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IOM increases efforts to end slave-like child labor in Ghana: Air Force tests the biggest conventional bomb ever built: The Air Force tested a 21,000-lb. conventional bomb yesterday at Eglin Air Force Base in northeastern Florida in a bid to gear up the military for a possible confrontation in

Hussein denies alleged Iraqi link with al-Qaeda network Iraqi President Saddam Hussein has denied U.S. and U.K. allegations of links to Osama Bin Laden’s al-Qaeda network, according to the BBC. The statement comes on the eve of U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell’s

Jenin, Israel Investigation of assault on refugee camp may be disbanded Investigation of assault on refugee camp may be disbanded Investigation of assault on refugee camp may be disbanded After more than a week of political wrangling, United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Kofi Annan may disband a UN fact-finding mission to

Amid peace talks, cycle of violence in Middle East continues The level of violence in the Middle East escalated again yesterday. Israel retaliated for a weekend of violence and Palestinians responded with suicide bombings, missile launches and sniper attacks on Israeli civilians. Israeli aircraft pounded targets in Gaza and the

Phoenix, Arizona McCain recuperating after malignant growth removal McCain recuperating after malignant growth removal Arizona Senator John McCain had a melanoma removed from his nose on Monday at the Mayo Clinic Hospital in Phoenix. Although originally reported that the growth was a “non-malignant melanoma,” press secretary Nancy Ives

Nigerian mother to be stoned for committing adultery Sufiyatu Huseini awaits death by stoning as sentenced by an Islamic court in Sokoto, Nigeria for committing adultery. The only evidence brought against her is her 10-month-old daughter, Adama, who was born out of wedlock. A judge mandated that the sentence be

American ground troops enter Northern Afghanistan At a Pentagon briefing on Tuesday, U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld acknowledged that there is a “modest” number of U.S. ground troops in northern Afghanistan for “liaison purposes, coordination and targeting.” Rear Admiral John Stufflebeem described the troops&

Saudi Arabian government severs ties with Taliban The kingdom of Saudi Arabia declared yesterday that it was severing diplomatic ties with Afghanistan because “the Taliban have ignored all of the contacts and the attempts by the kingdom to persuade them to stop harboring criminals and terrorists and training them

Six dead during U.S. training exercise in Kuwait A joint U.S.-Kuwaiti investigation is underway after a U.S. Navy fighter jet accidentally dropped a bomb in Kuwait Monday, killing five American soldiers and an army major from New Zealand and injuring many more. Pentagon officials are speculating

Sharon next Prime Minister after landslide victory Conservative party leader Ariel Sharon is set to become Israel’s next prime minister with a formidable victory over incumbent Ehud Barak. “It’s a critical time,” said one Israeli in the Jerusalem Post, echoing the nation’s