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Boy Shoots Dead School Principal, Himself

A heavily armed 14-year-old boy shot and killed his school principal inside a crowded junior high cafeteria Thursday morning, then killed himself, authorities said. The shootings happened about 15 minutes before the start of classes at the Red Lion Area J

World | April 24, 2003, Thursday // 00:00 | Viewed: 459

Suicide Bomber Hits Crowded Train Station in Central Israel

A Palestinian suicide bomber blew himself up at a crowded train station in central Israel, killing a security guard who tried to prevent him from entering the station. The bomb wounded 13 bystanders during the busy morning rush hour in the town of Kfar Sa

World | April 24, 2003, Thursday // 00:00 | Viewed: 386

Major Hospital in China's Capital Sealed Off

China has sealed off a major hospital in the capital, Beijing, in its latest move to fight the deadly Sars virus. It came a day after the World Health Organization (WHO) added Beijing and China's Shanxi province to its list of places travellers should avo

World | April 24, 2003, Thursday // 00:00 | Viewed: 600

N Korea Insists on a Change in US policy

North Korea says the responsibility is on the United States to change its "hostile policy" as the two countries begin a second day of talks aimed at defusing a nuclear crisis. A report in the official Korean Central News Agency says the US-led war on Iraq

World | April 24, 2003, Thursday // 00:00 | Viewed: 350

Nuclear Talks With N Korea Ongoing

Delegations from the United States, North Korea and China have completed their first day of discussions on North Korea's nuclear ambitions. There was no information on the progress of the meeting.

World | April 23, 2003, Wednesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 365

240 Casualties From Storms in Bangladesh

The death toll from storms, which have ravaged Bangladesh, rose to more than 240, as further bad weather hit the capital Dhaka damaging several aircraft. The toll included at least 129 people who died when a ferry sank in a storm late Monday on the Buriga

World | April 23, 2003, Wednesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 433

New Palestinian Internal Security Chief

Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat allowed prime minister-designate Mahmud Abbas to name Mohammed Dahlan as internal security chief in his new cabinet, breaking their standstill, presidential secretary Tayeb Abdelrahim said. "Dahlan will be state minister f

World | April 23, 2003, Wednesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 417

Serbia Lifted 42-day State of Emergency

Serbia yesterday lifted its 42-day state of emergency, declared after the assassination of the former prime minister Zoran Djindjic last month. Zoran Zivkovic, Mr Djindjic's successor, said the government would press on with its crackdown on organised cri

World | April 23, 2003, Wednesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 350

Turkish Cypriots to Open Borders

The authorities in the breakaway Turkish north of Cyprus have announced that they will open access to the Greek Cypriot part of the island after nearly 30 years of enforced separation. Turkish Cypriots will be able to go over the border, which is expected

World | April 22, 2003, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 391

SARS Virus "Constantly Changing Form"

The virus thought to cause Sars is constantly changing form, say scientists - which will make developing a vaccine difficult. The Beijing Genomics Institute reported that the virus is "expected to mutate very fast and very easily".

World | April 22, 2003, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 395

Hong Kong Pupils Return to School despite SARS Outbreak

Secondary schools in Hong Kong reopened after a three-week closure because of the Sars outbreak. About 200,000 children from around 400 schools went back to class, although 10 schools refused to open.

World | April 22, 2003, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 311

Highly Contagious Bird Flu in Belgium

Belgium has announced another mass cull of chickens and other poultry in an effort to combat bird flu, a highly contagious disease that has apparently spread from the Netherlands. The Belgian authorities have already destroyed a quarter of a million birds

World | April 21, 2003, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 864

Toronto Commuters Warned Against SARS

Public transit commuters around Toronto may have been exposed to Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome and should check themselves for symptoms, Toronto public health officials said Sunday. The Ministry of Health issued an advisory Sunday saying an infected p

World | April 21, 2003, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 581

U.S. President George W. Bush Optimistic for N Korea Solution

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World | April 21, 2003, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 288

China Sacks Health Minister

State media reported that Health Minister Zhang Wenkang and Beijing mayor Meng Xuenong were removed from senior positions in the Communist Party, a formal step which will almost certainly see them fired from their government posts. In a statement Sunday t

World | April 20, 2003, Sunday // 00:00 | Viewed: 408

Pope Calls for Peace during Easter Sunday Mass

Pope John Paul II began Easter Sunday Mass with a call to the faithful to work tirelessly for peace, as tens of thousands of people jammed rain-soaked St. Peter's Square for the service.

World | April 20, 2003, Sunday // 00:00 | Viewed: 374

Six Dead after Israeli Forces Raid on Gaza Camp

Five Palestinians and one Israeli soldier are reported to have been killed as Israeli troops backed by tanks and helicopter gunships have raided a refugee camp in the Gaza Strip in one of their biggest operations of recent months. The raid comes as argume

World | April 20, 2003, Sunday // 00:00 | Viewed: 380

China Cancelled Week-long May Day Holiday

China has cancelled its week-long May Day holiday, as the health ministry announced a sharp increase in the incidence of the flu-like Sars virus. China's official death toll is now 79, with 1,807 confirmed cases of the illness, the health ministry has ann

World | April 20, 2003, Sunday // 00:00 | Viewed: 444

High Turnout Reported in Nigeria's Landmark Presidential Election

Turnout is reported high in Nigeria's landmark presidential election, the first such poll organized by a civilian government in 20 years. Thousands of police officers are guarding voting precincts to prevent fraud and violence.

World | April 19, 2003, Saturday // 00:00 | Viewed: 439

US Judge Orders Alleged Nazi Deportation

A judge in the United States has ordered the deportation of an elderly Ukrainian-born man accused of being a guard at a Nazi concentration camp during World WarII.Theodor Szehinskyj, 79, is accused of serving in a Waffen-SS Death's Head unit during the wa

World | April 19, 2003, Saturday // 00:00 | Viewed: 343

Talks over N Korea's Nuclear Programme back on Track

Talks over North Korea's nuclear programme appear to be back on track after confusion about a statement apparently saying Pyongyang had started reprocessing thousands of spent fuel rods. The United States has said an English-language statement from North

World | April 19, 2003, Saturday // 00:00 | Viewed: 337
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