U N should get a chance to resolve Iraq crisis Bush says
President Bush urged giving the United Nations a chance to force Saddam Hussein to disarm before US action. He called for quick action while backing UN resolutions to compel disarmament. Democrats worried a largely unilateral war could boost terrorism and al Qaida support.
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Qaida
Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies
Defense
Donald H. Rumsfeld
Saddam
Ferry sinks off West Africa with hundreds feared dead
More than 760 people were feared dead after the Joola ferry capsized off West Africa in a gale. 88 victims were recovered and other bodies spotted inside. Survivor Moussa Ndong said the boat went down in about three minutes and he clung to the hull for two hours before rescue by fishing boats and others. Senegal Prime Minister Mame Madior Boye confirmed 32 survivors. the vessel was en route from the south to Dakar when it capsized off Gambia in the Atlantic Ocean.
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West Africa
Moussa Ndong
Mame Madior Boye
Joola
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Mamadou Diop Thioune
Marine Cen
Ocean ferry sinks off Gambia coast tragedy grows
More than 700 people were reported missing after an ocean-going ferry traveling from southern Senegal to Dakar sank off the Gambian coast. Divers recovered 88 bodies, with searchers hoping to locate survivors as night fell. Senegal declared three days of mourning and President Wade pledged an investigation. Families gathered at the port in Dakar waiting for news amid grief and prayer.
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Abdoulaye Wade
France
Signs of West Nile virus found in breast milk
Washington AP reports scientists detected genetic signs of West Nile virus in the breast milk of a new Michigan mother diagnosed with the infection. The baby remains healthy and officials say there is no confirmed transmission through breastfeeding but advise discussing continued nursing with a doctor if the mother is severely ill.
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Lyle Petersen
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
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CDC
French troops withdraw from Bouake amid Ivory Coast crisis
Panicked residents fled as French evacuations ended in Bouake with 2,100 foreigners moved under protection. Rebel checkpoints blocked exits while government forces prepared to attack, prompting fears of a wider assault and U S French cooperation in the emergency.
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