National & World News Archive February 2003
Report gives small comfort to the hawks and doves
Peace cycle passes through jail to asylum
Blunkett Pushes for Refugee Safe Havens
Perfect Crime Loses Its Sparkle As Bin Bag Yields Vital Clues
Misery of Rag-trade Slaves in America's Pacific Outpost
Czechs Elect Eu Critic As President
'History Will Be My Judge'
Blix Hails Promise to Destroy Samouds
'The British do the diplomacy, and the Americans write the cheques'
Kurdish Women Fighters Wait for War
The Shape of War to Come
Key States Bow to War Pressure
Daniel Libeskind Design Chosen for Wtc
Smarter bomb spares lives, claims RAF
Newcomers Slow Quest for Eu Constitution
British pensioner freed from custody
Minister makes case to Africa
General puts battle plans to UK military
Suicide family 'behind Grozny blast'
Owners 'are Not Helping' Club Fire Inquiry
The Name's Bond - But is He a Fraudster Wanted By the Fbi or a Bristol Family Man?
Americans Want Un Backing Before War
UN Indicts General for East Timor Crimes
Diluted UN draft still spells conflict
Show of hands: how votes may be cast
St Petersburg renovation money disappears
Hardline Hindus demand temple on site of razed mosque
Red tape restricts aid to world's poor
African Migrants Left for Dead in an Open Boat
French Plan to Avert War Backed By Majority of Permanent Members
Wargames Open With Clandestine Broadcasts
A Trigger for War? New Axis of Peace Throws Un Into Chaos
Human Shields Bed Down in the Target Zone
Search for clues in nightclub fire
Opposition mounts for leaders with it all to lose
Fire deaths give new focus to American fear
British Mercenaries Find a New Ferocity in Ivory Coast
Religious Revival Offers Solace Amid Sanctions and Resistance to Invaders
Nightclub Inferno Leaves 95 Dead
65 dead in nightclub fire
39 Dead in Nightclub Fire
Peace Brings Unita Only Humiliation
Defiance on Missiles Could Be War Trigger
Ships boarded in search for smuggled weapons
Moscow targets sex trade at last
Moroccan Who Aided Hijackers Gets 15 Years
Liberation plea to UK
Nato Damaged By Row With Us, Admits Robertson
Eastern Europe Dismayed at Chirac Snub
Furious Chirac hits out at 'infantile' easterners
Kurds Prepare for the Worst With Chlorine and 25p Gas Masks
Stampede at Nightclub Kills 21
Chirac Pledges to Veto New Resolution
Californians March Against War
Snow Storms Blanket America's East Coast
EU summit set for stalemate
Refugees Caught in War's Pincers
Runways Overhauled for Start of Offensive
Ladies' man who swept UN off its feet
Women protest male violence in French slums
Worlds Apart on War
People Power Takes to the World's Streets
UK's Biggest Peace Rally
Anti-war March 'to Be Uk's Biggest Ever'
Blix's underlying message: give us more time
Maestro's plan for Shostakovich museum strikes wrong note with neighbours
Johannesburg's Unwashed to Be Barred From Buses
Blix Gives Doves No Reason to Back War
Millions to March in Hundreds of Cities - a Global Protest Begins
Amid Fears of Us Strike, N Korea Mobilises for Birthday Party
A Case for War? Yes, Say Us and Britain. No, Say the Majority
Inspectors likely to plead for more time
Anti-war allies shrug off trade fears
Berlin Tirade Widens Rift With Washington
Britain and Us Still Need to Win Five Un Votes
Schröder Defends Anti-war Stance
But Wider Recognition Eludes Rodriguez
Isolated UK rubbishes French plan
Short Warns of Oil Boycott Over African Corruption
Amnesty Calls for Releases After Burma Visit
US Troops deal alarms Kurds
Saudis set conditions for use of bases
Jailed Academic Lied to Protect Contacts
Aznar Singed By Wife's Trailblazing
US Fury at European Peace Plan
Anti-war Protesters Rally to Cause
Hitman Claim Casts Shadow on Un's Czech Elder Statesman
Let them drive Mercedes, Turkmenistan's poor told
