National & World News Archive July 2003
Sierra Leone Warlord Dies in Un Custody
Anti-US Cleric Rallies Recruits for Islamic Army
Burma Hints at Opposition Leader's Release
'We're dying here. We're just waiting for someone to come and save us'
Crisis forces Berlin to bring down the curtain on arts subsidies
Liberian rebels seize key city
Hold-up Suspects Pull an Old Trick
New Front in Liberian War
Victims of Trigger-happy Task Force 20
Settlers provide a mountain to climb
Liberian Rebels Reject Us Appeal
Yank Makes It Cinq With Tour Win
A violent clan
Gardai probe bid to kill hospital man
Diego Garcia Islanders Await Call to Go Home
Families Die Huddled in City Church
US Troops Die in Grenade Attack
Poles lead peace effort while US piles pressure on allies
Disgraced Reporter Gets New Job
US Invites Relatives to Claim Brothers' Bodies
Troops Bear 'moor Killer' Badges
Troops Fly in to Tackle Solomons Unrest
US to Show Corpse Photos
Hunt for ever elusive leader will be dogged and slow
Troops accused of torture
Burma Releases 91 in Effort to Placate Critics
Scandal-hit Eu Hunts for Secret Bank Accounts
US: Bodies Identified As Uday and Qusay
Unit specialising in risky missions
Bosnian reforms hit by delays
Benidorm Bomb Launches Eta's Summer Campaign
Death Toll in Liberian Capital Rises to 600
Death Toll Soars in Liberia
US Embassy Under Fire in Battle for Monrovia
Briton attempts to break world freediving record
Liberian Ceasefire Shattered
The vendetta's victim
Old pals say extradite Berezovsky demand
Big Apple's Core
Islanders Consider Exodus As Sea Level Rises
European Press on the Stablility Pact
Power Share Deal to End Congo War
Fear Tinges Rainbow Nation's Joy As Its Founder Turns 85
'History Will Forgive Us'
'Guerrilla' Attacks Put Us Troops on High Alert
Centre is stripped of funding
US Solider Killed in Military Convoy Attack
Suu Kyi's Plight Prompts Us Sanctions Against Burma
'Hinesville is the Armpit of the World. Right Now, I'll Take the Armpit'
Better rations and TV to boost morale
Confession may clear 'child killer'
Wrangle over body of journalist
Resentment Bubbles As British Troops Try to Restore Order in Basra
Colourful characters and kingmaking Kurds
Lufthansa Ready for Swiss Rescue
Burundi Peace Under Threat As Army Repulses Rebel Offensive
Ruling Council in Symbolic First Step
Father May Be Cleared in French Child Death Case
Sacked Ny Times Editor Hits Back at 'complacent' Paper
Doctors 'begged' Twins to Call Off Surgery
Charities at Risk As Diana Fund Freezes Grants
US and Europe on Brink of Trade War
Boston Ambush
Brits Prepare to Float Into Space in a Giant Balloon
God's Architect on Road to Sainthood
UK will join euro, says Giscard
EU Officials 'siphoned Millions'
Massacre Children Testify in Serb Trial
Six Die in Rampage
Fatah Backs Off From Ousting Abbas
The Lost Decade
'The right man in the right place'
Refugees tell of atrocities as dubious peace is sealed in Pacific's most brutal conflict
Coalition Offers New Dinars for Old
African Leaders Call for Further Cuts to Eu Farm Subsidies
Solomons Ceasefire Raises Hopes of End to Atrocities
Britain 'knew uranium claims were false'
Liberian President Offered Asylum
Corsicans Say No to More Home Rule
Taylor in new offer to quit Liberia
Ashdown 'running Bosnia like a Raj'
Suu Kyi assault was carried out by hired thugs
The Knight v the Sausage
Lives are in US military's hands
Invasion was 14 days early, says top officer
'Shameless and shocking'
Corsicans Divided on Constitutional Poll Which Leaves Their Future Uncertain
Up to 17,000 Unexploded Bombs Left in War Zone, Mp Warns
Straw denies allies are in quagmire
New evidence suggests Royal Marine was killed by friendly fire
Europe Ready to Open the Door to Labelled Gm Foods
US-based Missiles to Have Global Reach
Schröder challenges stability pact by cutting taxes and raising borrowing
US and Britain admit mistakes on post-war plans
Peace force agreed for Solomons
Israeli Law Will Split Families, Say Critics
Iraq Informant Will Get His $30m, Says Us
Life Term for Bosnian Serb War Chief
Saudis to Let Cia Interview 9/11 Suspect
