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Explosives shatter large parts of Buddha statues: Opposition
March 10, 2001
ISLAMABAD, MAR 9 (AP) - Powerful explosives shattered large
parts of two towering stone statues of Buddha, hewn from the cliff
side in central Bamiyan province, opposition forces in the area said
Friday.
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U.N. heritage group suggests searching Pakistan for Afghanartifacts
March 10, 2001
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia, MAR 9 (AP) - A UNESCO-sponsored heritage group on
Friday recommended helping Pakistan search its markets for
historical artifacts looted from Afghanistan.
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Sharon hopes to establish `personal contact' in near future
March 10, 2001
JERUSALEM, MAR 9 (AP) - In one of his first acts as Israel's prime
minister, Ariel Sharon sent a note to his long-time enemy Yasser
Arafat, saying he hoped to establish "personal contact in the near
future" with the Palestinian leader, Sharon's office said Friday.
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G-8 ministers urge Taliban to stop attacking ancient relics
March 5, 2001
TRIESTE-(AP) - Environment ministers from the world's
seven most industrialized countries plus Russia on Sunday strongly
condemned the attack by Taliban soldiers on ancient relics in
Afghanistan and urged them to stop the assault.
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Bomb in Israeli coastal city kills four: 50 injured
March 5, 2001
NETANYA-(AP) - A Palestinian suicide bomber blew himself
up and killed three Israelis at a bustling intersection Sunday, the
second lethal explosion in four days as militant Islamic groups
vowed more attacks against Israel's incoming government.
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IRA dissidents blamed in bomb outside BBC: 2nd scare outside station
March 5, 2001
LONDON-(AP) - A powerful bomb blast blamed by police on IRA
dissidents went off outside the BBC's television center early
Sunday, injuring one person. Hours later, a second bomb scare
prompted police to briefly seal off the area around a busy rail
station in the heart of London.
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Foot-and-mouth cases found in sprawling national park
March 5, 2001
LONDON-(AP) - The first case of foot-and-mouth disease has been
found in a huge national park in southwest England, agriculture
officials said Sunday, raising fears it will be spread by wildlife
to more livestock that graze there.
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Farm violence in Zimbabwe claims another victim
March 5, 2001
HARARE-(AP) - Armed gunmen Sunday shot dead the mother
of a prominent opposition activist, who was himself the victim of a
political slaying on the same southern Zimbabwean farm last year.
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Pastrana leaves for India after four-day visit to Malaysia
March 5, 2001
KUALA LUMPUR-(AP) - Colombian President Andres Pastrana
Arango ended a four-day state visit to Malaysia, leaving for India
on Sunday night.
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Fugitive Russian fishing vessel leaves Japanese port
March 5, 2001
TOKYO-(AP) - A Russian fishing boat that took refuge in a
northern Japanese port last month after fleeing from Russian coast
guards put to sea on Sunday after being ordered to leave by Japanese
authorities, a maritime official said.
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Norwegian peace envoy arrives in Sri Lanka
March 5, 2001
COLOMBO-(AP) - Norwegian peace envoy Erik Solheim
arrived Sunday in yet another attempt to resume peace talks between
the Sri Lankan government and Tamil Tiger rebels caught in an
impasse over a cease-fire.
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Police investigating delivery of body parts to Lankan MP's family
March 5, 2001
COLOMBO-(AP) - The mother and mother-in-law of an
opposition Sri Lankan lawmaker have received unlikely parcels in the
mail: a mutilated head and a frozen hand.
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Two dead, one injured in Macedonia near Kosovo border
March 5, 2001
SKOPJE-(AP) - Two soldiers were killed and a third was
seriously wounded Sunday amid an outburst of fighting between
Macedonian government forces and ethnic Albanian insurgents just
outside Kosovo.
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More than two million pilgrims begin annual pilgrimage
March 4, 2001
MECCA, Saudi Arabia- (AP) - More than 2 million Muslims on
Saturday began trekking to a desert plain outside Mecca for the
hajj, an annual pilgrimage that fulfills one of the most sacred
duties of the Islamic faith.
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G-8 environment summit continues in Trieste
March 4, 2001
TRIESTE, Italy- (AP) - As talks at a G-8 ummit on environmental
issues focused Saturday on how to cut gas emissions into the
atmosphere, Italy's environment minister vowed there will be "no
backtracking" in the fight against climate warming.
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Rebels ambush military vehicle in Burundi
March 4, 2001
BUJUMBURA, Burundi- (AP) - Hutu rebels ambushed a military vehicle
and killed two soldiers Saturday, a military source said, after the
capital endured its seventh successive night of shelling.
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Blast destroys Thai prime minister's flight at airport
March 4, 2001
BANGKOK- (AP) - An explosion and fire gutted a jetliner
minutes before Thailand's prime minister was to board it Saturday,
killing one crew member and injuring seven others, officials said. A
bombing cannot be ruled out, they said.
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Gadhafi's dream of a United States of Africa still unrealized
March 4, 2001
SIRTE, Libya- (AP) - Some of the biggest names in Africa came to
Libya to applaud Moammar Gadhafi and his ideas. But they left
without making any concrete progress toward the "United States of
Africa" the Libyan leader says is the only way to rescue the
continent from poverty and powerlessness.
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North Korea threatens to scrap missile & nuclear accord withWashington
March 4, 2001
SEOUL- (AP) - North Korea reiterated on Saturday that
it might scrap a moratorium on long-range missile tests and revive
its nuclear program, which is suspected of fueling a nuclear weapons
program.
