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To atone for brother's sin, tribe orders girl's gang-rape
MEERWALA, Pakistan -- For two nervous hours, the teenager worried for her 11-year-old brother as their father pleaded before a Pakistani tribal council that the boy had done no wrong in walking unchaperoned with a girl from a different tribe. Arafat fires 3 security officials JERUSALEM -- Yasser Arafat, under pressure from his people and international leaders to reform Palestinian security agencies, has decided to dismiss three of his top law enforcement officials, Palestinian officials said Wednesday. Wedding guests wonder why they became targets KANDAHAR, Afghanistan -- It was just after 2 a.m. Monday, and the village wedding party was in full swing. At one house, women were dancing and clapping and beating drums. At another, in keeping with rural Afghan tradition, men were firing off rifles. Airline to fire pilots accused of drinking MIAMI -- America West is firing the two pilots charged with trying to fly a jetliner to Phoenix while drunk, a company spokesman said Wednesday. German police round up 7 terrorist suspects BERLIN -- German police Wednesday detained seven suspected Islamic radicals, including a former roommate of key Sept. 11 hijacker Mohamed Atta, in what officials described as a pre-emptive strike against a group attempting to build a new terrorist cell in Hamburg. In mosquito war, nothing beats DEET That's the finding of a new study out of Florida that compares 16 products. Military now fast way to be a citizen WASHINGTON -- President Bush is offering a Fourth of July gift to 15,000 immigrants on active duty in the U.S. military: immediate eligibility for citizenship. From AP: special links on the terrorist attacks and aftermath • Sharon and Arafat: Old foes on parallel paths • FBI's Most Wanted terrorists • Afghanistan in Depth • Panoramic view of tragedy • Satellite view of Ground Zero • Flashpoint: Afghanistan • Multimedia Coverage of the Terror Attacks • Latest News on the Terror Attacks • Updated List of Victims • Terror Attack Multimedia Gallery • Terror's Path: An Interactive Map • Missing: A Multimedia Essay • Terror Attack: Minute by Minute • Terror Attack: Tower Collapse • Terrorists Attack: Video Gallery • Aftermath Photo Gallery • Day of Terror Photo Gallery National headlines [an error occurred while processing this directive]
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