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08/11/2003
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A brief look at the stories making headlines in the Russian-language press
Iraqis in Basra Riot Over Shortages
British troops fired warning shots in the Iraqi city of Basra on Sunday as hundreds of locals rioted for a second day, attacking vehicles and burning tires in protest at power and fuel shortages.
Peacekeepers Find Chaos, Bodies at Rebel Port
U.S. and West African military officers ventured into Monrovia's rebel-held port for the first time and found aid warehouses looted and corpses floating by the docks.
Indonesian Militants Rally in Solo
About 3,000 Muslim militants rallied Sunday in the city of Solo to support detained Indonesian cleric Abu Bakar Bashir, who allegedly heads the al-Qaida-linked group accused in the deadly bombing at Jakarta's Marriott Hotel.
Porn, Sumo in Governor Race
Scores of Californians took the once-in-a-lifetime shot to run for governor in the state's unprecedented recall election as Democrats successfully whittled their own field to one major backup candidate in case Governor Gray Davis is ousted.
Rising Euro Pushes Italy Into Recession
Italy slipped into a mild recession in the first half of the year for the first time in over a decade, preliminary figures released Friday showed, as the euro's sharp rise hit its export-driven economy.
- Soft Drinks Under Fire in India
- Transforming the Middle East
- Silencing VTsIOM's Sociologists
- The Trials of Putting Bread on the Table
- PM: 12% Inflation Goal Within Reach
- Ilim Pulp: Police Seizures Illegal
- Air Force Sees No Use for An-70s
- Russian World TV Set to Air in Washington
- Far East Ethnic, Economic Tensions Run Deep
- LUKoil Eyes Foothold in the Balkans
- Business in Brief
- Air Force Has Big Modernization Plan
- Doctor Held in Bombing
- Nuclear Watchdog Chief's Vow
- Soldier Kills 2 Officers
- News in Brief
- Azeri Court Asked to Change Election Law
- 6 Soldiers Die in Convoy Ambush
- Rebels Ridicule U.S. Move
- The U.S. Declares Basayev a Threat
- Aliyev's Son Sharpens an Identity Crisis
- Guards, Mines and Peaks Fail to Halt Drugs
