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U.S. compound in Iraq falls under mortar fire

By Alyson Brodsy and Robert H. Reid · Wednesday, Nov. 5,2003 12:27 a.m.

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Insurgents struck Tuesday at the center of the U.S.-led occupation, firing mortars after sundown at the heavily-guarded district that includes major American facilities. Three people were wounded, the Pentagon said.

78 dead in Indonesia floods

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, Nov. 5,2003 12:24 a.m.

BUKIT LAWANG, Indonesia -- A torrent of water, mud and logs swept through a resort village near a reserve for endangered orangutans on Indonesia's Sumatra island, killing at least 78 people, including five foreigners, and leaving about 100 people missing, officials said.

Sri Lankan president fires 3 ministers, deploys troops

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, Nov. 5,2003 12:21 a.m.

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka -- Sri Lanka's president suspended Parliament and deployed troops around the capital Tuesday after firing three key cabinet ministers who were trying to coax Tamil rebels back into talks to end a 20-year civil war.

Appeal rejected by Court

By Alyson Brodsy and Anne Gearan · Tuesday, Nov. 4,2003 12:27 a.m.

WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court refused Monday to enter the long-running fight over an enormous monument depicting the Ten Commandments and the renegade judge who wants to keep the biblical list on display in an Alabama courthouse.

Indian ambassador examines U.N.

By Paul Musgrave · Tuesday, Nov. 4,2003 12:27 a.m.

Vijay Nambiar, India's permanent representative to the United Nations, called for an expansion of the U.N. Security Council to include more countries from Asia, Africa and South America in a campus lecture Sunday afternoon.

Foreign student enrollment slows at U.S. universities

By Alyson Brodsy and Steve Giegerich · Monday, Nov. 3,2003 1:37 a.m.

A new study says the number of foreign students attending U.S. colleges increased by less than 1 percent in 2002-03 -- the lowest growth rate in seven years. It's just the latest piece of evidence that international students are shying away from the United States because of tough immigration rules.

Church names first gay bishop

By Alyson Brodsy and Richard N. Ostling · Monday, Nov. 3,2003 12:07 a.m.

DURHAM, N.H. -- The Episcopal Church became the first major Christian denomination to make an openly gay man a bishop, consecrating V. Gene Robinson on Sunday as bishop of New Hampshire. The act almost certainly means disgruntled conservatives will break from the church.

Weather weakens wildfires

By Alyson Brodsy and Ken Ritter · Monday, Nov. 3,2003 12:06 a.m.

SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. -- A second wave of residents displaced by Southern California's wildfires returned home Sunday as a weekend of cooler, calmer weather helped firefighters begin to get the upper hand.

Woman crashes car into arena

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Nov. 3,2003 12:06 a.m.

JACKSON, Miss. -- Federal officials said Sunday that a woman who rammed her car into an arena where President Bush had just given a speech had no intention of harming the president and no federal charges are pending against her, but she could face state charges.

15 U.S. soldiers die in helicopter attack

By Alyson Brodsy and Tini Tran · Monday, Nov. 3,2003 12:05 a.m.

FALLUJAH, Iraq -- Insurgents shot down a Chinook helicopter with dozens of American troops on board Sunday, killing 15 and wounding 21 in the deadliest strike against U.S. forces since the war began.

Indian ambassador to visit IU this weekend

By Paul Musgrave · Friday, Oct. 31,2003 1:17 a.m.

India's Permanent Representative to the United Nations Vijay K. Nambiar will deliver a lecture Sunday in Myers Hall arguing for India's place as the sixth permanent member of the United Nations Security Council.

4 dead after parking garage collapses

By Alyson Brodsy and John Curran · Friday, Oct. 31,2003 12:13 a.m.

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. -- The top five stories of a parking garage under construction at a casino collapsed Thursday, sending concrete slabs and metal beams crashing down as workers ran for cover. Four people were killed, about 20 were injured and one was missing, officials said.

California wildfires affect Hoosiers

By Rebecca Rutherford · Thursday, Oct. 30,2003 11:20 p.m.

The Southern California wildfires made their journey to Indiana this weekend not by flame, but by flight. IU student travelers were stuck in airports across the country as smoke and quick-spreading fires raged from San Diego to San Bernardino, Calif. Many planes arriving and departing from area airports were not allowed to continue their flight paths, thus causing air traffic delays in other areas of the country.

Agreement made on foreign aid package

By Alyson Brodsy and Ken Guggenheim · Thursday, Oct. 30,2003 1:29 a.m.

WASHINGTON -- Congressional negotiators agreed Wednesday on an $87.5 billion aid package for Iraq and Afghanistan that meets a White House demand that none of the money be provided as loans.

Husband's lawyers challenge law's constitutionality

By Alyson Brodsy and Mitch Stacy · Thursday, Oct. 30,2003 1:29 a.m.

CLEARWATER, Fla. -- The husband of a severely brain-damaged woman on Wednesday challenged the legality of a hastily passed state law empowering Gov. Jeb Bush to keep her alive.

2 CIA agents ambushed in Afghanistan

By Alyson Brodsy and Burt Herman · Thursday, Oct. 30,2003 12:41 a.m.

KABUL, Afghanistan -- The mountainous region where two CIA operatives were killed on the Pakistani border often sees the heaviest combat in the country, treacherous ground for al Qaeda marauders that the U.S. military calls "the most evil place in Afghanistan."

Rescuers find 11 Russian miners

By Alyson Brodsy and Sergei Venyavsky · Thursday, Oct. 30,2003 12:41 a.m.

NOVOSHAKHTINSK, Russia -- Search crews blasted through solid rock to rescue 11 of 13 coal miners who emerged covered in soot Wednesday after six days trapped in a deep shaft in southern Russia. One miner died underground and another remained missing, emergency officials said.

Number, size of blazes force firefighters into defensive strategy

By Andrew Bridges · Wednesday, Oct. 29,2003 2:39 a.m.

MOUNT BALDY VILLAGE, Calif. -- When wildfires began roaring through Southern California, firefighters had two options: Go on the offensive and attack the flames directly or focus on saving homes and lives.

Car bomb kills at least 4 in Fallujah

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, Oct. 29,2003 12:19 a.m.

FALLUJAH, Iraq -- A car bomb exploded Tuesday near a police station on a major street in the tense city of Fallujah, killing at least four people, police said. The attack came a day after a series of suicide bombings in Baghdad left about three dozen dead.

Pope's ailing health concerns Catholics

By Lee Cleary · Wednesday, Oct. 29,2003 12:18 a.m.

Pope John Paul II has been the pontiff for the duration of most IU students' lifetimes, but in recent months, the 83-year-old's battle with Parkinson's disease has worsened.

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