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HEAVY SNOW AND FREEZING CONDITIONS IN TURKEY HAVE NOW CLAIMED 11 LIVES...

Heavy snow and freezing conditions in Turkey have now claimed 11 lives, and cut off thousands of villages.

World | January 8, 2002, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 544

UK PRIME MINISTER TONY BLAIR HAS BECOME THE FIRST WORLD LEADER TO VISI...

UK Prime Minister Tony Blair has become the first world leader to visit Afghanistan since the fall of the Taleban. He was also the first to meet the new interim leader, Hamid Karzai, on his home soil, during a visit to Bagram air base north of Kabul.

World | January 8, 2002, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 631

AUSTRALIA'S TWO-WEEK-OLD BUSH FIRE CRISIS HAS FINALLY TAKEN A TURN FOR...

Australia's two-week-old bush fire crisis has finally taken a turn for the better, with unexpectedly heavy overnight rainfall in and around Sydney bringing some relief to the beleaguered city. But fire authorities warned Monday that the rain had not been

World | January 7, 2002, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 737

FRANCE IS CALLING ON ITALIAN PRIME MINISTER SILVIO BERLUSCONI TO REAFF...

France is calling on Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi to reaffirm his commitment to the development of Europe, after the country's foreign minister resigned over European policy. Berlusconi appointed himself the country's interim foreign minister

World | January 7, 2002, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 660

FORD MOTOR COMPANY'S BOARD WILL THIS WEEK APPROVE A US RESTRUCTURING E...

Ford Motor Company's board will this week approve a US restructuring expected to involve up to 20,000 job losses, closure of plants and capacity cutbacks, Financial Times wrote.

World | January 7, 2002, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 546

BRITISH PRIME MINISTER TONY BLAIR IS PREPARING TO HOLD TALKS IN PAKIST...

British Prime Minister Tony Blair is preparing to hold talks in Pakistan in the latest stage of international efforts to ease tensions with neighboring nuclear rival India. After meeting with the Pakistani President General Pervez Musharraf he will travel

World | January 7, 2002, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 646

ARGENTINA HAS DEVALUED ITS CURRENCY, THE PESO, BY NEARLY 30 PERCENT IN...

Argentina has devalued its currency, the peso, by nearly 30 percent in a bid to tackle the growing economic crisis. The devaluation, announced on Sunday by Economic Minister Jorge Remes Lenicov, is the latest blow to the country's crippled economy as new

World | January 7, 2002, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 667

U.S. MIDDLE EAST ENVOY ANTHONY ZINNI HEADED HOME SUNDAY AFTER FOUR DAY...

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World | January 7, 2002, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 670

PAKISTANI OFFICIALS HAVE DENIED THAT INDIA HAS SHOT DOWN AN UNMANNED P...

Pakistani officials have denied that India has shot down an unmanned Pakistani spy plane intruding into Indian air space over Kashmir.

World | January 7, 2002, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 581

SINGAPORE BELIEVES IT HAS BROKEN UP A NETWORK OF MILITANTS TARGETING T...

Singapore believes it has broken up a network of militants targeting the U.S.

World | January 7, 2002, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 622

A NOTE WRITTEN BY THE 15-YEAR-OLD BOY WHO CRASHED A CESSNA INTO A TAMP...

A note written by the 15-year-old boy who crashed a Cessna into a Tampa office building Saturday indicated he supported Osama bin Laden and that the act was deliberate, authorities said Sunday. Charles J.

World | January 7, 2002, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 653

ARGENTINE LAWMAKERS IN THE CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES HAVE APPROVED EMERGENCY...

Argentine lawmakers in the Chamber of Deputies have approved emergency powers for new President Eduardo Duhalde. The sweeping emergency powers, aimed at to rebuilding the nation's troubled economy, include allowing him to devalue the peso by no longer tyi

World | January 7, 2002, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 728

THE BUSH FIRES THAT HAVE DESTROYED HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF ACRES FORE...

The bush fires that have destroyed hundreds of thousands of acres forest in southeast Australia are taking a huge toll on the country's native wildlife, National Parks officials say.

World | January 7, 2002, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 670

GERMAN AUTHORITIES SAID ON SUNDAY THEY HAD NO EVIDENCE A MAN DETAINED ...

German authorities said on Sunday they had no evidence a man detained at a west German hotel overnight was a member of Osama bin Laden's al Qaeda network as originally maintained.

World | January 6, 2002, Sunday // 00:00 | Viewed: 638

ITALIAN FOREIGN MINISTER RENATO RUGGIERO HAS RESIGNED AFTER A DISAGREE...

Italian Foreign Minister Renato Ruggiero has resigned after a disagreement with other cabinet members over the government's unenthusiastic reception of the new euro currency.

World | January 6, 2002, Sunday // 00:00 | Viewed: 709

RESEARCHERS IN JAPAN SAY THEY HAVE SUCCEEDED IN GROWING THE WORLD'S FI...

Researchers in Japan say they have succeeded in growing the world's first artificial eyeball. The scientists at Tokyo University have been experimenting with tadpoles in an effort to develop treatments for the blind.

World | January 6, 2002, Sunday // 00:00 | Viewed: 732

A REGIONAL SUMMIT OF SOUTH ASIAN LEADERS HAS ENDED IN NEPAL, WITH NO S...

A regional summit of South Asian leaders has ended in Nepal, with no sign of any breakthrough in the tense military stand-off between India and Pakistan. Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee shook hands with President Pervez Musharraf for a second t

World | January 6, 2002, Sunday // 00:00 | Viewed: 822

THE LONG-DISTANCE TELEPHONE COMPANY AT&T WILL SET ASIDE $1BN TO PAY FO...

The long-distance telephone company AT&T will set aside $1bn to pay for 10,000 job cuts this year. The company, whose cable television operations are due to be sold to Comcast, said tough competition and a weak economy had forced it to slash costs.

World | January 5, 2002, Saturday // 00:00 | Viewed: 714

THE ITALIAN PRIME MINISTER SAYS HIS GOVERNMENT IS COMMITTED TO THE EU,...

The Italian Prime Minister says his government is committed to the EU, after several ministers are criticised for their negative attitudes.

World | January 5, 2002, Saturday // 00:00 | Viewed: 644

FIREFIGHTERS IN EASTERN AUSTRALIA ARE PREPARING FOR WORSENING WEATHER ...

Firefighters in eastern Australia are preparing for worsening weather conditions as they battle devastating bush fires which have forced thousands of people to flee their homes. Fire officers have warned that there is little hope of bringing the blazes un

World | January 5, 2002, Saturday // 00:00 | Viewed: 698

AN ATTEMPT BY ARGENTINA'S NEW GOVERNMENT TO TACKLE THE COUNTRY'S SEVER...

An attempt by Argentina's new government to tackle the country's severe economic crisis has hit its first obstacle, with Congress failing to agree on early action. The session broke up without agreement on a draft bill ending the link between the dollar a

World | January 5, 2002, Saturday // 00:00 | Viewed: 636
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