Pilgrim's Pride begins record meat recall
U.S. poultry giant Pilgrim's Pride Corp. has launched the largest U.S. meat recall in history and halted production at a Pennsylvania plant because of possible contamination with listeria.
( BY RANDY FABI, Reuters, 10/14/2002 05:03 AM PDT)

Astronauts upbeat about spacewalk
With just a little more construction work remaining, shuttle Atlantis' astronauts were upbeat heading into their third and final spacewalk outside the international space station.
( MARCIA DUNN, AP Aerospace Writer, 10/14/2002 04:49 AM PDT)

Bin Laden follower: Attacks possible
An apparent suicide boat rips a hole in an oil tanker off Yemen. A U.S. Marine is gunned down in Kuwait. Osama bin Laden's top deputy speaks out for the first time in almost a year, prompting warnings to Americans around the world.
( JOHN J. LUMPKIN, Associated Press Writer, 10/14/2002 03:52 AM PDT)

Britain to Run Northern Ireland
Britain will strip power from local Catholic and Protestant politicians on Monday night and resume sole responsibility for running Northern Ireland, the British governor announced.
( SHAWN POGATCHNIK, Associated Press Writer, 10/14/2002 03:36 AM PDT)

Shots Fired on U.S. Forces in Kuwait
U.S. forces came under fire from two civilian vehicles near a training area in northern Kuwait on Monday, officials said. No one was hurt.
( DIANA ELIAS, Associated Press Writer, 10/14/2002 03:32 AM PDT)

U.S. bases attacked in Afghanistan
Three U.S. bases were attacked with gunfire and rockets in eastern Afghanistan over the weekend, the U.S. military said. There were no reports of casualties.
( CHRIS HAWLEY, Associated Press Writer, 10/14/2002 03:30 AM PDT)

Ten die of hypothermia in Moscow
Ten people died of hypothermia in Moscow over the weekend, bringing the death toll for the current cold season to 32, a spokeswoman for the city emergency medical services said.
( The Associated Press, 10/14/2002 03:28 AM PDT)

U.S., Pakistan plan joint exercise
U.S. and Pakistani troops are set to conduct their first joint military exercises since Washington lifted sanctions on Pakistan and renewed military ties earlier this year, the U.S. Embassy said.
( PAUL HAVEN, Associated Press Writer, 10/14/2002 03:26 AM PDT)