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The Saudi view: There is enough proof against Bin Laden
North Korea is running out of food
The Pravda view: The Taliban and Bin Laden are only the tip of the iceberg
Commander of Indian troops sends warning to Pakistan
Japan New Rules Of Defence
Iran urged to talk to US
US visa procedure to be eased for Pakistanis
(British) Marines get war on terror role
Azerbaijan keeps open air corridor for US planes
Allies are cautious on "Bush doctrine"
Asylum seekers throw children off boat after navy refuses entry to Australian waters
HowJapan tried to cure its economic slump
Argentine markets plunge on budget balanceing fears
Who's winning the tug of war in the US?
Gunman kills 14 in Swiss assembly
Beijing's troops train for war on Afghan border
Brazilian Real sinks to Record Low
Israeli students defy military call-up
Asia Stocks Dip on Recession Fear; Tokyo Plunges
U.S. Holds Tighter To Taiwan's Hand
Tensions Rising in Central American
20 injured in Israel bombing
Singapore June Factory Production Posts Biggest Drop
VW to close German plant over summer
Japanese Bankruptcies, highest since WW II
Israelis bulldoze 14 houses - Palestinian homeowners scuffle with police
Amnesty: China Executes More Than 1,700 People in Three Months
Argentina stock market sets new 52 week low
Crisis hits Yugoslavia after Milosevic extradition
Japan's debt hits record high
Threat Scrambles US Troops in Mideast
U.S. Receives Middle E Threat - Embassies on terrorist alert
Blair refuses to meet Sharon
SA Telkom in multi-billion dollar row over US deal
Germany: Examiners acknowledge four-billion gap
French crime rate higher than US.
(Crown Prince) Abdullah (of Saudi Arabia) warns of war in Middle East
World Global Report: A world shift from execution
Chinese Warn of Civil Unrest Across Country
Breaking: Nepal's crown prince kills eight
British Police Restore Order After Racial Clash
Hospitals running low on medicine key to preemies' lung development
Arabs advised to sever ties with Israel
Brazil orders energy cutbacks to avoid Califpornia's woes
China Moves Intercontinental Missiles
Commentary: Arab world slides toward war
US Loses Seat on UN Human Rights Commission
Lucent to Hire 500 Engineers in India
AU: Newspapers wrongly identify woman as child killer
Dutch doctors get license to murder their patients
Blackout hits main Philippine Island of Luzon
Measures Seek to Keep Argentina From the Abyss
U.S. Navy Plane Makes Emergency Landing in China After Collision with Chinese Fighter
Huzbullah obtains U.S. Military Systems
Europe struggles to contain fury at Bush's betrayal
A cynical man, a catastrophic error
Pres. George W. Bush, polluter of the free world
Bush and the Kyoto Protocol
Europe warns Bush of repercussions over global warming stance
US identifies Beijing as its enemy number one
Another Balkan Crisis
England: Police taking guns off farmers over suicide fears
Afghan Taliban blow head off ancient buddha
Japanese Finance Minister Says Nation's Finances Near Collapse
Taliban demolish part of ancient Buddha relics, most of other statues
Taliban minister confirms destruction
Afghan vandalism
Afghan smash ancient statues, defy world appeals
Argentine ranchers say cattle infected with virus
Disease mayt ravel from Britain to the U.S. with unsuspecting tourists
GB: Foot and mouth crisis worsens
German farms under quarantine
GB: Anxiety, depression as farmers wait to see if their herds will be hit
It's -60, there's no heating and no electricity
OT : US & BRITISH PLANES BOMB IRAQ
U.S. says Mideast security situation "seriously deteriorating".
