…2 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, March 22, 2002 I NATION/WORLD Suicide blast kills two, iniures 60 IN BRIEP f. -,~ J. JERUSALEM (AP) - A former Palestinian policeman blew himself up in the heart of Jerusalem's shopping district yesterday, killing three Israelis, wounding more than 60 people and prompt- ing Israel to call off.a round of U.S.-brokered truce talks. Moments after the late afternoon blast, the dead and injured lay on a blood...…
…2A - The Michigan Daily - Monday, March 25, 2002 Study shows half of 'U' students drink in excess A peaceful time NEWS IN BRIEF'~ r< By Christopher Johnson Daily Staff Reporter Binge drinking among students on campus remains a significant prob- lem at the University, according to a study released today by the Sub- stance Abuse Research Center. The study, conducted simultaneously with a national survey by the Har- vard School of Public Pol...…
…2 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, March 26, 2002 NATION/WORLD i 0 Bush pushes Mideast cease-fire NEWS IN BRIEF ..,, WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush urged Arab nations yesterday to approve a Saudi peace offer to Israel and asked Prime Minister Ariel Sharon to let Yasser Arafat join an Arab League summit where the U.S.-backed initiative may be considered. "The president believes it is time for Arab nations in the region to seize the momen...…
…2 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, March 27, 2002 NATION/WORLD6 Death toll nears 2,000 after Afghan quake NEWS 1IN BRIEFf 'I" AON WORL 'I ; ;. KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - An earthquake devastated mountain villages in northern Afghanistan, where officials yesterday estimated at least 1,800 people died and thousands more were injured in a region already hard-hit by hunger, drought and war. At the scene, the military commander from the Bagla...…
…2A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, March 28, 2002 NATION/WORLD Bombing kills 19 during Seder NEWS IN BRIEF NETANYA, Israel (AP) - A suicide progress. In later comments, Bush said NANTERRE, France bomber burst into a hotel dining room "this callous, this cold-blooded killing, it.. and blew himself up yesterday just as must stop."City counc shooting leaves 8 dead Israelis drcsed in their hlidi. CTiiy c hion hcil shootingdlaves 8dead ibiacna...…
…2 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, March 29, 2002 NATION/WORLD . Peace talks go on despite 20 killed NEwS II RIF JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel's defense minister met with army commanders yesterday amid growing calls for massive retaliation for a Palestinian suicide bombing in a hotel banquet hall that killed 20 diners, many elderly, and wounded 130 at the start of the Jewish Passover holiday. . In response to one of the deadliest attacks in the cu...…
…2A - The Michigan Daily - Monday, April 1, 2002 NATION/WORLD Bush silent about Mideast conflict Los Angeles Times President Bush is under growing pressure to do something - almost anything - to defuse the intense hostilities between Israel and the Palestinians, which flared anew yesterday with two more suicide bombings and Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's solemn pronouncement that his country is in "a war over our home." Unlike the m...…
…2 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, April 2, 2002 s NATION/WORLD Synagogues burned across Europe NEWS II sBiEF HEDINE FO* AOND SMR MARSEILLE, France (AP) - Thousands of Jews held prayer services yesterday near the charred remains of a synagogue, bringing an emotional close to a weekend that forced France and other European countries to confront the specter of anti-Semitism linked to Mideast tensions. In Brussels, a synagogue was damaged by ...…
…2 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, April 3, 2002 4 The School of Natural Resources & Environment ::... i' :: :.and the LSAISNRE Program in the Environment :"i... :j}j{. : :??:;?}, ? ' Y~S present ....Norma Afyers 3*ix:{.Environmental Scientist and Consultant r rnvironment Prospect T&me of Breakdown or Breakhrough/? Wednesday, April 3, 4:00 pm. 1400 Chemistry Building - followed by a reception in the Chemistry Atrium * Dr. Norman Myers coine...…
…2A -The Michigan Daily -Thursday, April 4, 2002 NATION/WORLD GREEK WEEK Continued from Page 1A Red Cross. Each participating Greek chapter and 25 corporate sponsors con- tributed money to the event. LSA senior and Greek Week organiz- er Erin Mote said she hopes to expand corporate aid next year to increase fund- ing and reduce the drain on Greek hous- es. Several national corporations already sponsor Greek Week, but Mote hopes to bring in mo...…
