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.

Aug 28, 2000

JERUSLEM [MENL] -- Senior Israeli officials have said that the killing ofthree Israeli soldiers during an undercover raid in a West Bank village fora wanted Hamas leader may have been caused by friendly fire.

Sep 07, 2000

RAMALLAH [MENL] -- An Israeli military court has sentenced a Palestinian totwo life terms for the killing of two Israeli women.