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Labour mutiny leaves Blair out on a limb By Philip Webster, Political Editor Case for Iraq war rejected in biggest-ever government rebellion A MASS mutiny by more than 120 Labour MPs over war with Iraq left Tony Blair facing a perilous moment in his premiership last night. The rebels were among 199 MPs — almost a third of the Commons — who voted against early military action to disarm President Saddam Hussein. It was the biggest revolt against any governing party in parliamentary history and it served notice on the Prime Minister that he will have to win a second...

<p>French Foreign Minister Dominique de Villepin speaks during an interview with news service LCI in Paris on Sunday, Feb. 16, 2003.</p> <p>BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) - A European Union emergency summit Monday on ending a highly damaging split over U.S. plans for war on Iraq appeared to have little chance of narrowing the West's biggest rift since the Cold War, despite pleas from Washington to avoid a "street fight."</p>

German officials brushed off reports Monday of a rift over Iraq policy between Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder and his foreign minister, despite signs that the chief diplomat is chafing at the chancellor's tough rhetoric against U.S. pressure for war. While both of the German leaders want to prevent war in Iraq, Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer has been intent on leaving room to maneuver - for instance, resisting Schroeder's flat refusal to support any U.N. resolution authorizing war. New questions about relations within the government emerged after Fischer apparently was not briefed about a German-French initiative to disarm Iraq peacefully, reported in...

Nato has failed to unblock an impasse over military assistance to Turkey in the event of a war against Iraq. Rory Watson reports from Brussels on the row that has split the organisation. What has been happening today? Nato ambassadors have been holding talks to reach an agreement over whether Turkey is under threat from Iraq. Over the weekend Nato had started a contingency plan to provide protection for Turkey in the event of a war against Iraq by providing it with Awacs early warning systems and Patriot anti-missile batteries. The 19 member countries had up until 10am this morning...

Blair and Bush split over need for UN mandate By Andy McSmith and Rupert Cornwell in Washington 01 February 2003 Tony Blair and George Bush met last night as the thorny question of a second UN resolution threatened to cause a rift in the previously solid London-Washington relationship. Mr Blair flew into the US early yesterday to warn that America's own closest allies would come under severe domestic pressure if the President launched a military strike against Iraq without waiting for a clear mandate from the UN Security Council. Interviewed on CNN, Mr Blair said: "It's right that we go...

The split in Europe over America's readiness to go to war against Iraq deepened last night when leaders of seven European nations joined Tony Blair in calling for the Continent to stand united with President George W Bush.The diplomatic initiative, masterminded by Spain and Britain, did not include France or Germany, the two EU nations that have been most critical of what they fear is a rush to war by the US.Seems like Blair and Aznar had some "strategery" of their own. Clever. Very clever. - IvanThe appeal by the leaders of Britain, Spain, Italy, Portugal, Hungary, Poland, Denmark and...

Archaeologists split hairs over first arrivals A site in Oregon could shake America's view of history, says Sanjida O'Connell Thursday October 17, 2002 The Guardian Woodburn is a small agricultural town in the US state of Oregon. Next to the high school is Mammoth Park. It sounds cheesy, but Mammoth Park is a paleoarchaeological site whose findings could shake America's view of her history. In suitably prosaic fashion, the site was discovered in 1987, when local authorities tried to install a sewer line. At depths of 5m, workers found huge bones, but said nothing and took them home. Now, Mammoth...