National & World News Archive July 2002
N Korea and Us to Talk Again
Stolen time flies by in Riviera tailbacks
King Arthur hangs up his crown
Rwanda and Congo Sign Peace Accord
UN Calls for Inquiry Into American Bombing
Congo and Rwanda to sign peace deal
Cairo activist jailed for seven years
UN leaves Chechnya after kidnap
Farewell Fanfare for Sacked Minister Leaves Schröder Red-faced Again
Porn Producer Fights Ban of 'precious Cultural Asset' From French Tv
France Plans to Outlaw Far-right Group of Would-be Assassin
Discovery of Child's Body Lets Village Grieve
Safety fears after second air disaster
'What took you guys so long?' Grim joke that ended miners' 3-day ordeal
New-model Menem tempts Argentines
Chrétien's adopted son accused of sex assault
Moussaoui takes back his guilty plea
Appeal Hopes to Avert African Disaster
Dole Queues Drive Young to Suicide Bridge
Sex Abuse Trial Casts Giant Cloud Over Tiny Pitcairn
Congo and Rwanda Reach Fragile Deal to End Conflict
Western Officials 'colluding With People Traffickers'
A Succession of Woes
Sicilian derailment kills eight
Paris Lazes By the Seine
Fishermen in Stand-off Over French Waters
The Taking of Stilton Island
Move to Lift Ban on Gm Technology Splits Voters in New Zealand
Why Schröder Has to Travel Second Class
France's Neo-nazi Breeding Ground
US Cannabis Refugees Cross Border
Drug charge for Saudi prince
Election Blow to Schröder As Minister is Fired Over Sleaze Claim
UK Denies Runaway Boys Asylum
Manchester Muslim killed in Chechen war
£100,000 a Day Fine on France Proposed
Picked off as they staggered from a bus
Banks to Shut Doors on Saudi Royal Cash
Markets Continue Downward Slide
ECB 'president-in-waiting' Faces Trial
Bus Ambushed in West Bank
Meldrum Wins Reprieve
The quiet fanatic from the Kop
France Refuses to Lift Its Objection to Cap Reform
Dutch Fear Fortuyn's Accused Killer May Take His Own Life
Would-be Assassin Rooted in Hard Right
Rise of populist who would be leader
Neo-Nazi Gunman Tries to Assassinate Chirac
International News In brief
Swiss told to stay away from funerals
Holed Destroyer to Be Towed to Port
US Relents on Vcjd Mother
Sangatte to Close
Ecevit begs party defectors to return
Britain Backs Simpler Union
Europe's Talking Shop Gets Down to Business
Crash Exposes Conflict in Pilot Rules
Faint hopes for millions in queue for handouts
How the EU reaped a bitter harvest
'Tis a Far Better Thing That She Did. Or Was It?
Mafia Bosses Protest at Tough Prison Regime
French Reject £5m to Secure Eurotunnel
Green Campaigners Put Brake on Car Lobby in Land of the Freeway
Europe's Farms Face Biggest Ever Changes
Farmers Protest Over Eu Agricultural Reforms
Fraud Lawsuit Filed Against Us Vice President
Dissident blueprint gathers support
Rebel groups reject CIA overtures down on the farm
Sacking Blow to Straw Plans for Gibraltar
Double Blow for Schröder
Esso Wins Ban on Greenpeace's Use of Doctored Logo
Telekom Chief Fights Political Pressure
A Line of Buses, Each Carrying a Child's Coffin
Crash Pilot 'received Contradictory Information'
Woman admits ruining ambassador's career with sex lies
Swiss Cut Air Traffic to Avert New Tragedy
France Télécom Pins Hopes on State
Blacklisting Threat to Uk Firm in Dam Cash Scandal
Madagascar Back From the Brink As Ex-ruler Flees
UN to Break Sangatte Deadlock
Madagascan Presidential Rival Flees
Row Over Kpmg Aid Contract
Calm urged amid chaos of LA airport shooting
Crash inquiry puts focus on air traffic controllers
Families Arrive to Confront the Loss of Their Children
Ageing plane has long record of disasters
Family mourns British pilot of cargo plane
Resort wakes to nightmare scene and broken bodies
Crash Site 'a Disaster Waiting to Happen'
Nato Troops Raid Karadzic Home
At Least 70 Feared Dead As Jets Collide
Up to 140 dead as planes collide
WorldCom to Review Records Since 1999
Protesters Say Bill is Designed to Halt Berlusconi's Trial
Greek Terrorists Issue New Threats
Terror Suspects 'have No Right to Us Trial'
Bomb Kills Seven at University
Iraq 'close to Nuclear Bomb Goal'
At Least Seven Killed in Jerusalem Blast
America forced me out, says Robinson
Khartoum attacks rebels in wake of peace deal
Poland to Reinforce New Eu Border
