National & World News Archive January 2003
Summit starts the clock ticking for conflict
Where security council members stand
End of road for crime king
Chechnya talks collapse
Embattled Schrã¶der Seeks Home Comforts
Rioters Besiege Ivory Coast Airport
Poor and Corrupt But World Players for a Day
Nine Dead in Train Crash Outside Sydney
Dismay in Brussels at break in ranks
UK to hear Chechen extradition case
Gangs of Limerick: a Bloody Four-year Story of Shooting, Kidnapping and Revenge
'Gang of Eight' Provokes Eu Rift
UN majority asks for more time
US 'sets up base' in Kurdish region
Red Card Scheme to Curb Eu Power
Amnesty Allowed to Visit Burma
Muslim Labour Peers and Mps Against War
Sharon Warns Labour: Join Me or We Vote Again
US Trebles Aids Spending in Africa
'Meretz is considered to be friends of the Arabs. People don't like friends of the Arabs'
Trichet Casts Loans Blame on Ex-minister
Andropov's flat to be auctioned
Report leaves US divided
Weapons search must continue
US flag burnt in protests
No confrontation, no dispute - and no doubt that the storm is coming
Blix: Opening Doors is Not Enough
Moment of truth - or lies - today as inspectors present report
Despair drives voters into arms of Sharon
Paris accord sparks riots in Ivory Coast
America's Crude Tactics
Villagers give up fight with King Coal
Czechs take the fight to Brits behaving badly
Siege exile finds love in Dublin
Minister to Be Extradited Over Assisted Suicide
Scepticism over papers detailing chemical warfare preparations
'People's UN' marches to beat of new drum
Peace Deal for Ivory Coast
Eta Prisoners Face Exam Fix Allegations
US Interrogators Turn to 'torture Lite'
Anger at Rumsfeld Attack on 'old Europe'
Nato Allies in Eastern Europe Line Up to Offer Services to Us
Europe's big two unite for Versailles lovefest
Nurse who set fire to billionaire saws his way out of Monaco jail
Robertson to Step Down As Nato Chief
Dutch Voters Shun Fortuyn List
Fugitive Max Factor Heir Guilty of Rape
EU Unveils Lean, Green Farm Policy Reforms
Chirac and Schröder Unite to Press for Peace
Latinos Become Main Minority Group in Us
Mood restrained as tank crews prepare for fight
Our man at EU moved to key war posting
EU Seeks Bigger Role on Global Stage
American Killed in Kuwait Ambush
Hain Tells Eu It Must Protect Commission
Fortuyn's Party Faces Meltdown at Polls
35,000 Troops Head for Gulf
Judges here will say 'nein'
The devil and Yuri Luzhkov
'I will not be pushed into war by US' - Blix
Nuclear 'threat' found as UN asks for time
Fortunate village where the well will never run dry
Protesters deplore war preparations
We don't want a war either, says Bagdad, California
15-year battle lost as tunnel opens
Relatives of sniper victims sue gun shop
Chancellor's Wife Denies Split
UN Report Says One in Six Roma is Starving
UK gives plan cautious welcome
Enemies start Ivory Coast talks
Big Two Define Europe's Future
Britain allows US to use radar base
Chirac and Schröder Unite to Agree New Eu Blueprint
Czechs Vote to Replace Havel
Chirac and Schröder Try to Finalise Historic Pact
Troops in Kuwait prepare ground for heavy armour
Opec Lifeline for the West
Galtieri, Argentine Dictator Who Started Falklands Conflict, Dies at 76
Allies Speed Up Deployment to the Gulf
The iron leader who will never surrender
Sangatte Refugees Freeze on Paris Streets
Bee Gee Maurice Gibb in critical condition
Aid agencies ill-prepared for aftermath of chemical attack
Manhattanites Muse on a Void and Spurn the Aftermath Mall
EU Tells America to Toe the Un Line
Allies in a spin over lack of evidence
UN Says Recovery is Slower and More Fragile Than Forecast
EU team plans peace mission
