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Rockets Hit Iraq Hotels, Poland Hails Arms Success Fri Jul 2, 9:07 PM ET By Alistair Lyon BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Rockets struck two Baghdad hotels on Friday, wounding three people and waking the capital's residents who had been riveted a day earlier by televised pictures of Saddam Hussein appearing before an Iraqi judge. Poland said its troops in Iraq had stopped old artillery shells from Saddam's era containing the deadly nerve agent cyclosarin falling into the hands of militants by buying the weapons after tip-offs. It gave few details. A previously unknown militant group claimed responsibility for the rocket attacks...

Mbeki hails decade of progress Mbeki was upbeat but short on specifics President Thabo Mbeki has hailed great advances made in South Africa since the end of apartheid 10 years ago. In his annual state of the nation address he said the government had delivered on basic needs like housing, electricity and water. However, he admitted there remained challenges to overcome. The issues of Aids and Zimbabwe were almost completely absent from his speech. The country is gearing up for the third fully democratic general elections. Drive In his address to MPs, President Mbeki quoted a line from former President...

<p>When it comes to California politics, even Father's Day is partisan.</p> <p>The same Assembly that fought for hours about whether to support U.S. troops when war broke out in Iraq has found a new issue to pit liberals against conservatives.</p>

The head of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) today welcomed the announcement by President George W. Bush that the United States will rejoin the Paris-based agency. Speaking to the UN General Assembly today, President Bush said, "As a symbol of our commitment to human dignity, the United States will return to UNESCO." The agency "has been reformed and America will participate fully in its mission to advance human rights and tolerance and learning," he added. Immediately following the announcement, UNESCO Director-General Koïchiro Matsuura "warmly welcomed" the news and pledged his "full commitment" to reintegrating the United...