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 Monday, Oct 08, 2001
USA
U.S. launches attack on Afghanistan
WASHINGTON
The United States launched an attack on Afghanistan and its ruling Taliban on Sunday in retaliation for the September 11 terrorist strikes on New York and Washington.
"On my orders, the United States military has begun strikes against al Qaeda training camps and military installations of the Taliban regime," Bush said in a televised address at 1 p.m. Sunday. "We are supported by the collective will of the world."
A senior Taliban official in Kandahar said their command and radar systems at the Kandahar airport had been destroyed, but said the group does not rely entirely on that equipment, CNN learned.
The attack began with strikes at air defense installations around the Afghan capital of Kabul and the southern city of Kandahar, Pentagon ...
USA
Sources: Ukrainian missile downed Russian jet started in Israel, bound for Novosibirsk
WASHINGTON
Knowledgeable U.S. officials said they have evidence the Russian airliner that crashed Thursday into the Black Sea was shot down by a Ukrainian surface-to-air missile fired during military exercises.
"We believe this was a tragic accident caused by a military exercise gone awry," said a US official.
The Sibir Airlines Tu-154 with 77 people aboard was en route from ...
US - attacks - Africa
US terror attacks deal new blow to struggling African economies
DAKAR
The September 11 terror attacks in the United States will have disastrous consequences for the daily lives of many Africans already resigned to poverty, disease and marginalization, warn experts across the continent.
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Georgia
Jackson preaches patience in fight against terrorism
ATLANTA
The Rev. Jesse Jackson on Sunday urged the United States to continue pursuing diplomatic efforts and avoid "indiscriminate bombing" in its efforts to fight global terrorism.
We need allies, precise intelligence, patience, persistence ...

US - attacks - Africa
US terror attacks deal new blow to struggling African economies
DAKAR
The September 11 terror attacks in the United States will have disastrous consequences for the daily lives of many Africans already resigned to poverty, disease and marginalization, warn experts across the continent.
...
US - attacks - Japan - SAfrica
Mbeki calls attention to global issues
TOKYO
South African President Thabo Mbeki warned here Tuesday that the world should not focus so much on its anti-terrorism campaign as to forget about other crucial issues such as poverty.
Mbeki, who arrived here Monday on a ...
USA
Words of warning
(CNN) -- British Prime Minister Tony Blair will issue a stark warning to Afghanistan's ruling Taliban party today, while the U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan has apparently briefed the Pakistani president on evidence which the U.S. says links accused terror mastermind Osama bin Laden with the September 11 attack on the United States.
In his major Labour Party address, Blair is expected to suggest that military action against the Taliban in imminent, and will be "proportionate" and "targeted" while everything "humanly possible" will be done to avoid civilian ...
IMF - Mongolia
IMF approves three-year program for Mongolia
WASHINGTON
The IMF said Monday it had approved a three-year, 37-million-dollar support program for Mongolia to ease poverty and bolster economic growth.
The agreement would allow Mongolia to draw five million dollars immediately, the ...
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