Palestinians Backed by International Activists Tear Down West Bank Block
In Al Khader a 13 year old Palestinian boy bulldozed an unmanned barrier built from a bus and dirt while about 80 activists from the United States and Europe watched from a hilltop. The international group International Solidarity Movement says it supports Palestinian statehood and seeks action to end violence. The scene followed weeks of demonstrations and clashes as Israel maintains a West Bank Gaza occupation dating back 34 years.
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AL Khader
West Bank
Sultan Khaled Mousasbiah
Bethlehem
Heidi Arraf
Jerusalem
International Solidarity Movement
Arraf
United States
Germany
Italy
France
England
East Jerusalem
Beit Jalla
Irene Siegel
University of California At Berkley
Siegel
Cairo
Linda Bevis
Renton High School
Seattle
Hebron
Israel
Yasser Arafat
Gaza
Balloonist Fossett aborts global flight lands in Brazil
Steve Fossett abandoned his bid to circle the globe after a 12 day 13 hour solo balloon flight reaching 12 258 miles. He landed near Bage Brazil after brutal thunderstorm conditions over the Andes and Brazil, suffering minor injuries but reporting fatigue and software/deflation problems.
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Bage
Brazil
Steve Fossett
Globe
Chicago
Espantolo
Pampas
Uruguay
Rio de Janeiro
Carlos Duarte Vieira
Fossett
Andes
Associated Press
Australia
Mendoza
Argentina
Andes Mountains
Tahiti
Mission Control
Joe Ritchie
Washington University
St. Louis
China tries Internet entrepreneur on subversion charge
Huang Qi an Internet entrepreneur faced trial in Chengdu on subversion charges after his site featured articles on democracy and human rights. His lawyers say evidence is lacking and the site moved to a U.S. server in 2000. CPJ urged his release and opposed suppressing online expression.
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Beijing
China
Huang Qi
Chengdu
Huang
Committee To Protect Journalists
CPJ
Communist Party
Tiananmen Square
Xinjiang
International Olympic Committee
Diana's butler denies stealing items from princess
Paul Burrell, Diana's longtime butler, pleads not guilty to stealing 342 items from Diana and other royals. His lawyer condemns police as pursuing a trophy trial as Burrell remains on bail with October 12 court date.
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London
Diana
Paul Burrell
Rock
Andrew Shaw
Shaw
Mr. Burrell
Burrell
Prince Charles
Prince William
Kensington Palace
Baywatch
David Hasselhoff
Chester
England
Mother Teresa
Calcutta
Neil Diamond
Leo Sayer
Abba
Elton John
Phil Collins
Prada
Gianni Versace
Claudia Schiffer
Naomi Campbell
Christy Turlington
Mummy
Diana, Princess of Wales
Milosevic challenges tribunal legality in pretrial motion
Former Yugoslav president Slobodan Milosevic files a five page motion at The Hague tribunal asserting the UN court is illegal and demanding dismissal. He claims the court is selective and biased and says he will represent himself as his trial drawn for next year. He was indicted with four aides for Kosovo abuses in 1999 and has refused to plead.
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Amsterdam
Netherlands
Slobodan Milosevic
War Crimes Tribunal
U.N
Hague
Milosevic
Criminal Tribunal For
Yugoslavia
Associated Press
Richard May
Seater
de Caseeans Fame
Ie Mation Farmna
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