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Anatoly Karpov joins World Chess Championship!

World Chess Championship is approaching… more »

U.S. Troops in Uzbekistan for the Long Haul?

‘Time’ Magazine prints controversial news on U.S. troops in Uzbekistan more »

Could Anthrax Scare Boost E-Mail Use?

All across America, anthrax-leery corporate mailrooms are taking extra care with envelopes and packages more »

Americans asked to limit movement

The US Embassy in Riyadh has asked thousands of Americans living and working in the Kingdom to limit their movement to avert possible retaliatory actions following the launch of air strikes on Afghanistan. more »

The impossible participation

Russia's Defence Minister: There Are No Russian Soldiers In Afghanistan more »

Qatar eliminated, Uzbekistan despairs in World Cup action

A dominant Chinese team Saturday showed no mercy to rival Qatar, dispatching it 3-0 and eliminating the Gulf team's chances of qualifying for the 2002 World Cup. more »

Taliban leader calls on Muslims to take sides

President Bush said Saturday the first phase of U.S. and British strikes on Afghanistan has been a success more »

Nobel Peace Prize

United Nations, Secretary-General Kofi Annan Win Nobel Peace Prize more »

India Slates $2Bil Plan For In-School Internet

India's government plans to invest $2 billion to improve Internet access in schools across the country. more »

At Full Capacity

The Butinge oil terminal's general director Jim Scheel declared that the September's loading of 600 thousand tons allows to conclude the terminal's reaching its designed capacity by the end of the current year. more »

Georgia: Parliament Considers Pulling CIS Troops

Georgian President Eduard Shevardnadze says he will back the parliament if it decides to pull Russian peacekeepers from the breakaway republic of Abkhazia. more »

Economists Forecast More Pain Before Strong Rebound

The overall economy is likely to get worse before it gets better, says a consensus of analyst opinion. more »

Visa, MasterCard dealt card blow

Judge rules credit-card giants cannot bar other cards more »

Čmilyte - the second at Blitz

European Blitz championship among women more »

Afghanistan, on 50 Websites a Day

Since the Sept. 11 attacks, the international spotlight has been trained on Afghanistan, the Central Asian country notorious for housing one of the most repressive regimes on the planet as well as suspected terrorist Osama bin Laden. more »

Swedish Mobile Users To Get Locatable E-911 Services

Hard on the heels of Sprint PCS announcing satellite location-enhanced emergency 911 (E-911) services in the U.S. last week, Europolitan Vodafone has announced plans for a similar set of services for its Swedish cellular users. more »

Microsoft talks make little progress

Antitrust case seen going back to the courtroom, sources say more »

Bin Laden defiant

Message first broadcast on Arabic station Al Jazeera more »

Americans on alert for retaliation

State Department warns of threat more »

$1 Billion Financial Aid To Central Asia, Russia

In the war against terrorism, the United States will become involved in economic development in Central Asia and in building closer economic ties with Russia more »