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Conservative lawmakers urge Kohl's reinstatement as honorary partychairman
March 4, 2001
FRANKFURT, Germany- (AP) - A day after Helmut Kohl was declared
innocent for his role in a party financing scandal, several
Christian Democratic Union lawmakers were calling called for the
ex-chancellor to resume the post of honorary chairman.
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China will shun contacts with Taiwan's leader
March 4, 2001
BEIJING- (UNB/AP) - Beijing will shun contacts with Taiwan's leader
while cultivating his opponents, who back unification with China,
China's top government advisory body said Saturday.
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Indonesia's Wahid unconcerned about plots to dump him
March 4, 2001
JAKARTA- (UNB/AP)- Indonesian President Abdurrahman Wahid
said he was unconcerned about a meeting of leading politicians - an
event the local media has dubbed an effort to dump him, an aide was
quoted Saturday as saying.
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WAY asks Taliban to stop destroying statues
March 4, 2001
KUALA LUMPUR- (UNB/AP) - The World Assembly of Youth has
joined the international community in calling on Afghanistan's
Taliban government to stop destroying pre-Islamic relics.
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More than two million pilgrims begin annual pilgrimage
March 4, 2001
MECCA, Saudi Arabia- (AP) - More than 2 million Muslims on
Saturday began trekking to a desert plain outside Mecca for the
hajj, an annual pilgrimage that fulfills one of the most sacred
duties of the Islamic faith.
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G-8 environment summit continues in Trieste
March 4, 2001
TRIESTE, Italy- (AP) - As talks at a G-8 ummit on environmental
issues focused Saturday on how to cut gas emissions into the
atmosphere, Italy's environment minister vowed there will be "no
backtracking" in the fight against climate warming.
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Rebels ambush military vehicle in Burundi
March 4, 2001
BUJUMBURA, Burundi- (AP) - Hutu rebels ambushed a military vehicle
and killed two soldiers Saturday, a military source said, after the
capital endured its seventh successive night of shelling.
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Blast destroys Thai prime minister's flight at airport
March 4, 2001
BANGKOK- (AP) - An explosion and fire gutted a jetliner
minutes before Thailand's prime minister was to board it Saturday,
killing one crew member and injuring seven others, officials said. A
bombing cannot be ruled out, they said.
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Gadhafi's dream of a United States of Africa still unrealized
March 4, 2001
SIRTE, Libya- (AP) - Some of the biggest names in Africa came to
Libya to applaud Moammar Gadhafi and his ideas. But they left
without making any concrete progress toward the "United States of
Africa" the Libyan leader says is the only way to rescue the
continent from poverty and powerlessness.
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North Korea threatens to scrap missile & nuclear accord withWashington
March 4, 2001
SEOUL- (AP) - North Korea reiterated on Saturday that
it might scrap a moratorium on long-range missile tests and revive
its nuclear program, which is suspected of fueling a nuclear weapons
program.
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FRANKFURT, Germany- (AP) - A day after Helmut Kohl was declaredinnocent for his role in a party financing scandal, severalChristian Democratic Union lawmakers were calling called for theex-chancellor to resume the post of honorary chairman.
March 4, 2001
"The party now should take a step toward Kohl and propose him
again for the honorary chairmanship," Erika Steinbach, a Christian
Democrat lawmakers told the Bild daily in its Saturday edition.
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China will shun contacts with Taiwan's leader
March 4, 2001
BEIJING- (UNB/AP) - Beijing will shun contacts with Taiwan's leader
while cultivating his opponents, who back unification with China,
China's top government advisory body said Saturday.
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Indonesia's Wahid unconcerned about plots to dump him
March 4, 2001
JAKARTA- (UNB/AP)- Indonesian President Abdurrahman Wahid
said he was unconcerned about a meeting of leading politicians - an
event the local media has dubbed an effort to dump him, an aide was
quoted Saturday as saying.
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WAY asks Taliban to stop destroying statues
March 4, 2001
KUALA LUMPUR- (UNB/AP) - The World Assembly of Youth has
joined the international community in calling on Afghanistan's
Taliban government to stop destroying pre-Islamic relics.
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Ex-General named Israel's Ex-General
March 3, 2001
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — The Labor Party on Friday chose as Israel's next defense minister a retired general who warned the Palestinians that he will not tolerate further violence. The party also appointed the first Arab to the nation's Cabinet.
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17 police shot dead in Kashmir
March 3, 2001
JAMMU, India (AP) — Suspected Islamic guerrillas attacked two police vehicles in the northern Indian Jammu-Kashmir state Friday, gunning down 17 policemen and injuring six others, officials said.
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Ex-financier Frankel in US
March 3, 2001
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — Former fugitive financier Martin Frankel arrived Friday in the United States from Germany to face dozens of state and federal charges for defrauding insurance companies in five states.
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Burundi Army, rebels to hold talks
March 3, 2001
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania (AP) — Burundi's Tutsi-dominated army and Hutu rebel groups are to hold unprecedented talks next week on ending hostilities in their 7 1/2 -year civil war, which has killed more than 200,000 people, a mediator said Friday.
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Fiji's ousted Premier heads home
March 3, 2001
SUVA, Fiji (AP) — Ousted last year in a nationalist coup, Fiji's prime minister said Friday he was headed home to ``reclaim the people's mandate'' after a court ruled that the country's military-backed regime is illegal.
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Australian official adds fuel to fire on abuse claims in detention camps
March 2, 2001
CANBERRA-(AP) - In another damning report on
Australia's detention centers for illegal immigrants, a senior
government official said Friday detainees had complained of racism
and humiliation by staff.
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