Saddam's stop-start trial goes on without him
BAGHDAD, Iraq (Reuters): SADDAM HUSSEIN refused to enter court yesterday, bringing his often chaotic trial to yet another halt until the judge decided to press on without him. After telling the court to "go to hell" the night before...
Bush cites progress in two Iraqi cities
WASHINGTON, U.S.A. (Reuters): PRESIDENT GEORGE W. Bush yesterday touted progress in Iraqi cities Najaf and Mosul but complained corruption and militias are weighing down Iraq's new democracy as he tried to counter American unease with his war strategy.
Police force investigates officers for corruption
GUATEMALA CITY (AP): GUATEMALA'S POLICE force is investigating 15 per cent of its officers for alleged abuse and corruption, the interior minister said yesterday. About 3,000 of the 19,000 members on the force...
Schroeder appeals for hostage release on Arab TV
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP): FORMER GERMAN Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder used Al-Jazeera television yesterday to issue an appeal for the release of a German aid worker and her Iraqi driver who were kidnapped on November 25.
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