Thu, 11/04/2004 => 21 Hours

LOGFILE STARTED: 21:00:01 11/04/2004

RSS SOURCE # 0

NYTIMES => http://www.nytimes.com/services/xml/rss/nyt/International.xml

Article # 0
Arafat's Health Declines Sharply, Raising Questions About His Fate
Senior Palestinian officials convened meetings today in response to conflicting reports over their leader's condition.

Article # 1
Aid Group to Leave Iraq, Fearing Extreme Risk
The humanitarian agency Doctors Without Borders announced today that it was ending its operations in Iraq.

Article # 2
Afghan Leader Promises Security and Stability
In his first speech, President Hamid Karzai promised to put an end to private militias and pledged to fight narcotics production.

Article # 3
U.S. to Recognize Former Yugoslav Republic as Macedonia
The decision touched off protests in Athens and celebrations in the streets of Skopje, the tiny nation's capital.

RSS SOURCE # 1

BBC => http://news.bbc.co.uk/rss/newsonline_world_edition/front_page/rss091.xml

Article # 4
Rising crisis over Arafat health
French doctors treating Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat deny Israeli TV reports that he is dead.

Article # 5
Bush outlines plans for new term
President Bush outlines his priorities, vowing to continue his war on terror and promising domestic reforms.

Article # 6
Suicide attack kills UK soldiers
Three Black Watch troops are killed and eight others injured in a suicide attack on a checkpoint in Iraq.

Article # 7
UN condemns Ivorian violence
The UN says government air strikes on rebel-held territory in northern Ivory Coast is a "major violation" of a year-old truce.

Article # 8
EU Commission line-up ready
Incoming EU Commission chief Barroso finalises a new team, needed to settle a damaging row with MEPs.

Article # 9
Darfur 'close to anarchy' says UN
The United Nations envoy to Sudan says the troubled Darfur region is heading towards anarchy.

Article # 10
Oil prices fall back to month low
Oil prices fall sharply on Thursday, retreating from recent highs to their lowest level in a month, as rising US stockpiles ease supply fears.

Article # 11
Canadian freedoms 'under threat'
Personal freedoms in Canada are being eroded by the "war on terror", the country's privacy commissioner warns.

Article # 12
Edwards' wife has breast cancer
Elizabeth Edwards, the wife of ex-Democrat vice-presidential candidate John Edwards, is diagnosed with breast cancer.

Article # 13
UN condemns Ivory Coast bombing
The UN says government air strikes on rebel-held territory in northern Ivory Coast is a "major violation" of a truce.

Article # 14
African crops 'spared by locusts'
Locust swarms across West Africa have not damaged food crops as severely as initially feared, the UN says.

Article # 15
Drive to impeach Ecuador leader
Ecuador's opposition seeks to start impeachment proceedings against President Lucio Gutierrez.

Article # 16
US presses Annan over sex claim
The US asks the UN secretary general to explain why he rejected sexual harassment claims against a senior official.

Article # 17
S Thailand hit by fresh violence
Fear spreads across southern Thailand after a series of attacks leave at least seven people dead.

Article # 18
Taiwan poll challenge rejected
Taiwan's High Court throws out an opposition challenge that March's presidential election result be cancelled.

Article # 19
Football: Uefa Cup round-up
Sasa Ilic hits a hat-trick for Partizan Belgrade in a 4-0 win over Egaleo, plus Thursday's other matches.

Article # 20
Turin Olympic chief set to quit
The official in charge of organising the Turin 2006 Winter Olympics is ready to quit, in a power struggle.

Article # 21
US snubs Greece over Macedonia
Athens protests as the US decides to use the name 'Macedonia' for Greece's northern neighbour.

Article # 22
Cyprus planes to destroy locusts
Cyprus begins aerial spraying to eradicate swarms of crop-destroying locusts that have arrived from Africa.

Article # 23
MSF aid agency ends work in Iraq
The aid agency Medecins Sans Frontieres says it is pulling out of Iraq because of the danger to its staff.

