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...Lindita tried to visit was nearly a year ago. Riding in a police car under the protection of French troops from the NATO-led peacekeeping force KFOR, she and her family were attacked by a gang of men who lobbed a tear-gas canister through the front window. "I froze," Lindita says of the incident. "I couldn't even move my legs. Now, we don't even try anymore...
...kingdom is “providing assistance in the military, diplomatic, and financial arenas.” But this is only partly true. Militarily, the Saudis did reluctantly allow the US to run the air war over Afghanistan from Prince Sultan airbase near Riyadh. Financially, the Saudis finally froze some of the assets of suspected terrorists on the UN watch list...
...popular issue. The initiative would not aggravate California's deficit, since it takes effect only if revenues rise after an economic rebound. Former Los Angeles Mayor Richard Riordan, running for the G.O.P. nomination for Governor, will make the measure part of his platform. And Governor Gray Davis, who froze after-school funds, has changed direction and pledged to nearly double current spending in next year's budget...
...villages in Corsica and bringing temperatures of -10?C to Turin and Madrid. Greece was badly affected, with more than 300 northern villages snowed in, all northern airports closed and 2 m drifts halting a train for 17 hours near the northern village of Petrades. In Turkey a man froze to death in Istanbul as snow cut off access to thousands of villages. Heavy rain caused floods that claimed seven lives...
...official close to the current investigation claims the FBI forestalled an attempt five years ago to freeze the charity's funds for fear it would hamper a criminal case. But on Sept. 5, Treasury and FBI agents raided the Elashi family's computer firm in Richardson, InfoCom, and froze $56,000 in assets while subpoenaing records from company clients--including the Holy Land Foundation...