From 'Zoomcopters' to a month in jail
To an Israeli just finishing three years of mandatory military service, it seemed like an ideal break from the embattled Middle East: go to America and sell "Zoomcopters" in malls.

U.S. forces investigate attack on convoy
WASHINGTON -- A team has been sent to investigate whether U.S. warplanes killed a convoy of Afghan tribal leaders, mistaking them for Taliban leadership, a Pentagon official said Saturday.

Who's who in Afghanistan's interim government
Afghanistan's interim administration will rule for six months to establish a traditional grand council, which will select a larger broad-based regime to govern for two years while an election process is developed. Its key leaders:

Bush seeks billions more for security
WASHINGTON -- President Bush is expected to seek at least $15-billion in new spending for domestic security needs in his 2003 budget, to fund everything from local police to baggage screening equipment.

Palestinians bury 6 in peace, giving hope to the future
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip -- Palestinians buried six young men killed in some of the worst Palestinian infighting in years, while a second militant group appeared ready Saturday to heed Yasser Arafat's call to halt attacks against Israel.

Anthrax vaccine offered to Boca tabloid workers
DELRAY BEACH -- People possibly exposed to anthrax at the Boca Raton offices of tabloid publisher American Media Inc. were offered a vaccine taken from military supplies Saturday, but there were few takers.

Bomb try suspected on flight to Miami
BOSTON -- A passenger on a jetliner bound from Paris to Miami tried to ignite what may have been an explosive in his sneakers Saturday, but flight attendants and fellow passengers subdued him, witnesses and authorities said. The plane, escorted by military jets, landed safely in Boston.

Putnam takes heat from environmentalists -- again
WASHINGTON -- Adam Putnam has finally made enemies, the same ones he made while serving in the state Legislature: environmentalists.

Bush recess appointment may be path for Reich
WASHINGTON -- President Bush may use Congress' winter vacation to push through the diplomatic appointment of a Cuba hard-liner whose nomination has been stymied in the Senate.

Adams visit to Cuba may have little lasting effect
HAVANA -- In the shade of one of this city's tranquil parks now stands a shiny new marble monument bearing the image of the mythical Irish warrior, Cuchulainn, strapped to a rock.