Peace talks brink as FARC bombs town and frees prisoners
In Puente Quetame FARC rebels exploded bombs and freed 39 detainees after President Pastrana accepted an eleventh hour accord to salvage the peace process. Defense Minister Bell condemned the attack while negotiations were urged to resume.
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Palestinian police detain leader of militant faction
Palestinian police detained Ahmed Saadat, head of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, the group claiming responsibility for the October killing of Tourism Minister Rehavam Zeevi. The arrest followed a wave of West Bank violence as Israelis push for proof of detention and extradition. Demonstrators gathered near Yasser Arafat's Ramallah office amid rising tensions.
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United States seeks to delay radar plane sale to India
A State Department official travels to Israel for talks on nonproliferation to deter Israel from exporting Phalton airborne early warning radar planes to India amid renewed India Pakistan tensions. Beeker says the U S backs transfer in principle but is consulting on capabilities and timing. Israel weighs Arrow anti missile sales to Turkey and others.
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Powell pushes for complete halt to tensions in Asia
Secretary of State Colin Powell said his talks in Pakistan and India aim to build on easing tensions toward a complete halt to the confrontation. He noted Musharraf’s conciliatory speech, stressed stabilizing politics over rapid troop pullbacks, and outlined planned stops in Pakistan, India, Afghanistan, and Nepal to discuss reconstruction and governance.
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