National & World News Archive May 2003
Row over water access boils over
Bedside vigil for ailing Haughey
How War Changed the Protest Virgins
Four Die As Junta Seizes Suu Kyi Again
Army to Face New Torture Claims
Protesters flood in for alternative summit
Protests Force Out Nepal's Pm
UN Sends Troops to Stop Congo Massacres
Strains Behind Smiles at the Family Reunion
Future Oil Sales May Be Pawned to Banks
As the hunt for weapons gets bigger, the hope of success gets smaller
Looting inquiry ban on nuclear inspectors
Basra troops used cluster bombs
French obsession with le bac under threat from strike
Vote switch 'stole Tatu's Eurovision win'
EU and Moscow Dodge Chechen Minefield
US Paper Gripped By New Crisis of Ethics
Giscard Defends His Draft Amid Sniping
Schröder Faces Day of Reckoning
Scandal Engulfs Un Assembly President
Maoist Emerges to Claim Nepal
Unrepentant propaganda chief sticks to the Ba'ath party line
Bored continentals perplexed by British outrage over changes
Support Mounts for French Strikes
Fighting in Congo
EU Convention to Unveil Charter of Rights
EU plan to beat drug racketeers ban
US army safety 'put first'
Eyes in the Sky to Guard G8
Europe Struggles to Define Its Union
Blueprint Urges Eu Presidency
Governor General Steps Down
Foster's bridge defies protests to soar over French wilderness
Belgrano Crew 'trigger Happy'
Desert Storm
Real St Petersburg forced into hiding
Blix suspects there are no weapons of mass destruction
British firms fight for piece of the action
War Fallout As French Traders Banned From Farmers' Market
US Contracts Come Under Scrutiny
UN Troops Wait Behind Razor-wire As Congo's Streets Run With Blood
US captures 'king of diamonds'
Reporter Gloats Over Story of His Downfall
Pretoria Woman Claims 'her Son'
US dirty bomb fears after nuclear looting
Editor Faces Jail for Lampooning King
Alarm at Pentagon's Email Snooping
Eurocrats Strike Over Kinnock's Plan for Pensions Reform
Anti-porn Leader Denies Orgy Links
Metallica is latest interrogation tactic
Chirac Threatens to Abstain in Un Vote
Sharon Calls Off Us Visit After Bomb Kills Seven
Proved Innocent
Giscard calms UK fear of federalism
Purge of Ba'athists May Total 30,000
Fears for 14 still held after hostage rescue
French rapist says new trial victimises him
French complain about smear campaign in American press
Deal Close on Eu President, Says Uk
Anti-gay, anti-Islam Bardot to be sued
US Accused of Failing to Protect Mass Grave
Let the Haggling Begin: Giscard Sets Out Eu Stall
Commando Raid Frees Algeria Hostages
Riyadh Blasts: Death Toll 'rises to 34'
May 3: 'Organised attacks here are imminent'
Power of protest forces out senior Ba'athist officials
French Offer Relief Force for Congo
Western Firms Beef Up Security
'The Message Is: You're Not Safe Here'
At least 40 die in Chechnya blast
Naples ready to send rubbish mountain north
'Dr Germ' Surrenders to Coalition Forces
Suicide Bombers Kill 40 in Chechnya
Suicide Bombers Kill 37 in Chechnya
Chechnya Truck Blast Kills 30
Ba'athist minister forced out as doctors rebel
Shia Leader Calls for Us to Get Out
Anthrax Letters Prepared Under Water, Says Fbi
Governor Stands Aside After Rape Claim
Shia mullahs take charge of hospitals to halt chaos
US Rivals Turn on Each Other As Weapons Search Draws a Blank
Cholera threat in Basra
Troops die rescuing injured child
Settlers vow to resist any move to expel them
At 10,000 Feet the Door Flipped Open and Scores of Passengers Were Sucked Out
Blueprint Gives Coalition Control of Oil
US Urges Backing for Resolution
Pentagon Challenged Over Cluster Bomb Deaths
US Warned Not to Try to Split Eu
Briton Released From Riyadh Prison Disputes Saudi Bomb Feud Claims
Argentinian floods leave at least 1,800 missing
