Iran nuclear negotiationsA draft resolution submitted to the UN nuclear watchdog has said Iran must resume a full suspension of all nuclear fuel-related activitiesThe draft has been drawn up by the UK, Germany and France, and it also asks IAEA chief Mohamed ElBaradei "to provide a comprehensive report on the implementation of Iran's NPT (Non-Proliferation Treaty) Safeguards Agreement and this resolution by 3 September 2005."...
Itv
Il Romanaccio at 6:07 AM
Mother's Protest at Bush's Doorstep Raises the StakesBy Edwin Chen and Dana CalvoCRAWFORD, Texas — For more than a year, a modest bungalow known as "Peace House," located a few miles from President Bush's ranch, has served as a headquarters for antiwar activists. It is lonely work, with little more than a skeleton crew on hand much of the time...
NewsDay
Il Romanaccio at 6:05 AM
German conservatives attacked for "insulting" eastBy Mark TrevelyanBERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's opposition conservatives faced new accusations of insulting voters in the former communist east as they reeled on Thursday from the latest in a run of gaffes that threaten to erode their election lead...
SwissInfo
Il Romanaccio at 6:02 AM
Car bombs? In Iraq’s Kurdish zone, almost a jokeBy Luke BakerSULAIMANIYA, Iraq, Aug 9 (Reuters) - Asked when he last had to treat victims of a car bomb, Iraqi doctor Arif Anwar, an emergency room surgeon at Sulaimaniya’s main hospital, dismisses the question with a smile and then starts to laugh.
"Car bomb? Are you joking?" he chuckles, as his white-coated colleagues in the doctors’ lounge join the chorus of amusement...
Kurdishmedia
Il Romanaccio at 6:11 AM
Ex-U.N. Program Director May Face ChargesBy EDITH M. LEDERER and NICK WADHAMSNEW YORK -- The former head of the United Nations oil-for-food program in Iraq could face charges after a U.N.-backed committee investigating the scandal-tainted program said it had found enough evidence of a kickback scheme to support prosecution...
Newsday.com
Il Romanaccio at 6:09 AM
Military rule brings devastation to MyanmarBANGKOK: Military-run Myanmar is headed for devastation and the UN Security Council should address the crisis there, activists and exiled politicians have warned. Repression and poverty were now prevalent in the country formerly known as Burma, where an army crackdown on August 8, 1988, killed hundreds if not thousands of people, activists said at a seminar recently held in the Thai capital...
Dawn
Il Romanaccio at 6:06 AM
Former oil-for-food chief quits U.N.Sevan calls payoff allegations false, says Annan 'sacrificed' himUNITED NATIONS (CNN) -- The former director of the U.N. oil-for-food program resigned Sunday, denying wrongdoing and blasting the organization and its leadership a day before he is to be accused of profiting from illegal deals...
CNN
Il Romanaccio at 5:32 AM
Safe after 76 hours trapped on seabedStory in full AFTER 76 hours entombed at the bottom of the Pacific, the young Russian mini-submarine commander allowed himself a faint smile as he emerged from an ordeal that had a nation and the world holding its breath...
Scotsman
Il Romanaccio at 5:29 AM
Strained relations for US and UNBy Jonathan Beale BBC News, WashingtonOn the 60th anniversary of the United States becoming one of the first nations to ratify the UN Charter, the BBC considers the tension in their recent relations:
It is strange to think that a country perceived as "hostile" to the United Nations was in fact one of the founding fathers of the international organisation...
BBC
Il Romanaccio at 5:25 AM
Above the rule of lawBy Sidney BlumenthalBritain should avoid any compromise with the dirty war that the Bush administration is waging against terrorismAlmost every significant aspect of the investigation to bring the London terrorists to justice is the opposite of Bush's "war on terrorism". From the leading role of Scotland Yard to the close cooperation with police, the British effort is at odds with the US operation directed by the Pentagon...
The Guardian
Il Romanaccio at 6:26 AM
Tiny Italian island bears brunt of immigration fightBy KEN DILANIANLAMPEDUSA, Italy - (KRT) - It was a typical summer day on this sun-drenched Mediterranean island southwest of Sicily. Italian vacationers frolicked on white sand beaches. Teenagers revved their motor scooters down narrow streets. An old man sold five kinds of olives from his food stand...
