Thatcher leaves hospital
LONDON, (Reuters): FORMER BRITISH Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, the 'Iron Lady' who dominated British politics for more than a decade, left hospital yesterday after being admitted a day earlier for feeling faint.

President casts doubt on Holocaust
TEHRAN, (Reuters): IRAN'S PRESIDENT Mahmoud Ahmadinejad yesterday expressed doubt that the Holocaust occurred and suggested Israel be moved to Europe. His comments, reported by Iran's official IRNA news agency from a news conference he gave...

Bus bomb kills 30
BAGHDAD, (Reuters): A SUICIDE bomber killed 30 people and wounded at least 25 on a Baghdad bus yesterday, in a bloody escalation of Iraq's insurgency a week before elections.

Liberals vow complete ban on handguns
TORONTO, (Reuters): CANADA'S RULING Liberals, under pressure to clamp down on gun violence in big cities, will move to ban all handguns if they win the January 23, 2006 election, Prime Minister Paul Martin said yesterday.