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October 29, 2001 Monday Shaba'an 11, 1422 No more vacancies, West tells migrants BERLIN, Oct 28: Western nations have slammed shut their borders and tightened immigration controls since the September 11 attacks on the United States.... ASEAN leaders to mull anti-terrorism strategy MANILA, Oct 28: Southeast Asian leaders are expected to adopt a common strategy to combat terrorism amid concern over the potential threat posed by growing Islamic militancy, officials say.... 32 bodies retrieved from Kursk MOSCOW, Oct 28: Forensic teams working on the wreck of the ill- fated nuclear submarine Kursk have so far retrieved 32 bodies, officials at the Roslyakovo naval dock near Murmansk told... CIA may undertake ‘targeted killings’ WASHINGTON, Oct 28: In a break with long-standing US foreign policy, the Central Intelligence Agency is contemplating clandestine missions aimed at killing specific individuals, according to a report on Sunday in... Bomb kills 10 in southern Philippines ZAMBOANGA CITY, Oct 28: At least 10 people were killed on Sunday when a powerful homemade bomb exploded outside a public health centre in a southern Philippine city, the military said.... Asylum-seekers boat found in Indonesia JAKARTA, Oct 28: Indonesian police said on Sunday that a commercial vessel hijacked last week by about 170 asylum-seekers had been found on an islet off the eastern island of Sumbawa.... Anthrax probe turns toward US terrorists WASHINGTON, Oct 28: Stumped by a string of germ attacks that have killed three Americans so far, investigators are wondering if homegrown extremists, not international terrorists, are behind the deaths by... Anthrax scare hits Saudi Arabia RIYADH, Oct 28: Saudi Arabia has formed a committee to combat anthrax, newspapers reported on Sunday amid new bio-terror scare cases in the kingdom.... ‘Congratulatory’ Sept 11 callers held: NYT: 977 detained in US probe NEW YORK, Oct 28: Among almost 1,000 people being held in the United States in connection with the hijacked-airliner attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon are people who... Jordan’s king warns of ‘catastrophe’ if Arab country hit AMMAN, Oct 28: Jordan’s King Abdullah II warned on Sunday that an attack on an Arab country as part of the US-led campaign against terrorism would amount to a “great catastrophe”.... 500 anti-globalisation marchers defy police HONG KONG, Oct 28: Several hundred anti-globalisation demonstrators on Sunday defied police requests and marched down a busy Hong Kong road, but even though it was without incident officials might still... Second alliance emissary also in Afghanistan WASHINGTON, Oct 28: A man described as a possible post-Taliban leader, Hamid Qarzai, was reported to be inside Afghanistan seeking to build dissent against the Taliban, media reports said Saturday.... Quake shakes US city, no damage LOS ANGELES, Oct 28: A small earthquake shook Los Angeles on Sunday morning but there were no immediate reports of damage.... WEF meets in Russia under tight security MOSCOW, Oct 28: Top international investors of the World Economic Forum gather here on Monday to assess President Vladimir Putin’s economic reforms as police vowed heavy security to keep any demonstrations... UAE defends itself over transfers of funds ABU DHABI, Oct 28: The governor of the United Arab Emirates central bank said on Sunday US banks would be as much to blame as those in his own country if... Ghosts of Vietnam haunt Washington WASHINGTON, Oct 27 (IPS) - President George W. Bush’s six-week-old “war” against terrorism, launched hurriedly after the Sept 11 attacks on New York and the Pentagon, appears to be foundering on... Kremlin isn’t fighting terrorism in Chechnya MOSCOW: Before Sept 11, it took a stretch of the imagination to agree with Russia that an anti-terrorist operation could require 80,000 troops, create a quarter of a million refugees, lead... Haq execution throws opposition into disarray PESHAWAR: The Taliban regime’s execution on Friday of opposition leader Abdul Haq has exposed deep weaknesses in the ability of the movement’s Afghan opponents to create an alternative government, analysts say.... Solving Mars water mystery LOS ANGELES: Written in the rust-red dust, sand, and rock of Mars is the history of water - a compound vital to organic life. A key tool for unlocking that history... Israel punishing Palestinians simply for existing BEIT RIMA: He was at his checkpoint under an olive tree, at the entrance to the West Bank village of Beit Rima, when the Israeli soldiers ambushed and killed him. Kamal...

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