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Morning News


Aug.6   Chechnya   Russia seals off Grozny  Russia fears rebels could be planning an offensive on the 5th anniversary of the battle of Chechen capital

  Northern Ireland IRA makes dramatic weapons move  Irish Republican Army has proposed to put its weapons 'beyond use'

  Kosovo 4 injured in Kosovo blast  2 of the injured are Serbs and the other 2 are ethnic Albanians

  West Bank Suicide bomber thwarted  Captured in the West Bank planned to carry out an attack on Tel Aviv. Tanks shelled Palestinian targets near Qalqilya

  Japan Koizumi urges nuclear ban  Prime Minister, speaking in Hiroshima on the anniversary of the atomic attack, is calling for the elimination of all nuclear weapons

  Basque Police attacked in Basque country  Group of hooded youths throw homemade firebombs at policemen car. 2 injured

Evening News


  Afghanistan     Arrested for spreading Christianity
  U.S. pressures Taliban to free 24 international and Afghan aid workers


  Canada   Ukrainian beats Jones in 100-meter  Zhanna Pintusevich-Block ends Jones' winning streak of 42 consecutive finals with 10.82 seconds

  Brazil   Novelist Jorge Amado dies  He was 88. Wrote 'Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands' and 'Gabriela, Clove and Cinnamon'

  Italy Etna eruption visible from space  A plume of smoke is visible from the space station Alpha
San Francisco Bay Area , August 6, 2001 Timeline