Climate pact conference opens under heavy security
In Marrakech Morocco thousands of delegates gather for a two week session to finalize rules implementing a climate change treaty. The event follows the Sept 11 attacks and seeks to complete a four year effort to write the rulebook limiting human contributions to warming. Moscow investigators recover three cruise missiles data recorders and five more Kursk sub bodies as Deputy Prime Minister Klebanov says the probe nears a cause.
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Gunman Opens Fire in Tours Killing Four In City Attack
A masked gunman opened fire in Tours central France on Monday killing four people and wounding eight. Police captured a 44 year old train operator in an underground garage. authorities say the suspect acted alone and claims no recollection of the incident.
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Israel scales back demands for complete withdrawal
Israel will pull back from some West Bank areas if a cease fire holds, signaling a scaled back demand. Officials expect no withdrawal from Tulkarem Qalqilya Ramallah and Jenin before Tuesday amid ongoing talks. Palestinians call for unconditional pullouts while the US presses for an end to the operation. Security chiefs met in Tel Aviv with little progress and no date set for another meeting. Prime Minister Sharon may delay a planned trip to the United States. The campaign followed Zeevi’s assassination, with PFLP claiming responsibility. Palestinians say they have outlawed militant wings and arrested suspects, opposing extradition.
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Milosevic Defiant at Third War Crimes Hearing
Slobodan Milosevic denounced new charges at the U N tribunal and rejected the Croatia indictment as illegitimate. Prosecutors expect a third indictment including genocide for Bosnian Muslims. He refused pleas to all charges while clashing with Judge Richard May during the session.
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Bethlehem rebuilds after Israeli incursion in Bethlehem
Walid Abu Srour operates a currency exchange on Nativity Street as Bethlehem residents begin to recover from Israeli tanks pulling out after a 10 day incursion. Dozens of shops and homes were destroyed, the university, churches and hospitals damaged, about 20 families mourning. Mayor Nasser cites initial damage at 18 million dollars as tourism collapses and the economy falters.
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