Prisoner Transfer Talks Gain Ground as Arafat Seeks Release
British and US experts met with Palestinian officials in Ramallah to outline a six prisoner handover from Arafat’s compound to Jericho, a step toward his confinement release. Israeli troops sealed roads and kept Arafat under tight restriction as the plan developed.
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Ramallah
West Bank
Yasser Arafat
Gaza
United Nations
Sec
Palestini
Israel
Christianity
Arafat
Jericho
Bush
Jericha
Mohammed Rashid
Explosions Hit Third Coast Packaging Plant in Pearland
A string of blasts at the Third Coast Packaging chemical plant in Pearland Texas sent flames hundreds of feet high and forced evacuations of about 100 nearby residents. No injuries were reported though one house burned and two warehouses were destroyed. Fire Chief Jack Williams said flames reached 800 feet and he expected the fire to burn for days as crews held back for safety.
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Pearland
Texas
Third Coast Packaging
Houston
Jack Williams
Williams
Charity accused of lying about terrorist connection
CHICAGO Officials charged Benevolence International Foundation a Palos Hills based charity and its executive director Enaam M Arnaout with perjury for claiming no involvement in military or terrorist activity linked to Osama bin Laden and al Qaida The FBI affidavit cites ties to terrorists involved in the 1998 World Trade Center bombing a plot to bomb US airlines and a plan to assassinate Pope John Paul II in 1995 The case portrays the donors as victims while alleging the charity secretly aided extremist actions Arnaout arrested awaiting a May 7 hearing
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Chicago
Osama bin Laden
Middle America
al-Qaida
Benevolence International Foundation
Palos Hills
Benevolence
Enaam M. Arnaout
FBI
Arnaout
World ‘Trade Center
US Airlines
Pope John Paul II
Philippines
bin Laden
Ilinois
Patrick Fitzgerald
Judge clears HP Compaq merger in Delaware ruling
A Delaware judge ruled Hewlett-Packard did not act improperly in the proxy fight over its 18.4 billion acquisition of Compaq Computer. Former HP director Walter Hewlett said he would not appeal, paving the way for the merger completion and urging support for its implementation.
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San Jose
Delaware
Hewlett-Packard Co
Compaq Computer Corp
Walter Hewlett
Compaq
William B. Chandler
Hewlett
Future president of China meets with Bush and Cheney
In Washington Hu Jintao, China's vice president and likely future president, holds meetings with President Bush and Vice President Cheney. The talks center on human rights and Taiwan, with officials aiming to urge detainee releases and broader reforms while avoiding specific cases like Yang Jian’s.
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China
Bush
Cheney
Washington
Dick Cheney
Taiwan
White House
Hu Jintao
Yang Jiang
Bush Administration
Jiang Zemin
Beijing
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