Article # 24
Israel's Gaza commander resigns
A senior Israeli army commander has resigned in the wake of a reported row with Prime Minister Ariel Sharon.

Article # 25
Bush gets backing from South Asia
The governments of Pakistan, India and Afghanistan welcome President Bush's re-election.

Article # 26
Karzai vows end to warlords era
Hamid Karzai says he will disband private militias after winning Afghanistan's landmark presidential election.

Article # 27
North East votes 'no' to assembly
Plans for a new regional assembly for the North East are rejected overwhelmingly in a referendum.

Article # 28
Price war hurts telecoms firm MCI
MCI, which as Worldcom became the world's largest corporate bankruptcy, sees losses balloon to $3.4bn thanks to a price war.

Article # 29
Newborn babies feed on themselves
Babies survive the period immediately after birth by feeding on their own cells, research suggests.

Article # 30
Awesome power of Iceland volcano
A volcanic eruption in Iceland has set off tremors and prompted officials to warn pilots to avoid flying through gasses emitted by the blast.

Article # 31
Broadband in the UK growing fast
Britons are signing up for broadband net connections in greater numbers than ever, figures by BT show.

Article # 32
Elton developing rock comedy show
Sir Elton John is developing a US TV comedy about an ageing rock star and his entourage.

RSS SOURCE # 2

REUTERS_WORLD => http://www.microsite.reuters.com/rss/worldNews

Article # 33
N.Korea Envoy Doubts Bush Policy Will Change-Paper
SEOUL (Reuters) - The deputy chief of North Korea's mission at the United Nations doubts newly re-elected President Bush will change his policy toward Pyongyang, a South Korean newspaper reported on Friday.

Article # 34
Wal-Mart Wins Battle for Store Near Mexico Pyramids
TEOTIHUACAN, Mexico (Reuters) - Bargain-hungry shoppers flocked to a new Wal-Mart-owned store half a mile from ancient Mexican pyramids on Thursday, ending a bitter fight by opponents who said U.S.-style consumerism would mar the ruins.

Article # 35
World Wants Changes from Bush to Open a New Era
PARIS (Reuters) - World leaders at odds with George W. Bush are hoping he will change his policies to rebuild global trust shattered by the Iraq war, but his strengthened mandate means they could be the ones left making the changes.

Article # 35
Arafat Critically Ill, Some Powers Handed to PM
PARIS (Reuters) - Yasser Arafat was critically ill in a French military hospital on Friday after falling into a coma, and a senior official said some of the Palestinian president's powers had been handed to his prime minister.

Article # 36
Iran, EU 'Big 3' Set for New Round of Nuke Talks
PARIS (Reuters) - Diplomats from France, Britain and Germany will meet their Iranian counterparts on Friday to discuss an EU offer of incentives in exchange for a termination of Iran's uranium enrichment program.

Article # 37
Iraqis Say U.S. Should Talk More, Shoot Less
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Leading Iraqi politicians called on re-elected President Bush on Thursday to rely more on talks and less on the gun to solve Iraq's problems.

Article # 37
UN Warns Darfur Falling Into Anarchy, Lawlessness
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Sudan's Darfur region could fall into anarchy unless the 15-nation Security Council takes bold action and thousands of African Union troops arrive quickly, a senior U.N. official warned on Thursday.

Article # 38
US Group Seeks to Defuse Venezuela Funding Row
CARACAS, Venezuela (Reuters) - A Washington-based pro-democracy group said on Thursday it wanted to defuse a row with leftist President Hugo Chavez, who has accused the U.S. Congress-funded organization of backing efforts to topple him.

Article # 39
Dutch Probe Bombing Link in Filmmaker Killing
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Dutch authorities are investigating a possible link between the suspected killer of a filmmaker critical of Islam and last year's Casablanca bombings, a security source said on Thursday.

Article # 40
Bush Vows to Seek Mideast Peace, Palestinian State
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Bush promised on Thursday to push in a second term to revive Middle East peace talks and to work toward the goal of a Palestinian state if longtime leader Yasser Arafat, whom Bush has shunned as an obstacle to peace, dies.

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At least one source found... Adding words to DB

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