British military 'suppressed UFO information'
The British government tried to cover up one of the country's most famous sightings of an unidentified flying object, a parliamentary watchdog ruled.
( Reuters, 12/03/2002 04:26 AM PST)

U.S. envoy: War against Iraq not inevitable
U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz said a war with Iraq was not inevitable but warned Iraqi President Saddam Hussein he would have to go further than ever before if he wanted to avoid conflict.
( Reuters, 12/03/2002 04:21 AM PST)

Iraq will hand in weapons declaration on Dec. 7
Iraq will hand in a key declaration on its military programs on Dec. 7, a senior Iraqi official said today. But he again denied that Baghdad had any weapons of mass destruction.
( Reuters, 12/03/2002 04:08 AM PST)

Kuwait Says Iraq Vessel Fires at Coast Guard Boats
An Iraqi vessel opened fire on two Kuwaiti coast guard boats in northern Kuwaiti waters Tuesday but there were no serious casualties, Kuwaiti officials said.
( Reuters, 12/03/2002 04:04 AM PST)

Sierra Leone swears In war crimes judges
The eight judges of Sierra Leone's international war crimes tribunal were sworn in at a ceremony hailed as a turning point in a decade of bloodshed in the West African country.
( CLARENCE ROY-MACAULAY, Associated Press, 12/03/2002 03:57 AM PST)

Turkey fears Iraq war would provoke Kurds
To understand why Turkey is hesitant to back a U.S. attack against Iraq, just look at Hakkari, a mountain town near the Iraqi border where poverty and unemployment fuel anger at the government and support for Kurdish nationalism.
( LOUIS MEIXLER, Associated Press, 12/03/2002 03:51 AM PST)

Putin Eager to Cooperate With NATO
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday he is ready to cooperate more with NATO if it focuses on combatting terrorism, but that Russia also is prepared to act alone to defend its interests.
( STEVE GUTTERMAN, Associated Press, 12/03/2002 03:49 AM PST)

Egypt Court Nixes Sociologist's Sentence
Egypt's highest appeal court ordered a retrial for an Egyptian-American sociologist Tuesday, overturning his conviction for tarnishing Egypt's image with his writings on democracy and human rights.
( MAAMOUN YOUSSEF, Associated Press, 12/03/2002 03:46 AM PST)

Moscow Court Hears Hostage Complaints
A Moscow court began hearing complaints Tuesday from former hostages and victims' families seeking compensation from the city government in connection with the October hostage crisis.
( ERIC ENGLEMAN, Associated Press, 12/03/2002 03:42 AM PST)

Hong Kong Picks China Congress Delegates
An electoral panel chose Hong Kong's 36 delegates to the Chinese congress on Tuesday, but some losing candidates alleged behind-the-scenes dealing may have knocked out political newcomers who did well in the first round of voting.
( MARGARET WONG, Associated Press, 12/03/2002 03:40 AM PST)

U.N. team inspects Saddam's palaces
Flexing U.N. muscle, international inspectors roared up to one of Saddam Hussein's presidential palaces today and demanded and received quick entry, in an early test of new powers to hunt for weapons of mass destruction anywhere, anytime in Iraq.
( CHARLES J. HANLEY, Associated Press, 12/03/2002 03:39 AM PST)

Israel: Kenya attacks not forseen
Israeli intelligence had advance warning that terror groups were operating in Kenya but did not have information that they were planning to attack Israeli targets, an army intelligence chief said.
( LAURIE COPANS, Associated Press, 12/03/2002 03:35 AM PST)

Official says Taliban suspects arrested
Afghan authorities have arrested nearly a dozen suspected Taliban militants or their supporters across the country over the last two weeks, a senior intelligence official said.
( Associated Press, 12/03/2002 03:28 AM PST)

California judge OKs Princess Diana lawsuit
Billionaire Mohamed Al Fayed won the right to proceed with a lawsuit accusing a lawyer and others of involvement in a $20 million scheme to sell forged documents about the crash that killed Fayed's son and Princess Diana.
( Associated Press, 12/03/2002 03:25 AM PST)