Canada, fearing attack, to buy smallpox vaccines
Canada, responding to an al Qaeda tape that names it as a possible target for attack, is to buy enough smallpox vaccine to inoculate all residents against the deadly disease, the health ministry said on Thursday.
( By RAJIV SEKHRI, Reuters, 11/28/2002 02:21 PM PST)

Russia rocket mistaken for meteor shower
A ball of fire streaking across the sky early Thursday had people throughout the Northwest flooding radio and television stations with calls reporting a meteor shower.
( Associated Press, 11/28/2002 02:19 PM PST)

United Airlines mechanics reject pay cuts
Mechanics at United Airlines said on Thursday they rejected $700 million proposed pay cuts over 5-1/2 years, increasing the odds of a bankruptcy filing very soon unless the No. 2 U.S. airline can hammer out a new deal with the union workers quickly.
( By KATHY FIEWEGER, Reuters, 11/28/2002 02:14 PM PST)

U.S. condemns attacks, too soon to blame al Qaeda
The United States condemned the "horrific terrorist" bombing of an Israeli-owned hotel in Kenya that killed 15 people on Thursday, but the White House said it was too soon to blame al Qaeda.
( By PATRICIA WILSON, Reuters, 11/28/2002 02:09 PM PST)

Judge throws out lawsuit against Vatican
A lawsuit accusing the Vatican of covering up worldwide sexual abuse is prohibited because the statute of limitations has run out, a judge ruled.
( Associated Press, 11/28/2002 02:03 PM PST)

PETA assailed over 'turkey terrorist' ad
The nation's largest animal rights group is under fire for a television campaign featuring a "turkey terrorist" taking hostages in a supermarket, which is appearing on only one station.
( Associated Press, 11/28/2002 02:01 PM PST)

Snow scattered around Great Lakes
"Lake effect" snow showers were scattered downwind from the Great Lakes on Thursday, while light rain fell in parts of Texas.
( Associated Press, 11/28/2002 01:57 PM PST)

Art helps children in tornadoes' wake
Seven-year-old Whitney Nunley carefully drew a scene of terror - her home crowded with people while a big swirling shape billowed outside.
( By DUNCAN MANSFIELD, Associated Press, 11/28/2002 01:55 PM PST)

Retailers expect a modest holiday season
All those coupons and pre-Thanksgiving sales from the nation's retailers haven't enticed Linda Foley to get a head start on her holiday shopping. In fact, this year, she's taking her time.
( By ANNE D'INNOCENZIO, Associated Press, 11/28/2002 01:43 PM PST)

Sharon re-elected to head Likud party
Prime Minister Ariel Sharon was re-elected to head the Likud party Thursday in a primary overshadowed by a deadly shooting at a polling station in Israel and two attacks on Israeli tourists in Kenya.
( By DAN PERRY, Associated Press, 11/28/2002 01:27 PM PST)

Zsa Zsa Gabor in LA Hospital After Car Crash
Hungarian-born actress Zsa Zsa Gabor, beloved by generations of Americans for her flamboyant lifestyle and ability to marry rich and often, was hospitalized with head injuries on Thursday after a car crash, officials said.
( BY ARTHUR SPIEGELMAN, Reuters, 11/28/2002 11:50 AM PST)

Sen. Kerry to Move on White House Run
The Democratic field for president in 2004 should start taking shape in the days and weeks ahead, with Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry expected to open an exploratory committee and Missouri Rep. Dick Gephardt likely to tell colleagues whether he plans to run.
( WILL LESTER, Associated Press, 11/28/2002 11:49 AM PST)

Cash-hungry Peru gives workers mandatory holiday
Cash-strapped Peru will send some 700,000 government workers on an obligatory three-week paid holiday at the end of the year to cut costs, Prime Minister Luis Solari said Thursday.
( Reuters, 11/28/2002 11:41 AM PST)

U.N. experts inspect more Iraqi sites
U.N. experts inspected an animal vaccine production lab and an active munitions factory near Baghdad Thursday, the second day of a hunt for suspected weapons of mass destruction in Iraq.
( By HAITHAM HADDADIN, Reuters, 11/28/2002 11:39 AM PST)

Sharon Defeats Netanyahu in Likud Leadership Vote
Prime Minister Ariel Sharon won his Likud party's leadership election Thursday after a vote overshadowed by deadly attacks on Israelis in Kenya and northern Israel.
( BY JEFFREY HELLER, Reuters, 11/28/2002 11:33 AM PST)

Ivory Coast slips back into war as truce crumbles
Ivory Coast plunged back into war Thursday as troops and foreign mercenaries struck at rebel positions across a truce line and a new faction seized towns in the West African country's northwest.
( By MATTHEW TOSTEVIN, Reuters, 11/28/2002 11:18 AM PST)

Top Nigeria Muslim Body Overturns Miss World Fatwa
Nigeria's supreme Islamic body ordered Muslims Thursday to ignore a fatwa issued by a northern state calling for the death of a journalist whose article on the Miss World pageant sparked bloody riots.
( BY DANIEL BALINT-KURTI, Reuters, 11/28/2002 11:01 AM PST)

Virginia terrorism law may fit sniper case
When the Virginia Legislature passed a bill this year authorizing the death penalty for acts of terrorism, lawmakers hoped their work would be a mere precaution that never had to be implemented.
( By MATTHEW BARAKAT, Associated Press, 11/28/2002 10:58 AM PST)

Sources: Bug sweepers to check U.N. mission in Iraq
U.N. arms inspectors in Iraq will get electronic equipment to make sure that their operations center in Baghdad has not been bugged during their four-year absence, U.N. sources said Thursday.
( Reuters, 11/28/2002 10:05 AM PST)