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AUTHORITIES AT THE U.S. NAVAL BASE IN GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA, HAVE START...

Authorities at the U.S.

World | January 30, 2002, Wednesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 463

AT LEAST 12 PEOPLE, INCLUDING SEVERAL PORT AUTHORITY EMPLOYEES, HAVE B...

At least 12 people, including several Port Authority employees, have been charged with stealing money intended for victims of the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center, a spokeswoman for the Manhattan district attorney said. Most were posing as v

World | January 30, 2002, Wednesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 508

ENRON CORP. NAMED A RESTRUCTURING SPECIALIST AS INTERIM CHIEF EXECUTIV...

Enron Corp. named a restructuring specialist as interim chief executive on Tuesday who vowed to revive the fallen energy trading giant even though analysts say it is likely to be liquidated.

World | January 30, 2002, Wednesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 488

SIXTEEN U.S. SOLDIERS WERE INJURED IN A HELICOPTER ACCIDENT WHILE ON A...

Sixteen U.S.

World | January 29, 2002, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 534

FORMER EMPLOYEES OF ENRON CORP. WHO LOST MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN RETIRE...

Former employees of Enron Corp. who lost millions of dollars in retirement funds when the energy trading giant collapsed sued on Monday, while the wife of former CEO Kenneth Lay sobbed on national television and said her family has lost its fortune.

World | January 29, 2002, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 496

SOUTH KOREAN PRESIDENT KIM DAE-JUNG HAS ORDERED A SWEEPING CABINET RES...

South Korean President Kim Dae-jung has ordered a sweeping cabinet reshuffle amid an ongoing political scandal in which senior government officials and a close relative to the president has been implicated. The new line-up involves 15 ministers and presid

World | January 29, 2002, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 680

US PRESIDENT GEORGE W BUSH HAS PLEDGED AN EXTRA $50M IN CREDIT FOR REC...

US President George W Bush has pledged an extra $50m in credit for reconstruction projects in war-ravaged Afghanistan and training for a national army and police force there. "The United States will continue to be a friend to the Afghan people and all the

World | January 29, 2002, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 666

ROMAN CATHOLIC LAWYERS SHOULD REFUSE TO HANDLE DIVORCE CASES, POPE JOH...

Roman Catholic lawyers should refuse to handle divorce cases, Pope John Paul has said.

World | January 29, 2002, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 571

THE GOVERNMENT OF IRAQ HAS INVITED A UNITED NATIONS HUMAN RIGHTS EXPER...

The government of Iraq has invited a United Nations human rights expert to visit the country in what will be the first such mission in 10 years. Iraq banned envoys from visiting the country in 1992 following damning reports about human rights abuses.

World | January 29, 2002, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 489

US FORCES IN AFGHANISTAN HAVE DETAINED TWO MORE BRITONS BELIEVED TO HA...

US Forces in Afghanistan have detained two more Britons believed to have been fighting for Osama bin Laden. The duo, one named as Ruhal Ahmed from the West Midlands, are being held in the eastern city of Kandahar in Afghanistan where they are being questi

World | January 29, 2002, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 532

THE NIGERIAN PRESIDENT HAS DEMANDED AN EXPLANATION FROM THE MILITARY A...

The Nigerian president has demanded an explanation from the military after explosions at an army munitions dump killed at least 600 people in the commercial capital Lagos. "The military must carry out an inquiry to find out exactly what happened, how it h

World | January 29, 2002, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 564

AS MANY AS 500 PEOPLE ARE NOW KNOWN TO HAVE BEEN KILLED AS A RESULT OF...

As many as 500 people are now known to have been killed as a result of a series of huge explosions at an army munitions dump in Nigeria's commercial capital Lagos on Sunday. Many of the dead are children and babies who drowned in two nearby canals as thou

World | January 28, 2002, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 699

THE OFFICIAL CURRENCY OF THE NETHERLANDS -- THE GUILDER -- HAS FORMALL...

The official currency of The Netherlands -- the guilder -- has formally ceased to exist as spendable cash after 776 years. The guilder is the first of 12 European currencies to completely disappear as a result of the introduction of the euro on January 1.

World | January 28, 2002, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 512

ALL SIX AL QAEDA FIGHTERS HOLED UP IN A KANDAHAR HOSPITAL FOR MORE THA...

All six al Qaeda fighters holed up in a Kandahar hospital for more than seven weeks were killed on Monday when Afghan forces and their U.S.

World | January 28, 2002, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 595

ISRAELI POLICE SHOT AND KILLED AN ARAB MAN WHO RAN OVER A POLICEMAN NE...

Israeli police shot and killed an Arab man who ran over a policeman near Tel Aviv on Monday and was suspected of bursting through a military roadblock from the West Bank into Israel, police said, quoted by Reuters.

World | January 28, 2002, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 453

TIBET'S SPIRITUAL LEADER, THE DALAI LAMA, WAS IN GOOD CONDITION AT A H...

Tibet's spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, was in good condition at a hospital in India after falling ill with stomach pains, a hospital official has said. He has undergone some tests after being flown to the Lilawati Hospital and Research Center in the In

World | January 28, 2002, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 555

LOUD BLASTS AND MACHINE GUN FIRE WERE HEARD EARLY MONDAY MORNING IN KA...

Loud blasts and machine gun fire were heard early Monday morning in Kandahar as U.S.

World | January 28, 2002, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 471

OSAMA BIN LADEN IS LIKELY ALIVE AND WILL BE CAUGHT, TOP BUSH ADMINISTR...

Osama bin Laden is likely alive and will be caught, top Bush administration officials said Sunday, but his capture isn't necessary to disrupt global terrorism, they stressed.

World | January 28, 2002, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 502

AFGHAN INTERIM LEADER HAMID KARZAI CALLED ON EXPATRIATES TO RETURN HOM...

Afghan interim leader Hamid Karzai called on expatriates to return home and help rebuild their shattered homeland.

World | January 28, 2002, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 392

SAUDI ARABIAN OFFICIALS HAVE ASKED THE UNITED STATES TO REDUCE ITS MIL...

Saudi Arabian officials have asked the United States to reduce its military presence in their country, White House Chief of Staff Andrew Card told CNN on Sunday.

World | January 28, 2002, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 434

A PAKISTANI GROUP SEEKING BETTER CONDITIONS FOR PRISONERS BEING HELD B...

A Pakistani group seeking better conditions for prisoners being held by the US in Cuba says it has kidnapped an American journalist who went missing last week. The National Movement for the Restoration of Pakistani Sovereignty released a photograph of the

World | January 28, 2002, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 612
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