One Generation to Save World, Report Warns
Schröder Fights to Avert Strike Threat
Congo Rebels Are Eating Pygmies, Un Says
Straw and Hoon on Overseas Missions to Win Support
UN inspectors 'cast doubt on UK evidence dossier'
French Chain in Cjd Inquiry
Teenager 'handed to Sniper Ally By Mother'
Sanctions Would Be an Act of War, Pyongyang Says
Opec Plans to Increase Oil Output
French Troops Readied for War
Cyclone Zoe 'caused No Casualties'
Dark days in store for traffic-cheating elite
Mining Chief's Payoff Storm
Ivory Coast Rebels in New Clashes
Britain Prepares Tanks for Desert War
Weapons Inspectors Denounce Spying Claims
Cautious Stars Put Careers Ahead of Speaking Out Against the War
Los Alamos chief quits as staff fiddles are investigated
Anger Brews at Hooch Crackdown
Ministers Confident They Can Win on Eu Reforms
Cyclone 'destroyed Homes of 400 People'
US Troops Violated Geneva Convention
Hijack Joke Has Prison Punchline
Call for Ecb to Change Its Rules
Likud's Poll Rating Hit Hard By Scandal
Conflict in Ivory Coast Widens
Islanders 'starting to Rebuild Their Lives'
Virtual Shoot-outs Turn Into Reality at La Cybercafes
Fears Grow Over Cyclone
What the New Year Papers Say
Washington piles on pressure to secure UN majority
Germans convicted for supplying cannon drills
Saddam gets six more weeks
UN Aids Fund Runs Out of Money
Naples Police Arrest 28 Suspected Terrorists
Divided Eu May Hold Emergency Summit
Turkey Ready to Allow Us Troops to Use Its Bases
Satellite Shows Korea in Next Step for Bomb
Cambodian Prime Minister Apologises for Anti-thailand Riots
Taliban Blamed for Deadly Bomb Attack
US and UK unions pen anti-war letter
UN Sets Out Rules for Iraq Talks
Kandahar Bomb Kills 18
Thais cut links with Cambodia after riots
Russia expels US woman
Freed Iranian cleric refuses to be cowed
Briton Stable After Losing Arm to Lion in Spain
Irish Republic to Ban Smoking in Pubs
Hewitt Links World Poverty With Terror
Grief of September 11 Families Stuns German Courtroom
Hardline Region Tries to Impose Sharia Law
Shoe-bomber Sentenced to Life in Prison
Iraqis With Cash Dig Deep for Survival
US Feels Heat in Pakistan's Tribal Hinterland
Blair Pressed to Back Final Deadline for War
Pentagon: Cia Operatives Already in Iraq
European Leaders Support Us Against Iraq
Abortion Issue Threatens Polish Admission to Eu
Ex-minister's Sleaze Conviction Overturned
Italian Pm to Defy Judge's Ruling
Anxious Turkey Bolsters Troops on Iraqi Border
US: Iraq is Spying on Inspectors
Sharon Calls for Unity Government
Blair: North Korea is Next
Sharon anxious for Labour support
Report puts Iraq on the defensive
Secular party touches nerve
Washington Writes Off $30m Ethiopian Debt As Famine Threatens
Tirade Against Islam Dismays Dutch Muslims
FBI Target Iraqi Exiles in Search for Terror Suspects
US Soldiers Attack Mountain Hideout in Biggest Battle for a Year
Sharon Win Pushes Israel Further to the Right
Bush: New Al-qaida Link to Iraq
No 10 Calls for Fresh Zimbabwe Sanctions
Iraq Disputes Un Weapons Report
Fierce Fighting Erupts in Afghanistan
Five Killed in Israeli Election Day Violence
France scuppers EU Zimbabwe sanctions
Waiting for war
Baghdad proclaims its innocence and saves bitterest venom for Blair
September 11 Families Sue Fund
China Executes Tibetan Activist for Bombings
UN Launches Contest for New Cyprus Flag
Sharon on Course for Fragile Success
Gates's $200m Gift to Fight Killer Disease
Another Step Towards War
Inspectors Fail to Find Smoking Gun
EU Split on Mugabe Ban
Former Serb President Denies Crimes Against Humanity
Italy Pays Tribute to Motoring Tycoon
First Taiwanese Flight to China
Nepal's Police Chief Gunned Down
