Full text: Draft UN resolution [1]. Full text of the draft resolution on Iraqi disarmament tabled by the UK, US and Spain, as amended with a new deadline.
Full text: Blix briefing [1]. The chief weapons inspector begins to update the Security Council on Iraq, as the US piles on pressure for a resolution authorising war.
Iraq jitters hit markets worldwide [1]. New York shares are up on rumours that soldiers may be close to Osama bin Laden, but war jitters continue to hammer markets elsewhere.
Japanese shares hit 20-year low [1]. Tokyo's stock market falls to its lowest level since March 1983 after scandal allegations coincide with fears about war.
Former Attorney General of Texas Is Indicted [1]. Former Texas Attorney General Dan Morales was charged Thursday with trying to steer millions of dollars in attorney fees from the state's tobacco settlement to a friend. By The Associated Press.
France Rejects Proposed Deadline for Iraq [1]. UNITED NATIONS (AP) -- French Foreign Minister Dominique de Villepin on Friday rejected a compliance deadline for Iraq which the United States and Britain were preparing to propose and implicitly threatened to veto the U.S-British plan. By The Associated Press.
U.S. and Pakistan Step Up Efforts to Capture bin Laden [1]. U.S. and Pakistani units began searching today for the Al Qaeda leader in the northern district of Pakistan. By Raymond Bonner and Erik Eckholm.
Despite Reported Progress, U.S. Says Hussein Is Still a Threat [1]. After U.N. inspectors said that Baghdad had increased cooperation, the U.S. said that the regime continued to pose a threat to the world. By Terence Neilan.
Pentagon Suspects North Korea Missile Test [1]. WASHINGTON (AP) -- North Korea has warned ships to stay out of a portion of the Sea of Japan, a possible precursor to a missile test this weekend, Pentagon officials said Friday. By The Associated Press.
Broadway Musicians Union Declares Strike [1]. Musicians set up picket lines outside Broadway theaters this morning, but theater producers said talks would continue. By Robin Pogrebin.
Blix: Inspectors 'need months' [1]. The chief UN weapons inspector says Iraq has undertaken "substantial" disarmament measures - but the US says it is not enough.
Aids panic at Botswana school [1]. A nurse uses a single needle to vaccinate 83 schoolchildren in a country where 39% of the adult population is HIV positive.
Blix praises Iraq co-operation [1]. The chief UN weapons inspector says Baghdad has accelerated its co-operation - but this was not "immediate compliance".
Nervy markets slide worldwide [1]. War fears, weak company profits and job losses combine to send New York to fresh lows, following the lead set by London and European markets.
Teacher jailed for forging tests [1]. A former head teacher who altered pupils' exam answers to improve their results is sent to prison for three months.
World's first double-arm transplant [1]. Surgeons in Austria have performed what is believed to be the world's first double forearm and hand transplant operation.
Deficit in France Draws Scrutiny [1]. Finance ministers of the 12 European nations that share the euro currency agreed tonight to examine France's budgetary policy after the French government revised its budget deficit estimate upward, exceeding a European Union ceiling. By The New York Times.
China Unveils Another Plan to Cut Bureaucratic Red Tape [1]. The plan would create independent American-style regulatory bodies to oversee banking, state-owned assets, food and drugs. By Joseph Kahn.
Vivendi Move Doesn't Mean Asset Sales Are Imminent [1]. Directors of Vivendi voted to give the chairman the right to sell American entertainment assets. By Suzanne Kapner.
Vivendi Posts Huge Loss; May Shed Assets [1]. French media giant Vivendi Universal, led by Jean-René Fourtou, reported that it lost more than $25 billion for 2002. By John Tagliabue.
Sumitomo Mitsui Makes Offer for 49% of Another Bank [1]. The Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group has made a bid for the Softbank Corporation's 49 percent stake in Aozora Bank. By Ken Belson.
Australia Keeps Bypassing Pitfalls of Global Economy [1]. While other industrialized countries struggle to manage any sort of economic growth, Australia is in its 12th consecutive year of expansion. By Wayne Arnold.
Some Last-Minute Differences Threaten European Tax Pact [1]. There may be no deal this week on bank secrecy and withholding taxes on foreign accounts in Europe after all. By Paul Meller.
A Men's Version of Lucky Magazine [1]. Conde Nast Publications has given the green light to a men's version of Lucky, its shopping magazine for women. By David Carr.
Antismoking Group Prepares for Review [1]. The American Legacy Foundation in Washington, which sponsors anti-smoking campaigns aimed at teenagers, yesterday identified the agencies that will take part in a required review for the creative part of its account.
Interpublic Falls Short in Quarter [1]. The Interpublic Group came in well short of analysts' expectations in the fourth quarter and warned of more trouble in the current quarter. By Stuart Elliott.
It's Time for Serious Talk About the Dollar [1]. John W. Snow, the Treasury secretary, said he was "not particularly concerned" about the dollar's recent weakness. Should he be? By Floyd Norris.
Bertelsmann Investor May Not List Shares [1]. BERLIN, March 6 (Dow Jones) Gunter Thielen, the chief executive of Bertelsmann, indicated that the Belgian investor Albert Frere may not seek to list his stake in the German media giant in 2005 as expected.
Stricter Rules for Modified Crops [1]. The Agriculture Department has announced stricter rules for crops that are genetically modified to produce pharmaceuticals or industrial chemicals. By Andrew Pollack.