A PRELUDE TO WAR
Cold snap claims more lives in Eastern Russia and Afghanistan
There is no electricity, no water, no relief work. Just rubble and thousands of bodies
CIA warns of nuclear war in south Asia
Uranium missile health fears deepen; DU tests could pave the way for war crime charges against NATO
12 Killed in Central America Quake
FAO Says AIDS a Bigger Threat in Countryside
SADDAM HUSSEIN MAY BE DEAD
UK: Sack a colleague - for £1,000
For all Russia, the biological clock is running out
Japan Gets Dismal Data Amid Worries Over Recovery
India: Arbitrary billing by AP Transco criticised
NZ: TransAlta glitch hits thousands
SO. AFRICA - Pilot identified after jet fighter crash
World Bewildered by U.S. Election
AU: Govt IT Projects Under Scrutiny
AU: Tax Office flaws revealed
AU: INCIS “Doomed” To Failure
Cold crisis in Russian Far East
Border Patrol union says agents shot at during confrontation at Otay Mesa
Russian planes 'buzzed US carrier three times'
SA: Service Bill Errors Treble'
Korea:LG Group seen heading toward crisis as stock prices plunge
Palestinian Hardliner: Iran Will React If Israel Attacks Syria Or Lebanon
Israel, Palestinians Agree To End Violence
Lockout? Panama Canal running out of water
Alien Crossings
Faizabad, a capital without electricity or water
Palestinian Broadcasts Fan Flames Of Hatred--Mass Murder of Jews, Christians and Americans Advocated
Scotland: Navy in SOS for American subs
British tax authority writes off mispayments
Euro-dread hovers over Japan
Israel concerned about Iraq military movements
Egyptian Foreign Minister: Current peace process is over
Computer glitch shuts London Eye
AU: London's Crest 'loses' $83bn company through glitch
UK: Iraq-Bin Laden boat bomb link
Israeli military preparing for possibility of all out war
Israelis blame Iran for latest Hizbollah kidnapping--Israeli Intelligence suspects he may be in Iran
Yemen Says It Has Evidence that U.S. Ship Blast Was Planned Criminal Act
Jordan Parliment Considering Scrapping Peace Treaty With Israel
Japan Bankruptcy Debt Sets Record
Hezballah claims capture of high ranking Israeli military officer
'Bin Laden's fingerprints all over these attacks' on US destroyer
Australia: Palestinian protesters attempt to storm US consulate in Sydney
Arabs' mood of condemnation steps up a notch
New gunbattles erupt as Mideast summit hopes fade--new gunbattles erupt
Unknown group says it bombed USS Cole
Explosion Rocks British Embassy in Yemen
UPI Analysis: Attack on US Destroyer in Yemen
Congress may 'publicly condemn' Arafat
Palestinian Authority declares war
Arafat seen playing the 'Hamas card': Friday 13th declared "Day of Rage II"
Japan: Chiyoda Mutual Life failure may cost Tokai Bank 74 bil. yen
Israel: army to expand operations, peace talks when violence stops
Palestinian negotiator urges terrorism
Saudi Arabia warns Israel against attacking Lebanon and Syria
Israel on brink of all-out war
Newsweek: Israeli Army Will Reoccupy West Bank and Gaza if Arafat Does Not End Violence
Israel: Many Arabs and Israelis losing hope of peace
Anger churns in Arab nations, reducing chances of peace as Iraq is invited to Arab Summit for first time since Persian Gulf War
BARAK WAITS FOR U.S. OK FOR WAR
Field leaders of Arafat's Fatah declare popular war
Israel's Barak: Time of decision with Palestinians at hand--"there is the potential for major escalation"--Tanks in Jerusalem--Palestinan Airport Closed (3 stories)
Israel: Barak Issues 48-Hour Ultimatum to Arafat
Protesters try to storm U.S. embassy in Syria
Protests spread in Arab world-- "war or an economic boycott against the enemy (Israel)" urged by Libya
Anti-Israel anger around the world--widespread demonstrations
Israel: High alert for Palestinian's declared 'Day of Rage' on Friday
Barak Heads for Israel After Mideast Talks Fail
Strikes continue
Nicaragua banana workers may sue international firms
Greece: "almost 60" die in ferry disaster
IMF urges joint intervention to prop up euro
Euro Falls to Record Low vs Dollar for Ninth Time
NZ: Troops called in for Olympic buses
Canada: Flin Flon Smelter Operation Seen Re-Opening Soon
UK and Scotland: Short takes on the fuel crisis
Scotland: Electronics on the brink
Russia Sets Out to Tackle '2003 Problem'
British government threatens to use emergency powers
Massive Car Bomb Hits Jakarta Bourse, Many Dead - A massive car bomb ripped through the garage of the Jakarta stock exchange building
AU: Hiccups Halt Spectrum Auction
Australia:Riot police wade into anti-globalization protest
Scotland: Latest computer glitch hits Euro funding
France: Security gaffe gores Bull's server
Scotland: DIPPER'S PROBLEM 'IGNORED'
U.S. grapples with 'modern-day slavery'
Norway: 1 million bank accounts exposed via net
Norway: County prison without alarm 2000-02-03
Study rates countries'high-tech readiness
Papau New Guinea: Labor: No work permit records
THAILAND - Stuggle to Cope with Rising Oil Price
Scotland: Exam fiasco is Scots' Black Wednesday
Denmark: IT problems continue
AU: Teething problems disrupt GST reports
Norway: Bank error briefly makes Norwegian world's richest
Scotland: Computer delay to cost taxpayer #10m
[Econ] Asian Currency Crisis -- Again?
