Mild stroke fells Sharon
JERUSALEM (Reuters): ISRAELI PRIME Minister Ariel Sharon, battling for re-election after spearheading a pullout from Gaza, suffered a minor stroke yesterday and was rushed to hospital, where doctors said his life was in no danger.
Fox to Americans: You were immigrants too
MEXICO CITY (Reuters): ANGERED BY a bill in the United States Congress aimed at cracking down on undocumented workers, Mexican President Vicente Fox urged Americans yesterday not to forget that many of their ancestors emigrated to the United States.
Prison torture claim surfaces
KABUL (AP): FRESH ALLEGATIONS have indicated the United States operated a secret prison in Afghanistan as recently as last year, torturing detainees with sleep deprivation, chaining them to the walls and forcing them to listen to loud music in darkness...
Violence flares during Cheney surprise visit
BAGHDAD (AP): A GERMAN hostage was released yesterday after spending nearly a month in captivity, while U.S. Vice-President Dick Cheney conducted a surprise visit to Iraq...
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