Skip to Content, Navigation, or Footer.
Indiana Daily Student
Monday, Jan. 26
Subscribe Donate
E-paper
The Indiana Daily Student

world

The Indiana Daily Student

Bush, Blair to review troops' progress in Iraq

By Scott Lindlaw · Tuesday, April 8,2003 12:26 a.m.

WASHINGTON -- President Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair are grappling with three of the world's toughest conflicts in Bush's 19-hour visit to Belfast, discussing war and rebuilding in Iraq while trying to revive peace efforts in Northern Ireland and the Middle East.

The Indiana Daily Student

Troops encircle Baghdad

By Calvin Woodward · Monday, April 7,2003 2:44 p.m.

Chipping away at the vestiges of Saddam Hussein's power, U.S. forces encircled Baghdad Sunday and began flying into the capital's airport. British forces in the south made their deepest push into Iraq's second largest city. A hulking U.S. C-130 transport plane landed at the Baghdad international airport, carrying unknown cargo but weighted with symbolism and tactical importance.

The Indiana Daily Student

Whereabouts of Saddam remain secret to world

By Salah Nasrawi · Monday, April 7,2003 1:30 a.m.

CAIRO, Egypt -- In peacetime, Saddam Hussein's whereabouts are top secret. In war, with the U.S. military after his head, it's even harder to keep track of him. The Iraqi president -- or possibly a double -- has been seen on state-owned television giving speeches, chairing meetings of top lieutenants and on one occasion greeting well-wishers on a Baghdad street.

The Indiana Daily Student

Civilians seek cover in Iraq

By Ellen Knickmeyer · Monday, April 7,2003 12:40 a.m.

BAGHDAD OUTSKIRTS, Iraq -- Gunfire erupts from a side street on the outskirts of Baghdad, sending Marines diving for cover. They crawl behind store fronts, scanning the area for their attackers.

The Indiana Daily Student

US planes begin landing in Baghdad

By Kimberly Hefling · Monday, April 7,2003 12:39 a.m.

OUTSKIRTS OF BAGHDAD, Iraq -- A giant C-130 transport plane landed at the Baghdad airport Sunday, the first known U.S. aircraft to arrive in the Iraqi capital since the airfield fell into U.S. hands.

The Indiana Daily Student

British forces fight in Basra

By Tini Tran · Monday, April 7,2003 12:38 a.m.

NEAR BASRA, Iraq -- Led by more than three dozen tanks and armored cars, British forces battled toward the center of Basra on Sunday in their biggest incursion yet into Iraq's second-largest city.

The Indiana Daily Student

SARS fears grow in China

By Christopher Bodeen · Monday, April 7,2003 12:37 a.m.

BEIJING -- Hong Kong lawmakers warned that hospitals may buckle from the volume of new cases of a mysterious flu-like illness as World Health Organization investigators hunted for clues into its cause amid a rising death toll, Sunday.

The Indiana Daily Student

Rumsfeld says no 'cease fire' in Iraq

By Matt Kelley · Thursday, April 3,2003 11:43 p.m.

WASHINGTON -- Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said Thursday there was "not a chance" that the United States would agree to an arrangement that would halt the war and allow Saddam Hussein to survive. "It doesn't matter who proposes it, there's not going to be one," Rumsfeld told a Pentagon briefing.

The Indiana Daily Student

US troops surge into Baghdad

By David Crary · Thursday, April 3,2003 11:42 p.m.

U.S. troops surged Thursday into the southern outskirts of Baghdad, attacking its international airport and waging four hours of skirmishes with Iraqi troops determined to protect their capital. Elsewhere, one American was killed by friendly fire, and U.S. officials said Iraqi forces appeared on the verge of collapse.

The Indiana Daily Student

Israeli troops raid refugee camp

By Ibrahim Barzak · Thursday, April 3,2003 11:41 p.m.

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip -- Israeli troops looking for weapons-smuggling tunnels raided a Gaza refugee camp early Thursday, killing four armed Palestinians in exchanges of fire and demolishing five houses. In the West Bank, two Palestinians, including a 14-year-old boy, were killed by army fire.

The Indiana Daily Student

Cuba may use force to end armed standoff on ferry boat

By Anita Snow · Thursday, April 3,2003 11:40 p.m.

HAVANA -- Cuban authorities warned Thursday that force may be needed against armed hijackers who have seized a ferry boat with nearly 50 people on board in a bid to reach U.S. shores. After a 30-mile chase into international waters on Wednesday, the ferry was escorted back to the Cuban port of Mariel, just west of Havana.

The Indiana Daily Student

Thousands of US troops enter 'red zone'

By Alyson Brodsy and David Espo · Thursday, April 3,2003 1:06 a.m.

American forces fought their way to within sight of Baghdad's skyline Wednesday and claimed the destruction of a pair of menacing Republican Guard divisions. An Army helicopter was shot down, killing seven of its 11 crew members.

The Indiana Daily Student

Bomb explodes in Philippines

By Alyson Brodsy and Jim Gomez · Thursday, April 3,2003 12:11 a.m.

MANILA, Philippines -- A bomb exploded Wednesday near a bustling wharf in the southern Philippine city of Davao, killing at least 15 people and wounding 34, officials said. Two children and a nun were reported killed in the explosion, the second bombing in this city in less than a month.

The Indiana Daily Student

Marines capture bridge

By Alyson Brodsy and David Crary · Wednesday, April 2,2003 11:28 p.m.

Closing to within 35 miles of Baghdad, U.S. forces seized a bridge over the Tigris River and swept past battered Republican Guard units Wednesday. One of the key Guard divisions, defending the city of Kut, "has been destroyed," a U.S. general said.

The Indiana Daily Student

Coalition forces rescue US POW

By Alyson Brodsy and Matt Kelley · Wednesday, April 2,2003 12:40 a.m.

WASHINGTON -- American troops on Tuesday rescued Army Pfc. Jessica Lynch, who had been held as a prisoner of war in Iraq since she and other members of her unit were ambushed March 23, the Defense Department announced.

The Indiana Daily Student

US troops engage Guard

By Alyson Brodsy and David Espo · Wednesday, April 2,2003 12:36 a.m.

Army ground forces attacked Republican Guard units Tuesday near Karbala, only 50 miles from Baghdad, part of around-the-clock combat pointing toward an assault on the capital.

The Indiana Daily Student

Illness not yet a threat in US

Tuesday, April 1,2003 11:04 p.m.

An airliner briefly halted on a West Coast tarmac Tuesday was the most dramatic sign yet that a mysterious illness that has killed more than 60 people worldwide is provoking worry in the United States.

The Indiana Daily Student

House, Senate panels approve nearly $80 billion for war

Tuesday, April 1,2003 11:03 p.m.

WASHINGTON -- The House and Senate Appropriations committees approved similar bills Tuesday containing nearly $80 billion for initial costs of the war with Iraq and other anti-terrorism efforts, including aid for the nation's struggling airlines.

Trending