Scotland: FREEDOM BLUNDER AT PRIVATE PRISON
International glitches - for the archives
AU: Childcare glitch
Scotland: Report censures Passport Agency over backlog fiasco
Venezuela Election Problems Persist
Australia: Fare go at last in CityRail free-for-all
NZ: Students still wait for loans
Scotland: LOCKERBIE TRIAL DELAYED AGAIN
UPDATE - Software Error Impedes Venezuela Elections...(Latest news)
PERU - Concerns of Faulty Computerized Vote-Counting Brings Deeper Turmoil
UPDATE - Computers Failed at Mexican Border Last Week
Scotland: computer failures
UPDATE - Has Y2K Bugged Indian Software Exports?
NZ: INCIS Costing Police Millions
MANILA - Critics Argue SMART Traffic Lights Not Working
PERU, Lima - Problem Plagued Computers and Glitches Delay Runoff Vote
NZ: IT Project Failure Lessons Not Being Shared
Y2K brigade targets hackers
KARACHI: People brave another hot day without water, power
PESHAWAR - 'Inaccurate Data Cause of National Economy's Fall'
Famine Ravages Ethiopia
VLADIVOSTOK - Russian Destroyer Fires Shell in Port by Accident
N. KOREA - Power Outages Frequent, Economic Problems Prompt Summit
Police intel computer decision still some time off
FINLAND - Passenger and Cargo Ship Aground, Crew Thinks Faulty Gyro-Compass Caused Incident, Weather Was Fine
Australia Online firm's security blunder
Second British secret service computer stolen
China can strike anywhere in US: CIA
Potato famine threatens Russia
India - Calcutta, Non-Y2k compliant business, Dunlop (Tire) India Ltd, doomed to fail upon re-opening
World Y2k group to continue Y2k watch, Gambia included
Canada Defence paid at least three bills twice
Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong Stock Markets Plummet: Nikkei drops 595 points (3%)
Japan's Economy Plunges Back Into Recession After GDP Shrinks
Russian sea-launch space rocket fails
France - Paris Mayor blames Y2k computer bug for extra votes; Y2k or shady politics?
Russians smuggling nuke materials
Thailand--Defective Water Cooler Kills Boy at School
Japan - Tokyo - Fujitsu, Ltd may face lawsuit for Leap Yr Y2k failure of computer chips in 1,000 ATM's
Germany suspends Sellafield nuclear fuel shipments
Syrian Government Resigns. Hmmm. . . Could this lead to a peace treaty in the Middle East?
Germany - Reports leap year Y2k glitch at Hamburg weather station, web sites, CitiBank Online?; glitches in Japan, Netherlands
Germany - city gov't of Neuhausen, Y2k problems with new compliant system?
