Isreal took its conflict with the Palestinians to a new level yesterday by assassinating a senior PLO political leader, drawing warnings of large-scale revenge attacks. Full Story

Author Gore Vidal sent an open letter to FBI director-designate Robert Mueller on Monday, saying the agency dropped the ball on the investigation into Timothy McVeigh and the Oklahoma City bombing and asking him to reopen the probe. Full Story

While the Bush administration is worrying about potential missile threats from North Korea, Iran or Iraq, it must not neglect the more immediate danger posed by tons of inadequately secured Russian plutonium. Any country trying to develop nuclear weapons would love to steal a few pounds of the bomb-making material. Yet the White House is…

Militant youths took hostage dozens of oil workers — including at least eight foreigners — at a drilling rig off the coast of West Africa, but released them all Monday, Shell Oil said. Full Story

Italian police on Tuesday defused a crudely made bomb near the U.S. Consulate in Florence. Consulate security guards found the device an explosive in a plastic bag with two wires attached concealed in a shoe box on the street and notified police. Full Story

The Rev. Rogelio Esquivel, a priest who was kidnapped two weeks ago from his church, was freed Monday after family members paid a ransom, a church official said. Full Story

Soldiers opposed to the new leader of the secessionist island of Anjouan briefly seized control of the port and state radio station Monday in the second coup attempt in the Comoros islands this month, witnesses said. Full Story

Israeli troops seized positions in Palestinian-ruled Beit Jala on Tuesday and sent bulldozers into a refugee camp in southern Gaza only hours after Israel assassinated a top Palestinian leader. Full Story

Warning that narcotics posed a threat to social stability and economic growth, government ministers from China and three Southeast Asian countries pledged on Tuesday to step up cooperation in a war on drugs. Full Story

An Internet site being investigated by the RCMP after complaints it was used by Islamic terrorists for recruiting has moved its registered base from Canada to the United States. Two days after the police probe of islamway.com was announced, the Web site switched its domain address from Montreal to Ann Arbor, Mich. The change took…

Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat is a “savage enemy” according to Israeli Defence Minister Binyamin Ben Eliezer. Mr Ben Eliezer told Labor party activisits Mr Arafat is directly responsible for violence in the Middle East. Full Story

Palestinian militants killed three Israeli soldiers Saturday in a daring raid on an army outpost in the southern Gaza Strip, and three Israeli civilians were shot dead when their car was ambushed near Jerusalem. Full Story

Israel assassinated the leader of a radical Palestinian faction in a missile strike Monday on the group&#039s offices in the West Bank city of Ramallah, the faction said. Full Story

A British soldier was killed when his army vehicle came under attack in Macedonia, highlighting the risks to NATO troops set to begin gathering up rebel weapons on Monday under a controversial peace plan. Full Story

A car bomb linked to Basque separatist rebels ETA exploded at Madrid&#039s main Barajas airport on Monday morning, police said, the third attack in a month to target Spain&#039s tourist industry during the peak season. Full Story

The TRC&#039s recent Win Against Terrorism training was a great success. For those that participated, thanks for contributing to the success of the program. For those that were unable to attend this session, we hope you will join us in Atlanta in January 2002. Details will be posted to the site soon. TRC Staff

As it is difficult to curb international terrorism in the country, the National Intelligence Agency (BIN) will focus on fighting its domestic accomplices, agency chief A.M. Hendropriyono said on Thursday. Full Story

With the recent escalation in suicide bombings against civilian targets in Israel and the continuing threat of Osama bin Laden terrorist attacks, the relationship between Islam and terrorism is, once again, the subject of rampant speculation. Full Story

Approximately 80 customs and border officials from Central Asia are participating in a U.S.-sponsored program in Texas to learn state-of-the-art methods for detecting nuclear, chemical and biological weapons components that could be smuggled across borders. Full Story