12 Killed in Israeli Raid on Gaza Strip
UN Given Secret Files on Iraq
US buys up Iraqi oil to stave off crisis
Voters cling to their faith in Sharon to save Israel
Blair: War Can Start Without Un Arms Find
Kabul Women Quietly Get Behind Wheel
Mugabe's Grip Tightens on Eve of Cricket Tour
'Beaten and abused by the guards'
Stowaways Bound for China Fall From Sky
Kenyan Ministers in Fatal Plane Crash
Free Travel for Oil Spill Volunteers
Terror Arrests Sweep Europe
'Gay Plague' Conservative Quits Us Aids Panel
Lesbian Wins £300,000 Compensation for Losing Partner on September 11
Blair Plans to Strike Defence Deals to Heal Rift With France
Italians Mourn the Playboy Prince, Their Symbol of Success and Style
Iraq: No Nuclear Evidence
ICC Gives Zimbabwe Matches the Go-ahead
16 terror suspects held in Spain
Italy Terror Suspects Had Maps of London
Iraq 'preparing to Use Chemical Weapons'
Journalists Kidnapped By Colombian Rebels
Italy Raid Finds Explosives and London Map
Where they stand on war against Saddam
End of the Road for French Ticket Dodgers
Ramallah Mission for Blair's Envoy
UK Moves to Limit Damage Over Invitation to Mugabe
Iraq's Neighbours Urge Saddam to Avoid Conflict
Pakistan Expels Indian Diplomats in Tit-for-tat Espionage Row
Ritter Cries Foul at Sex Arrest 'smear'
Torture Trail to September 11
Battle Weary People Get Ready to Face the Music
Israelis Detain Hundreds Without Trial
The Message From the Bush Camp: 'it's War Within Weeks'
Russia: No Immediate Grounds to Attack Iraq
France and Germany harden stance against war
Signs of dissent in Baghdad, says UK
Brown Plan for Extra $50bn in War on Poverty
US Warns North Korea Strike is Possible
Anti-war Human Shields Attempt to Prevent Attack
Dual Crisis Looms for Millions in Iraq
Britain Agrees Deal to Let Banned Mugabe Attend Paris Summit
US Begins Secret Talks to Secure Iraq's Oilfields
Blair denies ending Mugabe ban
Mexico to Challenge Us Use of Death Penalty
Russian Source: Us 'will Attack Iraq Next Month'
Mexico Shaken By Earthquake
Mitzna fends off call to make way for Peres
Study highlights health dangers of pills being given to departing troops
Briton faces execution in Texas
Today's specials: French fudge and German whine
Curtain Up, Veils Down, As Bard Builds Bridge With Iran
Battle for Seoul's Hearts and Minds
Jimmy Carter's Chavez Solution
Greek Elite 'paid to Stay Off November 17 List'
Bloody End As Trap for Man Behind Massacres Backfires
Mexico Challenges Us Use of Death Penalty
Afghan Judge Outlaws 'immoral and Smutty' Cable Television
Mexico urges court to stop US executing Mexicans
Schröder in new gag attempt
North Korea Rebuffs South's Mediation Efforts
No Way Out for Saddam - Blair
Americans Shot Near Kuwait City
Iraq and UN reach deal on cooperation
Iraq reverses Russia oil ban
Eight killed in gay massage parlour
Spain to Let in 1m Latin Americans
Journalist Arrested for Interview With a Vampire
Chirac Draws Germany Into Embrace
Serbian Leader Surrenders to Hague Tribunal
Ex-Serbian President to Appear at Un Tribunal
Iraq Increases Cooperation With Inspectors
Ex-Serb president to appear at UN tribunal
German chancellor sees red in privacy battle with British tabloid newspaper
Global Warming May Turn Deadly Route Through Ice Into Plain Sailing
Brown Calls for Reforms in Germany to Help Uk Growth
Aid Trucks Reach the End of the Earth
Russia Leases Nuclear Bombers to India
Sharon Derides Eu Peace Efforts
US Offers Immunity to Saddam
Doctors held for treating al-Qaida sick
Drugs and forgery 'sustain North Korean economy'
'Bin Laden' urges Muslims to unite
Is this the man to break the mould of Israeli politics?
