Tue, 11/16/2004 => 18 Hours

LOGFILE STARTED: 18:00:01 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
Rice picked to be top US diplomat
President George W Bush names Condoleezza Rice to replace Colin Powell as secretary of state.

Article # 7
US storms Mosul rebel positions
US forces retake police stations seized by Iraqi rebels in a major assault in the northern city of Mosul.

Article # 8
Superfast Nasa jet pushes Mach 10
The US space agency flies its X-43A hypersonic jet to a speed in excess of nine times the speed of sound.

Article # 9
Six years for Madrid plot suspect
A 16-year-old Spaniard gets six years in a juvenile detention centre for his part in the Madrid train bombings.

Article # 10
New video 'shows Hassan murder'
A video apparently showing aid worker Margaret Hassan's murder seems to be genuine, says the Foreign Office.

Article # 11
India to withdraw Kashmir troops
India says it is to begin a pullout of some of its troops based in the disputed region of Kashmir on Wednesday.

Article # 12
Scared Ivorians flee into Liberia
More than 10,000 Ivorians flee into Liberia as an immediate arms embargo is imposed on Ivory Coast.

Article # 13
Sharon weighs Gaza olive branch
Liaison over the Gaza pullout is possible if the new Palestinian leaders curb attacks on Israelis, Ariel Sharon says.

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

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
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 # 18
Peru suspends Shining Path trial
The retrial of the founder of Peru's Shining Path movement is suspended when two judges stand down.

Article # 19
Thai Queen's plea to end violence
Queen Sirikit makes a rare public declaration calling for an end to the religious unrest in Thailand's south.

Article # 20
China 'sorry' over mystery sub
China expresses "regret" for the intrusion of one of its subs into Japanese waters last week, Tokyo says.

Article # 21
Boxing: Holyfield suspended
Evander Holyfield is suspended on medical grounds after his defeat by Larry Donald at the weekend.

Article # 22
Football: Man U takeover 'bid'
Deutsche Bank says it is not in talks with Malcolm Glazer to help him buy Manchester United.

Article # 23
EU tempts Japan on fusion deal
The European Union offers Japan a package of incentives to persuade it to give up its bid to host the world's biggest nuclear fusion reactor.

Article # 24
Spanish raids net 15 Eta suspects
Spanish police detain at least 15 suspected members of the armed Basque separatist group Eta.

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
Iran dissident faces prison term
Iranian dissident Ebrahim Yazdi is reported to have been given a heavy prison sentence by the country's hardline judiciary.

Article # 27
Witness identifies riot accused
One of the key witnesses in an Indian riot case identifies 11 Hindus accused of killing 12 Muslims two years ago.

Article # 28
Taleban claim attack on policemen
Taleban guerrillas say they carried out an attack in central Afghanistan that left four policemen dead.

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

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
Hanks sought for Da Vinci movie
Director Ron Howard wants Tom Hanks to take the lead role in the film adaptation of The Da Vinci Code.

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

Article # 35
World Health Leaders Call for New Research Goals
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Global health leaders meeting in Mexico this week want nations of the world to spend more on medical research, not only to develop new cures but to make those now on the market available to the poor.

Article # 36
Bush Tries to Help U.S. Firms Invest in Libya
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Bush administration has asked Congress to quickly lift a ban on U.S. Export-Import Bank loans in Libya and said "timing is critical" to help American companies invest in the oil-rich country, according to a letter released on Tuesday.

Article # 37
British-Iraqi Hostage Hassan Probably Killed
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - British-Iraqi aid worker Margaret Hassan has probably been killed by kidnappers, her family said on Tuesday after a video apparently showing her being shot in the head was sent to an Arab television station.

Article # 38
UN Council Heads to Kenya in Search of Sudan Peace
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.N. Security Council ambassadors were still quibbling over how best to pressure Sudan and rebels to end two different wars in the country even as they left for Kenya on Tuesday for a meeting on the crisis.

Article # 39
India to Begin Kashmir Troop Pullout from Wednesday
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India will begin to pull some of its troops out of Kashmir on Wednesday, an army official said, coinciding with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's first trip to the troubled region.

Article # 40
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 # 41
Palestinian Leader Tries to Win Militant Truce
GAZA (Reuters) - Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) chief Mahmoud Abbas met militant leaders on Tuesday in a bid to halt attacks on Israel and allow a smooth election for a successor to Yasser Arafat next year, officials said.

Article # 42
Ivory Coast Hate Broadcasts Have Ended, U.N. Says
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United Nations said on Tuesday it had intervened to stop Ivory Coast radio and television stations from broadcasting hate messages aimed at French nationals and other foreigners.

Article # 43
Dutch Probe Links Between Muslim Radical Suspects
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Dutch prosecutors are investigating whether 13 suspected Muslim militants arrested in the past two weeks were part of a single group or were merely linked by their contact with a Syrian man who is still at large.

Article # 44
Brazil Says Will Open 'Dirty War' Archives
RIO CUEIRAS, Brazil (Reuters) - Brazil's center-left government will unseal archives of the country's 1964-85 military dictatorship in an effort to resolve a painful chapter in the nation's recent history, the justice minister said on Tuesday.

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