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.
Washington - Tens of thousands of people filed silently past Ronald Reagan's body at the U.S. Capitol yesterday as Americans paused to honour their 40th president, recalling his optimism and kindness and playing down the divisive aspects of his presidency. At least 2,000 people an hour filed slowly past the flag-draped coffin in the Capitol Rotunda, some of them waiting seven hours. Sea Island, GA - President Bush and his French counterpart Jacques Chirac sought to iron out differences on a NATO role in Iraq yesterday at a G8 summit that is focusing on Baghdad's transition, the Middle East and Africa. Bush held a bilateral meeting with Chirac Ð a leading opponent of the invasion of Iraq last year Ð and told reporters afterwards they had discussed "whether or not there is a continued role in Iraq for NATO." Karachi - A Pakistani army commander narrowly escaped assassination yesterday when a gun and bomb attack on his convoy killed 10 people, in what officials saw as a response to a bloody assault on militants near the Afghan border. Washington - Saudi Arabian and U.S. authorities are investigating an alleged plot by Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi to assassinate the ruler of Saudi Arabia, Crown Prince Abdullah, according to law enforcement authorities in both countries.