'UN Must Sanction' Iraq Strike
Bomber Hits Jerusalem Felafel Stand
Iraq Attack Plans Alarm Top Military
Suicide bomber injures four in Jerusalem
Nine alleged terror suspects win appeal
New US plan targets heart of Iraqi regime
Musharraf faces storm on mission to Bangladesh
Blair given 'devastating' warning on attack
Five options for ousting Saddam
Iran bans opposition party in crackdown on dissent
Ukraine mourns airshow victims
Security Fears Scupper Israeli Orchestra's Us Trip
Powell Shores Up South-east Asia Support
Education may be key to extremist actions
Israel sacks press officer
Mbeki Allies Purged By Party
Party Support Lays Ground for Exiled Bhutto's Return
Witness Boycott Brings Rwandan Genocide Trials to a Halt
Mandela Hits Again at President's Aids Policy
Powell Fears New Kashmir Danger
World in brief
Sharon accused of shattering ceasefire
Bush set to flout test ban treaty
Zanu-PF targets UK for visa ban
Tragedy as jet fighter kills 78
Bush and Blair agree terms for Iraq attack
Powell reviews use of US arms after outcry at Israeli F-16 raid
Gunmen kill four settlers in road attacks
Milosevic takes heart as trial adjourns
Tommy Suharto gets 15 years for judge's murder
Expensive Oslo is cheap fix capital
Secret film exposes South African jails
America holds its breath for nine trapped miners
Suspects in ritual rape of Pakistani woman go on trial
Germany's Mr Charisma is losing his touch, say polls
France attempts to grasp Corsica nettle
Tsvangirai faces new Mugabe charge
Russia defies US with plan to build more nuclear reactors in Iran
Trial told of Milosevic heart risk
Gibraltar referendum aims to scupper talks with Spain
Child beatings shatter Russian utopia
France denied Papon fair trial, court rules
Settler's murder signals start of Gaza retaliation
Iraq opposition aims for territorial base
Britons urged to help avert African catastrophe
Fire threatens giant sequoia trees
Killers try to avoid the rope by offering their daughters
Power within grasp of Brazil's nearly man
Peres: Israelis will 'pay dearly' for Gaza strike
Farc video shows Colombian political hostages
Guatemalan militia to get massacre reward
Time to act for Turkey's pretender
Mugabe Repays His Foes With Starvation
Briton Gets 10 Years for People Trafficking
Communists' Row With Anc Tests Alliance
Israelis Row Over Bombing Blame
US to Block Un Convention on Torture
What the Papers Say
No Iraq attack without evidence, pledges Blair
US Move to End Cuba Travel Restrictions
As Palestinians bury their children, there is only one thought: revenge
Cocaine offer 'was an FBI attempted smear'
Plane crash passenger in six-day trek to safety
Volunteers eager to replace lost leader
World Bank and Imf Reform Vital to End Poverty, Says Un
Italy Agog at Tale of Mother and Murdered Son
EU Replaces Cash Denied to Un Family Planning By Us
Britons in Saudi Bomb Case Lodge Appeals
Sharon Hails Raid As Great Success
Bush Pulls Plug on Un Family Planning Funds
22 die as snowstorms hit South Africa
Russia Jails Man Who Claimed to Be Uk Spy
EU Defies Critics to Extend Sanctions on Harare Elite
German Foreign Minister Brought to Book Over Diet
Powell Pulls Off Spain-morocco Peace Accord
America Halts Un Family Planning Cash
Iran Was Behind 1994 Argentina Bombing, Says Defector
Afghan Regime Split Over Us Bombing Raids
12 Dead in Attack on Hamas
Fears for Missing Briton
Berlusconi eyes Italian presidency
Mbeki minister attacks UN fund's Aids grant
Morocco draws new territories into Parsley row
MP kills wife in Harare home
SAS skills used by American pilots to hit moving al-Qaida targets
Chinese Hailstorm Kills at Least 16
Ground Zero Ideas Get Short Shrift in New York
Al-Qaida Fears Over $12m in False Cheques
75 Refugees Found on Briton's Yacht
US Raids 'killed 800 Afghan Civilians'
Accord Brings New Hope to Wartorn Sudan
£15m Jet Sparks New Tanzania Row
Doctors attack Blunkett over dying terror suspect
Pim's Italian tomb is new shrine for Right
International News In brief
West Pays Warlords to Stay in Line
Monsieur Nice Woos the Lower Class
Bush Rallies Us for Strike on Iraq
The hardcore of the French right
Spaniard Threatens Air Crew With Knife
Greece Promises Guerrillas a Fair Trial