Muscovites fear strangler has struck again
Saudi Torture Claim Thrown Out By Uk Court
US Scraps Nuclear Weapons Watchdog
Ceasefire is at Risk, Sharon Told
Saudis Let Us Interview Suspected 9/11 Link
Arson Suspect is Held As Last of the Big Fires Burns on
Two Britons Killed As Arsonists Blamed for Forest Fires Across French Riviera
Sharon says barrier will stay despite Bush plea
Death zone puts family life in limbo
Cambodian poll 'rife with fraud'
Dam Appeal for Privy Council
Mistrial in Police Race Assault Case
Berlusconi's Allies Force Immunity Climbdown
Stronger Euro Increases Cost of Living on the Continent
Hunt for Arsonists As Forest Fires Sweep Across South of France
Saddam Praises Sons As Martyrs on New Tape
Sharon Says Barrier Will Stay Despite Bush Plea
Iceland Wants Us Planes to Stay
St Petersburg races to halt floods
Rebels in Colombia restored to civil life
Burma Activists Claim Victory Over Travel Links
Boys Jailed for Lingering in Stairwell
Arroyo Sets Up Mutiny Inquiries
France Suffers Worst Drought for 25 Years
Greeks Accuse Blair of War Crimes in Iraq
80% Turnout for Cambodian Vote
Sharon Sways Cabinet Into Freeing Prisoners
Hugs End Manila Mutiny in Mall
Iraqis Kill Five More Us Soldiers
North Korean bank is 'front for arms trade'
Sex Workers Helpless As Young Men 'bond' in Gang Rape Outings
The Fresh Face Behind the New Wave of Basque Terror
End of an era as Japan enters Iraq
US sends troops to back Liberian peacekeepers
Russian colonel jailed for murder
Spanish Press Review
Cambodia Edges Towards Change
Talks With Bush Boost Palestinian Leader
Frightening rumours leak out about sons held in cells
Faraway tribute to Yeltsin
Calvi Was Murdered By the Mafia, Italian Experts Rule
Palestinian Pm's Leadership at Stake When He Pleads With Bush to Help Free Detainees
US Report on Run-up to 9/11 Damns Intelligence
Here's the Evidence, Says Us
Three Us Soldiers Die in Iraq Convoy Ambush
Councillor Shoots Dead Political Rival
Liberia promised Nigerian troops
The last moments of Saddam's grandson
Gunman Kills Councillor in New York City Hall
Don't Blame September 11 on Spy Failures, Says Report
Blair Praise for Hong Kong Chief
Berlusconi Accusers Face Inquiry
Troubled Waters for Bangladesh As India Presses on With Plan to Divert Major Rivers
Bush Hails End of Saddam's Regime
Bush Security Adviser Takes Blame for Uranium Claim
Torture Ship's Visit Cancelled
How US troops cut off Saddam's bloodline - and maybe his lifeline
Lack of safety and power worries Iraqis more than fate of Saddam's sons
Blair rallies to cause of Hong Kong democracy
Uday: career of rape, torture and murder
Qusay: strategist at heart of the regime
Saudis Start Their Charm Offensive
Israeli Army Accused of Cruelty
Family Ties Make Cuba and Us Best of Enemies
Defence Right to Know Boosted
Italian Media Chief Resigns in Row Over Senate Bill
Cherie's Lead Vocal Rescues Blair in China
Dead: the Sons of Saddam
52 in Court Over Suicide Bombings
Dollar Gnaws at Cuba's Marvellous Revolution
Hunt for Saddam Risks Creating New Enemies
Annan Backs Iraq's Us-picked Leaders
16 Held As Saudis Foil Terror Plot
Bush in New Threat to Iran and Syria
Rape and torture empties the villages
Palestinians angry after Sharon blocks progress at talks
Iraq War 'began Last Year'
Cambodia Share Scam Britons Deported
Dissidents Feel Full Force of Castro's Wrath
Britain Ignores Bangladeshi Persecution
Blair Accepts Military Trial for Britons
Secret Nuclear Plant Detected in North Korea
A Futon on Fuji Helps Blair's Recovery
Death deals devastating blow to Iraq arms hunt
'Gorbachev's dachas' upset Russian Greens
MI5 Under Fire in Spy Muddle
Iraq Row Over Fate of Seized Scientists
Nuclear inspectors samples may point to Iranian weapons programme
Ex-dictator to Run for President
Academics in 'degrees for Cash' Inquiry
Bush Aids Blair By Halting Trial of Britons in Guantanamo Bay
Way cleared for hostages to be freed
Prodi Backs Down on Farm Reform
Israel Ordeal of 'ira Bomb Maker'
US Confused By Iraq's Quiet War
Crude Niger forgeries surface in Italian paper
Isolated Arafat calls for help - but is anybody still listening?
