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Russia, France plan veto The two nations, along with Germany, vow to block authorizing force against Iraq. Powell says that wouldn't stop a war. Iraqi calls Kuwaiti 'monkey' at stalled Islamic summit DOHA, Qatar -- Iraq's envoy called a Kuwaiti diplomat a "monkey" and a "traitor" in a rare public display of divisions at an Islamic forum convened Wednesday to seek a unified stance against any U.S.-led war on Iraq. World in brief: Democrats urge talks with N. Korea WASHINGTON -- Leading Democratic senators Wednesday urged President Bush to begin direct talks with North Korea as the United States began basing more heavy bombers near that country. Suicide bus attack in Israel kills 16 Among the dead is a 14-year-old American. The explosion, the first suicide bombing in months, injures 55. High court upholds tough-on-crime laws WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld two of the most popular tough-on-crime laws of the 1990s: California's three-strikes law that can send repeat offenders to prison for life, and Megan's laws, which alert the public to sex offenders who have been released from prison. Rebels' blast in Colombia kills seven BOGOTA, Colombia -- Officials suspect that rebels detonated a bomb that ripped through a shopping center in northeastern Colombia on Wednesday, killing seven people, injuring at least 20 and setting the complex on fire. Panel advises FDA not to pull arthritis drug WASHINGTON -- A rheumatoid arthritis treatment under attack for possibly causing deadly liver failure actually is an important option that should continue to be sold, government advisers decided Wednesday. Nation in brief: Clinton, Dole to revive 'Point/Counterpoint' Former President Bill Clinton and his opponent in the 1996 presidential election, former Sen. Bob Dole, will revive the commentary segment "Point/Counterpoint" on the CBS's 60 Minutes. Man charged after fight victim dies 9 years later WEST BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. -- Nearly nine years ago, Desmon Venn threw a single punch at a high school classmate and put him in a coma. Venn pleaded guilty to assault, spent two months in a boot camp and figured he had paid his debt to society. War plan: Shock and awe Iraqis WASHINGTON -- Gen. Tommy Franks, who would command U.S. forces against Iraq, briefed President Bush on his war plans at the White House on Wednesday. Those plans, officials said, aim to "shock and awe" Iraqi defenders. U.S. expels two Iraqi envoys to U.N. WASHINGTON -- Two U.N.-based Iraqi diplomats were ordered Wednesday to leave the country and the United States asked 60 countries to expel alleged Iraqi agents who, U.S. officials said, may be poised to attack American interests overseas. Fighting Terror: Report: Bin Laden in Pakistan recently ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- Osama bin Laden was in Pakistan as recently as last month and met there with his chief operational lieutenant, Pakistani security officials told the New York Times on Wednesday. Court reviews porn filters at libraries WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court considered Wednesday how the government can protect the public from the seamy side of the Internet without muzzling free speech in public libraries. National headlines World headlines Science headlines
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