Israeli Left lets slip its chance of victory
Capital invaded by bush inferno
Sponsor pulls plug on Aids concert at Mandela jail island
Irish protest military use of Shannon airport
Iraqi scientist balks at UN offer of trip abroad
Somali children in exodus to Europe
Turkish Cypriots say enough is enough
France fights for EU white elephant
German court issues gagging order on Mail on Sunday over Schröder
Arab nations tell Saddam: go now and we avoid war
Saddam vow to repel Mongol hordes of US
We Are Ready for War, Saddam Tells Iraqis
Police in Mobilcom Raids
3,000 Iraqi exiles to train at US base in Hungary for secret role in war
Chemical tests on warheads crucial to decision on breach of UN resolution
German Upset Opens Way for Ecb Rate Cuts
Terror Thrives in Algeria's Climate of Bloody Conflict
Champion Boxer Who Beat Ali on the Run From Jamaican Police
Syrian Reporter Jailed for Revealing War Plans
US Equips Israel With Patriot Missile Batteries
Belgium May Revive Sharon War Crimes Case
Iraq Weapons Inspectors Find Empty Chemical Warheads
UN Inspectors Find Empty Warheads in Iraq
Israelis Close Palestinian Universities
Blix: Iraq Must Cooperate More Fully
Spain Asks Eu to Pay for £650m Oil Mop-up
The zero tolerance Giuliani roadshow arrives in Mexico
Defiant Pledge As Ecuador's New Leader is Sworn in
Italy May Segregate Snowboarders and Skiers
Sierra Leone Haunted By 'silent War Crimes'
European Court Rules Against Tobacco Manufacturers
Teenage Sniper Suspect Faces Execution in Us
Britons Put on Terror Alert in Tanzania
UN Inspectors Search Saddam's Palace
Palestinians promise major reforms
Family baffled after couple disappear in Zimbabwe
China questions death penalty
Bush Does U-turn in Effort to End Korea Crisis
Pep Pills Blamed in Friendly Fire Case
Israeli Labour Party Rules Out Sharon Deal
Brussels Says Chances of Catching Up Us Are Fading
EU to Fingerprint All Asylum Seekers
Swearing or Loitering Could Be Punished By Jail in France
Iraqi 'violations' Trigger $1 Oil Rise
Imperial Boss Held in German Smuggling Raid
Germans 'sold Iraq Parts for Supergun'
Turkish Cypriots Rally for Un Plan
Cricket Defies Call for Zimbabwe Boycott
Australian Arrested on Al-qaida Suspicion
Japanese Pm's Shrine Visit Angers China and S Korea
Argentina Agrees Imf Plan
Stealing a Ride on a Comet to the Sun: Spaceship's 10-year, 4bn Mile Odyssey
US Firms Strike Internet Copyright Deal
Palestinian Reform Talks Go Ahead
Patten warns US over aid for Iraq
Naga rebels declare end of war with India
Bested by the armed enemy within
Straw to press Israel to quit West Bank towns
Sharon Draws Slim Hope From Polls As Revelations Continue
Popular Revolt May End Turkish Cyprus
US Envoy Hints at Resumption of Supplies to North Korea
Zimbabwe Denies Plot to Replace Mugabe
We Must Act Now or Pay the Price, Says Blair
Blair Ready to Act Without New Un Resolution
Iraq Weapons Inspectors 'need a Few Months'
Secret Deal for Mugabe to Quit Floated By Zimbabwe Officials
US Softens Line in North Korea Dispute
Blair steps up war of words
Death Row Clemency Splits Us
France, Germany Forge New Links
US Tries to Douse Pyongyang's Fire
Secret Deal for Mugabe to Quit
North Korea Threatens to Resume Missile Tests
Mafia Supergrass Fingers Berlusconi
Last Onassis Heiress Takes Over Empire
Shady Deals Bring Israel's Bulldozer Close to Defeat
Fleet Heads for Gulf As War Threat Intensifies
Sharon's fightback fades in TV lights
Farmers' tractor protest in Dublin
Illinois pardons four on death row
Father says he killed 7 babies
Mystery looms over stone heads
South African minister hails Mugabe land grab
Thaw in Greenland Threatens New Ice Age
'Cleansed' Greenland Cabinet Falls
Brazil's Ministers Go on 'misery Tour'
India Backpacker Admits Drug Guilt, Mother Reveals
Terrorism Suspect 'framed By In-laws'
Germany on Tightrope Over Election Pledge
Blair Says Meeting Must Go Ahead
North Korea Pulls Out of Nuclear Treaty
US Trade War Threat As Europe Bars Gm Crops
Deal Saves Germany From Public Sector Strike
North Korea Walks Out of Nuclear Treaty
Situation normal: Russia is frozen solid
Blair pressed to announce troop deployment
Russian warships on standby to sail to Gulf
Turkish government gets salvo from army
Downing Street Aims to Revive Middle East Conference
Pay-out Impasse in Zimbabwe Cricket Row
N Korea Softens Nuclear Stance
4x4s Oil Wheels of Terror, Us Told
Bush Sidelines His Cuban Hardman
TV Humiliation As Sharon Fails to Stem Voter Exodus
