Sharm El-Sheikh— Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed
Abul Gheit Monday appealed for the establishment
of a new international order, which should be
founded upon plurality and the democratization
of international relations.
Baghdad— Security was ramped up in Christian
areas of Baghdad and the northern Iraqi city of
Mosul on Monday after deadly bombings which left
church leaders in dismay over the assailants and
their motives.
LATE in his life, Robert McNamara became a sad
study in what can happen when a Pentagon leader
eventually regrets taking a country into a
disastrous war and attempts to atone. His
belated acknowledgment of doubts and error in
managing the Vietnam War came too late for many,
and after his death last week he was remembered
as a tragic and sorrowful figure.
Maldives—MDP candidate Mohamed Mustafa has won
the much contested 77th seat of the People’s
Majlis, the seat representing Thimarafushi
region, after defeating his opponent DRP
candidate Mohamed Gassan Maumoon, son of former
President, in the elections held yesterday on
the island of Thimarafushi. According to
Provisional Results announced last night,
Mustafa won the Thimarafushi seat, by 52 votes.
Jerusalem— Israel’s foreign minister on Monday
dismissed a call by the European Union’s foreign
policy chief for U.N. recognition of a
Palestinian state if Israel and the Palestinians
fail to reach a peace agreement.
