Baghdad, March 9.─ Iraqi voters, ignoring concerted bombings in their major cities, have turned out in force to choose a new government that will face the task of steering the country through next year's planned withdrawal of the US military.
''You know that Iraqis do not get scared,'' said former US-appointed prime minister Iyad Allawi. ''They will not be scared by tanks, bombings and explosions. They fought the British ... with simple weapons and kicked out the British Empire. So this intimidation will not work.''
But Dr Allawi also sent the first warning that should results go against him, he might take issue with the conduct of the vote.
March 6.- ... Chile already is a role model for Latin America, as the only country in the region that has reduced poverty from 43 percent of the population to 13 percent over the past two decades. But if it achieved its target of becoming a developed nation before the end of this decade, it would be an even more powerful example for the rest of the region.
Mar. 1.─ A Spanish judge has accused the Venezuelan government of assisting two rebel groups who plotted to kill Colombian President Alvaro Uribe.
