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	Tuesday, May 1, 2001 3:22 PM (10-Minute Updates)

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One Awful Night
In Thanh Phong

On the night of Feb. 25, 1969, during a Navy raid on a tiny Vietnamese hamlet, something went terribly wrong. Former Senator Bob Kerrey is telling his version of the events of that night, but his is not the only story. Photograph by The Associated Press.
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Made in Squalor
What happens when efforts to improve working conditions in an El Salvador garment factory clash with global reality.
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Bush Calls Putin in Attempt to Pave Way on Missile Plan
By DAVID E. SANGER
President Bush called Russian president Vladimir V. Putin today as part of his effort to pave the diplomatic path for the administration's missile defense system.

Philippine Police Start to Arrest Opposition
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Police fanned out to arrest opposition leaders and the government declared "a state of rebellion'' on Tuesday after clashes between authorities and backers of jailed former President Joseph Estrada.

Bomb Blasts in the Gaza Strip and West Bank Kill 2
By REUTERS
Palestinian gunmen killed a Jewish settler and Israeli soldiers shot dead a Palestinian policeman on Tuesday, hours after five Palestinians died in two separate bomb blasts in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.

Barak Questioned on Fund Raising
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak has been questioned in a criminal investigation of his 1999 election campaign fund-raising practices, police said today.

May Day Protesters Clash With Police
By REUTERS
German police turned water cannon on leftists in May Day street battles and clashes erupted in London as thousands of demonstrators paralyzed one of the city's main shopping districts.

Germans Offer Plan to Remake Europe Union
By EDMUND L. ANDREWS
Chancellor Gerhard Schr�der's governing party proposed a far-reaching plan to turn the European Union into a more centralized federal system.

For Chinese-Born U.S. Citizens, Visiting Homeland Has Risks
By ELISABETH ROSENTHAL
Over the last six months, China has started detaining American citizens born in China in what diplomats believe is a worrisome change in government policy.

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� Zambian Leader Is Nominated for 3rd Term Despite Dissent
� London Journal: Britain Calls on a Yank to Fix Underground
� Japan's Old Guard Digs In Heels as New Leader Seeks Change
� Attacks Were Up Last Year, U.S. Terrorism Report Says
� A Top Sinn Fein Leader Says He Was No. 2 in I.R.A.
� Iraq Is Undermining Aid Projects by Blocking Visas, U.N. Says
� Ethnic Anger Erupts Again in Algeria
� U.N. Official to Meet With Taliban
� Defense Rests in African Embassy Bombings Trial
� U.S. Team on Way to Inspect Downed Spy Plane in China
� 8 Killed as Violence Surges in West Bank and Gaza Strip
� Four Killed in Manila Demonstrations
� Bush Calls Allies in Advance of Missile Speech
� Files Suggest Profiling of Latinos Led to Immigration Raids
� German Media Company's Loss Surpasses Forecast
� Goodyear Cuts Jobs in Mexico
� Atlanta Company Offers to Buy Petroleum Exchange in London
� Model for Research Rises in a Third World City
� World Business Briefing
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BREAKING INT'L NEWS
AP | REUTERS

FROM REUTERS

Bomb Blasts in the Gaza Strip and West Bank Kill 2 2:14 p.m. ET

May Day Protests Sweep World Cities 1:43 p.m. ET

Calm Returns As Philippines Declares 'Rebellion' 11:02 a.m. ET

Hundreds Arrested As Pakistani Police Block Rally 10:59 a.m. ET

Iran Leader Calls for Anti - Corruption Drive 10:51 a.m. ET

Bush Discusses Missile Defense with Russia's Putin 10:25 a.m. ET

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FROM A.P.

Rioters Smash Albanian Shops 3:04 p.m. ET

Fire Ravages German Amusement Park 2:55 p.m. ET

40 Hurt in Nice - Venice Train Crash 2:51 p.m. ET

Iran Condemns U.S. Terrorism Report 2:47 p.m. ET

Israelis, Palestinians Mourn Dead 2:40 p.m. ET

Israel Seeks US Help for Cease - Fire 2:25 p.m. ET

MORE A.P. NEWS . . .

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