Kenyan opposition unites as ruling party splits
A group of senior Kenyan politicians quit the ruling KANU party to join the opposition on Monday in a row over President Daniel arap Moi's hand-picked successor, raising political tensions ahead of an expected poll in December.
( By DAVID MAGERIA, Reuters, 10/14/2002 11:56 AM PDT)

Saudi minister says his country opposes Iraq war
Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal said Monday his country opposed war on Iraq and would not participate in any possible U.S. strike against the kingdom's northern neighbor.
( Reuters, 10/14/2002 11:54 AM PDT)

Pakistan Islamists want U.S. troops out
Hard-line Islamic parties that have emerged as potential coalition partners after a general election in Pakistan said Monday they would seek to impose Islamic law in the country and ask U.S. troops to leave.
( By NASIR MALICK, Reuters, 10/14/2002 11:08 AM PDT)

Iraq Says Saddam Referendum Will Deal Blow to Bush
Iraq urged voters on Monday to turn out in force in a referendum designed to show massive domestic support for President Saddam Hussein as he faces the threat of U.S. military attack to end his rule.
( BY NADIM LADKI, Reuters, 10/14/2002 11:05 AM PDT)

Two boats capsize in eastern India
Two boats capsized Monday in a rain-swollen reservoir in eastern India, and police said dozens of people were feared drowned.
( Associated Press, 10/14/2002 10:05 AM PDT)

Dahlan offers resignation to Arafat
Mohammed Dahlan, one of the most powerful figures in the Palestinian security system, offered his resignation to Yasser Arafat, a senior Palestinian official said Monday.
( By MARK LAVIE, Associated Press, 10/14/2002 10:03 AM PDT)

Serbia feud to drag on after election flop
Yugoslav President Vojislav Kostunica's party blamed dirty tricks Monday for the failure of Serbia's presidential election, which left politicians who ousted Slobodan Milosevic mired in a bitter power struggle.
( By ANDREW GRAY, Reuters, 10/14/2002 10:01 AM PDT)

Ivory Coast TV Says Army Recaptures Key Cocoa Town
Ivory Coast's army has recaptured the key cocoa town of Daloa a day after it was taken by rebels of the Patriotic Movement of Ivory Coast, state television said on Monday.
( Reuters, 10/14/2002 09:45 AM PDT)

Confusion over gunshots at U.S. exercise in Kuwait
Kuwait and its main ally the United States appeared Monday to be at odds once again over a new shooting incident involving U.S. soldiers. The U.S. Embassy in Kuwait said American troops training in the desert were shot at from two vehicles but several Kuwaiti officials said it was probably a group of bird shooters who fired in the air and alarmed the soldiers.
( By ASHRAF FOUAD, Reuters, 10/14/2002 09:39 AM PDT)

Fox seen as Latin leadership model
Mexican President Vicente Fox represents the best model of leadership for Latin America, according to a new poll of opinion leaders in six countries of the region. The poll is scheduled to be released today at The Herald's Conference of the Americas in Miami.
( BY ANDRES OPPENHEIMER, Miami Herald, 10/14/2002 09:36 AM PDT)

Britain re-imposes direct rule on Northern Ireland
Britain seized back the reins of government in Northern Ireland on Monday amid a crisis in the peace process provoked by a spying scandal, but vowed to try and restore home rule early next year.
( By ALEX RICHARDSON, Reuters, 10/14/2002 09:07 AM PDT)

Chavez may reopen the skies to U.S. patrols
President Hugo Chavez is negotiating a partial renewal of the U.S. drug monitoring flights that he banned three years ago, apparently trying to mend fences with Washington as he battles domestic opponents bent on ousting him from power.
( BY PHIL GUNSON AND JUAN O. TAMAYO, Miami Herald, 10/14/2002 08:57 AM PDT)

Pope to mark 24th anniversary, change rosary
Pope John Paul will mark his 24th anniversary as pontiff Wednesday by changing the rosary - the most universal and commonly known Catholic method of praying - for the first time in nine centuries.
( By PHILIP PULLELLA, Reuters, 10/14/2002 08:07 AM PDT)

