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34 arrested over London, Sharm attacks

BRITISH ANTI-TERRORIST officers arrested nine men in dawn raids Thursday in connection with the botched July 21 bomb attacks on London’s transit system as police warned of “a race against time” to hunt down the bombers. And the dragnet in the Sharm El Sheikh terror attacks widened Thursday as police …

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IRA ends armed struggle

BELFAST (AP) — The Irish Republican Army, which killed and maimed thousands in a 35-year campaign against British rule, on Thursday renounced violence as a political weapon, a move hailed by the British and Irish governments as a decisive step towards a permanent peace. British Prime Minister Tony Blair called …

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EC chairman announces readiness to support future cabinet

TEHRAN – Expediency Council (EC) Chairman Ak-bar Hashemi Rafsanjani here Tuesday said that his re¬marks do not aim to restore his personal rights but are meant to effect reform. He underlined that he will take any necessary measure to support the future government. Speaking at a gathering of the electoral …

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