Anthrax probe touches Fort Detrick worker case
A researcher with possible access to anthrax at Fort Detrick allowed an FBI home search in a bid to clear suspicion amid last year’s anthrax letter attacks. It remained unclear if the person was a federal employee or a contractor working at the Army base.
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Scorching heat to hit southern regions and east
The Associated Press reports hot and humid conditions across the eastern United States on Wednesday with a line of thunderstorms from New England to the Great Lakes. Desert Southwest to see scorching temps while Western areas stay pleasant. Highs reach 70s to 80s in the Northeast and Great Lakes and 80s to 90s across the Plains, Mid-Atlantic, Southeast, and Ohio Valley.
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Palestinians set January 2003 elections and reforms
Palestinian official Saeb Erekat announced presidential and parliamentary elections for January 2003 and outlined sweeping reforms for financial and security institutions. He said municipal polls would follow in March and promised judicial reforms with competent judges appointed by September. Israeli forces kept a major curfew in West Bank towns amid ongoing clashes and tunnel destruction in Gaza.
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Pakistani soldiers killed in gunbattle with al Qaeda
Pakistani forces on a tip from U.S. intelligence attacked a home of tribal elders where Al Qaeda fighters hid. Ten soldiers including a major and a captain died after four hours of fighting. Two attackers were killed and one captured as troops pursue fugitives near the Afghan border.
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Arafat to run again says senior Palestinian aide
JERUSALEM AP Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat will run for re election in January a senior aide said today despite President Bush call for new Palestinian leadership Nabil Shaath Planning Minister said Yes absolutely he spoke by telephone from Egypt and noted other candidates may join once election rules reforms and a provisional state conditions are set He urged end to corruption strengthen legislature real powers and independent judiciary
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Belgium court drops Sharon war crimes case
A Belgian appeals court ruled Belgium cannot probe war crimes charges against Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon over the 1982 Palestinian refugee camp massacres. The ruling said universal jurisdiction cannot apply to nonresident defendants, allowing Sharon to visit Belgium without arrest risk. Daniel Shek of Israel's Foreign Ministry welcomed the decision.
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