National & World News Archive October 2003
World Drowning in a Rising Sea of Information
Seattle Man 'will Admit' Killing 48 Women
Doubt Cast on Aide's Islamist Links
US Puts Right to Protest at Risk
Army Chief Warns Sharon
Kremlin Purge Blunts Oligarchs' Influence
Chirac's Dilemma on Europe Treaty
Evicted Return Home As District Six Rises Again
Kazakh Dam Condemns Aral Sea to Oblivion
Falluja Bomb Attack Kills Five
MEPs Accuse Ministers of Damaging Democracy
Death Toll Climbs in California Fires
Basque Plan is Treason, Say Critics
Argument Rages Across Europe in Wake of French Mercy Killing
Pension Reform Plans Push Schröder's Support Down to 22%
Criminal Gangs Drawn to Booming Costa Del Sol
Diplomat Quits at Strife-ridden Embassy
Time to Stand Up for Eu, Says Straw
Grenada Detainees Still in Jail, 20 Years on
Barrier Turns Holy City Into Hostile Fortress
Nepal 'kidnap' Party Reported Safe
Nato Bid to Defuse Eu Defence Row
Maoist Rebels Kidnap British Soldiers in Remote Nepal Village
Swiss Lurch to Right Follows Trend in Europe
World's Mega Cities Expand As Millions Quit the Countryside
Randgold Set to Table Counter-bid for Ashanti
Justice Nears for 283 'ship of Death' Victims
Schröder Wins Crunch Vote on Welfare Cuts
Shocked Town Fights Back After Being Dubbed Red Light Hotspot
10 Killed As Staten Island Ferry Crashes Into Dock
Schröder and Chirac Flaunt Love Affair at Summit
Accused Killer's Suicide Angers Victims' Families
Five Killed As Staten Island Ferry Crashes Into Dock
Tehran Developing Uranium Centrifuges, Says Opposition Group
Schröder in Bid to Win Over Rebels Before Crunch Vote
St James's Palace Cat Burglar is Shot Dead
New Aria of Peace at La Scala
Latino Gangs Strike Fear in Heart of Us Capital
Verdict on Juppé 'left to Voters'
Oil May Be a Mixed Blessing for Impoverished Chad
US clears drug cure for killers on death row
EU referendum battle reveals deep divisions
Ashdown backs EU Bosnia force
Father of suicide bomb victim on peace trail
Rare haven of coexistence rocked by blast
EU leaders split over new treaty
Every third person will be a slum dweller within 30 years, UN agency warns
Town lampooned by Spike Milligan bends over backwards to laud him
'There are no shining weapons'
UN inspectors vindicated - at $300m cost
Ready to die for Allah in battle for Chechnya
US panel shocked at Muslim hostility
Hoon has no defence for the dossier
Chechen rebels prepare for fresh onslaught
Iran Passes Initial Un Test Over Nuclear Weapons Programme
German Mp's Remarks About Jewish 'dark Side' Prompt Calls to Resign
Township Poor of South Africa Risk Life and Limb
Flag Blunder Embarrasses Pentagon
'A Second Chance to Rebuild Our Home'
India-Pakistan Press Review
Press Review: Basque Nationalists Demand Referendum
Bush Election Donors Share $8bn Bonanza
Andreotti Cleared of Murder
Berlusconi's Love Songs Out on Cd
Rain Fails to Tame California Blazes
Parting Salvo From Malaysia's Iron Man
Kenyan Expulsion of Expats Brings Investment Fears
Saddam's Aide 'behind Surge in Attacks'
Serb Cabinet Defies Hague Tribunal's Arrest Orders
France Outraged By Newborn Killings
Murders in New York Drop to Levels Not Seen Since 1960s
France and Germany to Flout Budget Rules Until 2006
Taking the Rap for Fashion 'slaves'
Britons As the Germans See Us - an Absolute Shower
Postwar Us Combat Toll Tops Invasion Deaths
Afghanistan 'at the Mercy of Narco-terrorists'
US Troops' Death Toll Hits Landmark Figure
Kidnappers Kill Resort Workers
Kidnappers Execute Resort Staff
Falconio Suspect in Rape Trial
Israelis May Put Pigs on Guard Duty
