President Bush has outlined his strategy for the transfer of power in Iraq in five weeks, and warned that insurgents will likely become even more active and brutal as the June 30th hand-over approaches.
The Israel army has withdrawn from the Rafah refugee camp in the southern Gaza Strip after a week-long raid that left at least 42 Palestinians dead and many more homeless.
United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan says last week's meeting between the leaders of Japan and North Korea was--in his words-- a timely and encouraging step.
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