Aug 24, 2000

CAIRO [MENL] -- The crash of a Bahrain airliner in which all 143 people onboard were killed has been attributed to mechanical failure.

Aug 27, 2000

TORONTO [MENL] -- Canadian authorities are investigating whether Israeli andUnited States intelligence officials are responsible for hacking into thegovernment's top secret intelligence files.

Sep 21, 2000

NICOSIA [MENL] -- North Korea has embarked on yet another diplomaticinitiative to try and end its Cold War isolationism.

Oct 23, 2000

CAIRO [MENL] -- Algeria continues to open up to the West as the NorthAfrican country has signed a series of agreements with Canada worth $700million.