We Are the Future concert in Rome raises funds for children
Oprah Winfrey opened the Rome event as Stomp led the audience at Circus Maximus. Quincy Jones organized the global charity concert to aid child care centers in Ethiopia Eritrea Sierra Leone Afghanistan Rwanda and the West Bank, with proceeds benefiting war zone children.
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Powell pins Arafat as peace obstacle in Middle East talks
Secretary of State Colin Powell said Yasser Arafat blocks peace by not relinquishing control of Palestinian security. He urged Palestinian leaders to press Arafat, while noting many obstacles to resuming talks. Powell criticized Israel over Rafah house demolitions and urged a trained Palestinian security force to curb militancy.
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Sept 11 Commission Hearings to Review Emergency Response
Families of victims prepare as the Sept 11 Commission converges on Manhattan to examine the emergency response to the World Trade Center disaster. The hearings will feature video footage and witness testimony with juried detail. One mother, Judith Jackson Reiss, hopes for closure after her son Joshua died in the north tower.
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Greenpeace activists face 1872 sailor mongering law case
Federal prosecutors use an 1872 statute aimed at preventing sailor mongering to charge Greenpeace over a 2004 protest aboard a container ship off Miami Beach. The trial centers on a banner display tied to opposition to Bush administration policy on Amazon mahogany imports.
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Sadrists drive Italian troops from Nasiriyah base
Fighters loyal to Muqtada al Sadr attack Nasiriyah base and coalition HQ with grenades and mortars. Two U.S. soldiers die elsewhere as gunmen kill three Iraqi women working for the coalition. Italian casualties, evacuations, and Portuguese police support noted amid broader plan to move Korea troops to Iraq.
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