US Set to Win Battle Over Iraqi Scientists
Blix: No 'smoking Guns' in Iraq
Iraq 'unlikely to Have Nuclear Weapons'
Four Britons Among Turkey Plane Crash Victims
Court lifts election ban on Arab Israelis
India tests ballistic missile
ECB Hits Out Over Zimbabwe Row
Bush 'drags down the strike threshold'
Nato directionless on nuclear policy
US strategy 'risks dangerous new arms race'
21 die as US commuter plane hits hangar
75 killed in airline crash at Turkish base
Jamaicans Dismayed By Visa Requirement
North Korea Urges South to 'pool Efforts' Against America
France Tackles Tide of Anti-semitism
Israeli Anger at Talks With Sharon Rival
Bank Strike Deepens Crisis in Venezuela
Turkish Jet Crashes in Poor Weather
Commuter Plane Crashes in North Carolina
US Prepared to Talk to North Korea
New Uk Visa Rules for Jamaicans
Arab boycott of American consumer goods spreads
Kasparov's Jerusalem visit checked
Blair pleads for talks to go ahead
Calls for Inquiry Into Acne Drug
Bush Takes $670bn Gamble
Australian Dr Death to Unveil Suicide Machine
Berlusconi Aide 'struck Deal With Mafia'
Beijing Tries to Cut Off the Faithful's State Handouts
Doubts Remain As Congo Sentences 26 to Death for Kabila's Murder
Dream Trip That Turned Into an Indian Jail Nightmare
Miami Djs Recycled Castro to Fool Chavez
Sharon Investigated for Illegal Funding
Listen to the World's Fears, Blair Tells Us
Blair Pleads With Israel to Save Summit
North Korea Says Sanctions Mean War
Saddam accuses UN team of spying
Bank of France chief on trial for financial scandal
US rethinks plan for postwar Iraq
Muted response by Sharon after suicide bombs
Gunmen shoot six dead in Texas
Kenyans rush to take up free primary education
Mugabe Loyalists to Run Opposition Strongholds
Briton Held By Saudis Admits Part in Bombings
Self-defence Killings Divide S Africa
UN Gives North Korea One Last Chance
Britain and Israel in Furious Row As Blair Peace Talks Are Scuppered
No 10 May Cancel Middle East Summit
Mini Takes Us Accolade
Head of Bank of France Appears in Court
'War-ready' Saddam Accuses Un of Spying
Palestinians Barred From Uk Peace Talks
Hain Backs Cricket Ban As Tourist Killed in Zimbabwe
Iraq and al-Qaida are part of the same picture, Straw tells envoys
Sharon snubs Blair's peace summit
Saddam's troublesome marsh dwellers left high and dry by drainage
Frankfurt terrorised by threat to crash light aircraft into European central bank
Bombings reveal limits of Israel's militarism
Nigerian President Fights for Survival
Threat of Martial Law Hangs Over Venezuela
Israel Tests New Missile System
Mississippi Plan to Execute Juvenile Fuels Legal Debate
North Korea Puts Army on Heightened Alert
Suicide Bombs Kill 23 in Israel
UN inspectors fear Bush will ignore them
Russia turns blind eye to disappeared
England Must Pull Out of Cup Matches, Says Zimbabwe Cricketer
Blair to Host New Palestinian Talks
Pianist Rejected By Britain Fears Mugabe's Police
Bush Accused of Civil Rights Clampdown
Anxious ally sees Bush's hand behind the confrontation
French 'rape victim' faces jail for adultery
European central bank heir faces fraud trial
Brazil's new leader shelves warplanes to feed hungry
Sloping off? Putin skis as Muscovites freeze
Rubin Cleared of Enron Impropriety
Try to Be On-line, But Don't Be a Hamster
8,000 Ecstasy Pills 'sent to Briton in Bali'
US Pilots Blame Drug for Friendly Fire Deaths
Seoul Prepares Solution to Nuclear Crisis
Bush Rallies Troops for War
Blair Breaks Holiday for Jordan Talks
JP Morgan Settles Suit for $600m
Fall in Dollar Undermines Manufacturing
Anti-abortionists Plan New Offensive
New Turkish Leader Seeks Deal in Cyprus
Swaziland Has World's Highest Aids Rate
Australia Imprisons Refugees After Riots at Camps
Green Light for New Cigarette Names
Seoul Calls for Help in Korean Stand-off
Israel Raids Gaza Camps
Thousands More Us Troops Head to Gulf
Fuel tanker collides with sunken ship in Channel
Russian spy fever embroils UK ecologist
Australian police question asylum camp detainees
Fireworks explosion kills dozens
Chinese Gallop to Separate New Babies From the Goats
Arab Israeli Mps Appeal Against Election Ban
New Muzzle on Zimbabwe Press
Polish Government 'asked for Bribe to Change Media Law'
Gadafy's Power in Central Africa Slips Away
Yemen Interrogation Links Hospital Killings to Islamist Cell
Pakistani Fury at Us Bombing of Border
Israel's Human Shields Draw Fire
Yemen Rounds Up Terror Suspects
The New Year in Brief
Everything's All Right in the Middle East