…2 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, April 5, 2002 NATION/WORLD I Afghan authorities thwart couD NEWS IN BRIEF v 1 KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Afghan authorities said yesterday they have uncovered a plot against the fledgling government, arresting hundreds for allegedly planning "terrorism, abductions and sabo- tage," and seizing weapons and documents in sweeps throughout the capital. The government said the operations against men linked to fo...…
…2A - The Michigan Daily - Monday, April 8, 2002 NATION/WORLD RANKINGS Continued from Page 1A program's dedicated faculty and staff. "Their commitment to a vision of excellence in patient care, research and teaching is driving this upward trend," Lichter said. The law school and School of Education's graduate pro- gram maintained their seventh place ranking in the nation. The School of Education's program in higher education administration w...…
…2 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, April 9, 2002 NATION/WORLD Oil pnces increase following export cuts i NEWS IN BRIEF \,~ 1 I LONDON (AP) - Oil prices surged yesterday in a fresh wave of anxiety after Iraq cut off crude exports to demonstrate support for the Palestini- ans in their struggle with Israel. At the same time, labor strife in Venezuela squeezed that country's oil shipments to a trickle. The combined effect of the supply inte...…
…2- The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, April 10, 2002 Powell calls for quick resolution on Mideast trip NATION/WORLD Auditor's guilty plea could hurt Enron The admission in court yesterday by a senior auditor at Arthur Andersen LLP that he broke the law destroying documents in Enron's collapse gives U.S. prosecutors a powerful tool in the broadening financial investigation, legal experts said. David Duncan, a partner at the Andersen accounting f...…
…2A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, April 11, 2002 NATION/WORLD OPEC will not pump more oillWBEF* . x* HEALIN S OMARUD HEWOL LONDON (AP) - OPEC has no plans to pump more oil to replace the crude Iraq is withholding from the market, reasoning that the recent spike in oil prices will ease once violence between Israel and the Pales- tinians abates, the group's top official said yesterday. OPEC Secretary-general Ali Rodriguez defended the deci...…
…2 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, April 12, 2002 NATION/WORLD Sharon urged to speed withdrawal NEWS IN BRIEF JERUSALEM (AP) - Secretary of State Colin fighting during the offensive, three dozen armed UNITED NATIONS Powell challenged Israeli Prime Minister Ariel men, apparently the last holdouts, surrendered to Sharon's limited withdrawal of troops from Palestin- Israeli troops.rGlobal war crimes tribunal to be established ian areas yesterd...…
…2A - The Michigan Daily - Monday, April 15, 2002 NATION/WORLD House violates Ann Arbor city law NEWS IN BRIEF.. 4HEADLINES FROM AROUND THE WORLD 3 I- r ZETA PSI Continued from Page 1A man's friend, fraternity brother and University alum said yesterday. He said that Goodman was in no way a frequent user of the drug and his death was somewhat of a freak accident. "I've been in close contact with him (in the last six months)," he said. "Dus...…
…2A - The Michigan Daily --Tuesday, April 16, 2002 NATION/WORLD Sharon: Forces in Ramallal RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) - Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said yesterday that Israeli troops would press ahead with a campaign against Palestinian militants in two major West Bank towns despite U.S. pleas for a full withdrawal. Israel also grabbed a senior aide to Yasser Arafat whom Sharon says was behind suicide bombings. But Sharon told President Bush ...…
…2 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, April 17, 2002 NATION/WORLD Forces move into town, villages JERUSALEM (AP) - Israeli forces moved into a West Bank town and three villages near Jerusalem yesterday - a day after Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said operations were winding down. But he appeared to soften his resistance to dealing with Yasser Arafat. Palestinians condemned the new incursions, and Secretary of State Colin Powell appeared ready...…
…A 2A - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, September 3, 2002 NATION/WORLD Typhoon floods destroy S. Korea GANGNEUNG, South Korea - A powerful typhoon that lashed South Korea over the weekend killed at least 113 people and the toll will likely rise as officials check reports of others missing in floods and landslides, the government said today. Rusa was the deadliest typhoon to hit South Korea since 1959, when Typhoon Sara left more than 840 peo...…
