogen.
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Officials: No local threat of sickness
Bluefield area health officials said the mysterious flu like illness seen in five countries does not pose a local threat. Mercer County Health Department continues weekly monitoring with Friday hospital and doctor outreach to detect patterns or rises in symptoms.
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