'Biznesmen' face fine for lapses into English
French Back New Law to Punish Lack of Respect for Icons of the Republic
UK Rails at F-word in Draft Eu Document
After the War, Angola's Battle for Survival Begins
I Was Betrayed By Bashir, Rages Jackson
US is Told: Turn on Us and You Get Total War
100 RAF jets to be deployed to Gulf
US recycles human test claims
EU Group to Put God in His Place
N Korea Threatens Us With First Strike
'Enough, Enough'
'Enough, Enough, Enough'
US claim dismissed by Blix
Villagers Rebel Against Sale of Vineyard to Depardieu
War is the Worst Solution, Warns Chirac
Columbia victim's final email
Fences to Be Mended at Uk-french Summit
Lack of Drugs Deal Stalls Trade Talks
Bruised Schröder Pledges Economic Reform
In a ghost town America hopes to exorcise the spectre of Black Hawk Down
British Journalist Freed By Rebels
Schröder Suffers Defeat in Home State
US 'plans Swift Use of Ground Forces'
Some crackling and then silence
Children Go to War As Villagers Die in Nepal's Crossfire
Disaster in Space
Iraqi defector's testimony confuses case against Iraq
Foreigners bring in the harvest and the wounded
Reformers under pressure in Iranian elections
Mbeki Apology for Jail Ordeal
Annan Gives Last Warning to Cyprus
Welsh Pensioner Turns Freedom Fighter
Saddam's Missile Offer Divides Security Council
Blair Dismisses Saddam's 'games'
Anti-mine groups call for ban on cluster bombs
Republican guard digs in around cities
How £1bn was lost when Thatcher propped up Saddam
Pain of war awaits new generation of Iraqis
Furore over 'junk TV' puts heat on Berlusconi
UK Taxpayers Forced to Pay Millions for Iraq Arms
Turkey Demands More Time on Troop Deal
Haider's Party 'back in Cabinet'
Annan Gives Cyprus Extra Time to Put a Peace Deal to Its People
IAEA Condemns North Korea for Reviving Reactor
Ex-president of Bosnian Serbs Jailed
Sharon in Palestine State U-turn
Turkey deals fresh blow to US war plans
North Korea Restarts Nuclear Reactor
Bush Spells Out Plans for Post-war Iraq
Turkish Mps Set to Approve Us Troop Deployment
US envoy tries to heal rift with Iraqi rebels
Incredulity at 'solving' of Mexican murder spree
Sharon sacks Netanyahu to smooth US ties
UN rights watchdog attacks Iranian jails
Allies' unease grounds planes
Chinese quake survivors sleep among ruined homes
Germans Wrestle With Rights and Wrongs of Torture
Export of Arms Criticised
Bomber's Family Returns to Libya As Visas Run Out
Bedouin Feel the Squeeze As Israel Resettles the Negev Desert
Australia Switches Defence Priorities
US Pledges Fresh Middle East Peace Push
Rebel Vote Stuns Blair
War rebels challenge Blair
Kenya Launches Inquiry Into £400m Export Scam
Russia Urged to Rescue Kyoto Pact
Four Held for Record Antwerp Gem Theft
Ex-military Chief Charged With East Timor Crimes
US Fines Veteran Cyclist £5,000 for Taking Holiday in Cuba
S Korean Leader Warns of Threat From the North
Iraq 'will Not Destroy Samoud 2 Missiles'
Blair Urges Mps to Back Resolution
Nine Injured in Double Attack on Beijing Universities
UK Pensioner in 'america's Most Wanted' Arrest
UK offers up land to spur deal in Cyprus
Saddam: I won't destroy missiles
Turkey drives hard bargain over access for US troops
Child rape case splits Nicaragua
Minister Warns Crisis With North Korea Will Worsen
Ethiopian Leader Attacks West's Failure to Give Aid
Hundreds Die in Chinese Earthquake
Turkish Cabinet Agrees to Us Troop Deployment
US and UK push for UN Iraq decision
Aids Vaccine 'works Better on Blacks and Asians'
Earthquake Kills 243 in China
Blair tries to head off Iraq revolt
Aid gets priority in secret US plans for new Iraq
Labour out in cold as Sharon shifts to right
Rebels demand end to hunt for US hostages
Saddam may wreak havoc, warns Major
US to station thousands of troops in self-rule area
