Afghan Officials: Al Qaeda Coming from Iraq to Fight
February 2, 2006 --
Al-Qaeda Sneaking in Afghanistan To Fight
Officials Says al-Qaida Militants Are Coming to Afghanistan From Iraq; Five Killed in Suicide Attack (AP)
New Team Plans to Identify Nuclear Attackers
The team would be responsible for determining quickly who exploded a nuclear device on American soil and where it came from, officials said. (NY Times)
U.S. Intel Chief Issues Warning Over Iran
National Intelligence Director John Negroponte told Congress on Thursday that Iran probably does not yet have nuclear weapons, nor has it obtained the material central to producing them. (AP)
Anger Grows over Muhammad Cartoon
Protests have spread across the Muslim world over the publication in Europe of cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad. (BBC)
Russia Officer Fined for Slavery
A military court in Russia has sentenced a senior officer serving in the country's elite missile forces for hiring out his troops as slave labour. (BBC)
Sudan Rebels Expelled from Darfur Talks After Assault
Three members of a Sudanese rebel delegation to the Darfur peace talks in Abuja, brokered by the African Union (AU), have been expelled for assaulting two colleagues, the AU said yesterday. (AFP)
Saudis Reject Bush 'Reform'
Members of Saudi Arabia's Shura (consultative) Council said yesterday the kingdom was initiating reforms of its own volition and US President George W Bush should stop acting as if he were the "sole agent for reform" in the world. (AFP)
Quake's Homeless Battle Winter
Workers are still finding villages in Pakistani-controlled Kashmir in need of aid to survive the winter. (NY Times)
Report: Salafist Leader Killed in Algeria
An Algerian newspaper has reported quoting a Muslim group linked to al-Qaida that the Algerian army has killed its spiritual leader. (AP)
Bomb Targets Beirut Army Barracks
A bomb placed at the wall of a military barracks in Beirut exploded early on Thursday, shattering windows of several apartments and cars, police and witnesses said. (AP)
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