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October 13, 2002
Police release wanted poster
Officials say little else, leaving the public in the dark about progress in the sniper investigation.

Leaving L.A.
The San Fernando Valley wants to secede from Los Angeles. Is it fighting City Hall, or resisting diversity?

Hundreds dead, hurt in Bali bombing
At least 171 are killed and more than 270 injured at a popular tourist nightspot.

Bomb kills 7, injures 80 in Finland mall
VANTAA, Finland -- Police searched for a motive Saturday behind a blast in a quiet suburban Helsinki shopping mall that killed seven people, including the suspected bomber, injured 80 others and shocked this normally peaceful nation.

Officials studying crash that killed 10
SHEBOYGAN, Wis. -- Authorities Saturday began the daunting task of reconstructing the state's deadliest car accident, a nightmare of scorched metal that killed 10 people on a foggy interstate.

Vatican to give U.S. bishop its decision on abuse rules
ROME -- The leader of America's Roman Catholic bishops arrived in Rome on Saturday to receive the Vatican's response to the bishops' new sex abuse policy.

Firefighters from around the world honor N.Y.'s fallen
NEW YORK -- Thousands of firefighters from around the world packed Madison Square Garden and the surrounding streets Saturday for a ceremony to honor 356 city firefighters killed in the line of duty, 343 of them at the World Trade Center.

Nation in brief
Fiery Ariz. plane crash kills one

Bush-speak can now accompany every day in 2003
President Bush has inspired many Web sites with his creative use of the English language. Now there's a calendar celebrating his most famous comments.

World in brief
Arafat to name Cabinet within 10 days

Nortel continues downsizing
Nortel Networks, once Canada's most prosperous company, continues its swift decline.

Key battle staffs bolster strength for Iraq attack
WASHINGTON -- In moves suggesting new Pentagon preparations for war against Iraq, key Army and Marine Corps battle staffs are being sent to Kuwait and officials said Saturday that Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld is likely to order extra germ warfare protection for hundreds of thousands of troops.

Iraq: Interference can end inspections
BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Iraq reserves the right to end cooperation with U.N. weapons inspections if it deems Washington is manipulating them, the Iraqi inspections chief said, clouding prospects of the high-stakes U.N. missions before they resume.

Observers note 'flaws' in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- European Union observers assailed Pakistan's military government Saturday for giving preferential treatment to pro-government candidates, misusing state news broadcasts and locking out top political rivals during elections held this week.

Planning a road trip? You can fill 'er up at home
WASHINGTON -- Trips to the gas station could become obsolete for owners of an at-home fueling appliance for natural gas vehicles.



From AP: special links on the terrorist attacks and aftermath
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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
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