Shares of Raytheon Fall After Warning [1]. LEXINGTON, Mass., March 6 (Reuters) — Shares of Raytheon fell today after the company, maker of Tomahawk and Patriot missiles, warned that its results would miss Wall Street forecasts.
Tyco Shareholders Vote to Keep Headquarters in Bermuda [1]. Tyco shareholders defeated a motion calling on the conglomerate to move its incorporation back to the United States from Bermuda. By Andrew Ross Sorkin.
Intel Issues Warning on Sales [1]. Intel warned that first-quarter sales would fall short of its highest forecast as demand declines for flash-memory chips. By Bloomberg News.
McCaw Yielding Control of Nextel's Board [1]. Craig O. McCaw, the billionaire communications entrepreneur, is surrendering control of Nextel Communications. By Barnaby J. Feder.
U.S. and Europe in Fuel Cell Pact [1]. The Energy Department and the European Union agreed to start a cooperative effort aimed at bringing hydrogen-powered cars and electricity generated from fuel cells to market. By Neela Banerjee.
AOL in Talks to Sell CD-DVD Maker [1]. AOL Time Warner is in talks about selling the CD and DVD manufacturing business of its Warner Music division. By David D. Kirkpatrick.
European Central Bank Cuts Rates a Quarter Point [1]. The European Central Bank trimmed interest rates by a quarter point, disappointing those who had hoped for a more vigorous response to the Continent's lingering economic malaise. By Mark Landler.
McKinsey Selects New Leader [1]. McKinsey & Company announced that its partners had chosen Ian Davis, the head of the firm's British office, as managing director. By Jonathan D. Glater.
Investor Group Woos Unions With Proposal to Run United [1]. The Texas Pacific Group laid out a recovery plan to United Airlines' labor unions that includes steep cost cuts and a new management team. By Micheline Maynard and Riva D. Atlas.
NASD Files 2 Complaints Against Star at First Boston [1]. NASD, the regulatory body for the Nasdaq market, filed two complaints against Frank P. Quattrone, the former highflying technology banker at Credit Suisse First Boston. By Landon Thomas Jr..
2 Wall St. Firings Said to Be Linked to Harassment [1]. J.P. Morgan Chase has dismissed two investment bankers, accusing them of sexually harassing a co-worker at a bar. By Patrick Mcgeehan.
Stocks Fall on Weak Jobs Data [1]. An unexpectedly weak U.S. jobs report added to growing worries that the U.S. may go to war against Iraq without U.N. backing. By Reuters.
U.S. Payrolls Fall Sharply as Jobless Rate Rises to 5.8% [1]. The number of workers on U.S. payrolls fell by 308,000 in February, the sharpest decline since November 2001. By Reuters.
Fla. Officials Warn of Bacteria Outbreak [1]. FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) -- Health official warned of extensive bacteria outbreaks at five South Florida beaches popular with spring break crowds. By The Associated Press.
Stricter Rules for Modified Crops [1]. The Agriculture Department has announced stricter rules for crops that are genetically modified to produce pharmaceuticals or industrial chemicals. By Andrew Pollack.
Doctors Use Bone Marrow Stem Cells to Repair a Heart [1]. Doctors have used stem cells in an attempt to repair the heart of a 16-year-old boy, the first time that such an operation is known to have been tried in the United States. By Nicholas Wade.
Women Gleeful at Return of Sponge Contraceptive [1]. A Web site set up to distribute new supplies of the Today Sponge, a contraceptive that was discontinued in 1994, received so many hits that it crashed. By Kate Zernike.
Panel Finds No Connection Between Cancer and Abortion [1]. A scientific panel appointed by the National Cancer Institute has concluded that there is no evidence that having an abortion increases the risk of breast cancer later. By Lawrence K. Altman.
Bush Plan to Curb Malpractice Awards Advances to Full House [1]. Having won the approval of a key House committee, President Bush's proposal to limit awards in malpractice lawsuits heads for full House consideration next week. By Sheryl Gay Stolberg.
Women Gleeful at Return of Sponge Contraceptive [1]. A Web site set up to distribute new supplies of the Today Sponge, a contraceptive that was discontinued in 1994, received so many hits that it crashed. By Kate Zernike.
Broadway Musicians Declare Strike [1]. Broadway's musicians went on strike early today, though theater producers said talks with the musicians' union would continue. By The Associated Press.
Air Force Academy Investigated 54 Sexual Assaults in 10 Years [1]. The figures show a widening of the sexual assault scandal that has seized the service academy and stirred outrage on Capitol Hill. By Eric Schmitt with Michael Moss.
U.S. Payrolls Fall Sharply as Jobless Rate Rises to 5.8% [1]. The number of workers on U.S. payrolls fell by 308,000 in February, the sharpest decline since November 2001. By Reuters.
Pakistani Official Says bin Laden's Sons Arrested [1]. But in Washington, U.S. counterterrorism officials strongly disputed reports saying two of Osama bin Laden's sons were captured in Afghanistan. By The Associated Press.
Council Meets After Bush Says Just Days Remain for Diplomacy [1]. Hans Blix is expected to say that Saddam Hussein is cooperating but not fully complying with his disarmament obligations. By The Associated Press.
Bush's untested path: tax cuts on eve of war [1]. Some economists ask, can America afford all this? Bush and his Treasury secretary reply, can we afford not to?