Arms Row Clouds Straw Visit
EU Urged to Turn Screw on Mugabe
Morocco Ready to End Parsley Standoff
Jiang Zemin Reluctant to Release the Reins
Howard Defiant As Asylum Boys Are Returned to Camp
Israel to Deport Families of Militants
Morocco Pledges to Stay Off Parsley Island
Man Bites Dog
Russian nuclear theft alarms US
Scotland Yard's part in unravelling the riddle
Chiluba Watched 24 Hours
Alcoholic's Confession Stands
Missile Man Cruises Into Indian Presidency
September 11 Suspect Tries to Plead Guilty
Zimbabwe Courts v Government
Saudis Harden Case Against Britons
Amnesty Finds Torture, Murder and Forced Labour in Burma
Jordan Prince Touted to Succeed Saddam
Spain Faces Mounting Moroccan Anger in Islet War
Government Accused of Breaching Rights
Witness Reveals Horror of North Korean Gulag
A fading dream turns into a nightmare
Five die in double suicide bombing attack in Tel Aviv
French region stung by councillor who paid himself £32,000 for report
Iraq's Kurds assess risk of backing the US
Nigerian women storm oil stations
Tests Tie Seized Pistol to Murder of British Attache
Insurers Pay to Free Pirates' Hostages
Court Halts Expulsion of Guardian Journalist From Zimbabwe
New Suspects Cast Doubt on Pearl Murder Conviction
Saddam Taunts 'evil Tyrants' in 4,000-word Tirade
Spanish Troops Recapture Parsley Island
MPs in Historic Call for Kashmir Peace
Spain Recaptures Island From Moroccan Forces
Premature Baby Becomes Eighth Bus Ambush Fatality
'Cannibals' arrested in Ukraine
Turkish PM calls early election
US in talks rift over Arafat's future role
Spain Holds Al-qaida Suspects
Zimbabwe Expulsion Delayed
Seven Killed in West Bank Attack
Greenspan Tries to Boost Market Confidence
Israel urges Egypt to forget Arafat
'They are determined to get us one by one'
Underworld where terror and security meet
US Taliban fighter admits guilt
Banks Run Id Checks on 40m People in Terror War
Bin Laden 'injured But Still Plotting'
Guardian Correspondent Cleared But Told to Leave the Country Within 24 Hours
Parsley Warriors Vow to Fight on
British Militant Faces Death
Lindh Surprises Court With Guilty Plea
Bin Laden 'in Good Health'
Row Over Hiv-positive Muppet
World acts to pacify Parsley warriors
Journalist's Killer Sentenced to Death
Bolivia's Leftwing Upstart Alarms Us
Kohl Struggles to Protect Stasi Files
Send Lockerbie Killer to Tunisia or Egypt - Mandela
Massacre in Kashmir Slum Renews Fear of War
Exiled Generals Promise Civilian Rule in New Iraq
Gunmen Use Cover of Air Strike to Kill 'collaborator'
PM and Bush plan Iraq war summit
Top Mountaineer Sparks Row Over Brother's Mystery Icestorm Death
Icon Painter Blows Apart 17 November Terror Group
Girls Go to War As Colombia's Frontline Killers
Chirac's 'top Cop' Splits the Cabinet
Bush Squirms in Sleaze Scandal
FBI to enhance possible video footage of Milly
Mandela Leads the Fight for Aids Drugs
Embattled Police Force Faces Growing Fury at Video Beating
Talk of War Puts Arabs on Same Wavelength
Moroccans Seize Parsley Island and Leave a Bitter Taste in Spanish Mouths
Guardian Journalist Awaits Verdict in Harare Trial Over Report on Web
Iraqi Exiles Plot Saddam's Fall
Sangatte to Close Within Months
Turkish Government in Crisis
Mandela Calls on World to Help Fight Aids
Israel Seeks to Expel West Bank Leader
UK and Spain Should Share Gibraltar Sovereignty: Straw
Guardian reporter's trial resumes in Zimbabwe
Bush in more trouble as markets crash
Check on Chirac's Tokyo 'family' costs security chiefs their jobs
US gives way on exemption from international court
Sheriff Murdered His Successor
Exiled Iraqi Officers Gun for Saddam
US Police Face Second Claim of Brutality
Turkish crisis may mean early poll
French Pour Money Into War on Crime
Court Told 'confessions' of Convicted Killers Were False
13.4m Children Are Aids Orphans, Says Report
Pearl Murder Trial Ends With Call for Death Penalty
Strikes Threaten Summer Chaos for Spain-bound Britons
Cheney Sued Over Accounting Fraud
Gadafy Hijacks Africa's New Union With His Federal Fantasy
Al-Qaida 'preparing for Guerrilla War'
Jordan refuses to allow launchpad for invasion
Winnie Mandela on trial for fraud
EU Ready to Aid Palestinian Election
Israeli Raid Targets Plo Moderate
