Tue, 11/16/2004 => 10 Hours

LOGFILE STARTED: 10:00:01 11/16/2004

RSS SOURCE # 0

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

Article # 0
Rebels Attack in Central Iraq and the North
Insurgents struck oil wells, police stations and U.S. convoys as American troops struggled to flush insurgents from Falluja.

Article # 1
Panel Pegs Illicit Iraq Earnings at $21.3 Billion
A Senate panel said illicit earnings under the oil-for-food program were more than double previous government estimates.

Article # 2
Europeans Say Iran Agrees to Freeze Uranium Enrichment
France, Britain and Germany said Iran agreed to freeze part of its nuclear program in exchange for possible rewards.

Article # 3
Palestinians Hold Meeting Among Rivals About Power
The chairman of the P.L.O., Mahmoud Abbas, began trying to solve the political puzzle that Yasir Arafat left at his death.

Article # 4
Capone May Have Slept Here, Too, Canadian Town Says
Townspeople had a hard time squaring an unsavory past with their wholesome self-image.

Article # 5
Trial Begins for Three Kosovo Albanians Accused of War Crimes
The first international war crimes trial of former ethnic Albanian guerrillas in Kosovo began in The Hague.

RSS SOURCE # 1

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

Article # 6
US launches major Mosul assault
The US military begins a big operation to secure police stations seized by Iraqi rebels in the northern city of Mosul.

Article # 7
Condoleezza Rice 'gets key post'
President Bush has chosen Condoleezza Rice to replace Colin Powell as secretary of state, officials say.

Article # 8
Guilty verdict for Congolese star
A Paris court sentences Congolese pop star Papa Wemba to a suspended jail term for people-smuggling.

Article # 9
Madrid starts first bombing trial
The first trial of a suspect implicated in the 11 March train Madrid bombings will start in the Spanish capital.

Article # 10
China 'sorry' over mystery sub
China has "expressed regret" for the intrusion of one of its subs into Japanese waters last week, Tokyo says.

Article # 11
Top CIA staff quit US spy agency
Two top CIA officers quit amid reported disputes with the recently-appointed boss of the US spying agency.

Article # 12
England smoking ban proposed
The public health White Paper proposes a ban on smoking in virtually every restaurant, cafe and pub in England.

Article # 13
Australia train crash injures 150
Officials says it is a miracle no-one died after a train derailed in Australia, injuring more than 150 people.

Article # 14
Thatcher to be tried in absentia
Sir Mark Thatcher is to be tried in absentia over an alleged coup plot in Equatorial Guinea, a lawyer says.

Article # 15
Scared Ivorians flee into Liberia
More than 10,000 Ivorians flee into Liberia as an immediate arms embargo is imposed on Ivory Coast.

Article # 16
Amnesty calls for Sudan arms ban
A strict arms embargo on Sudan is needed to try to end the Darfur conflict, Amnesty International says.

Article # 17
Peru suspends Shining Path trial
The retrial of the founder of Peru's Shining Path movement is suspended when two judges stand down.

Article # 18
US investigates Falluja killing
US marines probe whether a soldier shot dead an unarmed, injured insurgent at close range in Falluja.

Article # 19
Army graft trials begin in Manila
Two courts martial in the Philippines, one for a mutiny last year, shine a spotlight on the army's alleged corruption.

Article # 20
Toll dispute sparks Chinese riot
Reports from southern China say a riot broke out after a dispute at a bridge toll-booth in the province of Guangdong.

Article # 21
Tennis: Sharapova wins finale
Maria Sharapova beats Serena Williams 4-6 6-2 6-4 in the Tour Championships final.

Article # 22
Football: Man U takeover 'bid'
Malcolm Glazer is preparing a new bid to buy Manchester United, according to reports.

Article # 23
Spanish raids net 15 Eta suspects
Spanish police detain at least 15 suspected members of the armed Basque separatist group Eta.

Article # 24
Europe probe arrives at the Moon
The Smart 1 lunar probe enters orbit around the Moon, the first European mission to do so.

