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Morning News


Aug.2   Washington   White House skeptical of Iraqi offer
  A U.S. official said the letter is not significant enough because the Iraqis are still not letting inspectors inside the country


  UN   UN says Iraq arms offer 'positive'  Chief of Staff in the office of Kofi Annan has given a cautious welcome to talks over the resumption of arms inspections

  Italy 'Farce,' says skating-fix accused  The Russian mobster charged with fixing in the worst judging scandal in Olympics history is insisting he is innocent

  California Rescued girls were minutes from death  The man was hunting for a place to kill teenage girls in a remote desert spot when two deputies located fatally shot him

Day News


  Washington   Judge: terror suspects 'must be named'  A federal judge has ordered the Justice Department to disclose the names of suspects being held in connection with the 9/11

  Canada Farmers despair in Prairie drought  Farmers are conceding defeat as acres of anxiety rather than fields of grain thrive on their parched land

  Afghanistan Ethnic fighting erupts  50 soldiers and civilians were killed in a battle between ethnic Tajiks and Pashtuns in western Afghanistan

  Congo Rebels seek power share  Rally for Congolese Democracy (RCD) is willing to negotiate a power-sharing deal with the government

  England Thorpe wins 5th gold at Commonwealth  Ian won the 100 meters freestyle and equalled the men's aggregate Games record of titles with 9

Evening News


  Taiwan   Leader calls for independence vote
  Chen is backing legislation for an independence referendum and referring to China and Taiwan as two countries


  Turkey   Key reform package passed
  The parliament abolished the death penalty and lifted the ban on education and broadcasts in Kurdish


  Kashmir Election date set  The state legislative elections will take place in two phases, during September and October

  Mexico Mexico City airport plan dropped  Church bells summoned townspeople for a celebration after the plans scrapped to build new airport on their land

  Afghanistan Karzai denies U.S. air raid cover-up  Afghan President has dismissed allegations of a cover up after a deadly air raid in which jets struck a wedding party
San Francisco Bay Area , August 2, 2002 Timeline