The Israeli army plunged briefly deep into Palestinian-ruled areas of Hebron on Thursday, facing fierce resistance to an operation it said was in retaliation for the shooting of a settler boy. Full Story

A powerful bomb exploded late on Thursday in a residential neighborhood of Colombia&#039s third-largest city, injuring an unknown number of people and causing extensive damage, the army said. Full Story

France sent a convicted member of armed Basque separatist group ETA back to Spain on Thursday to face charges of murder, kidnapping and bombing, the Spanish Interior Ministry said in a statement. Full Story

Three young American girls and their Mexican mother were murdered and their bodies dumped in a cornfield outside Mexico&#039s western city of Guadalajara, officials said on Thursday. Full Story

British security forces defused a powerful bomb on Thursday left near a river bridge in Northern Ireland&#039s second city Londonderry, police said. Full Story

Palestinian President Yasser Arafat arrived in China from Pakistan on Thursday on the final stage of a whirlwind tour across Asia seeking support for his people&#039s struggle with Israel. Full Story

The military wing of the Muslim militant group Hamas said Monday it had suicide bombers in Israel waiting for orders to avenge the killing of a Palestinian activist and his two children in the Gaza Strip. The Israeli army said the deaths were caused by a bomb the man was preparing in his yard and…

Montgomery and Bucks counties are sharing $1.5 million to train emergency personnel how to spot and deal with an act of terrorism. Full Story

The patients with the mysterious sickness began appearing at Oklahoma City hospitals in December of 2002, with fever, weakness and a nasty rash. Within days the rash blossomed into pus-filled bumps, almost like a severe case of acne. Full Story

The Oklahoma City National Memorial&#039s museum marked its six-month anniversary Sunday, after already attracting nearly as many visitors as it expected in its entire first year. Full Story

The FBI is investigating a senior counter-terrorism official after his briefcase containing classified documents was stolen from him at a convention, government sources said Sunday. Authorities later recovered the briefcase and documents. Full Story

More than 10 months after two Arabic- speaking suicide bombers attacked the destroyer Cole in Aden, killing 17 American sailors, an F.B.I. investigation has virtually ground to a halt because Yemen has refused repeated American requests to widen the inquiry to include Islamic militant groups in Yemen. Full Story

On Sunday a powerful explosion rocked a crowded marketplace in the southern Russian city of Astrakhan. Two people were killing immediately and four more died later in hospital. Four of the wounded remain in a critical condition. Full Story

German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer plays mediator in talks with Israeli and Palestinian leaders Tuesday aimed at fostering a cease-fire after almost 11 months of fighting. Full Story

Sri Lanka&#039s Tamil Tiger guerrillas attacked a police station in the east of the country on Tuesday, leaving at least 17 dead and 18 wounded, the military said. Full Story

To those who may say to Howard Green that he was unlucky, in the wrong place at the wrong time, when a suicide nail bomb exploded in a Jerusalem restaurant Thursday, he has a brisk response: “There&#039s no right place (for terrorism).” Full Story

Police arrested hundreds of Islamic militants Wednesday in a crackdown launched after the president banned two Muslim extremist groups blamed for propagating violence. Full Story

Israel issued a new warning on Thursday to Palestinian gunmen south of Jerusalem to stop shooting, and Russia and the United States stepped up pressure on both sides to end months of fighting. Full Story

Afghanistan&#039s ruling Taliban on Thursday again refused permission for Western diplomats to see eight detained foreign aid workers and suggested the envoys return to neighboring Pakistan. Full Story

An explosive device placed under a motorcycle seat blew up and killed three people in the Indonesian Moluccas islands on Wednesday, a Catholic news agency said on Thursday. Full Story

A shadowy new ethnic Albanian group urging war to split Macedonia could be anything from a lone extremist with e-mail to a guerrilla splinter group that could threaten a peace accord and a planned NATO force. Full Story

