MIDEAST: Rice in Baghdad to press Iraqi leaders to unite
BAGHDAD (Reuters): U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice flew into Baghdad yesterday for a surprise visit to press Iraqi leaders to resolve their differences and ease raging sectarian violence that has killed thousands.
ENGLAND: Muslim officer excused duty at Israeli embassy
LONDON, ENGLAND (Reuters): London police defended yesterday a controversial decision to excuse a Muslim firearms officer from guard duty at the Israeli embassy, saying it was based on a potential safety risk and not on the man's personal views.
SOUTH KOREA : China says nuke test would have 'consequences'
SEOUL, South Korea (AP): South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun reportedly ordered his government yesterday to send a "grave warning" to North Korea about a threatened nuclear weapons test, a day after China issued its strongest rebuke yet on the matter.
UNITED STATES: Ethics panel begins probe of lawmaker's emails
WASHINGTON (AP): The House of Representatives' Ethics Committee opened an investigation yesterday into the unfolding scandal over Representative Mark Foley's come-ons to congressional interns and accusations even by some Republicans...
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