After years of military rule, Nigeria gets new pre, Comoros coup leader says junta will be in power fo, Congo government bombs rebel strongholds, Dispute over UNITA rebels stymies AngolaZambia tal, EthiopiaEritrean border war simmers, In South Africa, doctors, courts fight brutal AIDS, Mandela skips last Cabinet meeting before election, Mubarak in Libya for consultations with Gadhafi, Nelson Mandela bids farewell, Nigerias president inaugurated, vows We shall not

Canadian Supreme Court says laws must recognize ga, Castro replaces foreign minister with fiercely loy, Castros aide becomes foreign minister, Chilean leaders annual address marred by punches, , Colombian general arrested for failing to stop mas, Colombian rebels kidnap more than 100 churchgoers;, Cuba celebrates victorious return of ball club, Cuba disputes U.S. claim that nuclear plant is uns, Cuba reportedly jails three journalists, Dozens still held by Colombian rebels

45 years later, defeat of French still resonates i, AntiNATO protests flare in Beijing for second day, APEC ministers cite improved Asian economies, but , As angry protests end, China reportedly welcomes i, Australian comes back from the dead to win lottery, China breeding program produces 4 rare pandas, China experiments with rural democracy, China gives green light to embassy protests, China protesters set fire to U.S. officials home, China rejects cookedup spying report

39 killed in Ukraine coal mine explosion, Aid workers face trial in Yugoslavia on spying cha, Aid workers see possible final push to move out et, Albania might move refugees farther from Kosovo, Amid protests, U.S. says faulty information led to, Angry Russian lawmakers resume impeachment debate, Animals in Belgrade zoo also feel effects of war, Annan calls for U.N. to lead peacemaking efforts, Annan defends U.N. refugee aid, says agency overwh, Annan defends U.N. refugee aid, says agency overwh

Amid heavy security, Turkey opens trial of Kurdish, Arab candidate drops out of Israeli PM race, Arab prime minister candidate alters Israeli polit, Barak begins hunt for coalition partners, Barak celebrates landslide victory over Netanyahu, Barak could turn to Likud rivals to build governme, Barak favored over Netanyahu before Israel electio, Barak floats compromise on settlements freeze, Barak government begins to take shape, Barak heads for landslide victory over Netanyahu