War Crimes Court Opens in Sierra Leone
Prosecutors opened the first UN backed war crimes trial for Sierra Leone’s brutal 1997 to 2002 conflict. Eleven suspects face charges for terror campaigns and atrocities including killings and maiming. The detainee in court declared intent to defend himself.
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Sierra Leone
Freetow
S.N
Ciil
Diamond Fields
Macheres
David Crane
U.S. Defense Department
Bush Defends Iraq War Aims On European Trip
President Bush presses allied support for Iraq as he travels to Europe with Australian Prime Minister John Howard. He warns retreat would embolden Iran and terrorists while Howard insists Australia will keep 650 troops. Demonstrations loom in Rome ahead of meetings with Berlusconi Blair Chirac Schroeder. Mortar fire near Rome and Baghdad tensions underlie a crowded diplomacy push.
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Bush
Iraq
John Howard
White House
Washington
Howard
Australia
Silvio Berlusconi
Tony Blair
Jacques Chirac
Gerhard Schroeder
Baghdad
Foreign Ministry
U.N. Security Council
Shiite leader backs U N government amid Iraq crisis
Iraqs top Shiite cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al Sistani expressed cautious support for the U N backed interim government led by Prime Minister Iyad Allawi while Iran s Ayatollah Ali Khamenei branded it a US lackey As fighting raged in Kufa between US troops and al Sadis militiamen at least six Iraqis were killed and 11 wounded Three US soldiers were reported injured as the political timetable set elections by January 31 and a June 30 handover loomed
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Iraq
U.N
Iran
America
Kufa
U.S
Muqtada al-Sad
Ayatollah
Ali al-Sistani
Tyad Allawi
al-Sistani
al-Sistami
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
Allawi
United States
Saddam Hussein
Khamenei
Tehran
Lakhdar Brahimi
Prosecution rests in Nichols murder sentencing case
Prosecutors wrapped their sentencing case in the Terry Nichols murder trial after three days of testimony aimed at securing the death penalty. Victims' families spoke on emotional, psychological, and financial impacts while defense plans to call witnesses next week to attempt sparing Nichols' life.
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Okla
Oklahoma City
Terry Nichols
Nichols
Steven Taylor
Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building
Oklahoma
Carla Wade
Johnny Allen Wade
Taylor
U N troops fire on protesters in Congo capital
In Kinshasa crowds demanding action over Bukavu’s fall clashed with UN forces. At least two protesters were killed after UN troops opened fire from a logistics base, while renegade east commanders agreed to withdraw by Friday. UN officials blamed unrealistic expectations and called for more troops.
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Congo
U.N
Joseph Kabila
Bukavu
United Nations
Laurent Nkunda
Kabila
Rwanda
New York
Jean-Marie Guehenne
MONUC
Guehenno
UWN
Hamadoun Toure
Ghana
Toure
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