Switzerland said it had paid no ransom for her release by gunmen in a region with a strong al-Qaeda presence.
By the time Bush got around to issues people care about -- prescription drugs, education, environment, Social Security, Medicare, keeping the economy strong -- Al Gore owned the field.
Kidal, 1, 500km (930 miles) north-east of the capital Bamako, was until recently under the control of the Ansar Dine Islamist group, which has strong ties to al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM).
The U.S. State Department recently listed the Nusra Front, which has close ties to al Qaeda in Iraq and a strong anti-Western ideology, as a terrorist organization.
Khayal was charged with murder and will stand trial in al-Zawiya, where there is strong sentiment against him, Amnesty said.
Mr Mekdad was accompanied by the Arab League's Assistant Secretary General, Samir Seif al-Yazal, who said the nine-strong advance team of monitors would not be deterred.
Despite strong support from foreign allies, the lingering al-Shabaab insurgency still poses a threat to Somalia's new democratic government.
For the U.S., the ability to find and kill one of al Qaeda's most critical leaders is evidence of a strong network of human spying assets on the ground, Mr. Jones said.
Mr Lieberman, Al Gore's running-mate in 2000 and a strong supporter of the war in Iraq, said he would stand as an independent candidate in the mid-term elections, potentially splintering the state's Democratic vote.
Palestinian representative Nasser Al-Kidwa said Wednesday that an emergency session is needed to send a strong message to Israel from the international community.
CNN: U.N. leader surveys interest in possible special session
Thirty-three Asian American delegates from across the country, representing Democrats, Republicans and independents, will decide Sunday whether George W. Bush or Al Gore best represents the aspirations of the Asian American community, 11 million strong nationwide, 4 million in California and 1.5 million in the Los Angeles area.
Kenya last year sent its troops to fight al-Shabab in Somalia - they have now joined the 18, 000-strong African Union (AU) force supporting the UN-backed government.
This leaves the field to liberal Sunnis like Adnan Pachachi of the Iraqi Independent Democrats, who may pick up votes from secular-leaning Iraqis in parts of Baghdad where it is safe enough to go to the polls, and to Sunnis with strong tribal links, such as those of the interim president, Ghazi al-Yawer, and his powerful Shammar tribe.
In Nineveh, which has a strong Sunni Arab, Kurdish and Christian presence, a Sunni Arab list called al-Hadba'a won 48.8 percent.
CNN: Iraqi leader's coalition appears to win big in elections
Hoffman's bludgeoning shoot-first style is contrasted with the longer-term strategy of Jordanian intelligence chief Hani (British actor Mark Strong), who advocates bribery as a more effective tool than torture in pursuing the terrorist leader Al-Saleem.
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