Garner promises to weed out Ba'athists
US Says It Has Found Mobile Bio-arms Lab
Santé, Tony: Chirac's Peace Offering
Santé, Tony Chirac's Peace Offering (but It Will Cost the Pm £1,000 to Drink It)
War Stance Costs Chirac in Polls
Anthrax Weapons Suspect Held By Us
Shias Recover Bones From Mass Graves
How US paid for secret files on foreign citizens
Love boat carries EU into calmer waters
US denies rift over weapons search
Burundi heals wounds with touch of soap
French face apple brandy challenge
Death Row Man is Saved at Lastminute.com
Aid agencies say UN should run the country
Oil Rig Hostages Are Freed By Strikers As Mercenaries Fly Out
Mountaineer Trapped By Boulder Amputated Arm With Pocketknife
Shia Clergy Push for Islamist State
Eurozone Issue is Hurting Investment, Say Hewitt
Military bases to be moved east
Islanders Declare Victory Over Us Bombers
May Day Protests Take Place Across Europe
Falluja Grenade Attack Injures Us Soldiers
Chechnya deal is praised during East-West love-in
Briton charged after violent hijack bid on Australian jet
Tales of Orgies and Murder Rock France
Outrage Over 'massacre' of Jail Rioters
Ireland Will Get to Vote on Eu Treaty
Iranian Hawks Feed on Us Anger
Bob Geldof Hits the Dirt Road Again, Media in Tow
Anthrax Suspect Lied to Get Jobs
Blair: I Have Secret Proof of Weapons
Revealed: the Cluster Bombs That Litter Iraq
General admits chemical weapons intelligence was wrong
Idyllic lakeside town encircled by wall of steel
Palestinians and Israelis upbeat after PMs meet
Russia invites US to build Iran's nuclear reactor
Does fame help spread the word?
Al-Qaida Threat to Olympics
Bush Pays Lip Service to Rapprochement
Vicious Circle Traps Starving Ethiopians
Blair's Rallying Cry: No Little England, No Fortress Europe
Fighting Continues in Saddam's Heartland
Straw, Powell Had Serious Doubts Over Their Iraqi Weapons Claims
Blair in All-out Attack on Eurosceptics
Russia to relocate 600,000 from frozen north
Seismic hazard threatens Yangtze project
Palestinian terror groups will consider ceasefire
Saddam loyalists prolong conflict
Court rules on feeding of patient
Hundreds Die As Heatwave Lingers in Southern India
Hijacker 'wanted to Crash Jet'
Mitterrand 'gave Chateau to Golf Partner'
Salam's Story
MI6 Led Protest Against War Dossier
Behind the victory, a power struggle that drains life from a weary people
War on terror is 'making world more dangerous'
US soldiers face war crime charge
Bali bomber: 'I knew Bin Laden well'
Britain warns Iran over terror links
Palestinian leader rejects allegation of Holocaust denial
Zimbabwe opposition calls out the people
New director's dignity decree outlaws Italy's TV bimbos
Belarus leader patents his title
Peer Alleges Briton's Trial is Flawed
Australian Pm Defends £15,000 Hotel Bill
Editor Who Fought Saudi Religious Zealots Sacked
Time to Decide on Europe, Says Blair
Bomb Suspect Dies in Custody
Al-Qaida 'sheltered in Shah's Lodge'
Blair Faces Revolt As Us Admits Doubts
Nuclear team to assess scale of looting
Pakistan province to adopt sharia law
China and Russia Look for a Counterbalance
Israelis Set Terms for Peace Plan
Two Us Soldiers Killed
Geldof Back in Ethiopia
Pentagon Was Warned Over Policing Iraq
New Sticking Points for Blair in Draft Text
Abbas Pulls Out of 'road Map' Meeting
Likud leader condemns army abuses
Pentagon adds to despair of Iran's reformers
Turkey's military chief warns pro-Islamist government of possible coup
Bush May Take First Step to Tehran Regime Change
62 Spanish Peacekeepers Die As Plane Hits Mountain
Ketama Gold Puts Morocco Top of Europe's Cannabis League
UN Chief Warns of Anti-american Backlash in Iraq
Bush to Hold Middle East Summit
US looks away as new ally tortures Islamists