Most Iraqis want troops to stay, says poll
Journalist murdered, Iran admits
Serial killer fear grips Moscow
Colombian militias to stand down
Africa: Troops Seize Power in Oil Rush
Mexicans Expelled in 30s Ask for Justice
Disaster Aid Can Hinder, Not Help
Rodney King Riots Haunt Assault Trial of Former Lapd Officer
Camp Delta Rules 'bar' Civilian Lawyers
Four Die in France As Wind and Rain Sweep Away Heatwave
Genocide Court Sets Sights on Congo Conflict
Israel Finds Support From Britain Over Iran
US Aids Fund Opens Door to 'pirated' Drugs
Hurricane Claudette hits the Texas coast
One Nation leader in fraud case
Moscow seeks spies in suburbs
Saddam regime will be tried for war crimes, party reveals
Happy ending? Police close file on South African 'kidnap' boy
An Israeli Killed in Tel Aviv Knife Attack
Tycoon Jailed for 18 Years
South Africa 'stalling' on Aids
New Editor for Troubled New York Times
Mandela Calls for Extra Funds
Kidnappers and Robbers Make Most of Police Shortfall
Bushfires Were 'worst Disaster'
Briton 'tortured' By Cairo Police
Belgium to Scrap War Crimes Law
Disparate Voices of Iraq Emerge From Silence
Israeli Ploy on Arafat Backfires
UK Gives Up Fight for Guantanamo Captives
Zimbabwe Trumpets Low-key Post for Mugabe
Inquiry after journalist dies in Iran
Curiosity kills Russia's first cat caviar detective
Suspected Real IRA bombmaker arrested by police in Ramallah
'Torturer' Safe in Un Kosovo Role
New Eta Threat to Foreigners
Rumsfeld Expects More Attacks Very Soon
Sharon Set to Rebuff Uk Demands
US Row Casts Shadow Over Blair
Manhunt for Real IRA's bomb expert in West Bank
Straw demands 'fair trial' for two Britons
President of Iran offers to resign in reform row
The Enforcer, the Holiday Isle Scam and the Money Trail to Terror Gangs
Even in Africa, Bush Can't Avoid Iraq
Sharon: I'll Solve the Palestinian Problem in Four Years
Blair Ignored Cia Weapons Warning
Iraq takes first step towards self-rule
Where Us Promises Proved Hollow
Frantic Efforts to Bring Home Britons Held in Cuba As Blair's Us Trip Looms
Army Driving Out Rebels, Claims Colombian
Bus Service Heralds New Links Between India and Pakistan
CIA Chief Takes Rap for Bush's False War Claim
Montenegrin PM accused of link with tobacco racket
Power cuts and lost jobs stir anti-US anger
Queuing for petrol - with nowhere to go
Unions Press Corporate Us to Abandon Share Options
Chechen Leader Ordered My Kidnap, Monk Tells Extradition Hearing
Scientists Seek to Uncover Hidden Half of Creation Living in World's Treetops
Bush Vows to Join Africa's War on Aids
EU Scientists Reject Gm-free Zone
Bush Tries to Placate Waverers at Home
Cries of Nazi and Terrorist Strike Flat Note in Ode to Joy
Sharon Shuns Bbc Over Documentary
The Uk Businessmen Trapped in Guantanamo
Singapore's tribute to sisters
Iranian students held after calling off rally
Hong Kong Leader Fights for Political Life
Bush Backs Mbeki on Zimbabwe
Suspect Arrested in Cafe Shooting
Keep to the Law, Blair Tells Bush
White House 'lied About Saddam Threat'
Schröder Cancels Italian Holiday Over Jibes
Berlusconi Defuses Nazi Jibe Row
African sceptics unmoved by Bush's slavery speech
Doctors reject claims they acted unethically
Drug scandal fells German TV inquisitor
Russia's suicide rate doubles
Iran may give way on inspections
UK Boy Killed in Turkish Shooting
Shia U-turn Boosts Us Iraqi Council Plan
Secret Aid Poured Into Colombian Drug War
Kill Looters, Urges Archaeologist
Berlusconi's 'regret' Defuses Row Over Nazi Joke
