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SCHEVENINGEN, Netherlands – The U.S.Justice Department (search)will probably appeal a New York district court ruling that thePatriot Act (search)violates the U.S. constitution, Attorney GeneralJohn Ashcroft (search)said Thursday. Ashcroft said he would study it upon his return to Washington but “it’s almost a certainty it will be appealed.” “We believe the …

UNITED NATIONS – The U.S. decision to go to war in Iraq without the approval of the U.N. Security Council was “illegal,” Secretary-GeneralKofi Annan (search)told the BBC on Wednesday. “I hope we do not see another Iraq-type operation for a long time — without U.N. approval and much broader support …

JERUSALEM – Israeli leaders warned Syria on Wednesday that it bears the blame for a double homicide bombing byHamas (search)militants because it harbors the group’s leadership, and they hinted at possible retaliation. In a first response to Tuesday’s attack that killed 16 people in a southern Israeli city, Israeli troops …