Inspectors Enter Saddam Palace as UN Weapons Patrol Advances
UN weapons inspectors visited Saddam Hussein's opulent Al-Sajoud palace in Baghdad, the biggest test of the new mandate. They toured 17 sites for 90 minutes amid Iraqi claims of no weapons of mass destruction, while the U.S. and Britain challenge those assertions and press for full cooperation.
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Turkey ready to host US bases if UN backs Iraq action
Turkish Foreign Minister Yasar Yakis said Ankara would allow US use of bases if the UN approves action against Iraq. Deputy Defense Secretary Wolfowitz was in Turkey lobbying for support as Ankara fears Kurdish separatism and regional instability could follow a war. Turkey hosts about 50 US aircraft patrolling a northern no fly zone and would need bases for a northern front.
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Paul Wolfowitz
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Britain moves to license fox hunts with cruelty test
The government proposes a licensing system to restrict fox hunting and abolish rabbit and deer hunting. An independent tribunal would grant licences case by case, requiring need and an anti cruelty assessment, with appeal rights. Conservatives and pro hunting groups oppose the plan.
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Prosecution Drops Case Against Second Royal Servant
A month after Paul Burrell was cleared, prosecutors drop the case against Harold Brown who faced charges of stealing Diana and Charles belongings worth over 1.2 million Canadian dollars. Jewelry dealer Jan Haviik’s case is also halted as no reasonable prospect of conviction remains.
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