The Reminder is making its archives back to 2003 available on our website. Please note that, due to technical limitations, archive articles are presented without the usual formatting.
United Nations - Syria on Monday accused Israel of inciting the U.S. to invade Iraq to distract attention from its own actions in the region, where it retains its grip on the Palestinian territories won in a 1967 war. Syrian Foreign Minister Farouq al-Shara used his country's annual address to the U.N. General Assembly opening debate to deliver a fierce critique of Israeli policy, as the Jewish state accused Damascus of "directing terrorism" and threatened preemptive strikes against militants on its territory. Brighton - Iraq and the fate of hostage Kenneth Bigley are threatening to eclipse efforts by Tony Blair to put domestic policy centre stage as Chancellor Gordon Brown calls on the Labour Party to unite to secure a third term. Blair had hoped to use Labour's annual conference to focus on a platform for a general election expected in May but the capture of Bigley, being held in Iraq under threat of death, has kept the divisive war top of the agenda. Dubai - At least five workers were killed and an unspecified number injured Monday when part of the ceiling of a building under construction at Dubai airport collapsed, officials said. Florida - Hurricane Jeanne, the fourth hurricane to hit Florida in six weeks, left more than 2.5 million Florida homes and businesses without electricity since the storm hit on Sept. 25, local utilities said on Monday.
