WASHINGTON, D.C.: President George W. Bush vetoed a bill on Tuesday
setting an Iraq withdrawal timeline, setting the stage for a new
battle with antiwar forces over ending US involvement in the
4-year-old conflict.
While both sides pledged to work
together on new legislation that would ensure US troops in Iraq and
Afghanistan get needed funding, there was no evident compromise in
the works between the White House and Congressional Democrats who
have sought to tie funding to a pullout schedule.
Violent clashes marred huge May
Day rallies around the world Tuesday with more than 700 protesters
arrested in the worst riots in Istanbul, as Fidel Castro failed to
show up for Cuba’s celebrations.
BANGKOK: A demand by China, India
and Brazil that rich nations accept that they are mainly responsible
for global warming has held up progress at a key UN climate change
conference here, delegates said Wednesday.
BAGHDAD: Iraqi forces are investigating
reports that the alleged leader of al-Qaeda in Iraq, Abu Ayyub al-Masri,
has been killed in a clash between feuding armed factions, officials
said Tuesday.
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