US will 'work round' German leader
New Argentine leader heralds reform battle
Israeli cabinet vote fails to convince Palestinians that Sharon is serious
Assault on Aceh targets students
Israel Bows to Us and Accepts Road Map
Terror cell's UK poison plot
Hamas 'ready to offer new ceasefire'
Aids orphans'survival offers Africa hope
In Search of the Exiled People of Morphou
Jakarta's Troops Raid Rebel Villages
Gun Gangs Rule Streets As Us Loses Control
Saddam's Killing Fields Give Up Their Gruesome Secrets
US Hunts Al-qaeda's New Terror Chief
Red Cross Denied Access to Pows
Saddam's army and apparatus sacked
Gold bars worth £330m seized at border
Russian editor sacked for attack on Stalin
Italian Pm Accused of Bribing Judge
Human Trafficking 'mastermind' Goes on Trial
US Concession Draws Israel Into Road Map Vote
Miracle of Quake Girl Brings a Little Solace to Grieving Algeria
Pentagon Sets Sights on a New Tehran Regime
In China the Civet Cat is a Delicacy - and May Have Caused Sars
US Blamed for Baghdad Tension
Fear Grips Algeria As Quake Kills 1,000 Algerians
Costa Rican authorities raid US-run 'boot camp'
Al-Qaida trial opens in Belgium
Saudis Contest £2m Torture Claim
French Plan to Aid Africa Could Be Sunk By Bush
Stansted Hijack Convictions Are Quashed
A Sad Day at Lord's
200 New Rape Claims By Kenyan Women Against British Soldiers
Indonesia 'forcing Families to Leave Island'
UN Mandate Oils Wheels for Reconstruction of Iraq
UN lifts sanctions on Iraq
US halts Iran talks over terror claim
Health checks on Chinese leader to calm Sars fears
Military chief defends use of British jets
Bomb blast causes panic at Yale law school
End in sight for Iraq sanctions
Envoy Hints at Britons' Release
Miami Court Overturns $145bn Smokers' Award
South Africa Pins Hopes on Hip Safe Sex Campaign
Nato to Help Poland's Peace Force in Iraq
Al-Qaida Tape Calls for More Attacks
Indonesian Troops Accused of Massacre
British Troops May Join Un in Congo
'Iron Hand' Cleric Issues Fatwa Amid Baghdad Chaos
Hardline cleric issues fatwa amid Baghdad chaos
American Concession Eases Fear of Un Veto
West Goes on High Terror Alert
Africa's Aids Drugs Trapped in the Laboratory
Milosevic Prosecution Given 100 Days
Jakarta Sends in Thousands of Troops As Rebel Province Refuses to Bow to Its Will
Ambassador warns of big terror attack in Saudi or US
Iraq 'first battle of a wider US war'
Briton to play crazed Russian killer
Afghan Warlords Hoarding Income
Saddam's Praise Singer Shot Dead As Revenge Killings Start
Indonesia Uses Uk Hawks in Aceh Offensive
Two Killed in Fifth Attack in Three Days
Mystery of the Last Hours of Failed Suicide Bomber Found Dead in Sea
Tel Aviv Body is British 'suicide Bomber'
Indonesian Forces Begin Aceh Offensive
Thousands of al-Qaida suspects ready to attack, warns US official
Al-Qaida is back and stronger than ever
Casablanca's shanty town poverty that spawned attackers
Jakarta orders attack on Aceh
Belgian Far Right Poised for Breakthrough
Three Saudi Bombers Escaped Police
Britain considers UN call for Congo help
Lawless Rio
Chavez puppet sparks protests
All-American heist makes comeback
From joy and hope to corruption, tyranny and the misery of poverty
Outrage as Mugabe defies courts to expel reporter
Writer hanged by Iraq 'no spy'
Italy's Jews wait for royal apology
Horror in Casablanca As Al-qaeda Toll Hits 41
Motorway Bus Crash Kills 28
Secrecy Over Shoot-to-kill Fear in Gaza
Plan for Iraq Handover Government Scrapped
'After 23 Years, Mugabe Has Thrown Me Out, But He'll Never Silence Me'
Dozens Killed By Morocco Bombs
Iraqi PoWs tell Amnesty they were tortured
Powell claims German support for plan
Indonesia seizes Aceh rebels on way to talks
Snubbed Abu Mazen aide quits
