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ANGOLA Rebels Back Peace Senior members of the UNITA rebel movement endorsed ongoing cease-fire talks with the government, strengthening hopes of a political breakthrough to end the 27-year civil war. unita loyalists in the Angolan parliament approved negotiations led by the group's secretary-general in the eastern city of Leuna, and the group's representatives in Europe issued a supporting statement. The country's continuing insecurity was highlighted by a suspected rebel attack near the coastal city of Benguela that killed 15 people...
...AFGHANISTAN War Focus Shifts to Pakistan Border A surprise attack on U.S. and Afghan troops near the eastern town of Khost - just after officials announced the successful end of a 17-day operation against al-Qaeda and Taliban forces - prompted a rethink of the U.S. military campaign. Although it was not clear who was responsible for the attack, which killed three Afghan soldiers and wounded one American, U.S. commander Frank Hagenbeck said al-Qaeda forces might have to be pursued across the Pakistan border. Britain agreed to supply up to 1,700 troops in addition to its peacekeeping force...
ANTARCTICA Now You See It, Now You Don't An ice shelf 200 m thick, 3,250 sq km in extent and weighing 500 billion tons broke up in less than a month. Though average Antarctic peninsula temperatures have risen by 2.5C in the last 50 years, the eastern Larsen B shelf crumbled into small icebergs far faster than expected. The shelf was a huge extension into the water of the ice sheets covering the land mass. It was one of five that have been shrinking owing to climate change. An iceberg half the size of Cyprus broke...
...France. Last year, Kingfisher spun off its Woolworths general merchandise stores, and there is now intense speculation - not denied by Kingfisher - that the retailer will rid itself of its electronics group, which includes Comet in the U.K., Darty in France and other chains in Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands and Eastern Europe. Diageo wants to offload Burger King, the fast-food chain it has owned for about 13 years, to concentrate on alcoholic beverages...
Harvard (15-15-4) provided close competition to a talented Maine squad that was ranked No. 6 in the nation and seeded third in the Eastern region. The Black Bears (24-10-7) were expected by many to overwhelm the Crimson, who was ranked No. 15 in the nation and seeded last in the region. But Harvard entered the game riding tremendous momentum from its ECAC title...