Israeli Forces Kill Palestinian Militants in West Bank Clash
An Israeli helicopter rocket killed a Palestinian militant in Hebron and two policemen died near Bazaria as Israeli troops entered Arrabeh and Tulkarem arresting suspects tied to death by own action plots. Hamas and Islamic Jihad claimed or denied roles in attacks as Sharon signaled willingness to negotiate.
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Jerusalem
West Bank
Israel
Ariel Sharon
Sharon
World Jewish Congress
Hebron
Jamil Jadallah
Jadallah
Hamas
Tel Aviv
Islamic Jihad
Bazaria
Nablus
Yasser Arafat
Fatah
Tulkarem
Abdullah Jaroshi
Arrabeh
Jenin
Jihad
Anwar Izzadin
Izzadin
Hadera
Palestinian Authority
Arafat
U.S. State Department
Palestinian
U.S
Bethlehem
Beit Jalla
Rehavam Zeevi
Popular Front For the Liberation of Palestine
PFLP
Mustafa Zibri
Zibri
Gaza
Rafah
Shimon Peres
Spain
Peres
Israel TV
Gaza Strip
Maariv
Labor Party
Mexicans Pay Billions in Bribes Across Public Services
A survey by Transparency International Mexico finds 2.3 billion dollars in bribes, about 13.9 percent of income for the poorest families. respondents report bribes for many services including avoiding arrest and traffic tickets, with average payments of 109 pesos to each case.
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City
Mexico
Transparency International
Robots set to flood homes and industries worldwide
A U N report predicts a surge in industrial robots from 750 000 last year to 975 600 by 2004 and a domestic market rise from 12 500 to 425 000 units. Japan leads purchases, with the U.S. Postal Service eyeing up to 80 000 sorting robots.
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Geneva
U.N
Jan Karlsson
U.N. Robotics
U.N. Economic Commission For Europe
International Federation of Robotics
Japan
European Union
North America
Karlsson
Israel
U.S. Postal Service
Investigators ID 39 of Kursk bodies in salvage
Investigators have identified 39 of the 52 bodies recovered from the Kursk submarine wreckage. Retrieved missiles hinder ongoing salvage while 18 coffins have been flown to sailors’ hometowns and further bodies are being located in lower compartments.
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Kursk
Moscow
Vladimir Navrotsky
Russia
Navrotsky
Interfax
Barents
Yoshkar-Ola
Volga
Nizhny Novgorod
Vladimir Ustinov
Roslyakovo
Japan Prisons Overcrowded as Crime Rises
Japan faces a prison crisis with 108 percent capacity usage as 29,000 new inmates last year exceed releases. Crowded facilities like Fumoto Women's Prison reach 129 percent while crime reports rise 15.9 percent in early 1990s, prompting calls for more officers and expansion.
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Tokyo
Japan
Justice Ministry
Kaname Mizukami
Mizukami
Fumoto
National Police Agency
United States
Justice
Mayumi Moriyama
Akira Suehiro
Center For Prisoners’ Rights