Ex-Soviet Bloc Faces Aids on African Scale
Backing for Police on Outback Murder
LA Policeman Suspended for Beating Up Teenager
Bush Urges 'new Era of Integrity'
Afghans return to a camp of misery
Czech police foil huge sale of Semtex
Turkey's stalled government falls apart
Human Rights Fears at Dutch Inquiry Into Muslim Population
Straw Provokes Row Over Arms for Israel
Cash-for-reform Plan As Middle East Talks Resume
New Afghan Exodus Looms
Bush Acts on Us Scandals
Outback Chase Could Aid Falconio Investigation
LA Policeman Suspended After Videotaped Assault
Winnie Mandela Faces Court on Fraud Charges
Inquiry As British Destroyer Holed Off Australia
He may be banned from entering Britain, but he's going to save the world
America puts armed guards in airports
International news in brief
Mr Li's Diary Reveals Human Dimension of the Crisis in China
Al-Qaida Suspect 'hidden By Uk Agents'
Raids Have Wiped Out Terror Group, Greece Says
Afghan Killing Prompts Call for Broader Peace Role
Aids Cuts Life Expectancy to 27
Greeks reveal double life of shy terrorist
US 'to Attack Iraq Via Jordan'
Minister's Killing Rocks Afghanistan
Cabinet in Arms to Israel Row
Bin Laden Plans Fresh Terror for September
Comrades fall out in Russia's battle of the dissidents
Israel Stung By Imports Ruling
UN and Iraq Fail in Weapons Talks
Bush Hails Nato's Eastward Expansion
Malaria Hits British Soldiers in Kabul
Egyptian Infuriated By Us Flags Named As La Gunman
FBI Identifies Los Angeles Airport Gunman
Bomb Kills Gaza City Militia Chief
€24m fine likely to wipe out Eta political wing
Greek police find terror group's hideout
Saddam's stepson sparks anti-terrorist false alarm
Scores killed by SAS in Afghanistan
Arafat Engulfed in Sackings Row
German Police Pick Up Atta's Flatmate
Dutch Right to Curb Liberal Lifestyle
Role of Uk Special Forces Under Scrutiny As Royal Marines Pull Out
El Al Guards Kill Us Airport Gunman
Israel: Most Wanted Men Are Dead or in Custody
20 Die in Central Africa Plane Crash
Palestinian Security Chiefs Defy Dismissal
Argentine presidential poll next March
Court deadlock threatens Bosnia mission
French to get more police and tax cuts
Indian-born soldier makes Vatican history
Sympathy tempers US denial
Tanzanian Aid Back on Track After Air Control System Row
Al-Qaida Suspect on Trial in Italy
Temporary Deal Keeps Peacekeeping Force in Bosnia
Iraqi Army Exiles Mull Coup Options
Warning System Was Off
Deadlock in Row Over Icc
Russia mourns prizewinning pupils doomed by a twist of fate
Taxis carry condoms and hope in Zambia's war on Aids
Arafat sacks security chiefs
Fight against epidemic hit by September 11 - UN chief
Stressed workers cost Europe
FO Inquiry Into Use of Hawk Jets By Jakarta
Norway's New Crime Gambit: 'receipts' for Frisked Suspects
British Minister Snubs Americans With Visit to Arafat
Fossett Drifts Quietly Into Record Books
No Us Apology Over Wedding Bombing
Aids Drugs Scandal: Toll Soars
Karzai Calls for Us Military Policy Review
Wedding Party Killings Inquiry Begins
Bush favourite refuses to stand against Arafat
Coach crash kills 19 Polish pilgrims in Hungary
Distaste for 'international entanglements' runs deep
Hamas threat over killing of key bomber
Poland acts to repel the secondhand clothes threat
Areas of conflict
Insult to Murdered Aide Plunges Italy Into Crisis
Second Firefighter Accused of Arson
Moscow Finally Accepts Fuel Leak Sparked Kursk Disaster
Dutch License Floating Abortion Clinic
New Criminal Code to Shake Up Russian Justice System
Isolated Powell Disowns Arafat
US Bomb Blunder Kills 30 at Afghan Wedding
Europe Seethes As Defiant Us Goes Its Own Way
Civilian Catastrophe As Us Bombs Afghan Wedding
Bosnia Pleads With America Over Un Row
Protests surround Hong Kong handover anniversary
Newborn world court fights for survival
Mexico to pay its water debt
CNN steers clear of bombers' videos
French pretender fights to keep council flat
How it will work
US veto puts Bosnia mission in jeopardy
Arafat Forced Our Hand, Says Powell
19 Die in Hungary Coach Crash
South Korea Undeterred By Sea Battle
Big Bang or Bust for Eu Hopefuls
Saudi Car Bomb Find Fuels Fears of Terror Campaign
Israelis to Dismantle Outposts