Article # 25
Hamas seeks unified leadership
Palestinian militant groups again call for the setting up of a unified leadership following Yasser Arafat's death.

Article # 26
Powell 'set for West Bank talks'
The US secretary of state is to meet new Palestinian leaders next week, a Palestinian official says.

Article # 27
Bihar doctors rally over killing
Striking doctors in India's Bihar state demand action from the authorities after the killing of an eminent surgeon last week.

Article # 28
Nepal forces clash with rebels
Nepalese security forces and Maoist rebels have clashed in two districts west of the capital, authorities say.

Article # 29
Shot policeman 'pleaded for life'
A man calmly aimed a gun at a policeman and shot him in the head before fleeing, a court is told.

Article # 30
Vodafone upbeat as 3G takes off
Mobile phone giant Vodafone doubles its dividend to shareholders after the "successful" launch of its 3G services.

Article # 31
Computer use link to eye disease
Heavy computer use may be linked to glaucoma, especially among those who are short- sighted, fear researchers.

Article # 32
Jet speed record attempt delayed
The US space agency postpones an attempt to fly an "air-breathing" hypersonic plane to 10 times the speed of sound.

Article # 33
UK broadband gets speed injection
A UK internet service provider is offering broadband that is sixteen times faster than average packages.

Article # 34
World premiere of Band Aid song
The new Band Aid single, Do They Know It's Christmas? is played on BBC Radio 1 for the first time on Tuesday.

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

Article # 35
India to Begin Kashmir Troop Pullout on Wednesday
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Some Indian troops will start pulling out of Kashmir on Wednesday, an army officer said, coinciding with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's first official visit to the disputed region.

Article # 36
Iranian Hardliners Unhappy with Nuclear Deal
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iranian hard-liners are angered over a deal Tehran has agreed with the European Union to suspend all activities related to its enrichment program in a bid to end an international standoff over its nuclear program.

Article # 37
Taliban Blast Kills Four Afghan Policemen
KABUL (Reuters) - Four Afghan police officers were killed and five wounded when their car was hit by a blast in the central province of Uruzgan on Tuesday, officials said, in an attack for which Taliban guerrillas claimed responsibility.

Article # 38
U.S. Marines Rally Round Iraq Probe Comrade
FALLUJA, Iraq (Reuters) - U.S. Marines rallied round a comrade under investigation for killing a wounded Iraqi during the offensive in Falluja, saying he was probably under combat stress in unpredictable, hair-trigger circumstances.

Article # 39
U.S. Forces Launch Assault on Iraqi Rebels in Mosul
MOSUL, Iraq (Reuters) - U.S. and Iraqi forces launched an offensive in Mosul on Tuesday to retake control of rebel-held areas after a week of anarchy with insurgents rampaging through Iraq's third largest city.

Article # 40
Palestinian Leader Tries to Win Militant Truce
GAZA (Reuters) - The interim Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) leader hopes to persuade militants in talks on Tuesday to halt attacks on Israel to allow a smooth election for a successor to Yasser Arafat next year, officials said.

Article # 41
Ivory Coast Leader's Camp Criticizes Arms Ban
ABIDJAN (Reuters) - Supporters of Ivory Coast's President Laurent Gbagbo criticized on Tuesday a United Nations decision to impose an arms embargo on the world's top cocoa grower but rebel leaders welcomed the move.

Article # 42
Afghan Militants Drop Guantanamo Prisoner Demand
KABUL (Reuters) - Militants who have threatened to kill three U.N. workers abducted in Afghanistan almost three weeks ago appeared to narrow demands for their release on Tuesday and said they would meet later in the day to decide their fate.

Article # 43
Amnesty Urges Mandatory UN Arms Curb on Sudan
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Amnesty International urged the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday to impose a mandatory arms embargo on Sudan to stop all parties to the conflict in Darfur committing human rights abuses.

Article # 44
Italy Prepares to Return Prized Ethiopian Obelisk
ROME (Reuters) - Italy finally looks set to heal a feud with Ethiopia by returning one of its most cherished relics, the obelisk of Axum, taken by fascist invaders almost 70 years ago.

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