Sharon Urges Palestinians to Change Leaders
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon urged Palestinians on Monday to change their leaders, whom he denounced as "murderous gangs," and said he hoped for a turning point to end Middle East violence in the next year.
( BY TIMOTHY HERITAGE, Reuters, 10/14/2002 08:02 AM PDT)

Jazeera TV: Bin Laden hails anti-Western attacks
The world's most wanted man, Osama bin Laden, Monday reportedly praised the perpetrators of last week's anti-Western attacks in Kuwait and Yemen and warned the United States and Israel in a statement of more carnage to come.
( By MIRAL FAHMY, Reuters, 10/14/2002 06:45 AM PDT)

U.N.'s Annan Visits China
U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan appealed for international cooperation Monday to "defeat the scourge of terrorism" and said all countries must pledge to deny extremists financing and safe haven.
( CHRISTOPHER BODEEN, Associated Press Writer, 10/14/2002 05:50 AM PDT)

U.S. keeps alert status at yellow
An apparent suicide boat rips a hole in an oil tanker off Yemen. A U.S. Marine is gunned down in Kuwait. A bomb kills scores of nightclub patrons in Bali. Osama bin Laden's top deputy speaks out for the first time in almost a year, prompting warnings to Americans around the world.
( By JOHN J. LUMPKIN, Associated Press, 10/14/2002 03:52 AM PDT)

Indonesia Blames al-Qaida for Blast
After a bomb attack killed at least 180 people, Indonesia's government admitted for the first time Monday that al-Qaida is active on its soil - setting the stage for a possible crackdown on extremists who until now the government has insisted posed no major threat.
( MICHAEL CASEY, Associated Press Writer, 10/14/2002 03:40 AM PDT)

Britain to Control Northern Ireland
The struggle to keep a Catholic-Protestant administration for Northern Ireland suffered a potentially fatal blow Monday when Britain stripped its local politicians of power.
( SHAWN POGATCHNIK, Associated Press Writer, 10/14/2002 03:36 AM PDT)

U.S. Forces Under Fire in Kuwait
U.S. military forces in Kuwait came under gunfire Monday for the second time in a week, this time without any casualties.
( SUSAN SEVAREID, Associated Press Writer, 10/14/2002 03:32 AM PDT)

U.S. bases attacked in Afghanistan
Three U.S. bases were attacked with gunfire and rockets in eastern Afghanistan over the weekend, the U.S. military said. There were no reports of casualties.
( CHRIS HAWLEY, Associated Press Writer, 10/14/2002 03:30 AM PDT)

Ten die of hypothermia in Moscow
Ten people died of hypothermia in Moscow over the weekend, bringing the death toll for the current cold season to 32, a spokeswoman for the city emergency medical services said.
( The Associated Press, 10/14/2002 03:28 AM PDT)

Troops to Hold Military Exercises
Even as newly powerful Islamic parties denounced the presence of American troops on Pakistani soil, a contingent of U.S. soldiers arrived Monday for joint military exercises - the first since Washington lifted sanctions on Pakistan earlier this year.
( PAUL HAVEN, Associated Press Writer, 10/14/2002 03:26 AM PDT)

Nations Agree to Create Afghan Fund
Central Asian and Caspian nations agreed Monday to set up a fund to help rebuild war-ravaged Afghanistan.
( JAMES C. HELICKE, Associated Press Writer, 10/14/2002 03:24 AM PDT)

South to help North Korea with railway
South Korea will ship $25 million in construction materials and equipment to help North Korea rebuild cross-border rail and road links that were severed more than 50 years ago.
( The Associated Press, 10/14/2002 03:22 AM PDT)

Japan Awaits Return of Kidnapped
It is perhaps Japan's most emotional homecoming since its troops returned from World War II. But officials and family members asked the country for calm when five Japanese abducted by North Korea return home for the first time in nearly a quarter century.
( ERIC TALMADGE, Associated Press Writer, 10/14/2002 03:21 AM PDT)