Berlusconi trial outcome delayed for years by court
Spanish fear for their way of life as Britons fight for power
Humiliated Swiss ask Germans to police G8 protest
Far right poised for big Belgian poll gains
Thousands Flee Tribal Terror in Congo Town
Four Days On, Saudis Step Up Security But Most Residents Have Flown Their Gilded Cage
UK Warns of Increased Terror Threat in Six More African Countries
Dragged Off and Deported
Meldrum ordered out of Zimbabwe
Heart of Eurozone Skips a Beat As Germany Slips Into Recession
US accuses Iran of stockpiling chemical arms
Powell strikes deal with Russia on debt
US Police to Be Boosted By 6,000
China Threatens Death to Anyone Spreading Sars Deliberately
Saudis Face Up to Life As a Soft Target of Islamists
Kenya Flights Grounded Over Al-qaida Attack Fears
Lebanese Army 'foils Attack on Beirut Embassy'
New Mass Grave Found in Eastern Iraq
Venice Turns to Moses to Halt Floods
Europeans Freed By Desert Raid
14 die as Chechen rebels step up attacks during Powell visit
Menem bows out of race for top job
Expatriate Britons weigh risks of good life in Saudi Arabia
Bush feels the heat after Riyadh bombings
Bomb 'ringleader' caught on video
Israel Seeks Dna to Link Drowned Corpse to British Suicide Bomber
Guardian Reporter's Zimbabwe Lawyer Threatened With Jail
Saudis Feel Us Wrath Over Bombs
Surprise dip in US retail sales triggers economy worries
Patten Attacks Blair Over Euro Decision
60 Killed in China Mine Blast
Tel Aviv Body May Be Second British Bomber
Air France on Course for Sell-off
US says it will hunt down terrorists
Kingdom threatened by collision of worlds
Menem set to surrender in poll fight
Villagers fear being forced out by being locked in
Troops Shot in Afghan School
Nuclear Looting Alarms Un Watchdog
Sharon Rejects Us Pressure on Settlements
Terror Crackdown Has Not Reduced Al-qaida Threat, Warns Thinktank
US Expels 14 Cuban Diplomats As Relations Take a Nosedive
Zimbabwe Confiscates Guardian Reporter's Residence Permit
29 Killed and 194 Wounded - the Deadly Return of Al-qaida
US: more than 90 dead in Saudi blast
Iraq's 'dr Germ' Surrenders to Coalition Forces
Up to 10 Dead in Riyadh Suicide Attacks
Explosions in Riyadh on eve of Powell visit
Europe Hit By Strikes Over Pension Cuts
Exiled Cleric Stakes Claim to Role in Iraq
New Blockade Imposed on Gaza
Indonesia Withdraws From Ceasefire on Aceh
New Us Chief Arrives to Take Control
Mechanic is First to Go on Trial for Bali Bombing
US Forces Arrest Iraq's 'dr Germ'
Israel Reimposes Gaza Travel Restrictions
Sars Cases in China Pass 5,000
First Bali Bombing Suspect Faces Court
New York Times in shock as reporter's lies are uncovered
'We Stopped Getting Orders From Iraq a Long Time Ago'
Weapons Taskforce Leaves in Failure
Ebola Scare Flushes Out Guerrillas
Eta Torn Apart By Arrests and Defections
Powell Detours From Tough Issues in Road Map Talks
US Sacks Its Woman in Baghdad
Sharon set to frustrate US
Mystery of Irish Address at Centre of Fraud Scandal
Italian Pm Warns of New Red Menace
British-made Tanks Lined Up Against Rebels in Indonesia
Iraq in Danger of Starvation, Says Un
Moroccan charged over September 11
US frees 13, but detains another 30
Anti-abortionist jailed for killing
Blair Could Destroy Euro Support
Harare Officials Give Guardian Executives 24 Hours to Get Out
Australians Held at Guantanamo Helpless As Days Turn Into Years
US Pledges to Rebuild Afghanistan
Powell Arrives to Face Uphill Struggle on Road Map
Democrat Big Gun Backs the Vietnam Veteran
Fears for Taiwan As Sars Drops in Beijing
Gaza visitors must sign waiver in case army shoots them
Cheney firm paid millions in bribes to Nigerian official
Horse-trading on sanctions begins at UN
AsiaSars threat to Chinese HIV region
