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State Dept. Says U.S. Symbols Could Be Hit in Italy

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States said on Tuesday it had information about possible attacks on ``symbols of American capitalism'' in Italy in the next month. ``U.S. citizens and interests abroad continue to be at increased risk of terrorist actions from extremist groups,'' the State Department said in a public announcement. (Read photo caption.. More

1846 24/04/2001
Italy's Berlusconi Heaps Praise on Islam

ROME (Reuters) - Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, on a charm offensive after making remarks that angered the Muslim world, hailed Islam Tuesday as a great religion that has played a significant role in civilization.Berlusconi sparked international outrage last week after saying that Western values were superior to those of Islam. He has refused.. More

1847 24/04/2001
Middle East Truce in Tatters After Fresh Killings

JERUSALEM (Islamweb & News Agencies) - Israeli occupation forces killed six Palestinians during a tank incursion into a Palestinian-ruled area of the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, retaliating for a deadly raid by Islamic Resistance on an internationally illegalJewish settlement.Washington issued an appeal to both sides to rein in the what it calls violence,.. More

1848 24/04/2001
US seeks Mid-East help against terror

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) - USDefense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld, preparing allies for possible military strikes in Afghanistan, said Saudi officials expressed concern Wednesday that a war on terrorism could create harmful ``secondary effects'' in the Muslim world.Rumsfeld met in the Saudi capital with King Fahd and Crown Prince Abdullah, then dined.. More

1849 24/04/2001
Pakistan and Gulf Countries Examine US Evidence

KUWAIT CITY, ISLAMABAD,(Islamweb & News Agencies) - U.S. officials have been sharing evidence against Osama bin Laden with Gulf Arab states and with Pakistan to boost regional support in hunting down the world's most wanted man, diplomats said Wednesday.``They have some good proof,'' said one official who was briefed but refused to disclose details.. More

1850 24/04/2001
Kashmir Assembly Attack Kills at Least 29

SRINAGAR, Indian-ruled Kashmir,(Islamweb & News Agencies) - At least 29 people died and 60 were wounded on Monday when Kashmir Resistance men exploded a car bomb and stormed the state assembly building in Srinagar, the capital of Indian-administered Kashmir. (Read photo caption below) An attacker drove a car packed with explosives to the main gate.. More

1840 24/04/2001
UN General Assembly Debates War against Terror

UNITED NATIONS (Islamweb & News Agencies) - A weeklong UN general assembly debate on the war on terror opened at the UN headquarters in New York Monday. The debate is the first global forum to focus on terrorism since the September 11 attacks in New York and Washington. New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, in an impassioned speech to the United Nations,.. More

1837 24/04/2001
Uzbek Airspace Move Boosts to U.S. Warplanes

TASHKENT (Reuters) - Uzbekistan's agreement to open its airspace to U.S. military operations broadens Washington's options in planning a riposte to last month's attacks and marks a turning point in policy in the former Soviet Union. (Read photo caption below) Uzbek President Islam Karimov announced the move after a meeting of top security officials.. More

1839 24/04/2001
Truce Falters, Israel and Palestinians Trade Blame

JERUSALEM (Islamweb & News Agencies) - Israeli occupation troops shot dead three Palestinians on Sunday as Israel said it was giving the Palestinians at least another 48 hours to fulfil a faltering cease-fire pact which has failed to stem a year of bloodshed. (Read photo caption below)There was no tangible progress as Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon.. More

1834 24/04/2001
Russian Forces Launch New Operations in Chechnya

MOSCOW (Islamweb & News Agencies) - Russian forces launched new operations against Resistance forces in Chechnya on Sunday, news agencies reported, a day after a series of coordinated attacks by rebels on a series of towns in the region. The Resistance announced no new activity, but said the aims of the operation had been achieved several days after.. More

1835 24/04/2001
Palestinian Resistance Says 'No' to Truce

JERUSALEM (Islamweb & News Agencies) - A car bomb packed with bullets and nails exploded in a car park near a Jerusalem shopping district on Monday, hurting no one but wounding hopes that an Israeli-Palestinian cease-fire would take hold.Al-Jazeera television in (Read photo caption below) Qatar said the militant Islamic Jihad movement had claimed responsibili.. More

1836 24/04/2001
Iran Says 41 U.S., British Warships in Gulf, Oman Sea

TEHRAN (Reuters) - An Iranian navy commander said 41 U.S. and British warships had arrived in the Gulf and the Sea of Oman and Iran was watching closely for any sign of an attack on Afghanistan, the official IRNA news agency said Sunday.Admiral Hamid Valamanesh, whose country has campaigned against any U.S. military retaliation against Afghanistan for.. More

1833 24/04/2001
Chechens in talks as deadline passes

MOSCOW, Russia, (Islamweb & News Agencies)-A senior Russian official has met representatives of the Chechenleader, Aslan Maskhadov, as a deadline for the Resistance to begin peace talks ran out.The two sides held preliminary talks to discuss President Putin's demands that the Resistanceshould disarm before any peace negotiations, but the Russian envoy,.. More

1813 24/04/2001
Macedonia Resistance Say Disbanded, NATO to Boost Peace

SIPKOVICA, Macedonia (Islamweb & News Agencies) - Macedonia's ethnic Albanian Liberation Movement announced its dissolution Thursday and NATO launched a security mission to buttress a fragile new peace while parliament grapples with reforms. NATO said it hoped there would be no serious problems with the government's intention to move police and refugees.. More

1814 24/04/2001
Six Palestinians Killed on Uprising Anniversary

JERUSALEM (Islamweb & News Agencies) - Six Palestinians were killed and dozens wounded on Friday as protesters took to the streets across the Middle East to mark the first anniversary of the uprising against Israeli occupation.The confrontations in the West Bank and Gaza Strip further strained efforts to forge a lasting cease-fire that could boost a.. More

1816 24/04/2001

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