After six years in the making, the Oklahoma City Bombing Investigation Committee, headed up by former Oklahoma state representative Charles Key, has announced the long-awaited release of its final report, which differs sharply and dramatically from the official conclusions of the federal government. Full Story As with all RealNews items, this is provided for informational…

A nuclear bomb, 100 times more powerful than the one dropped on Hiroshima, is lying 10km off the east coast of the United States. Full Story

Two young men described as volunteer suicide bombers stood silently as their Islamic mentor bid them a tranquil good evening. “And don’t forget to say your prayers,” he reminded them as they left his home. Full Story

Israel appeared poised to launch another incursion into Palestinian-controlled areas on Wednesday, with tanks and troops stationed on the outskirts of a West Bank town. It was not clear whether Israel still planned to enter the Palestinian area, or if the troop buildup was simply intended to signal a warning to Palestinians. Full Story

Security sources claimed yesterday the three men held in Colombia were leading members of the Provisional IRA. Full Story

The National Liberation Army (ELN), Colombia&#039s second-largest rebel group with which the government broke off peace negotiations last week, kidnapped nine people and blocked major roadways around the country, police said. Full Story

Israeli police Wednesday arrested several Islamic Jihad members who were planning a bomb attack in the northern city of Haifa, a police spokesman said. Full Story

Undercover Israeli soldiers shot dead a member of Yasser Arafat&#039s Fatah faction on Wednesday in what Palestinians called an assassination, fueling tension already stoked by Israeli troop movements. Full Story

India marked Independence Day in characteristic fashion on Wednesday, slamming old foe Pakistan over disputed Kashmir where separatist violence killed at least seven people. Full Story

Separatist guerrillas killed seven people including five Hindus in India&#039s trouble-torn Jammu and Kashmir state as the country marked its Independence Day on Wednesday, police said. Full Story

The rebel safe haven was supposed be a “laboratory for peace,” but Colombian officials say members of the Irish Republican Army were training Colombian rebels in terrorist tactics there. Full Story

An 81-year-old freedom fighter, who was a part of India&#039s freedom struggle against the British in his heyday, says he is ready to lay down his life, but will not let anyone take even an inch of his country. Full Story

Indonesia on Monday vowed to protect Americans in the country against a threat from extremists which prompted Washington to order out some aid workers. Full Story

Israeli tanks moved into positions near the West Bank town of Bethlehem hours after Prime Minister Ariel Sharon warned the Palestinian Authority it could pay a heavy price if a 10-month-old uprising does not end. Full Story

A Sri Lankan cabinet minister made an unprecedented crossing into rebel-held territory in the country&#039s north and held talks with Tamil Tiger guerrillas during a Catholic pilgrimage, an official statement said on Tuesday. Full Story

The Irish Republican Army threw Northern Ireland&#039s peace process into new turmoil Tuesday when it announced it was withdrawing a disarmament proposal it made only last week. Full Story

Three Western diplomats in Kabul to seek access to eight foreign aid workers detained for promoting Christianity came up empty handed on Tuesday when Afghanistan&#039s ruling Taliban again denied permission. Full Story

Mexican authorities have arrested five suspected members of a little-known guerrilla unit that bombed three Mexico City banks last week, the Attorney General&#039s Office said on Tuesday. Full Story

‘- Ethnic Albanian rebels have agreed to hand their weapons to NATO soldiers to be deployed in Macedonia in a big step toward ending a six-month rebellion, The political leader of the so-called National Liberation Army (NLA), Ali Ahmeti, signed the deal in talks with NATO brokers Tuesday after receiving assurances of an amnesty and…

Even Israelis are beginning to wonder what on earth Ariel Sharon&#039s soldiers are doing in Orient House. As a bloodless retaliation for the crime of last week&#039s Palestinian suicide bomber who murdered 15 Israelis, and as a way of tweaking Yasser Arafat&#039s ever-greying moustache, storming the Palestinian offices must have seemed a bright idea. No…