Navy searches for two missing sailors after tanker sinking
The U S Navy hunted for two sailors missing in the northern Persian Gulf after the UAE flagged tanker Samra sank at about 445 am local. Six sailors were rescued. one body recovered and three others remained missing. The tanker carried about 1900 tons of Iraqi oil in violation of U N sanctions. In Moscow, Putin's envoy Viktor Kazantsev met Chechen rebel Akhmed Zakayev behind closed doors. no details released.
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Kosovo vote shows Rugova lead and Thaci party strong
Exit polls indicate Ibrahim Rugova's Democratic League of Kosova at 44.7 percent with a coalition needed to govern. Hashim Thaci's Democratic Party of Kosovo finished a strong second with 23.7 percent, reflecting a moderated outcome in Kosovo's first post NATO UN elections.
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Pope Plans Multifaith Day of Prayer for Peace
Pope John Paul II urged leaders of all faiths to attend a daylong prayer for peace in Assisi, Italy on January 24. He emphasized that religion should not be used to fuel conflict, and called for gestures of peace and words of hope amid the September 11 attacks.
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World Bank IMF discuss debt relief for poor nations
World Bank and IMF policy makers met in Ottawa amid calls to forgive Third World debt and curb lending that harms the poor. Officials reviewed existing programs as Argentina restructures debt while Argentina, Canada and the United States back cautious lending and poverty-focused reforms. An international conference on Afghanistan is planned for November in Pakistan led by the World Bank UNDP and the Asian Development Bank.
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Israel sticks to demands as Powell to update policy
On the eve of a U S policy speech Prime Minister Ariel Sharon refused to ease demands for a week of quiet as a condition for peace talks. A bomb near Jerusalem's King David hotel and clashes left two Palestinians dead. Powell signaled limits but stressed peace talks require violence to stop. EU efforts and Belgian leadership offered mediation while Sharon urged European help without funding Arafat.
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