…2 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, September 4, 2002 NATION/WORLD Senate resumes security debate WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate kicked off a contentious debate yesterday on President Bush's blue- print for a Homeland Security Department, with Democrats flatly rejecting White House demands for greater management flexibility over the agency's esti- mated 170,000 employees. The White House responded with a statement repeating Bush's vow to veto...…
…4 2A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, September 5, 2002 NATION/WORLD Summit interrupted by protests NEWS IN BRIEF KABUL, Afghanistan Karzai unveils new Afghan currency 4 JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AP) - Unfurling banners and shouting "Shame on Bush," dozens of activists at the World Summit heckled Secretary of State Colin Powell yester- day as he defended America's record on the environment and helping the developing world. Thirteen ac...…
…4 2 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, September 6, 2002 NATION/WORLD Car bomb kills 10 in Kabul; Karzai subject of attempted assassination KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) - An assailant dressed in the uniform of the new Afghan army fired on a car carrying President Hamid Karzai yesterday, hours after an explosives-packed car tore through a crowded Kabul market, killing at least 10 people. The violence was the most serious challenge to Karzai's go...…
…2A - The Michigan Daily - Monday, September 9, 2002 NATION/WORLD WILLIS Continued from Page 1A reen Hartford, who took the presidency of Meredith College in North Carolina. Since then, Senior Associate Vice President of Student Affairs Frank Cianciola has served as interim dean of stu- dents., Before going to the University of Toledo,.Willis also held positions at the University of Missouri at Colum- bia, Rutgers University, St. John's Univ...…
…2 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, September 10, 2002 NATION/WORLD Iraqdebateshifting1in U.S's favor NEWS IN BRIEFr HEADLINES FROM AROUND THE WORLD WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House points to U.S. and U.N. diplomats who may produce States should confront Saddam to a matter of GENEVA said international opposition to military action a formal resolution - but his address will make it how it should be done. .j . against Iraq - at least as a last...…
…2 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, September 11, 2002 NATION/WORLD Bush to ask for UN aid against Iraq NEWS IN BRIEF WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush said yes- refused to conform to resolution after resolution after intelligence, and National Security Adviser Con- MA fl r 0 terday he will ask the United Nations "to deal with the problem" of Iraq and dispatched top members of his national security team to Capitol Hill to talk to skeptic...…
…4 2A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, September 12, 2002 NATION/WORLD Events of Sept. 11 honored abroad LONDON (AP) - From a dusty embassy compound in Afghanistan to London's cathedrals and mosques, millions around the world gathered yesterday to remember those who died in the Sept. 11 attacks and to offer prayers for peace and tolerance. At London's St. Paul's Cathedral, 3,000 white rose petals fluttered down from the dome - one for eAch...…
…A 2 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, September 13, 2002 NATION/WORLD Stone bears names of Pentagon victims NEWS IN BRIEF i ~ ¢ .F_. t , ll .. --' S ,$' r 4 ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) - A five-sided granite marker bearing the names of the 184 victims of the Sept. 11 attack on the Pentagon will stand over a shared grave at Arlington National Cemetery holding remains that could not be identified. For five of the dead it will be the only burial b...…
…2A - The Michigan Daily - Monday, September 16, 2002 NATION/WORLD Pakistan detaining al-Qaida men NEWSIBRIEF KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) - Pak- rogation that his name was Abdullah. mark, German Interior Minister Otto was apprehended during the raid JERUSALEM istan confirmed Saturday it was holding Pakistani authorities were awaiting Schily said Saturday he will ask for Wednesday - the anniversary of the " about a dozen foreigners arrested this d...…
…2 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, September 17, 2002 NATION/WORLD Officials identify al-Qaida plotters NEWS IN BRIEF. .: . . t WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. counterterrorism officials have identified two key lieutenants of Osama bin Laden - including an alleged mastermind of the Sept. I1 attacks - as the most active plotters of sev- eral al-Qaida attacks during the past year. While many top al-Qaida leaders went into hiding after Sept. 11, Khali...…
