World News Summary Today
Chinese President Jiang Zemin
HAMBURG, Germany: The first suspect to stand trial for the September 11 attacks that killed more than 3,000 people told a German court that he had had no advance knowledge of any terrorist plot against the United States.
UNITED NATIONS: France and Russia criticised the latest United States draft resolution on Iraq as the United Nations Security Council resumed talks on ensuring Baghdad does not develop weapons of mass destruction.
CHICAGO: Chinese President Jiang Zemin arrived in Chicago at the start of a tour of the United States which could be dominated by the sensitive issues of North Korea and Iraq.
JAKARTA: Indonesia's national police chief said the deadly Bali bombing is similar to previous operations by a regional terror network as the United States warned new attacks may be imminent.
ROCKVILLE, Maryland: Police said that the sniper who has killed at least nine people has sent a message threatening children in the Washington region.
BAKU: Forty-two people were feared to have drowned in the Caspian Sea after their ship, which was also carrying a cargo of oil, sank in a storm off the coast of Azerbaijan.