Gunmen fire on British patrol in Kabul amid fragile peace
British peacekeepers report gunfire exchange in Kabul with no immediate casualties. UN notes thousands flee ethnic tensions in northern Afghanistan while a French aid group appeals for more food aid in the region.
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Bolivian floods kill 52 as mud clears from La Paz streets
Rescue workers pull bodies from swollen rivers around Bolivia's capital after a week of devastating rain storms. The disaster, the citys worst, flooded streets and underpasses where vendors drowned amid collapsing homes and power outages. In The Hague Milosevic case a Kosovar Albanian farmer testifying fainted and left the courtroom.
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Investigators pledge quick probe in train tragedy
In Cairo, relatives search the capital morgue for unidentified bodies after Egypt’s deadliest train crash left at least 370 dead. Investigators vow a rapid inquiry into the fire that consumed the train on Wednesday as families travel from southern villages with coffins.
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Court won’t consider Pearl kidnapping suspect confession
In Karachi a 21 year old Islamic militant Fahad Naseem admitted in a closed deposition that he sent emails announcing Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl’s kidnapping on orders of Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh. Naseem said Pearl was seized for being anti Islam and a Jew. He appeared hooded in court guarded by armed police.
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Bush Seeks China Help on Terror War and Arms Sales
At a Beijing news conference President Bush praised U S China ties and urged Beijing to curb missile and nuclear tech sales to Iran Pakistan and North Korea while pressing Kim Jong Il for talks. Jiang Zemin pledged more cooperation in counterterrorism as both leaders acknowledged disagreements on weapons proliferation.
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