Taiwan president pressures for peace talks and hints at self road
Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian urged Beijing to hold top level talks to ease tensions and offered that Taiwan might walk down its own road if no progress is made. He insisted preconditions are unacceptable and warned China of potential formal independence steps while U S relations and cross Strait dynamics remain unsettled. He spoke during a Democratic Progressive Party convention.
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China Turns Spotlight on Drug Problem Seeks Neighbor Aid
In Yunnan province students train as anti-drug agents using hollow pineapples and a wigged mannequin to practice frisking. China reports rising heroin seizures aided by Southeast Asian cooperation, with 2001 gains of 163 percent and calls for frank assessments of a grim situation.
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Israelis stockpile pita as six day strike extends
Israelis rushed to buy bread amid a six day flour mill strike demanding a 20 percent price rise to offset higher U S wheat costs. Mills say higher import costs cannot be absorbed, while bakeries report flour shortages and black market sales. Shoppers stockpile pita and some bakers, like Angel Bakery, shut down operations for lack of flour.
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Greek police arrest two alleged Nov 17 terrorists
Greek police announce two more arrests in the November 17 case, with one suspect believed to be a hit man in four killings including a U S Air Force sergeant and a British brigadier. Nine suspects are in custody, as authorities seek additional members. A magistrate began arraignments for three of the first detained suspects after a botched June 29 bombing.
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Ukrainian mine blast leaves dozens missing and dead
A methane explosion at the Yuvileina coal mine in Pershetrovensk, Ukraine, killed at least four miners and left more than 100 missing. Officials reported 304 rescued and three bodies found, with five rescues in serious condition amid 423 miners underground at blast time.
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