Turk questioned over al Qaida links in Istanbul attacks
An Ankara anti-terrorism court charged Adnan Ersoz with attempting to overthrow Turkey’s constitutional order by force after authorities said he linked al Qaida to four truck bombings that killed 62 people in Istanbul last month. Ersoz confessed to explosives training in Afghanistan in 2001 02 and met Osama bin Laden, but denied advance knowledge or orders.
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Sharon plan to draw own boundary faces criticism in Gaza
In Ganei Tal Gaza Strip Rivka Goldschmidt and others condemn Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's proposal to redraw borders if peace stalls He warns of uprooting some settlements and a new barrier deep into the West Bank Palestinians say the plan amounts to land grabs and threaten resistance while Israel defends the security barrier as anti terror.
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Israelis Celebrate Hanukkah First Night Near Temple Site
In Jerusalem, Israelis lit the nine-branched menorah on the festival’s opening night as desert rain fell. Two torches burned on the Old City menorah, one for the first night and a helper light, amid prayers at the Western Wall and reflections on the ancient rededication following victory over a Syrian occupier.
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Libya to halt nuclear and chemical weapons program
President Bush and Prime Minister Blair announced that Muammar Gaddafi agreed, after nine months of secret talks, to disclose all weapons of mass destruction and allow international inspectors to oversee elimination. The deal aims to curb Libya's uranium enrichment program and long range missiles while linking broader cooperation in the war on terror.
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Navy seizes hashish laden dhow linked to al Qaida
The USS Decatur intercepted a 40 foot dhow in the Persian Gulf carrying 3,780 pounds of hashish worth up to 10 million dollars. Three of the dozen aboard were suspected al Qaida links. Navy officials said the seizure provides early empirical evidence of al Qaida drug-smuggling ties, though full extent remains unclear.
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