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...want full independence but insist on a great deal of autonomy, which the new interim constitution affords them. But the rival groups coexist warily. Saddam had expelled many Kurds from Kirkuk in his attempt to Arabicize the city. Now they're coming back to try to reclaim their homes. Haider Mohammed, 20, an Arab who studies at a local technical college, says Kurds in his neighborhood are pressuring Arabs to sell their houses, sometimes for less than market price. With Kurds now dominating the city administration and police, his family is finding it difficult to resist pressure to sell...
...election in Hamburg . One of the few countries where the left is enjoying a minor resurgence is Austria . Out of power since late 1999, the Socialists won a provincial election in Salzburg this month. But that success was overshadowed by the victory in neighboring Carinthia of Jörg Haider's far-right Freedom Party. One step left, two steps right. Free at Last U.K. The U.S. released five Britons held as terror suspects for two years at the Guantánamo Bay detention center. The five were briefly detained by British antiterrorist police on their arrival back...
...descent after two nights of rioting in the country's second city. The violence began after schoolteacher Mohammed Achrak was shot dead, allegedly by his 66-year old neighbor, whom authorities charged with the murder. Prosecutors said he was mentally unstable. AUSTRIA Party Pooper Maverick far-right politician Joerg Haider said that he would remain in politics despite the disastrous performance of his Freedom Party in the country's general elections. Haider threatened to resign as governor of the region of Carinthia - he has often threatened to leave politics - after his party's share of the vote fell from...
...volatile Jörg Haider has always regarded his far-right Freedom Party as a kind of personal possession. It's natural, then, that he should have triggered its near demise. In a dizzying two weeks, the self-styled puppet master of Austrian politics split with his party's top government ministers, broke up the ruling coalition, announced his intention to seek a return to the leadership in early elections expected in November - and then abruptly changed his mind. Appearing last week on Austrian TV, Haider claimed he had been approached and threatened outside a restaurant in Klagenfurt. Invoking...
...towns--something that looks less likely with each new terror attack, like the Hebrew University bombing last week that killed seven. Second, rather than be relegated to a symbolic role, Arafat plans to step aside as President and run for the Prime Minister's job himself. He has suggested Haider Abdel Shafi, a respected Gazan, for the ceremonial presidency. Abdel Shafi was unavailable for comment, but aides close to Arafat say the Palestinian leader's aim is to give the impression of acceding to the U.S. plan while retaining power for himself...