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PARIS -- France, Russia and Germany called for the Security Council to set a timetable for Saddam Hussein to disarm but issued a strong statement Saturday rejecting a war on Iraq. Iraq: Cries of peace, drums of war Around the world, hundreds of thousands turn out in opposition to an invasion of Iraq even as military action appears increasingly inevitable. Iraq: Fatalism, activism coexist at worldwide antiwar rallies WASHINGTON -- Some thought war is inevitable, others clung to hope they could slow or stop it. Either way, people in Washington and around the world joined Saturday in an outpouring of dissent as persistent as the buildup of forces ready to strike Iraq. Not Iraq, but Anniston, Ala. The cache of chemical weapons includes 873,020 pounds of sarin, 1,657,480 pounds of VX nerve agent and 1,976,760 pounds of mustard agent -- enough to kill or incapacitate millions. Agency issues world alert about killer pneumonia The World Health Organization warned Saturday that a highly contagious and deadly pneumonia-like illness of unknown cause is fast becoming a "worldwide health threat." Democrats boo one of their own at speech SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Democratic activists booed presidential hopeful Sen. John Edwards on Saturday as he expressed support for disarming Iraq by force, then wildly applauded antiwar statements by former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean. Abducted teen chose to survive, spokesman says SALT LAKE CITY -- Elizabeth Smart "did what she had to do" to survive her kidnapping ordeal, according to a family spokesman Saturday, who did not confirm reports that her alleged abductor took her as his second wife. With library card, homeless man finds readers NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- It's just after 9 a.m., and most of the computers at the Nashville Public Library downtown are occupied, as usual, by the homeless. Al-Qaida deputy caught LAHORE, Pakistan -- Building on information from a captured lieutenant of Osama bin Laden, Pakistani authorities captured a suspected key al-Qaida figure Saturday -- a man U.S. government sources say oversees communication among the terror network's operatives. In Mexico, cartels lose ground to gangs MEXICO CITY -- The arrest of reputed drug cartel leader Osiel Cardenas, nearly a year after the death of a notorious drug lord and the arrest of his brother, could mark the end of an era for the narcotics kingpins who have dominated the nation for two decades. Grant him power, or he'll pack it up The prince wants the right to fire the government. And if voters in tiny Liechtenstein say no today, the monarch says he'll move to Austria. The Canada report: It's so cold in Canada, not even the maple sap is running The Great Lakes have frozen over, maple sap isn't running and tundra swans and other migratory birds haven't started making their way back to Canada. National headlines World headlines Science headlines
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