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 25, 2000

NICOSIA [MENL] -- Iranian President Mohammad Khatami told the families ofthe 10 Iranian Jews convicted of espionage for Israel that justice would beupheld, irrespective of the religion of the defendants.

Sep 01, 2000

WASHINTON [MENL] -- The Pentagon has placed United States Army Patriotanti-missile batteries on an alert against a possible Iraqi Scud missileattack on Israel.

Sep 04, 2000

WASHINGTON [MENL] -- Opposition groups plan to protest the arrival of aleading Iraqi official accused of torturing and killing thousands of people.