General News Archive - December 17, 2005
By Heba Kandil ABU DHABI (Reuters) - Leaders of six pro-U.S. Gulf Arab states meet on Sunday to discuss Iran's nuclear ambitions and a U.N.-Syria standoff, concerned that an escalation of these disputes could rock a region already suffering from instability in Iraq.
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A leader in the main Sunni Arab alliance that contested Thursday's Iraqi election said on Saturday it had been a success, citing only a few cases of ballot violations. "The election process succeeded ...
By Dominic Lau and Tan Ee Lyn HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hundreds of protesters battled past police lines in Hong Kong on Saturday to reach a building where a meeting of world trade ministers is being held, a Reuters reporter said.
By Michael Georgy BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The main Arab Sunni alliance that contested Iraq's election said on Saturday it was a success despite some violations, fuelling U.S. hopes that peaceful politics will help pave the way for a troop withdrawal. "The election process succeeded ...
BERLIN (Reuters) - The German government believes a citizen abducted in Iraq three weeks ago is still alive and in relatively good health, Focus magazine said on Saturday.
By Richard Waddington and Susan Fenton HONG KONG (Reuters) - Anti-globalization protesters fought pitched battles with Hong Kong police on Saturday outside a convention center where trade ministers from around the world were making a last-ditch effort to rescue a global pact.
By Julien Pretot VAL D'ISERE, France (Reuters) - Lindsey Kildow of the United States won a weather-affected women's World Cup downhill race on Saturday in a time of one minute 21.91 seconds.
By Michael Georgy BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The main Arab Sunni alliance that contested Iraq's election said on Saturday it had been a success, fuelling U.S. hopes peaceful politics will help pave the way for a troop withdrawal.
By William Schomberg and Dominic Lau HONG KONG (Reuters) - Anti-globalization protesters fought pitched battles with Hong Kong police on Saturday outside a convention center where feuding ministers from around the world were making a last-ditch effort to rescue a trade pact.