Lone Child Survives Air Crash in Sudan
Afghan Jails Taken Over By Warlords
Two-year-old Only Survivor of Air Crash
US Archaeologist Calls for Armed Clampdown on Iraq Looters
Fresh Stasi files could name German MPs
Strike violence mounts in Nigeria
Iran acts to stop anniversary student protest
Mexican voters deal blow to Fox
Putin in warning on bombers
Outcry over gun target mugshots
Italy No Longer Behind the Times
Concession Leaves Arts Still in Doubt
Complications Slow Surgery on Twins
US Arrest of Soldiers Infuriates Turkey
Iran Claims It Has Missile That Can Reach Israel
The Marchers Make Democracy Work - and Throw Hong Kong Into Crisis
MPs' Fury at Secret Us Trials of 'terror' Britons
Putin oversees clampdown after Moscow blasts
Oil and terrorism drive the presidential tour
Poll test for Mexican president
Palestinian Anger As Israel Agrees to Free 400
Plane in Terrorism Scare Turns Up Sporting a Respray
Reporter Killed Covering His First War
Experts Sceptical About Pre-war Saddam Threat
Bush Begins His African Odyssey Today, But is He There to Plunder or Provide?
Jerusalem mayor's prize fight with Miller
US TV stirs up Iran's young rebels
Don't send Iraq refugees back, Britain is told
Confess or die, US tells jailed Britons
'I won't apologise for my Nazi joke'
'Saddam' tape urges guerrillas to fight on
Concern as Britons face US tribunal
Serial arson in suburban Washington
Wives clamour for US troops return
Italian TV accused of censoring furore over Berlusconi jibe
Isolated, strictly supervised and deprived of rights: how Camp Delta treats inmates
'I am beginning to lose the fight against hopelessness'
'He may not be fit to face trial or brief a lawyer'
Europe stunned by Fawlty Towers gaffe
US offers $25m for Saddam's capture
'It's nothing new for us so it's hard to react'
Six al-Qaida suspects to be tried by American military tribunal
Mexican villagers stage mass strip protests
US and Uk to Test Anti-terror Plan
Don't Mention the War to the Germans ... the Gulf War
Israeli Claim of Victory Denounced
We Fight On, Say Aceh Rebels
Pakistan Disqualifies Islamic Mp
Exiled Officer Tells How Mugabe's Thugs Took Over Police Force
Berlusconi's Regret at Nazi Jibe Defuses Diplomatic Stand-off
Madrid Says ¡hola! to a Lucrative New Icon
Greek police to patrol island clubs
Bush to send US troops into Liberia
Monitors to track civilian deaths
Ebola Expert Warns Mps About Risk of Virus Reaching Britain
US to Send Troops to Liberia
Undercover Police to Patrol Greek Bars
UK Legal Aid for Kenyans in Rape Case
EU Order Spells Door-to-door Recycling for Uk
World Bank Poverty Drive a Failure, Says Report
Israel Defies Peace Plan With West Bank Land Grab
'Bring Them On' Bush Says As Iraqi Attackers Prolong War
Nazi Jibe By Italian Premier
Kenyan Women Granted Legal Aid to Sue Mod
Taylor gives his terms for quitting
Zimbabwe calls Powell 'Uncle Tom'
Liberian President Gives His Terms for Quitting
US Uses Aid Threat to Block Court
'Economic Crisis' Forces German Call for Lower Rates
Kandahar Berates Straw for a Leftover Life of Gun Law and Broken Promises
Sharon and Abbas Warm to Road Map
US Fears N Korea Will Have Nuclear Missile in a Year
Hong Kong Takes to the Streets to Defend Freedoms
Shia Cleric Challenges Bush Plan for Iraq
Ministers Back 20-fold Rise in Arms Sales to Indonesia
UK Troops to Lead Iraq Multinational Force
Mr Fixit Finds His Vision Hard to Sell
Israel Cuts Links With Bbc
Prospect of babies from unborn mothers