Anti-Chavez leader under house arrest
Murder charges considered as band and club dispute blame for fire
US cautious about Seoul's new reformer
Dutch to Plug Dyke Against Tide of German Drug Tourists
'War Criminals' Blamed for Attack on Serbia's Pm
World's First Internet President Logs on
Iraqis in stitches at thought of war
Al-Qaeda suspected of killing Briton
Relatives of Real IRA boss plan to sue US informer
Angry Bedouin find loyalty to Israel goes unrewarded
One in 10 Jamaican fliers is a drug mule
Victims tell of Australian police torture
Police rumble rumba king's illegal immigrant racket
Top Bush Aide Savages 'selfish' Chirac
Threat Grounds London-bound Plane
US Considers Intervention in Colombia
Saddam Told: Disarm in Three Weeks or It's War
Turkey edges closer to deal with US
Pressure grows on UN waverers
Sharon Finds Key Ally in Secular Party
Mugabe's Cronies 'grab Land'
Saudis Jailed for Al-qaida Plot to Bomb British Ships
Oil Tanker Explodes
We Are Ready to Fight, Says Rumsfeld
Blair in Italy to Bolster Support
Prisoner Charged With Backpacker's Murder
Building for an Islamic Future
US Ready for War in Iraq
Venezuela arrests strike leader
UN casts doubt on Saudi trials
Man questioned over backpacker killing
Zambia's ex-leader 'stole millions'
China Launches Drive Against Party Corruption
Bogus Claims Flood in to 9/11 Fund
US Falls Out With Iraqi Opposition
Turkey's Leader Blames Eu for Failing to Give Political Support in Crisis
Gardener Claims Record $128m Lottery Jackpot
Peace Hopes Sink As Sharon Rules Out Jerusalem Deal
Briton Shot Dead in Saudi Arabia
Tension Surrounds Mugabe Visit
Briton Shot Dead in Riyadh
Police Question Backpacker Murder Suspect
Blix Set to Request Destruction of Iraqi Missiles
Venezuela Strike Leader 'arrested'
Chirac put on Nobel Prize list
More than 300 dead in Iran plane crash
Shin Bet takes US lawyer's computer
Failed suicide attempt started Korean tube fire
Anti-Chavez protesters murdered
Diamond Miners Exploit Land of the Bushmen
Israel Turns Up Heat on Hamas
Mugabe Rides Out Storm of Protest in Paris Hotel
Bush's War Timetable Unravelling
Plane crashes in southern Iran
Leave Iraq, Foreign Office Tells Britons
Mugabe Attends Africa Summit in Paris
September 11 Suspect Jailed for 15 Years
Straw Pressed to Back Mugabe Arrest
11 Killed in Israeli Gaza Raid
Get real, Blair tells European critics of America
90 Saudis charged for al-Qaida links
Russian MP says Kremlin sanctions Chechnya killings
Sharon friend helps police Tycoon helps inquiry
25,000 German Firms Expect the Worst
Stalling Tactics Annoy Uk
Israel Holds 12 in Hizbullah Spy Ring
Living in Fear of Mugabe's Green Bombers
Subway Passengers Trapped in Arson Inferno That Took 122 Lives
Iraq Parades Outspoken Scientist
Bush Blocks Deal Allowing Cheap Drugs for World's Poor
Thieves Pull Off Biggest Gem Heist in Diamond Capital
Iraq Faces Ultimatum in Second Un Resolution
US Plan for New Nuclear Arsenal
Arsonist kills 134 on S Korea tube
Blair denies rushing to war
Arsonist Kills 35 on S Korea Tube
Peruvian master spy goes on trial
General's warning over attack on Iraq
Russian taxpayers to face lie detector
Hundreds Killed in Crackdown on Drug Use in Thailand
Berlusconi Scorns Judiciary, Un Says
Spain Plans Law to Disinherit Uncaring Relatives
Lobby for Saudi Prisoner
Secret Service Warn Bush's Niece Against London Trip
Palestinians Head for Uk Talks After Travel Ban is Lifted
Supporters Desert Aznar As Spaniards Reject Conflict
Turkey Stalls Vote for Us Troops
Opec Pledges Flood of Oil in Event of Conflict
EU Gives Iraq Final Chance to Avoid War But Splits Remain
Iraqi Defence Minister 'under House Arrest'
S Korea Warns of Regional Arms Race
Chicago Nightclub Stampede Kills 21
The human shield has arrived, but what now?
