Tuesday, 8. October 2002

U.S. says al Qaeda exploring Russian market for weapons


U.S. intelligence agencies are concerned that terrorists are working hard to acquire small nuclear weapons and nuclear material for bombs from Russia.

¬> WASHINGTON TIMES

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Media files from STS-112


Space Shuttle Atlantis launches from Kennedy Space Center, Fla., to begin STS-112, a mission to deliver the S1 (S-One) Truss to the International Space Station.

¬> <a href="spaceflight.nasa.gov"target="_blank"> 3 major streams

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Mass Yodelling World Record


A band of 937 yodellers set a new world record for "largest simultaneous yodel" by holding their melody for a full minute, the organizer of the mass concert in southern Germany said on Monday.

¬> REUTERS

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Iranian Police Arrest 120 Party-Goers


NO PARTY IN TEHRAN Iranian police have arrested 120 party-goers at three private gatherings in wealthy districts of the capital Tehran and charged them with mingling with the opposite sex and dancing, a newspaper reported Tuesday.

The conservative daily Jam-e Jam said the unusually large haul of young lawbreakers were released after paying fines and signing pledges to stay away from future parties.

¬> <a href="story.news.yahoo.com"target="_blank">REUTERS

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Fake bank website cons victims


There are still morons out there who fall for the Nigerian money scam West African criminals have used a fake version of a British bank's online service to milk victims of cash, say police. The fake site was used to squeeze more money out of people they had already hooked. The site has been shut down. But UK National Criminal Intelligence Service, (NCIS), said at least two Canadians had lost more than $100,000 after being taken in by the fake website.

¬> <a href="news.bbc.co.uk"target="_blank">BBC

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Female Serial Killer wants to die


In about 24 hours, convicted serial killer Aileen Wuornos is scheduled to be executed, but one group is determined to stop it. In about 24 hours, convicted serial killer Aileen Wuornos is scheduled to be executed, but one group is determined to stop it.

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Australian sprinter quits -- aged 99


Australia's Charlie Booth, 99, has won the 100 metres sprint at the World Masters Games -- and then announced his retirement from the sport. Booth, the only competitor in the 95-99 age group, warmed up for his event on Tuesday with a fried dim sum snack at Melbourne's Olympic Park before winning in a tick over 28 seconds.

¬> REUTERS

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The Rolling Stone Magazine readers TOP 100


We asked. You voted. From Pink Floyd to the Strokes, here are the 100 greatest records of all time, as chosen by you.

¬> Rolling Stone

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Call suggests bin Laden alive, plotting


Osama bin Laden is alive, travelling with his lieutenant, Egyptian Ayman Al Zawahri, living in Afghanistan and plotting more attacks, according to an intercepted satellite telephone conversation.

In the conversation, reportedly intercepted over the weekend by US and Afghan intelligence, the Taliban's fugitive one-eyed leader, Mullah Mohammed Omar, allegedly told his former deputy prime minister Maulvi Abdul Kabir that something will happen to change the scenario in Afghanistan in the next 45 days.

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Math Used in Hunt for Md. Sniper


Investigators are trying to zero in on the Washington-area sniper with a computerized technique known as geographic profiling.

Geographic profiling, pioneered more than a decade ago by former Vancouver Police detective Kim Rossmo, works on the theory that except for a small buffer zone around their homes, criminals tend to hunt victims in areas they are familiar with.

¬> Newsday

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