Go-between Short Hosts Talks
Reporter Willing to Face Questions, Says Lawyer
Rape Claim From Grave Haunts Queen's Man in Australia
Iranians Enriching Uranium, Us Says
Baghdad Waits in Fear for Rebuilding to Start
Al-Qaida 'restructured and Ready for Spectacular Attacks on Us'
Israel Ready to Reopen Syria Peace Talks
Twin Towers 'never Had Fire Safety Checks'
At Least 32 Killed in Hungary Bus Crash
US Seeks Un Action Over Iranian 'weapons'
WHO Warns of Iraq Cholera Outbreak
Vice President Charged Over Fiji Coup
Sars Fear Hits Russia
Australia Governor General Denies Rape Claims
'More Than 30' Dead in Hungary Coach Crash
UK Backs Poor Nations Over Medicine Patents
Court tears off Mugabe muzzle on journalists
'Voice of Saddam' urges uprising
France Given Ec Deficit Deadline
Saudi King Agrees to Human Rights Panel
Berlusconi Launches Media Counterattack
Tensions Mar Indian Peace Initiative
Thriving City Becomes the Capital of Chaos and Misrule
Germany Hit By Economic Woes
Australian Newspaper Handed 'saddam Tape'
Cyprus Euphoria Dented By Denktash
Saddam's son took $1bn from bank day before war
Israel asks MI5 to step up checks after Briton's suicide bombing
Colombian rebels execute 10 hostages as army attempts rescue
Chalabi threatens to lift lid on Saddam links
Trooping in: Who is ready to do what
Iraqi weapons scientists too fearful to surrender, UN man claims
Why was an unarmed Briton shot in the back?
Marine Patrols Take Wary Step Into the Dark
Straw Under Fire for Ignoring Israeli Attacks on Uk Nationals
Sars Still Out of Control, Warns Who Director
US Starts Carving Control Zones
Fake artefacts for sale on a side street
White House Names Team of Exiles to Run Iraq
Doomsday Cult Makes Waves in Japan
Sars Sparks Chinese Riots
US 'shifts Stance' on North Korean Arms
Pakistan and India Inch Towards Peace Talks
UK Envoys Held at Gunpoint By Israelis
Troika Urges Mugabe to Negotiate
Berlusconi, the Man Who Would Be King, Faces Final Courtroom Embarrassment
Iraqi Weapons Scientist Captured
African Leaders Meet Mugabe
Violence As Sars Spreads in China
Democracy blooms but US keeps a grip
Israeli Labour leader resigns
Court bans Eta front groups
Britain and US accused over cluster bombs
Powell's visit to Damascus helps ease tension
Boy, 14, Killed in Basra Army Incident
Peace map unites families at war
Police bungle in vanished family riddle
Suicide Bombing Leaflets' Uk Link
Inquiry Demand After Israelis Kill Journalist
Quake Victims Pursue Building 'mafia'
C4 cameraman killed in Gaza
Firm in Iraq deal drops sex case appeal
Arms supremo's arrest raises hope of weapon finds
Murdered cleric 'was given £8m by CIA'
Sicilian Council Worker Kills Five
Dancing to an Old Southern Segregationist Tune
70 Die in Chinese Submarine Disaster
'20th Hijacker' Taunts Us Attorney General With Quiz
New Zealand Warns on 'law of the Jungle'
Dazzled Cyprus Fears a False Dawn
Iraq's 'nine of hearts' captured
Nigeria Oil Rig Hostages to Be Freed
Sars Hospital Opens in China
Iraq Situation Critical, Warn Aid Agencies
Rioting Breaks Out in Earthquake-hit City
Israelis fear fugitive bomber will try again
Boy, 2, among 14 killed by Israeli troops
Polite and caring sons who turned to terror
'Suspension has not helped at all'
Americans split over marine's 'war crimes'
Bush zooms in to signal end of war
Ex-Reagan aide to head civilian administration
US troops step back as hostility lessens
Knives Out for Mugabe As Party Loyalty Fades
Children Trapped in Turkish Quake
Bid to rescue schoolchildren after quake kills 90
Dozens Killed in South African Bus Crash
Sars Death Rate Expected to Rise
Eight Killed in Gaza Strip Raid
Up to 80 Killed in South African Bus Crash
Scores Killed As Quake Hits Turkey