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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 report to

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 explained that

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