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  • Ahern will not join in move to integrate EU armies

    EU: The Taoiseach, Mr Ahern, has told his Belgian and German counterparts that he is relaxed about their initiative to integrate the defence forces of some European countries. Denis Staunton reports from Brussels and Derek Scally  from Berlin. p
War on Iraq

  • EU and US split on UN role in rebuilding of Iraq

    BRUSSELS MEETINGS: The European Union and United States remained sharply divided last night over who should play the leading role in post-war Iraq, despite an intensive effort by the US Secretary of State, Mr Colin Powell, to heal the transatlantic rift. Denis Staunton , in Brussels. p

  • Bush cabinet split about post-war oil management

    OIL ISSUE: A "battle is raging" within the Bush administration about the management of Iraq's oil supplies immediately after of the war, according to coalition diplomatic sources at the United Nations. Conor O'Clery, in New York p

  • Plan is to control Baghdad's utilities and isolate Saddam

    US STRATEGY: Gen Richard Myers, chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, laid out a strategy for the fall of Baghdad yesterday. He indicated that US forces would enter part of the city, take control of water and electricity, and declare themselves the controlling authority, while isolating President Saddam Hussein in another part. Conor O'Clery in New York p

  • Tale of two cities beset by intimidation

    The northern Iraqi cities of Mosul and Kirkuk have been besieged by troops loyal to the Iraqi regime. They are preparing for an allied attack by pulling back from their northern front lines to surround the cities with tanks and heavy weaponry, and are reinforcing with death squads sent from the south. Lynne O'Donnell in Irbil, northern Iraq p

  • Rulers' common position is sitting on the fence

    ARAB OPINION: The Arab world has remained quieter than expected, reports Michael Jansen p

  • Schroder criticises US plans for future of Iraq

    Chancellor Gerhard Schröder has delivered a thinly-veiled swipe at US plans for Iraq, saying the country's reconstruction will involve more than "repairing oil wells" and "giving licences to companies". Derek Scally , in Berlin p

  • Iraqi visit to bomb site with media backfires

    Showing foreign media the evils of US bombardment is a hazardous undertaking that sometimes backfires. Lara Marlowe in Baghdad p

  • It is impossible to say who is in charge of Iraqi forces, US asserts

    The Iraqi Government was losing control of its forces and the ordinary population and it was impossible to say who was in charge any more, a spokesman for US Central Command (Centcom) in the capital of Qatar has claimed. Deaglán de Bréadún , reports from Doha. p

  • Capture of airports would be a key advance for allies

    MILITARY ANALYSIS: Baghdad appears to be in the throes of envelopment by invading forces, writes Tom Clonan p

  • Looted palace of Chemical Ali is haunted by ghost of his crimes

    In a flat landscape of mud fields and flat-topped farmhouses, the palace of Chemical Ali stands out for miles. Its crenellated tower of yellowish stone rises above a stand of date palms. It is a symbol of dominance and power. Paul Harris , near Basra p

  • Phial may hold first trace of chemical weapons

    British troops think they may have finally found the smoking gun, writes Jack Fairweather p

  • Trocaire launches appeal for €8m to help Iraqis

    Trócaire is today launching an appeal in Ireland on behalf of Caritas International for $8 million for Iraq. Michael Jansen in Amman p

  • Red Cross plans first humanitarian aid for Basra today

    The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) intends to send the first humanitarian relief into Basra, which is still controlled by Iraqi forces, today. p

  • Chirac apologises to queen over defacement of graves

    French President Jacques Chirac sent a letter of apology to Britain's Queen Elizabeth yesterday over the defacement last week of British first World War military graves in northern France with anti-British slogans. p

  • Asylum claims of Iraqis suspended

    Iraqis seeking refugee status in Ireland are not having their asylum claims processed at the moment due to the war. The move has caused worry and concern among some Iraqis whose appointments for interviews have been cancelled. p

  • McDowell defends riot squad gardai

    DAIL ANTI-WAR PROTEST: The conduct of riot gardaí who were not wearing identity numbers when they clashed with anti-war demonstrators outside the Dáil this week has been defended by the Minister for Justice. p

  • Self-interest crucial to formation of foreign policy

    COMMENTARY: The protesters would have Ireland stand alone in splendid, useless and damaging isolation, argues Willie O'Dea p

  • WarBriefing

    Compiled by Joe Humphreys p
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  • UN inquiry into SARS as death toll increases

    UN: As the death toll from the SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome)virus continues to mount, a team of UN infectious disease experts began an investigation into the original outbreak of the mysterious illness in southern China. p

  • ANC obtains two-thirds majority in parliament

    SOUTH AFRICA: South Africa's ruling African National Congress (ANC) has obtained a two-thirds majority in parliament - a crucial level of support required to change the country's constitution. p

  • Moscow dismisses siege victims' claim

    RUSSIA: The lawyer for victims of last year's Moscow theatre siege said yesterday that the city's mayor had refused to take any responsibility for the tragedy and would not offer survivors an out-of-court settlement for damages. p

  • Seven Palestinians killed by Israeli soldiers

    MIDDLE EAST: Israeli soldiers killed seven Palestinians yesterday in the Occupied Territories, including four in a raid in southern Gaza, while inside Israel, security forces arrested three Israeli Arab citizens on suspicion of planning attacks, in the latest in a rising number of such cases. p
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