Israel Tells Peace Brokers to Back Off
17 Dead As California Wildfires Spread
Give Iraqis Control of Security, Leader Tells Us
US Citizens Advised to Avoid Saudi Arabia
Red Brigade Backlash for Italy's Police
Right Wing Celebrates Spanish Win
France Sets Targets for Expelling Migrants
Baghdad Bombings: White House
Child Asylum Seeker Sues Australian Government
35 Killed and 224 Injured in Baghdad Bomb Attacks
US Hawk Escapes Baghdad Rocket Attack
Police Crack Down on Harare Newspaper
Permits Ordered for Palestinians
Baghdad Rocket Attack Targets Us Hawk
Coca Farmers' Hero Holds Sway in Bolivia
Mugabe's Critics Find Their Voice
Vietnam Killing Spree Revelations Shock Us
US Helicopter Shot Down in Iraq
Bush Defied Over Cuba
Italian Police Claim Arrests Have Destroyed Core of Red Brigades
Families of Us Soldiers in Iraq Lead Anti-war Protests
Beijing Celtic Fc Chase the Craic in Pyongyang
Countries Pressured to Give Money for Iraq
Smugglers Use Tankers to Steal Nigerian Oil
Residents Foil Bomb Plot in Baghdad Suburb
Aid Cash Diverted to Iraq
Clean-up for Russian Arctic
Berlusconi Praised for Remarks on Immigrants
600 Terrorist Suspects Arrested, Say Saudis
Jabs for 15m Children in African Blitz on Polio
Security Lapses Blamed for Un Bomb
Pyongyang Derides Us Treaty Offer
Turkey and Greece Talk Peace
US War on Terror Wins Support at Pacific Conference
Plan to Arrest Maverick Iraqi Cleric for Murder
Accused Sniper Questions Officer
Apartheid Spy Clears Prosecutor
British Teachers Shot Dead in Somaliland
EU Ministers Strike Iran Deal
Two Britons Shot Dead in Somalia
Far-right Swiss Win Puts Unity in Doubt
EU Ministers Put Pressure on Iran
Beijing Backs Us at Summit
Migrants Found Dead Off Sicily
French Tobacconists Shut Up Shop in Protest at Cigarette Tax Rise
Syria Woos Eu in the Person of the Spanish King
La Paz Calms As Leader is Exiled
Paedophile Held in Spain
Zimbabwe Fuel Firm on Empty
Banner Hides the Real Bangkok
Presidents Fall Out Over Money
Pentagon Was Warned of Iraq Chaos After War
Bush Offers Deal to End North Korea Crisis
Kosovars Call on 'colonial' Un Force to Leave
Bin Laden Urges Terror Blitz
German Held on Spy Charges
Plan to Exile or Kill Arafat Abandoned
Trial Over Murder of Belgian Leader
West Accuses Malaysian Pm of Racism
Security Breaches Trigger Us Air Alert
Ten Killed in Firefight As Tension Grows in Iraq
France Warns Against Iran Action
US Diocese Insists Gay Bishop Will Stay
Fight Jews, Mahathir Tells Summit
Child Labourers Rescued From Nigerian Quarries
Gandhi Branded Racist As Johannesburg Honours Freedom Fighter
EU Faces Fresh Bribery Scandal
CIA and Pentagon Split Over Uranium Intrigue
Ferry Pilot 'froze'
Security Council Backs Iraq Force
Security Council Backs Us on Iraq
UN Moves Toward Agreement on Iraq
Iran Agrees to Tougher Nuclear Inspections
UN Nuclear Chief Flies to Iran
Suicide of French Murder Suspect Sparks Outrage
EU Alert on Baby Food Jars
Spain Holds 550 African Immigrants
Fears As Nepalese Disappear
Cheers in China As Astronaut Goes Into Orbit
UN Nuclear Agency Chief Flies to Iran
Iraq War Has Swollen Ranks of Al-qaida
Palestinians Bomb Us Convoy
Trawler's Cocaine Haul Destroyed
Russian Tycoon Goes Free
Catching a Train to Crewe? Call Bangalore
Israeli Pm Sneers at Watershed Peace Bid With Palestinians
Drugs Crisis Threatens to Break Fragile Health Service
African Tribe Wins Rights to Diamond-rich Land
US Sniper Accused Denies Charges
Riverdance Takes a Great Leap Forward on Mao's Stage
Asia: Terrorist 'killed in Gun Battle'
Apartheid 'rip-off' May Cost $100bn
