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Morning News


May.14   Algeria   17 Sahara tourist hostages freed
  Commandos freed 10 Austrians, 6 Germans and a Swede kidnapped by a terrorist group linked to al Qaeda


  Chechnya   Woman bomber kills 20
  Explosives strapped to a waist detonated during a crowded religious festival in the village of Iliskhan-Yurt


  Saudi Arabia   US criticises security in Riyadh  Ambassador Jordan said Saudi had not responded quickly enough to requests to improve security at the compounds

  Iraq   Grave may hold 11,000  The bodies buried at mass graves about 55 miles south of Baghdad

  Texas 18 human cargo die  The victims suffocated after riding in the back of the semitrailer with dozens of others from Mexico

  Beijing SARS figures offer China hope  China has reported it lowest daily increase in new cases in weeks. The number of cases rose by 55 to 5,124

Day News


  Argentina   Menem quits presidential race
  Former President has withdrawn from runoff election, clearing the way for his opponent to become president


  Northern Italy   Juve thumps Madrid 3-1 to set up final  Juventus produced a stunning performance to beat holders Real in the Champions League semifinal second leg

Evening News


  Taiwan     SARS shuts emergency room  The island's most prestigious hospital shut its emergency room until at least May 26 because of a spike in SARS cases

  Aceh Fresh Aceh talks renew peace hopes  Government negotiators and rebels will meet in Tokyo for talks aimed at saving a 5-month peace pact

  India Deadly blaze aboard train  At least 36 people have died in a fire aboard Golden Temple Express

  United Kingdom UK 'not ready' for euro  Chancellor Brown has concluded the UK is not yet ready to join the euro. Blair has accepted the view
San Francisco Bay Area , May 14, 2003 Timeline