Input: At the same time they worried about chemical weapons attacks, Brooks disclosed that a special operations force in the southwestern desert had found a number of bottles ``marked in strange ways

At the same time they worried about chemical weapons attacks, Brooks disclosed that a special operations force in the southwestern desert had found a number of bottles ``marked in strange ways

they

chemical weapons

the southwestern desert


Input: If the U.N. Security Council cooperates with U.S. efforts to ``stifle'' North Korea, it would leave the North with ``no other option but to beef up the deterrent force for war by mobilizing all the potentials,'' KCNA quoted the Foreign Ministry spokesman as saying

war


Input: But KCNA quoted the spokesman as saying that the U.S. invasion of Iraq showed that Washington was not bound by international agreements

invasion

U.S

Iraq


Input: For weeks, North Korea has claimed that the United States plans to attack it after Iraq

attack

the United States

it


Input: Monday's incursion by U.S. armor was the second, but appeared to be much heavier

incursion

Monday

U.S

U.S. armor


Input: At the palace compound, Iraqis shot small arms fire from a clock tower, which the U.S. tanks quickly destroyed

shot

the palace compound

Iraqis

small arms

a clock tower, which the U.S. tanks quickly destroyed


Input: At the palace compound, Iraqis shot small arms fire from a clock tower, which the U.S. tanks quickly destroyed

destroyed

the palace compound

a clock tower, which the U.S. tanks quickly destroyed

the U.S. tanks

U.S


Input: Most of the compound was severely damaged from prior U.S. raids

raids

Most of the compound

U.S


Input: The first one was on Saturday and triggered intense gun battles, which according to some U.S. accounts, left at least 2,000 Iraqi fighters dead

one

Saturday


Input: The first one was on Saturday and triggered intense gun battles, which according to some U.S. accounts, left at least 2,000 Iraqi fighters dead

battles

Saturday

gun


Input: We do control the highways in and out of the city and do have the capability to interdict, to stop, to attack any Iraqi military forces that might try to either escape or to engage our forces,'' said Pace

attack

We

the city

any Iraqi military forces that might try to either escape or to engage our forces


Input: We do control the highways in and out of the city and do have the capability to interdict, to stop, to attack any Iraqi military forces that might try to either escape or to engage our forces,'' said Pace

engage

the city

any Iraqi military forces that might try to either escape or to engage our forces

our forces


Input: Intense fighting over the weekend took a growing toll on combatants and civilians

fighting

the weekend

combatants

civilians


Input: A correspondent for state-run Russian television said the convoy was caught in a crossfire and three diplomats were hurt, one with a serious stomach wound

crossfire

the convoy


Input: Assorted prizes fell into allied hands, some after hard fighting, but U.S. forces had yet to confront Baghdad's last-ditch defenders on a large scale

confront

U.S. forces

Baghdad

Baghdad's last-ditch defenders


Input: The British found resistance softer than expected, picked up reports that the local Baath Party leadership was crumbling and fought into the core, losing at least three soldiers

fought

The British

the core


Input: In northern Iraq, U.S. warplanes struck a convoy of allied Kurdish fighters and U.S. special forces Sunday in one of the deadliest friendly fire attacks of the war

struck

northern Iraq

U.S

U.S. warplanes

a convoy of allied Kurdish fighters

U.S. special forces

Sunday


Input: German and Tunisian interior ministers, meeting ahead of the anniversary of an attack that killed 21 people, mostly German tourists, have signed an agreement to combat terrorism and other crimes

attack


Input: The signing came ahead of the anniversary of the April 11, 2002, blast on the Tunisian resort island of Djerba that killed 14 Germans, two French citizens and five Tunisians

blast

April 11, 2002

the Tunisian resort island of Djerba


Input: Schily characterized Tunisian-German relations as ``excellent'' and said Germany and the north African country must ``concentrate their efforts for a complete and full elucidation of the Djerba attack

attack

Djerba


Input: The attack damaged Tunisia's tourist trade, with visits down 35 percent in 2002

attack


Input: German and French authorities suspect that the al-Qaida terror network was involved in the explosion, which tore apart sections of a historic synagogue

explosion

the al-Qaida terror network


Input: U.S. Marines battled snipers as they fought deeper into the capital from the east

battled

U.S. Marines

snipers

the capital


Input: Meanwhile, the U.S. military faced sharp criticism over assaults that killed three foreign journalists

assaults

the U.S. military


Input: The strike destroyed three nearby houses and killed at least two people

strike


Input: U.S. Marines battled snipers as they fought deeper into the capital from the east

fought

U.S. Marines

the capital


Input: But the World Health Organization said Baghdad's hospitals were running out of supplies to treat the burns, shrapnel wounds and spinal injuries caused by the fighting

fighting


Input: In central Baghdad, a Reuters cameraman and a cameraman for Spain's Telecinco died when an American tank fired on the Palestine Hotel

fired

central Baghdad

an American tank

American

the Palestine Hotel


Input: Tareq Ayyoub, a journalist with Al-Jazeera, died when a U.S. warplane bombed the Arab-language satellite television's office

bombed

a U.S. warplane

U.S

the Arab-language satellite television's office


Input: An Abu Dhabi TV office in Baghdad also was hit

hit

An Abu Dhabi TV office in Baghdad

Baghdad


Input: Al-Jazeera categorically denied that its Baghdad bureau had been used by Iraqi forces to fire on U.S. troops