'I Gave Away Son So He Could Escape Squalor'
South Korea: President Puts Head on Block
Anger in East Timor As Australia Plays Tough Over Gas Reserves
Private Firms Look to Invest in Iraq
US Offers Compromise in Un Vote on Iraq
Police Gear Up for Euro 2004 Finals
Morocco Boosts Women's Rights
Martial Arts Expert Kills Two Raiders
Boycott May Doom Talks on Kosovo
Grief, Sorrow and Anger As Relatives Gather in Bali to Remember Bomb Victims
Turks Will Bring Chaos, Say Kurds
Rafah Counts Its Dead As Israeli Tanks Pull Out
Another Day in Iraq, Another Bomb - 84 Dates That Tell Tale of Mayhem
Japan's Lion King Set for a Showdown
Doubts Tearing France Apart
Grief, Anger and Dignity of Bali Survivors
Bush Launches Pr Salvo on Iraq
Israel Deploys Nuclear Arms in Submarines
September 11 Revenge Killer to Die for Shooting Sikh
Pope Snubbed As Iranian Rights Lawyer Wins Nobel Peace Prize
Introspeksi - or Self-analysis - Offers Answers for Survivors
Two Us Soldiers Killed in Baghdad Ambush
US Hawk Warns Iran Threat Must Be Eliminated
Fifty Schoolgirls Among Dead in Indonesian Crash
Ex-Gurkhas Fail in Claim on Army Pay Discrimination
French Row Over Nuclear Energy
Burmese Forests Vanishing
War on Terror Fuels Small Arms Trade
Iraq: Eight Die As Bombers Prolong Violence
Islanders Lose Court Battle to Return Home
HIV Hitting Young at Rate of One Every 14 Seconds
Is Anglo Coal's Approach the Way to Save South Africa?
France Warned for Breaching Euro Pact
Aids Could Slash World Population Growth, Warns Un
Former French PM on trial over fake jobs scam
Bush signals backing for Syria sanctions
Net closes on godfather as henchman is arrested
Arafat Has Suffered Heart Attack, Admits Aide
Revelation casts doubt on Iraq find
Zionist settler joins Iraqi to promote trade
Brown tries to put EU on growth path
Anti-Castro lobby wants referendum
Strikes over public pay hit Greece
Israeli jets hit Syria camp in blast revenge
Syria calls on UN to condemn attack
'High turnout' as Chechens vote for new president
West still failing to protect Afghan women
US in muted call for restraint while France and Germany condemn raid
Shanghai sinks to new lows
Bomber kills 20 in holiday horror
Iraqis' patience wears thin as America delays handover
Saddam's nuclear arsenal? A scattering of yellow powder
US and Iran in secret peace talks
Beaten, abused, chained. This is one Afghan woman's 'liberation'
In wake of WMD report, Bush struggles to convince public he was right to go to war
Europe aims to strike a grand bargain
US civilian planes 'shot down' four times a week in post-September 11 drills
British drugs trafficker found murdered in Indian guesthouse
Holes open under train line in Spain
Cigarette giant pays $2m to Texas girl disfigured in car blaze
In Baghdad, they have other concerns ...
Annan rejects US plan for Iraqi transition
Bali bomb mastermind sentenced to death
North Korea boasts of growing plutonium stock
Nuclear watchdog starts talks in Iran
UN 'letting torturer escape'
Lindh killing 'admitted by suspect'
German welfare system balks at Florida Rolf
Spoof site takes aim at tycoon
Pressure Grows on White House Over Cia Disclosure
Behind the official line
Israeli cabinet extends 'security fence'
New doubt thrown on Kenyan mass-rape claim against UK
Saddam 'seen' five days ago
Court asked to keep toxic ships in US
Drawing up Iraqi constitution is 'long job'
Trial reveals mob link to Bollywood
Berlusconi faces rebellion
Russian media warned under strict new law
Moscow plots escape from Putin's long and deadly war
Nuclear shipyard director held for uranium hoard