…2 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, September 18, 2002 NATION/WORLD U.N. prepares to inspect Iraq UNITED NATIONS (AP) - As U.N. weapons. inspectors moved ahead with plans to return to Iraq, the United States and Russia clashed yesterday over whether to take Baghdad at its word or impose a new ultimatum. "We have seen this game before," said a skeptical Colin Powell. The secretary of state reaffirmed Washington's call for a tough anti-Iraq ...…
…2A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, September 19, 2002 NATION/WORLD French release Nazi collaborator NEWS IN BRIEF PARIS (AP) - Frail but now a free man, wartime After the longest trial in French history, Papon Sante prison into a waiting car. "My father, my mother KARACHI, Pakistan d;;O collaborator Maurice Papon walked out of prison yes- was convicted for complicity in crimes against and my uncle were killed at Auschwitz because of peo- k...…
…2A - The Michigan Daily - Friday, September 20, 2002 NATION/WORLD Police arrest Pakistani terro KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) - Pak- istani police, working with FBI inves- tigators, arrested five men and accused them of links to an al-Qaida- backed group that has targeted for- eigners, churches and American fast food chains, a senior police official said yesterday. Among those arrested was the owner of a soft drinks and ice cream shop in Karach...…
…2A - The Michigan Daily - Monday, September 23, 2002 NATION/WORLD Five dead after Israeli offensive NEWS IN BRIEF. .1 -4. RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) - Israeli tanks tightened their stranglehold on Yasser Arafat's office yesterday, flattening buildings in his devastated compound and sparking curfew-defying marches and clashes that left five Palestinians dead through- out the West Bank. Palestinian leaders declared a general strike for today,...…
…2 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, September 24, 2002 SECURITY Continued from Page 1 students are taking all the necessary precautions. LSA senior Brandi Basket, who has lived in East Quad Residence Hall for four years, said her level of cautiousness just came about recently. Though she remembers the days from her fresh- man and sophomore years when she often kept her door unlocked while making trips to the bathroom or talking to friends, she ...…
…2- The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, September 25, 2002 N ATION/W ORLD ine Palestinians klled in strike NEWS IN BRIEF e in st 'oH k ~~e ADwId101.111LNS FROM"ARUND1THE WORL RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) - Israel its operations, "including the destruction of defied a U.N. Security Council demand yester- Palestinian civilian and security infrastructure." day to end its six-day siege of Yasser Arafat's The resolution also called on the Palestinian deva...…
…01 2A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, September 26, 2002 NATION/WORLD Palestinians call off truce talks JERUSALEM (AP) - Palestinians called off talks set for yesterday to end a weeklong Israeli siege of Yasser Arafat's office in the West Bank town of Ramallah, complaining that Israel would not allow international negotiators to meet Arafat first. Israel maintained its grip on the ravaged com- pound while easing curfew restrictions in ot...…
…2 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, September 27, 2002 NATION/WORLD Bombing leader's fate unknown NEWS IN BRIEF HEADLINES FROM AROUND THE WORLD I,' , : S GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) - Israel tried to kill the mastermind of the Hamas bombing campaign yes- terday, firing two missiles into a car in crowded Gaza City. Two bodyguards died and 35 bystanders were wounded in the helicopter attack, but the fate of the Palestinian militant remained un...…
…2A - The Michigan Daily - Monday, September 30, 2002 NATION/WORLD U.N. pressures inspection of Iraq NEWS IN BRIEF HEADLINES FROM AROUND THE WORLD d UNITED NATIONS (AP) - U.N. tions. Instead, it wants a tough new poses. The lists must disclose the loca- ical weapons capable of being launched weapons inspectors, who today will lay down demands to Iraq about get- ting back into the country, may not get the unfettered access demanded by the U...…
…2 - The Michigan Daily -Tuesday, October 1, 2002 NATION/WORLD U.N. inspectors, Iraq open talks IN BRIEF VIENNA, Austria (AP) - U.N. weapons inspec- Iraqi compliance. Vienna meetings have addressed those topics, a deci- tors demanded the right to roam freely around Sad- dam Hussein's palaces and other suspect sites when they opened talks with the Iraqis yesterday on the logistics of a possible return to Baghdad. Chief inspector Hans Blix, ...…
