U.N. Passes Resolution Against Syria

ByABC News
October 31, 2005, 12:45 PM

October 31, 2005 --

UN Council Adopts Tough Resolution Against Syria
The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously on Monday in favor of a tough resolution demanding Syria cooperate with a U.N. probe into the death of former Lebanese prime minister Rafik Hariri or face possible punitive measures. (Reuters)

Death of Syrian Minister Leaves A Sect Adrift in Time of Strife
Long-ruling Alawite sect's leaders question death of interior minister during U.N. probe of assassination of Hariri. (Washington Post)

India Sees Foreign Link to Attack
India says there is evidence that foreign militants were involved in Saturday's bomb attacks in Delhi, in which at least 62 people died. (BBC)

Police Trace Phone Records in Hunt for Delhi Bombers
Police in India were today scanning millions of mobile phone records in their hunt for the perpetrators of the Delhi market bombings, as the death toll rose to 62. (The Times)

New Delhi Police Doubt a Boast; Shoppers Back, a Day After Blasts
A little-known militant outfit in the disputed Kashmir province took responsibility for the string of bombs that killed 59 people. (NY Times)

French Judge Tells of Alleged Terror Plot
A suspected close associate of al Qaeda in Iraq leader Abu Musab al Zarqawi has told investigators of a plot to shoot down planes in France with missiles, a French judicial official said Friday. (AP)

'Drug Lord' Arrested in Colombia
Police in Colombia have arrested an alleged leader of a powerful drug cartel who is wanted in the US for drug trafficking and money laundering. (BBC)

Hicks 'Raped On US Ship, Met Bin Laden'
Terror suspect David Hicks has told the Australian Federal Police that he met Osama bin Laden and trained with al Qaeda but was horrified by the September 11 attacks and could not leave Afghanistan because the border was shut. (The Age)

U.S. Soldiers Charged in Afghan Case
Two U.S. soldiers have been charged with assault for allegedly punching two detainees in the chest, shoulders and stomach at a military base in Afghanistan, the military said Sunday. (Washington Post)