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August 6, 2002
Israeli missiles destroy factory in Gaza City
JERUSALEM -- Israeli helicopters pummeled Palestinian targets in Gaza City on Monday night, retaliating for a wave of attacks that killed 13 Israelis and wounded scores over a 24-hour period.

Pakistani gunmen kill 6 in attack at school
MURREE, Pakistan -- Masked gunmen firing Kalashnikov rifles burst through the front gates of a Christian school Monday, killing six people and wounding three in the latest attack against Western interests since Pakistan joined the war against terrorism.

China rails against Taiwanese president
BEIJING -- China denounced Taiwan's president Monday for saying that the island and China are separate countries and that Taiwan should amend its laws to permit a public referendum on independence.

Judge rules Pa. woman can have abortion
PHILADELPHIA -- A Pennsylvania judge Monday lifted an order that had temporarily blocked an abortion, allowing a woman to end her pregnancy against her former boyfriend's wishes.

Bertha dumps rain along Gulf Coast
NEW ORLEANS -- Tropical Storm Bertha came ashore Monday and dumped more than 7 inches of rain on parts of the Gulf Coast before it fell apart.

Bush praises miners and rescuers
GREEN TREE, Pa. -- President Bush patted one on the back and hugged another, celebrating the nine rescued coal miners and their rescuers as symbols of an American spirit that will lift the nation above terrorist threats and an economic downturn.

Top U.N. inspector may accept Iraqi invitation
UNITED NATIONS -- The top U.N. weapons inspector, Hans Blix, might accept an invitation to travel to Iraq, but ony if Baghdad first agrees to allow U.N. inspectors to resume their search for Iraq's biological, chemical and nuclear weapons, U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan said Monday.

Musharraf has bin Laden doubts
NEW YORK -- Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf, a strategic ally in America's war against terrorism, said in an interview he does not believe that Osama bin Laden planned the Sept. 11 attacks against the United States.



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