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Knight Ridder Washington Bureau
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Police Question Top Indonesia Cleric
Radical Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Bashir was taken to the capital Jakarta on Monday for questioning about his alleged links to a terrorist network suspected in the Bali bombings that killed nearly 200, as well as a series of Christmas Eve church bombings in 2000.
LELY T. DJUHARI / Associated Press Writer
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Diplomat's killing shocks neighbors
Neighbors and friends of a U.S. diplomat gunned down outside his home were shocked and concerned about their own safety.
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SHAFIKA MATTAR,
Associated Press Writer,
10/28/2002 06:01 AM PST)
India state elections set for December
Elections will be held in December in a state in western India where more than 1,000 people have died in Hindu-Muslim riots this year.
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NIRMALA GEORGE,
Associated Press Writer,
10/28/2002 05:59 AM PST)
Japanese arrive for North Korea talks
Japanese diplomats arrived for talks on normalizing relations with North Korea amid renewed concern over the North's nuclear weapons program and its abduction of Japanese citizens.
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The Associated Press,
10/28/2002 05:02 AM PST)
Arafat postpones legislative session
Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat postponed a legislative session set to vote on his proposed Cabinet after Israel prevented 13 legislators from traveling to the session for security reasons.
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HADEEL WAHDAN,
Associated Press Writer,
10/28/2002 04:59 AM PST)
Brazil elects da Silva as president
From shoeshine boy to union firebrand to the next president of Latin America's largest nation, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva celebrated a stunning electoral victory, but has a world of problems to confront in Brazil.
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ANDREW SELSKY,
Associated Press Writer,
10/28/2002 04:56 AM PST)
APEC Leaders Pledge to Boost Trade
Pacific Rim leaders headed home Monday with commitments to reduce poverty with trade, saying jobs and education are among their best weapons in the global fight against terrorism.
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TRACI CARL,
AP Business Writer,
10/28/2002 04:54 AM PST)
U.S. troops, enemy fighters clash
U.S. special forces in central Afghanistan exchanged gunfire with an enemy reconnaissance team over the weekend, the military said. No injuries were reported.
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AMEL EMRIC,
Associated Press Writer,
10/28/2002 04:36 AM PST)
U.N. council to resume talks on Iraq
The U.N. Security Council begins critical negotiations on a new Iraq resolution this week, still sharply divided over language that could trigger military action against Saddam Hussein.
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By EDITH M. LEDERER,
Associated Press ,
10/28/2002 03:22 AM PST)
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LATEST HEADLINES FROM REUTERS |
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Brazil's President-Elect Lula Relishes Victory
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BY AXEL BUGGE,
Reuters,
10/28/2002 10:18 AM EST)
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Chechens Ready for Talks with Russia
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BY PETER STARCK,
Reuters,
10/28/2002 10:16 AM EST)
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Italy Scrambles Water-Planes to Stem Etna Flows
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BY TONY GENTILE,
Reuters,
10/28/2002 09:56 AM EST)
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Ukraine News Agency Says Director Has Disappeared
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Reuters,
10/28/2002 09:43 AM EST)
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U.S. Diplomat Shot Dead Outside Home in Jordan
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BY SULEIMAN AL-KHALIDI,
Reuters,
10/28/2002 09:32 AM EST)
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U.S. Releases Some Guantanamo Prisoners
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Reuters,
10/28/2002 09:26 AM EST)
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Putin Vows No Deal with 'Terrorists' After Siege
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BY OLIVER BULLOUGH,
Reuters,
10/28/2002 09:11 AM EST)
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EU Launches Final Stage of Enlargement Talks
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BY MARCIN GRAJEWSKI,
Reuters,
10/28/2002 08:45 AM EST)
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Israeli Coalition Shaken over Settlement Funding
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BY MATT SPETALNICK,
Reuters,
10/28/2002 08:29 AM EST)
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Iraqis Defiant at the Prospect of Yet Another War
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BY SAMIA NAKHOUL,
Reuters,
10/28/2002 08:24 AM EST)
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LATEST HEADLINES FROM ASSOCIATED PRESS |
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Germans Postpone World Wars Memorial
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10/28/2002 10:50 AM EST)
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U.S. Warns on Central Africa Travel
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10/28/2002 10:49 AM EST)
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Russia Military to Get Broader Power
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STEVE GUTTERMAN,
Associated Press Writer,
10/28/2002 10:48 AM EST)
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Poland Solidarity Union Founder Dies
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ANDRZEJ STYLINSKI,
Associated Press Writer,
10/28/2002 10:48 AM EST)
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U.S. Diplomat Shot Dead in Jordan
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JAMAL HALABY,
Associated Press Writer,
10/28/2002 10:21 AM EST)
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Australia Lists Terror Group
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10/28/2002 10:08 AM EST)
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Chechens Ready to Start Peace Talks
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JAN M. OLSEN,
Associated Press Writer,
10/28/2002 09:56 AM EST)
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Lava Prompts Italy School Closings
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10/28/2002 09:52 AM EST)
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Police Question Top Indonesia Cleric
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LELY T. DJUHARI,
Associated Press Writer,
10/28/2002 09:39 AM EST)
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Three Afghans Home From Guantanamo
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TODD PITMAN,
Associated Press Writer,
10/28/2002 09:26 AM EST)
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LATEST HEADLINES FROM KNIGHT RIDDER TRIBUNE |
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London headed toward complete traffic meltdown
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BY ANDREA GERLIN,
Knight Ridder Newspapers,
10/28/2002 06:08 AM EST)
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Cuban-American voters enduring high tides of change
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BY ALFREDO CORCHADO,
The Dallas Morning News,
10/28/2002 06:05 AM EST)
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Kidnapping in Mexico touches rich, powerful but seldom gets reported
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BY RICARDO SANDOVAL,
The Dallas Morning News,
10/28/2002 06:04 AM EST)
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Brazil moves decidedly to the left with new leader
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BY KEVIN G. HALL,
Knight Ridder Newspapers,
10/27/2002 11:38 PM EST)
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Gas killed hostages in Moscow theater; only 2 of 117 deaths blamed on captors; 646 survived
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BY ALEX RODRIGUEZ,
Chicago Tribune,
10/27/2002 10:46 PM EST)
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Da Silva is first leftist to serve as Brazil's president in four decades
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BY PATRICE M. JONES,
Chicago Tribune,
10/27/2002 10:40 PM EST)
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Al-Jazeera TV in another controversy
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By MICHAEL MATZA,
Philadelphia Inquirer,
10/27/2002 09:56 PM EST)
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APEC nations urge North Korea to end nuclear program
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BY RICARDO SANDOVAL,
The Dallas Morning News,
10/27/2002 08:33 PM EST)
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Suicide bomber kills three, injures 15 during struggle at Jewish settlement
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BY CHRISTINE SPOLAR,
Chicago Tribune,
10/27/2002 07:47 PM EST)
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Lula da Silva wins Brazil presidency, returns indicate
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BY KEVIN G. HALL,
Knight Ridder Newspapers,
10/27/2002 07:18 PM EST)
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