…2 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, October 2, 2002 NATION/WORLD Iraq agrees to inspectors' return NEWS IN BRIEF i- NW rwM~ -i- VIENNA, Austria (AP) - Iraq agreed yesterday to a plan for the return of U.N. weapons inspectors for the first time in nearly four years, but the deal ignores U.S. demands for access to Saddam Hus- sein's palaces and other contested sites. Chief U.N. inspector Hans Blix said an advance team of inspectors could b...…
…al 2A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, October 3, 2002 NATION/WORLD Congress discusses war in Iraq NEWS IN BRIEFft WASHINGTON a0 WASHINGTON (AP) - Democrats and Republi- cans in Congress began closing ranks yesterday behind a resolution giving President Bush broad authority to use military force against Iraq. Bush hailed the development and suggested war with Baghdad could become "unavoidable" if Sad-' dam Hussein does not disarm. Full ...…
…0 2 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, October 4, 2002 NATION/WORLD War resolution expected to pass WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush's request for authority to use U.S. force against Iraq advanced in Congress yesterday, with a House committee voting its approval and Senate leaders predicting wide margins of bipartisan support. "It's up to us today to send a message to the world," said Senate Minority Leader Trent Lott (R-Miss.) He predicted C...…
…0 2A - The Michigan Daily - Monday, October 7, 2002 NATION/WORLD Leaders believe Iraq bill will pass NEWS IN BRIEFq§Ie i 1 WASHINGTON (AP) - Congres- sional leaders said yesterday a resolu- tion authorizing war against Iraq, expected to pass with little dissent, will strengthen the U.S. hand at the United Nations and increase pressure on Sad- dam Hussein to disarm. President Bush, after a weekend in Maine, returned to the White House and...…
…0 2 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, October 8, 2002 NATION/WORLD nti-war graffiti fades, removedHNESFINDBREF16' By Ricky Lax lowercase "t"s sandwiched between BWbut For the Daily two uppercase "A"s in the word "I won't denounce it, but it certainly "Attacking," Marylandsniper strikes middle schooler A" tcl ,ti i dnosn t hin and it is not a n rati-A tha As iocai anti-war sentiment grows, Ann Arbor's anti-war graffiti is slowly fading away....…
…4 2 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, October 9, 2002 -NATION/WORLD Campus quiet over potential war NEWS IN BRIEF A Zl By Adhiraj Dutt For the Daily As President Bush and the White House put more pressure on Congress to permit military action against Iraq, and as leaders on Capitol Hill move closer to passing a resolution giving consent to such action, some students are concerned about a lack of engagement in anti-war and pro-war movem...…
…0 2A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, October 10, 2002 NATION/WORLD Tarot card linked to D.C. sniper NEWS IN BRIEF ): .r,, -L~" _ f i BALTIMORE (AP) - A tarot card with the taunt- ing words "Dear policeman, I am God" and a shell casing emerged yesterday as potential clues in the' hunt for the sniper terrorizing Washington's suburbs. The card and casing were found near a middle school in Bowie, where a 13-year-old boy was criti- cally ...…
…2A - The Michigan Daily - Friday, October 11, 2002 NATION/WORLD Sniper attacks, kills seventh victim NEWS IN BRIEF HEDLNE FOMAOUD HEWOL 0 MANASSAS, Va. (AP) - A sev- enth fatal shooting in the Washington area is "consistent" with six others and may be the work of the same sniper, authorities said yesterday. Dean Harold Meyers of Gaithers- burg, Md., was gunned down Wednesday night moments after filling his tank at a northern Vir- ginia ga...…
…2A - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, October 16, 2002 NATION/WORLD Police find evidence in sniper case NEWS iN BRIEF' HEADLINES FROM AROUND THE WORLD / t Fe >#-._.( 3 1 i ,. r'' t s" FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) - An FBI analyst who assessed terrorist threats was identified yester- day as the ninth person killed by the Washington-area sniper, shot in the head in an attack investigators say has yielded the most detailed clues yet. For the first...…
…2A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, October 17, 2002 NATION/WORLD Sniper descriptions still not conclusive ROCKVILLE, Md. (AP) - People who saw the Washington-area sniper aim, open fire and flee in a white van were not able to give investigators enough details to create a composite sketch, police said yesterday. It was the latest setback in the hunt for the gunman who has killed nine people in two weeks. "Unfortunately, distance and darkne...…
