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ISRAELI FORCES HAVE SHOT DEAD A PALESTINIAN SUSPECTED OF HAVING TAKEN ...

Israeli forces have shot dead a Palestinian suspected of having taken part in yesterday's ambush of a bus in which eight people died. Israel radio says the man died in a gun battle near the scene of the ambush, close to the Jewish settlement of Emmanuel i

World | July 17, 2002, Wednesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 378

RESCUERS HAVE ADMITTED THAT THE CHANCES OF FINDING ANY SURVIVORS OF A ...

Rescuers have admitted that the chances of finding any survivors of a helicopter crash in the North Sea off the Norfolk coast are slim. Five people have already been confirmed dead and their bodies returned to Great Yarmouth.

World | July 17, 2002, Wednesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 419

SPANISH POLICE ARRESTED THREE SUSPECTED MEMBERS OF OSAMA BIN LADEN'S A...

Spanish police arrested three suspected members of Osama bin Laden's al Qaeda network on Tuesday, one of whom had videotaped key buildings in the United States, Interior Minister Angel Acebes said. One of the men, all of who are of Syrian origin, had vari

World | July 16, 2002, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 486

EMBATTLED TURKISH PRIME MINISTER BULENT ECEVIT HAS AGREED WITH HIS COA...

Embattled Turkish Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit has agreed with his coalition leaders to hold elections in November. The news came just hours after the government lost its parliamentary majority with the resignations of six deputies from the Democratic Lef

World | July 16, 2002, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 424

PALESTINIAN GUNMEN AMBUSHED AN ISRAELI BUS NEAR A JEWISH SETTLEMENT IN...

Palestinian gunmen ambushed an Israeli bus near a Jewish settlement in the West Bank on Tuesday, killing at least six people, before a high-level meeting on Middle East peace in New York, Israeli TV said. In Tuesday's attack, medics said Palestinian gunme

World | July 16, 2002, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 371

THE US SENATE HAS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED SWEEPING REFORMS IN CORPORATE A...

The US Senate has unanimously approved sweeping reforms in corporate accountability following a string of major accounting scandals that have seriously shaken investor confidence. In a 97 to nil vote, senators agreed to a bill that would establish an inde

World | July 16, 2002, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 401

HUNDREDS OF SCHOOLS HAVE BEEN CLOSED AND MORE THAN 1,000 PEOPLE EVACUA...

Hundreds of schools have been closed and more than 1,000 people evacuated from their homes as the second storm in a week lashed eastern Japan. Typhoon Halong was downgraded to a tropical storm but sustained winds of 108 km/h (67 mph) continued to cause ch

World | July 16, 2002, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 403

US DEPUTY DEFENCE SECRETARY PAUL WOLFOWITZ IS IN ANKARA FOR TALKS WITH...

US Deputy Defence Secretary Paul Wolfowitz is in Ankara for talks with Turkish Government and military leaders on American plans for action against Iraq. US officials insist that no decisions have yet been made on strategy.

World | July 16, 2002, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 509

WOMEN PROTESTERS WHO HAVE BESIEGED AN OIL TERMINAL IN SOUTHERN NIGERIA...

Women protesters who have besieged an oil terminal in southern Nigeria for more than a week say they have reached a deal with the refinery owners to end their blockade. One of the protest leaders, Anunu Uwawah, told the Associated Press (AP) news agency:

World | July 16, 2002, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 433

A FRENCH MAGISTRATE HAS RULED THAT BANK OF FRANCE GOVERNOR JEAN-CLAUDE...

A French magistrate has ruled that Bank of France governor Jean-Claude Trichet must stand trial over a banking scandal, in a decision that throws doubt onto his ambitions to head the European Central Bank (ECB). Philippe Courroye, the magistrate probing a

World | July 16, 2002, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 370

ONE EURO BOUGHT AS MUCH AS ONE DOLLAR ON MONDAY FOR THE FIRST TIME SIN...

