Russia, China and Pakistan accused
Ari Fleischer, president Bush's spokesman at the white house said: �These countries want improved relations with the United States and they have no interest in a nuclearised North Korea.� Times Online. More asian news Asia Daily

Abu Bakar Bashir in hospital
The leader of JI [Jamiah Islamiah] was admited on Friday to hospital, just hours before reporting to Indonisean authorities regarding his involvement with the Bali bomb attack the killed and injured hundred. news.com.au. Indonisian Authorities claim to hold another person suspected of the attack in cutoday Bali Latest

The spokesman for the Iraqi national congress
, al-Sharif Bin Ali Bin al-Hussein, has announced that the congress will reconsider the oil investment contracts, currently given to foreign companies in Iraq. He indicated that priority will be for the greater American companies. arabicnews.com

1,500 US special forces in Jordan
, training for covert action if the US attacks Iraq. CNN

United nation Debate on Iraq
French diplomats are scrutinising a crucial draft United Nations resolution on Iraq to see if they can reach an agreement with the United States. BBC 
New York Times Standoff with Iraq

Britan threatens to go it alone
Britain and the US yesterday signalled their readiness to attack Iraq without a UN mandate if the security council fails to agree on a common course of action. As the five permanent members of the council haggled over the wording for a new resolution on weapons inspections, both the foreign secretary, Jack Straw, and the US secretary of state, Colin Powell, threatened to go it alone. Guardian Unlimited

Family grieves Mexican immigrant's horrific death
The bodies of seven men and four women who died of extreme heat and dehydration were discovered Monday in the rail car in Denison, Iowa. Police were working with forensic anthropologists and said it could take months to identify the victims. The Nando Times

Training of Iraqi Exiles Authorized
President Bush has authorized U.S. combat training for Iraqi opponents of Saddam Hussein, and the Pentagon has identified as many as 5,000 recruits for an initial training phase to begin next month, according to administration and military officials. Washington Post

Snipper Witness Charged
Police Investigating the Snipper attacks in Washington aref charging Matthew M. Dowdy for giving misleading evidence. Full Coverage Snipper Files