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UMM QASR, Iraq -- With a creaky groan, a locomotive roared to life Saturday as British and Iraqi officials formally re-opened the rail line between Umm Qasr and Basra -- the expected route for aid into the rest of southern Iraq. Iraq: Silence, then sharing After decades of fear, Iraqis revel in their greatest new freedom -- speech. Iraq: Prisoners head home Iraqi fighters for Saddam's regime, held in Kurdish prison camp, are homeward bound. Iraq: A nation cheers 'Welcome home' As thousands wave flags, the former prisoners or war reunite with family and friends in Texas. Bush faces obstacles on Mideast road map The most formidable may be Ariel Sharon, who fears the peace plan asks too much with too few protections. Crackdown on dissent a Cuban question mark Castro squeezes his opposition, despite -- or to encourage -- major political and economic consequences. Nation in brief: Texas nuclear reactor leaking cooling water WASHINGTON -- A nuclear reactor in Texas is leaking cooling water from the bottom of its giant reactor vessel, a development that experts said they view with concern because they have never seen it before, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission said Friday. Religion a reminder of freedom, Bush says CRAWFORD, Texas -- President Bush said Saturday that with the country emerging from war, the weekend's religious observances remind him of "the value of freedom and the power of a love stronger than death." Oklahoma City remembers tragedy OKLAHOMA CITY -- Families of the 168 people killed in the bombing of the Murrah federal building carried flowers and mementos Saturday to the spot where their loved ones died eight years earlier and gave a standing ovation for the men and women fighting the war on terrorism. Police kept returning to husband as suspect MODESTO, Calif. -- They seemed like a picture-perfect couple. Family photos show Scott and Laci Peterson leaning in close and smiling, always smiling. Friends say they never argued. $3-million needed for Columbine memorial LITTLETON, Colo. -- The first memorial to victims of the Columbine High School massacre was a simple bouquet of red tulips left next to a leafless tree just hours after the April 20, 1999, shootings. Nation in brief: Feds cite UC for lab dangers WASHINGTON -- The Department of Energy cited the University of California on Friday for serious violations of nuclear safety rules at Los Alamos National Laboratory, saying its lax oversight of procedures for handling radioactive material could endanger the safety of lab workers. Bankruptcy fears rise after union rescinds 'tainted' vote DALLAS -- A decision by a union at American Airlines to toss out the results of an election on labor concessions has renewed fears that the troubled airline may have to file for bankruptcy. Second-century coins tell of Jewish rebellion JERUSALEM -- Israeli archaeologists excavating caves near the Dead Sea have found nine rare silver coins believed to date back to a failed Jewish rebellion against the Romans in the second century. Southeast Asia fighting SARS, pariah image HONG KONG -- Hong Kong reported a record 12 deaths in a single day from the SARS virus Saturday, while Singapore's leader warned that the outbreak could become the worst economic crisis his city-state has ever faced. Canada report: Spread of SARS worries officials Health authorities warn the SARS outbreak in Toronto where 14 people have died is poised to explode in an uncontrolled way. Obituaries of note JACK DONOHUE, 70, who coached Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in high school, died Wednesday. Donohue coached Abdul-Jabbar, then known as Lew Alcindor, at Power Memorial Academy in New York and compiled a record of 163-30, including 71 straight wins, from 1959-65. World in brief: Israeli forces storm Gaza refugee camp GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip -- Israeli forces using dozens of tanks and attack helicopters pushed into Rafah refugee camp on Saturday, one of the largest military incursions into the Gaza Strip in 30 months of fighting, Palestinians said. Tensions mar Nigerian vote LAGOS, Nigeria -- Nigerian soldiers opened fire on young men at a polling station Saturday, killing six people, and a gang stuffed ballot boxes into the trunk of a car during presidential elections in this oil-rich, yet desperately poor nation. National headlines World headlines Science headlines
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