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Clinical
strike kills yet more civilians |
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US
planes rained more death and destruction from the skies above
Afghanistan on Thursday but a Taliban minister said Osama bin
Laden and his hardline Islamic protectors were all alive and
well. |
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Rebels’
cutting edge depends on Russian supply |
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Although
the Northern Alliance is making advances into the Taliban-held
territory, a decisive advance depends on getting much-needed
military hardware, on its way from Russia and Iran. |
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Bitter
Afghans turn off Western stations |
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British
and American radio stations are losing their listeners in Afghanistan
to broadcasts from Iran, Pakistan and Iraq, according to the
private Afghan Islamic Press agency. |
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Terror
replaces economy |
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The
US appealed to Pacific Rim partners on Thursday for help and
support in the fight against terrorism but differences remain
over the US-led military response to the September 11 hijack
attacks. |
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Colleges
act to moderate students’ debates on war, terrorism |
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At
a recent noon-hour fair of student organizations at the University
of California, Berkeley, a group of fraternity brothers pitched
baseballs that dunked a coed into a pool and raised money for
the World Trade Center relief fund. |
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At
war with warp |
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The
anthrax scare that has seized the nation’s attention underscores
two unfamiliar aspects of the war against terrorism. |
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| Firefighter,
police new fashion role models in New York |
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Move
over DKNY. Here comes FDNY. In the aftermath of the September
11 attacks, items carrying the FDNY as well as NYPD logos of
the New York Fire and Police Departments are being snapped up
at street stands. |
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INTERNATIONAL |
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| Israel
vows Kabul-like attacks on Palestine |
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Israel
on Thursday demanded that the Palestinian Authority hand over
the killers of a far-right Cabinet minister or suffer retribution
akin to the US-led military strikes on Afghanistan. |
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