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Powell leaves without ceasefire
MANAMA (BAHRAIN), APRIL 17.The U.S. Secretary of State, Colin Powell, wound up his peace mission to West Asia today without succeeding in getting Israel and the Palestinian Authority to agree to a ceasefire declaration. Senior U.S. officials ...

Berlusconi's reforms raise union hackles
PARIS, APRIL 17. Life in Italy was totally paralysed on Tuesday with a general strike that brought the country to an abrupt halt. It was the biggest and most spectacular work stoppage the country has seen in 20 years. Banks, airports, ...

U.K. reviewing arms sales to Israel
LONDON, APRIL 17. British arms exports to Israel are to be reviewed in what is seen as the first overt sign of Britain's annoyance with Israel which was roundly condemned in the Commons on Tuesday for the "massacre'' in the Palestinian refugee ...

Kabul `safe' for king's return
KABUL, APRIL 17. International peacekeepers today declared the Afghan capital safe for the return of the former king, Mohammad Zahir Shah, after 29 years of exile in Rome. "If you compare the security situation to four or five months ago, it ...