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January 2003 ... more > Top ^



Jan.1   Solomon Islands   Cyclone Zoe wrecks islands
  The first pictures out showed widespread destruction. Zoe battered the islands with winds 186 mph


  Brazil   New president Lula sworn in  Tens of thousands of people converged on the capital, Brasilia, to welcome working class hero Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva

  Iraq   U.N. aerial searches stalled  Helicopter surveys of the sites may have been delayed for 'technical reasons'

  Washington Officials consider cost of war with Iraq  Bush said the U.S. economy 'cannot afford to stand an attack' from Saddam Hussein

  Italy Tidal wave sparks Stromboli exodus  The massive wave hit the tiny island after a volcanic eruption dislodged part of a slope which crashed into the water

  France France fears Prestige oil slick  Small slicks from the sunken tanker have been drifting towards the coastline of southwestern France

Day News


  West Bank   Israeli forces kill 5 Palestinians  Israeli police shot and killed a gunman who entered a home in a Jewish township

  England   Tanker strikes sunken vessel  Kerosene-filled tanker struck a sunken vessel in the English Channel

  Iraq Coalition aircraft bomb Iraqi defense site  Operation Southern Watch plane struck a radar site southeast of Baghdad

  Yemen U.S. missionaries mourned  Dozens of people honored the memory of 3 missionaries shot to death by a suspected Islamic extremist

  Beijing Seoul asks China to help ease tensions  Deputy Foreign Minister has arrived to persuade China to get tougher with Pyongyang over its revived nuclear program

  England Files reveal '72 NI expulsion plan  The British government in 1972 considered forcibly expelling hundreds of thousands of Catholics from Northern Ireland

Evening News


  USA     US orders more troops to Gulf
  The U.S. is sending another 15,000 troops as part of its build-up for possible military action against Iraq


  China China plans manned spaceflight in 2003  Project had already entered the overall assembly and testing phase
San Francisco Bay Area , January 1, 2003 Timeline