Blair demands IRA disband to revive Northern Ireland power sharing
Prime Minister Tony Blair told a Belfast audience the IRA must make a real total and permanent commitment to peace for power sharing with Sinn Fein to resume. He rejected token gestures and warned that half in half out cannot work. Sinn Fein activists protested outside. A BBC Belfast poll showed Protestant support for the accord dipping while Catholics largely backed it.
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Teen with explosives arrested near Kuwait City towers
A 17 year old Kuwaiti youth was seized near the Alia and Ghalia towers in Fintas with 10 gasoline bottles and fuses in his car. He had claimed orders from Pakistan but admitted driving the vehicle after police approached. No injuries or disruption reported at the high rise complex.
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Karzai urges alternatives to poppy farming in Afghanistan
President Hamid Karzai called for alternative livelihoods for poppy farmers to curb rising opium production. U N officials estimate this year's harvest could exceed 2,500 tons, highlighting Afghanistan as a top opium producer and exporter. The president urged international aid to erase the narcotics trade and stabilize his government.
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