UK: Benefits glitch hits Coventry
Africa: Computer Fails To 'Pay As You Earn'
Canada - members at Ottawa political party convention exceed number of electronic votes
Canada - Saskatchewan, City Hall's new $3 million upgrade not compliant, billing errors
France - reported 10 Y2k bugs (or more?) at January rollover
Hong Kong reminds incoming ships of Y2K
Benefits glitch hits Coventry (UK)
Computer Glitch Creates Billionaires
Japan's computers hit by cult fears
Japan cult may have had hand in govt computers
Bulgaria Y2K centre in Sofia says no big problems
Bugs in Japan
Indian-Americans now hold 40 percent of high-tech jobs
Switzerland - site discontinues business news reports, 1/1/00
Germany - Mac's Homebanking software found non-compliant
Slovak Republic - Y2k glitches, but they "smell a rat"
Pakistan: Y2K BUG CONTINUES TO HIT GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS
Taiwan - 10 date glitches reported; government issued Goods Receipts affected
Ukraine: Energy minister appeals to public to save electricity
Japan - Y2k hits 5 gov't offices & Osaka's earthquake detector
Israel - Jerusalem Electric Corp - dangerous power dip at midnight 1/1/00
Portugal - various Y2k glitches reported by 1/8/00
Spain - two southern regions, one minor glitch
Mexico - Problems with PeopleSoft software; Y2k monitoring until end of 2000
Fiji, South Pacific - Contact lost 12/31/99, cause unknown
South Korea - 16 glitches reported by 1/5/00, 48 virus cases, 5 hacks
Karachi customs delayed due to faulty computer
Australia Accused Of Y2K Scare Tactics By Sm Bs Assoc.
Jamaican Y2K Fix Adoptions Results in Glitch Free Rollover
Germany - minor Y2k casualties; mentions global problems
Ukraine Russia - entered 1/1/00 without a hitch
Toronto - spent $146.8 million to get compliant
Canada - Y2k Report on 1/1/00
Jamaica - adopted others' fixes late, unscathed by Y2k
Japan Recession -Y2K reduced spending
Olympic tickets processing error
Canadian Venture Exchange - snagged by software glitch
China - Year 2000 website fails at rollover; novelist loses computer data
Brazil - No bugs reported on 1/1/00
South Africa - Reports no bugs by 1/4/2000; problems could arise in days, months
East Africa - Glitches reported on 1/1/00
China - Six bugs reported by 1/3/00
Y2K Bug lists babies as aged 100 in England
NZ computer problems
African Y2K costs
Y2K Uganda Africa
Australia - computer problems delay opening hwy tunnel
New Zealand: Christchurch Council plays down glitches with new software
Heaters can't stand minus sixty
UK: Inland Revenue screws up on Y2K, taxpayers hurt
UK: Government says y2k bug beaten--for now
UK: Y2K Software Report from Accountancyage
UK: Millennium bug strikes Revenue's electronic filing system
Greek tax information system experiences black-out
China news slightly dated
Royal opera house woes continue
Disappointed by Y2K? Disaster Aplenty In Store (Russia)
Correction to 100 year oldbabies
Britain - Survey says 5% firms affected by Y2k computer problems
Norway - several pub archives may be lost due to Y2k
Czech Prime Minister Milos Zeman Declares Y2K "A Giant Fraud By Software Firms"
Russian law enforcement prevented a Y2K-related computer virus
U.S. lifts Y2K travel warnings for Russia
Japan loses track of all registered mail
(Nambia) Not Y2K OK at Home Affairs
Brazil Port Hampered by Y2K
News from China
China: Y2K Incidents & Virus Attack
Bejing Article List Glitches
Cannot reach any y2k.x sites
Six Turk Firms Suffer Y2K Bugs/Turkey
International Major (Korea) and Minor Glitches
Glitches in Brazil
Gambia A-OK now all of a sudden?
Italy: The Y2K contrarian?
LDS Church (Mormoms) Report few problems internationally
Reported civil unrest South Africa
Status report for Nicaragua Water systems
Rollover without problems (Munich, Germany)
Status report for India (OK)
Status Report: Czech Republic (1600 GMT)
Status Rport form Gambia 31-Dec-1999 10:59 (GMT
Status Report: Penang, Malaysia
Thailand Status Update
Any reports from Tokyo or Korea?
Reports from Australia
Reports from New Zealand
Australia Festivities Underway (Melbourne, AU)
UN RELIEFWEB WILL PROVIDE UPDATES ON HUMANITARIAN EMERGENCIES
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