France snubbed as Nato strikes Turkish deal
Tassos Papadopoulos
Chirac: I Love the Us, Especially Its Junk Food
Sharon Approves Ethiopian Airlift
Big Test for Pride of Iraqi Arsenal
Millions Worldwide Rally for Peace
Threat to Cyprus Deal As Hardliner Elected
Rice Warns Time is Short for Un Option
Blair stakes his political future on beating Iraq
US to punish German 'treachery'
Saudi Six 'left to Rot'
Iraqi Opposition Slams Plan for Military Governor
The old and the ancient world confront Powell with new realities
Arafat bows to pressure to appoint PM
Frustrated Powell voices fears of endless, fruitless weapon checks
US claims on Iraq called into question
Secret UN paper predicts 1.5m Iraqi refugees
Iran lifts death sentence on students' hero
Aids Gets Bit Part in Mbeki Speech
Election Holds Key to Peace in Cyprus
Disarray Over Mugabe Forces Eu to Delay Summit
Saddam Decree Bans Weapons - While His Acolytes Call for Blood
Blix Queries Us 'evidence' on Iraq
What the Iraqis told the UN: 'It's a waste of time'
Neither warmonger nor pacifist, inscrutable Swede seeks truth
New plan to land first US troops deep inside Iraq
Israel scorns 'anti-semitic little Belgium'
Japan Says It Would Strike First
Libya Working to Extend the Range of Its Missiles
US Ready to Use Blix Report As Launchpad for Gulf War
France forces fudge on Mugabe sanctions
Labour softens towards Likud-led coalition
Belgium Asserts Right to Try Sharon
Court Finds Thief Did Not Steal Heart
Italian Judge Frees Pakistanis Held in Terrorism Raid
17 Afghan Villagers 'killed in American Bombing Raids'
US Already Knew of Bin Laden Tape
Turkey Denies British Troops Role on Border
10 Million Join World Protest Rallies
Mugabe Hires China to Farm Seized Land
US Fears North Korea Could Nuke California
UN Team Finds Iraq Has Illegal Missiles
Nuclear watchdog refers N Korea to security council
Up to 30 Afghans Killed By Allied Bombing
N Korea Sanctions 'could Prolong Standoff'
UK on missile terror alert
Nato deadlocked as France and Germany refuse to back down
Bin Laden offers tips to defend Iraq
German Christian Democrats Vow to Fight on Against £14m Corruption Fine
Ivory Coast Death Squads Sow Terror
Islamist Says Sorry for Bali Blast
Death of Pilgrims Casts Cloud Over Hajj
US Public Backs Bush to Go It Alone
Bin Laden Urges Suicide Attacks on Us
14 Trampled to Death at Hajj
Bali Bombing Suspect Apologises to Victims' Families
Chirac enlists Putin in UN fight
Iraq's vital services balance on a knife edge ... even without a war
Bush rejects plan to increase number of inspectors
Mystery Surrounds Murder of Retired Briton in Thailand
Montenegro Emulates Serb Poll Farce
Wimps, Weasels and Monkeys - the Us Media View of 'perfidious France'
Iran Poses Third Nuclear Threat to Us
Food Running Out in Gaza As Aid Appeal Fails
Nato Crisis Over Veto on Plans to Defend Turkey
Iraq Agrees to Surveillance Flights
Veto Deepens Nato Rift Over Iraq
Iraq shows new willing - Blix