One euro bought as much as one dollar on Monday for the first time since February 2000. The euro, which had once sunk 30 percent below its January 1999 launch rate, has risen six percent in just a month as the dollar has been battered by a succession of U

World | July 15, 2002, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 396

PRESIDENT BUSH REMAINS OPTIMISTIC OVER U.S. ECONOMIC PROSPECTS DESPITE...

President Bush remains optimistic over U.S.

World | July 15, 2002, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 451

IT HAS EMERGED THAT A MAN WHO TRIED TO KILL FRENCH PRESIDENT JACQUES C...

It has emerged that a man who tried to kill French President Jacques Chirac at the annual Bastille Day parade stood as a local election candidate for a far-right party. Maxime Brunerie, 25, is now being held in a police psychiatric unit.

World | July 15, 2002, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 354

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION CHAIRMAN HARVEY PITT, UNDER HEAVY F...

Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Harvey Pitt, under heavy fire as a wave of corporate scandals breaks, said on Sunday there was no need to release the files on a 1991 probe of President Bush's stock sales. Appearing on two television talk shows

World | July 15, 2002, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 415

TURKISH PREMIER BULENT ECEVIT, FACED WITH THE PROSPECT OF EARLY POLLS ...

Turkish premier Bulent Ecevit, faced with the prospect of early polls amid a political crisis, said Monday he may step down from office before his three-party government loses its ruling majority. The ailing premier told Milliyet newspaper the possible de

World | July 15, 2002, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 371

ISRAELI AIRCRAFT HAVE DESTROYED A PALESTINIAN BUILDING IN THE SOUTHERN...

Israeli aircraft have destroyed a Palestinian building in the southern Gaza Strip, which the army says was being used as a laboratory for making explosives. Eyewitnesses said they saw several Israeli Apache helicopters and an F-16 fighter plane in the are

World | July 15, 2002, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 509

A PAKISTANI COURT HAS SENTENCED BRITISH-BORN MILITANT AHMED OMAR SAEED...

A Pakistani court has sentenced British-born militant Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh to death for abducting and murdering US journalist Daniel Pearl. His three co-accused, Fahad Naseem, Salman Saqib and Sheikh Adil, were also found guilty and sentenced to life i

World | July 15, 2002, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 948

THE POLICE IN PARIS OVERPOWERED A MAN WHO ATTEMPTED TO SHOOT FRENCH PR...

The police in Paris overpowered a man who attempted to shoot French President Jacques Chirac at France's Bastille Day parade. The 25-year old man pulled out a .

World | July 14, 2002, Sunday // 00:00 | Viewed: 353

OSAMA BIN LADEN IS ALIVE, PROBABLY IN THE BORDER REGION BETWEEN PAKIST...

Osama bin Laden is alive, probably in the border region between Pakistan and Afghanistan, the head of Germany's BND foreign intelligence network said in a newspaper interview. Bin Laden is the United State's main suspect in the September 11 attacks on New

World | July 14, 2002, Sunday // 00:00 | Viewed: 422

INDIA SUNDAY CONDEMNED A RAID IN KASHMIR BY GUNMEN, SOME DRESSED AS HI...

India Sunday condemned a raid in Kashmir by gunmen, some dressed as Hindu holy men, who killed 27 slum dwellers and the government said it would give its response Monday. After an emergency cabinet meeting, India sent Deputy Prime Minister Lal Krishna Adv

World | July 14, 2002, Sunday // 00:00 | Viewed: 410

THE AUTHORITIES IN AFGHANISTAN AND AID AGENCIES ARE TAKING URGENT MEAS...

The authorities in Afghanistan and aid agencies are taking urgent measures to prevent a cholera epidemic in the capital Kabul. Some 6,000 patients have been admitted to Kabul hospitals in the past three weeks with diarrhoea-related diseases and three have

World | July 14, 2002, Sunday // 00:00 | Viewed: 364
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