KRT Wire
Il Romanaccio at 6:24 AM
Rumsfeld admits US troops wrestle with tensionUS Defense Secretary acknowledged dilemma over size of US force in Iraq, warns Syria against supporting insurgency.By Jim Mannion - LOS ANGELESUS Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld acknowledged a dilemma Thursday over the size of the US force in Iraq as Iraqis move to assume greater direct control through a new constitution and elections...
Middle East Online
Il Romanaccio at 6:21 AM
Taliban kill Afghan spy official in volatile south(Reuters)Taliban guerrillas killed a local intelligence chief in a volatile southern Afghan province on Thursday in the latest incident of violence ahead of next month's parliamentary elections, local officials said, reported Reuters...
ChinaDaily
Il Romanaccio at 5:55 AM
US challenged over 'secret jails'Two Yemeni men claim they were held in secret, underground US jails for more than 18 months without being charged, Amnesty International has said...
BBC
Il Romanaccio at 5:53 AM
Iraqi leaders gear up to break constitution deadlock as violence continues(AFP)BAGHDAD - Iraqi leaders prepared on Thursday for a conference to try to break the deadlock on a draft constitution amid unabated violence that left 10 people dead, a day after 14 US marines were killed by rebels...KhaleejTimes
Il Romanaccio at 5:50 AM
Iraq probes shady defence spendingHundreds of millions of dollars have been wasted on unnecessary and overpriced equipment for Iraq's new army at a time when the US and its allies are struggling to get the force in shape to battle fighters, Iraqi officials say...
al-Jazeera
Il Romanaccio at 4:53 AM
Hawkish US envoy meets AnnanFrom correspondents in the United Nations
JOHN Bolton today presented his credentials to UN chief Kofi Annan on his first full day as the new US envoy here amid lingering questions about his effectiveness...The AUSTRALIAN
Il Romanaccio at 4:50 AM
Germany sees Afghan force unaffected by Uzbek moveBERLIN (Reuters) - Germany said on Monday it had no indications that its use of an airport in Uzbekistan to supply its forces in neighboring Afghanistan would be affected by a decision to stop the United States using a base in the country...
TeheranTimes
Il Romanaccio at 4:47 AM
Suspect's tale of travel and tortureAlleged bomb plotter claims two and a half years of interrogation under US and UK supervision in 'ghost prisons' abroadStephen Grey and Ian CobainA former London schoolboy accused of being a dedicated al-Qaida terrorist has given the first full account of the interrogation and alleged torture endured by so-called ghost detainees held at secret prisons around the world...
The Guardian
Il Romanaccio at 6:47 AM
Bush does an end run, puts Bolton on U.N. jobBolton's appointment angers critics as backers laud envoy's blunt style
Tribune Staff and Wire ServicesWASHINGTON - President Bush's decision Monday to bypass the Senate and appoint John Bolton as ambassador to the United Nations placed a blistering critic of the organization in charge of the American mission there as the United States faces challenges that could require the help of the international body...
The Salt Lake Tribune
Il Romanaccio at 6:44 AM
Fresh clashes in Sudan capital after Garang deathBy Khaled Abdel-AzizKHARTOUM (Reuters) - Northern and southern Sudanese clashed in Khartoum's outskirts on Tuesday, residents said, in the second day of violence after the death of southern leader John Garang, a former rebel who forged peace with the north...
SwissInfo
Il Romanaccio at 6:42 AM
Oil prices briefly rise above $61 a barrelGILLIAN WONG-Associated Press
SINGAPORE - Crude oil prices briefly rose above $61 a barrel Monday after Iran threatened to restart its nuclear enrichment program, sparking concerns that tension between Tehran and Western nations could disrupt oil supplies from OPEC's second's largest exporter...
TheState
Il Romanaccio at 3:13 AM
Tribunal denies reports Saddam attackedIraq's special tribunal has denied reports an unidentified man attacked ousted Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein during a court hearing in Baghdad and that the pair exchanged blows...
ABC
Il Romanaccio at 3:11 AM
Iran threatens to restart nuclear activityIan TraynorMonday August 1, 2005The GuardianBritain, France and Germany ask for week's grace as Tehran claims it has offer of non-aggression deal...
The Guardian
Il Romanaccio at 3:03 AM
