Letter: Israel replaying the Wild West theme
Mid-East security talks planned - May 28, 2001
A high-ranking Palestinian officials has said the two sides are to hold security talks on Tuesday.
There has been no official word form the Israeli side, though some reports say an unnamed senior Israeli official has confirmed the talks. MORE
Muslim states freeze Israel contact BBC
- May 26, 2001
Muslim states have vowed to halt political contacts with Israel, in an attempt to pressure it to end eight months of clashes with the Palestinians. MORE
Suicide bombers hit at Israel Guardian UK
- May 26, 2001
Islamic militants claim responsibility for explosions in central Israel and Gaza Strip that injure 20. MORE
Car bomb in West Bank refugee camp kills 1
CNN - May 25, 2001
Two of those in the care were critically injured, and three passers-by were also hurt in the bombing, the Palestine Red Crescent said. MORE
Sharon rejects settlement freeze BBC - May 23, 2001
Israel's prime minister calls for an end to Palestinian attacks, but rules out the freeze on settlements demanded by a US-led peace initiative. MORE
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Mid-East Media and Research Unit
Report of the Sharm el-Sheikh Fact-Finding Committee
Israelis rally for a united Jerusalem ME Times
Tens of thousands of Israelis, most of them Jewish settlers or members of the right-wing, converged on Jerusalem January 8 in the evening for a rally against dividing the Holy City in order to reach a peace deal with the Palestinians. MORE
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Fresh violence follows Oldham riots
BBC - May 28, 2001
Fresh violence has broken out in Oldham, 24 hours after a night of rioting in the town.
The offices of a local newspaper were firebombed as the trouble escalated from sporadic fighting on Sunday night. MORE >>
Rioting youths fight police in Oldham England
BBC - May 27, 2001
Greater Manchester Police described the situation as
"a major incident" which at its height saw a stand-off between about 500 police in riot gear and a similar number of Asian youths. MORE >>
African Union treaty comes into force TC - May 26, 2001
The African Union, formally comes into existence on Saturday, replacing the Organisation for African Unity. The new body, loosely modelled on the European Union, is the brainchild of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi - but the idea harks back to pan-African aspirations of the 1950s. TC: MORE >>
Death toll mounts in Jerusalem collapse
CNN - May 25, 2001
At least 25 people have been killed and another 300 injured after a reception hall in Jerusalem collapsed during a wedding celebration. People were dancing and all of a sudden the dance floor collapsed, and all the tables around it fell through. Up to 1,000 people were celebrating on the top floor of the three-storey building when the ceiling gave way, sending people, tables and chairs plunging through the second floor to the ground, witnesses said. Israeli police intelligence chief David Tzuri told AFP news agency the collapse was due to an "engineering failure". ME Times: MORE >>
A Stern View of Britain - May 24, 2001
One of Germany's most popular news magazines, Der Stern, has published a savage critique of modern-day Britain - describing pockets of abject poverty, a decrepit health service and school system, a disorganised civil service and bungling politicians. MORE >>
Powell, the Black pawn to boost U$ interest in Africa
The Editor: - May 23, 2001
Can anyone show the history of Powell's concern with African affairs? There are solid American interests in play, even if Africa does not have the strategic importance it had during the superpower rivalry of the Cold War. Nigeria and South Africa, big democracies rich in resources, are especially important to the United States. Nigeria supplies much of its oil to the US. Africa is mineral rich with the US seeking to gain a stronger footing. BBC: Powell focuses on Africa
Algeria's Main Berber Area in the Grip of Massive Protests AllAfrica - May 20, 2001
Poor and largely ignored by the central governmnent, Algeria's Berber-speaking Kabylia region has been plagued with unrest since the days of independence from France in the early 1960's. MORE >>
BJP holds election post-mortem BBC - May 20, 2001
Leaders of India's governing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) are meeting to chart strategy after a poor showing in state elections earlier this month. MORE >>
Rwanda genocide investigator arrested
BBC - May 20, 2001
The UN war crimes tribunal for Rwanda based in Arusha, Tanzania, has arrested one of its own investigators on charges of genocide. MORE >>
Tourism reviving racism in Cuba
Chicago Tribune - May 18, 2001
This is the capital of Cuba's black belt, the place where slaves rose up against Spain in the 1800s and where Fidel Castro's band of revolutionaries in 1959 declared a society that would forever end racism on the island. MORE >>
Bomber targets Israeli shoppers
BBC - May 18, 2001
At least six people are killed and more than 60 injured in a Hamas suicide bomb attack in the Israeli town of Netanya. MORE >>
Running from a world of misery
The Irish Times - May 18, 2001
With the growing disparity between the rich and poor, there are an estimated 150 million migrants worldwide. MORE >>
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