Father fears for son held by US in Afghanistan
Iran admits to having uranium
Old Warlord Threatens Afghan Peace
France Sinks Into Forgotten War
Israel in Surprise Peace Talks
Scot scoops world with Saddam show
Women judges dominate world's new war crimes court
Labour leader warns of Irish 'one-party state'
Row over role of senator at Colombia trial
Shuttle Looters Arrested As Search Goes on
Starving North Korea Pleads for Aid Amid Nuclear Standoff
Jordan agrees to US missile deployment
Peace talks shaken by Tamil Tiger suicide blast
Doubts Grow Over Al-qaida Arrests in Italy
Kosovans Seek Freedom From Serb-led Union
Inspectors Look for Iraqi Climbdown
Blair: we will not be put off by UN
Iraqi climbdown on interviews
Russia: no need for second UN resolution
Iraq Trying to Cooperate, Says Blix
Baghdad to allow scientist to be interviewed alone
Chavez Tries to Steady the Ship As Strike Peters Out
Palestinian Nurses Shot Dead in Israeli Search for Bombers
German Police Arrest Suspect Linked to 9/11
Powell Fails to Convince Nato Waverers
Venezuela Pegs Bolivar to Dollar
Court Tells Us to Stay Execution of Three Mexicans
Algerians Were Recruiting for Al-qaida, Court Told
Zimbabwe Sanctions Elude Eu
90-second Nightmare of Shuttle Crew
Stunts and Cartoons Says Baghdad
Iraq Has Eight Days to Comply, Warns Straw
Powell Raises the Banner for War But the World Remains Divided
Blair Certain of Iraq's Al-qaida Links
Briton Executed in Texas Despite Straw's Plea for Clemency
Under fire from militants US would love to link to Saddam
Iraq parades its pantomime army
Mikhail, Bill, Peter and the Wolf
UK 'put Up £6m to Oust Mugabe'
Patten Faces Battle Over Eu Funds for Palestinians
Space Exploration Will Go On, Bush Pledges As Us Mourns
Media Mogul Expects Sixth Child
Investigators Find Columbia Nose Cone
I will risk all on Iraq, says Blair
Jewish Militant to Plead Guilty to Bomb Plot
Israeli Labour Party Rejects Sharon's Call
South Africa to Send Special Envoy to Saddam
Briton Due to Die Today Seeks Dna Test
Tsvangirai Trial Opens in Chaos
UN to Give Iraq New Ultimatum on Arms
Nasa Memo Warned of Damage to Shuttle
Shuttle investigators focus on heat rise
One Dead After Motorcycle Bomb
Tragedy unfolds in a grim mosaic of debris
Israel remembers astronaut as Sharon capitalises on US links
Zimbabwe treason trial begins
Saddam gives Benn TV interview
Don't mention the civil war
Iraqi Islamist Denies Link With Baghdad
Israeli Officer Tried for Sabotaging Raid
Indian Engineer Who Died at the Moment She Had Lived for
Nasa Vows to Rebuild Shuttle in Hunt for Fault
Putin threat to $8 trillion gene treasure
Final Plea for Briton on Death Row
War 'would Mean Biggest Oil Shock Ever'
Leader's Plea to Halt Zimbabwe Torture
British Military Chief 'targeted By Terrorist Cell'
South Africa Heeds Calls for Free Anti-aids Drugs
US Bombers to Start War With Onslaught on Saddam Palace
Seven Feared Dead in Space Shuttle Disaster
Nasa space shuttle lost on re-entry