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...sent to a psychiatric unit for treatment. The court upheld his March conviction, but ruled that he was suffering from a mental disorder at the time of the 2003 killing. Mijailovic can be released if psychiatrists deem him recovered. Probable Cause FRANCE A preliminary government report concluded that the partial collapse of a terminal building at Charles de Gaulle airport in May, which killed four passengers, was likely caused by metal support struts piercing the tubular structure's concrete shell. Their Day in Court YEMEN The oft-delayed trial of six alleged al-Qaeda members accused of planning the suicide...
...open the door of pardon ... to anyone who deviated from the right path and committed a crime in the name of religion." CROWN PRINCE ABDULLAH BIN ABDUL AZIZ AL SAUD of Saudi Arabia, offering a partial amnesty to Islamic militants who turn themselves in to the government in the wake of a rising number of terrorist attacks in the kingdom...
...loaded line, given that in addition to a stellar 15 years at Bradley Hills, Andrews has accumulated extrapastoral kudos like a valedictorian stocking up club presidencies for her Harvard application: for her, it has never been enough merely to run a church. A partial list of her achievements includes moderator of two different presbyteries (the equivalent of dioceses); trustee at the denomination's McCormick Theological Seminary; and winner of the journal Lectionary Homiletics' Preacher of the Year award for 2000. But the jewel in Andrews' extrapastoral crown came 11 months ago, when she was elected moderator of the Presbyterian Church...
...globe at U.S. Catholic politicians who cast their pro-choice votes without even the appearance of pain. "You can tell when a politician is really wrestling with the issue," he says, citing Senate minority leader Tom Daschle, who voted first against and later for a ban on so-called partial-birth abortions. "With Kerry," he comments, "you just don't see that struggle...
...temporary power cut at toll booths on the Toulouse-Bayonne autoroute, allowing motorists free passage. It's too early to tell whether public opinion has swayed, but workers hope to unplug government plans to transform France's electric and gas utilities from public agencies into corporations - a step toward partial privatization. The debate is sure to be electrifying. - By Terrence Murray Hard Times For Software Microsoft appealed the E.U. competition regulator's March ruling that the firm abused its dominant position in the PC operating system market. Meanwhile, Brussels antitrust officials revived a probe into allegations that U.S. chipmaker Intel...