fire

Iraqi

U.S. troops


Input: U.S. Central Command said it fired on the TV office and the hotel after U.S. forces came under ``significant'' fire from those buildings

fired

it

the TV office

the hotel


Input: U.S. Central Command said it fired on the TV office and the hotel after U.S. forces came under ``significant'' fire from those buildings

fire


Input: All the shooting was concentrated on the bridge and across the river,'' where U.S. forces were located, he said

shooting

the bridge


Input: It was not clear whether any Iraqi leader had been killed in the airstrike targeting Saddam in an upscale Baghdad neighborhood

airstrike

an upscale Baghdad neighborhood

Baghdad


Input: In northern Iraq, Kurdish forces tightened their ring around Kirkuk on Tuesday, following heavy coalition airstrikes on Iraqi fronts

airstrikes

coalition


Input: An A-10 ``Warthog'' warplane was shot down near Baghdad, believed to be the first fixed-wing aircraft downed by an Iraqi surface-to-air missile since the war began

shot down

An A-10 ``Warthog'' warplane

an Iraqi surface-to-air missile


Input: An A-10 ``Warthog'' warplane was shot down near Baghdad, believed to be the first fixed-wing aircraft downed by an Iraqi surface-to-air missile since the war began

war


Input: Officials did not say whether the plane was shot down or crashed accidentally

shot down

the plane


Input: Members of the U.S. Army's V Corps opened up a new front by entering Baghdad from the north

opened up

Members of the U.S. Army's V Corps

Baghdad


Input: The ambassador had vehemently defended his country for months as the United States and its allies sought U.N. backing for war on Iraq

war

the United States

its allies

Iraq


Input: Iraq's U.N. Ambassador Mohammed Al-Douri, the first Iraqi official to concede defeat in the U.S.-led war, met privately with Secretary-General Kofi Annan, but refused to talk about rumors that he was planning to leave New York

war

U.S


Input: ``What I worried about is that things are settled in the country ... so in the future the Iraqi people will live in peace without sanctions, without wars, without suffering

wars

the future

the Iraqi people


Input: Separately, lawyers who claim that Iraq helped plan the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing that killed 168 people asked a judge at a federal court in New York to force Al-Douri to testify in the case and hold the envoy in contempt, saying they worry that he would flee the country

bombing

Oklahoma City


Input: The April 19, 1995, bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah federal building was the deadliest terrorist strike on American soil at the time

bombing

April 19, 1995

the Alfred P. Murrah federal building

American soil


Input: Last year's Bali bombings, which killed 202 people, illustrated the threat of terrorism in Indonesia

bombings

Last year

Bali

Bali

202 people


Input: Since then some in the Bush administration  _  particularly Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz, a former ambassador to Jakarta and a prime architect of the Iraq war  _  have pushed for the ban to be repealed

war

the Bush administration

Bush

Iraq

Iraq


Input: And, broad opposition to the U.S.-led attack on Iraq threatens to lead to a backlash by militant Islamists

attack

U.S

Iraq


Input: And, broad opposition to the U.S.-led attack on Iraq threatens to lead to a backlash by militant Islamists

backlash

militant Islamists


Input: The shocking level of destruction prompted U.S. lawmakers to expand the ban to cover almost all military ties with Indonesia

destruction

Indonesia


Input: Currently, Indonesia uses short-range Rapier missiles purchased 30 years ago to protect its vital oil and natural gas fields in Sumatra, Borneo and Papua from air attack

attack

Indonesia

Indonesia

its vital oil and natural gas fields in Sumatra, Borneo and Papua

its vital oil and natural gas fields in Sumatra, Borneo and Papua

Sumatra

Sumatra

Borneo

Borneo

Papua

Papua


Input: He asked coalition representatives to address problems of security, electricity and water in Iraq and help rebuild destroyed and looted hospitals

destroyed

Iraq

destroyed and looted hospitals


Input: With the fighting all but over, the USS Constellation steamed from the Persian Gulf for its home port, carrying dozens of warplanes no longer needed

fighting


Input: Americans sought to bring calm to Mosul, where U.S. troops killed 17 people in clashes earlier in the week

clashes

Mosul

U.S. troops

U.S. troops

earlier in the week


Input: Brooks, briefing reporters at the U.S. Central Command headquarters, also disclosed that Marines had broken up violent clashes on Wednesday in Tikrit, Saddam's hometown

clashes

Wednesday

Tikrit


Input: The fighting broke out between club-wielding members of the former ruler's clan and a rival group, he said

fighting

club-wielding members of the former ruler's clan

club-wielding members of the former ruler's clan

a rival group

a rival group


Input: France's U.N. ambassador, Jean-Marc de La Sabliere, made the proposal at a Security Council meeting where members heard a briefing by chief U.N. weapons inspector Hans Blix and for the first time exchanged views on potentially divisive postwar issues

postwar


Input: The Security Council imposed sanctions after Iraq's 1990 invasion of Kuwait

invasion

Iraq's

Kuwait


Input: Along with France, Russia, Germany and China also strongly opposed the war

war


Input: This is one of the difficult decisions the council will face in the weeks ahead on divisive issues stemming from the war against Iraq

war

Iraq


Input: These include not only Iraq's disarmament and the future of sanctions but the U.N. role in Iraq now that the fighting is over, control of Iraq's oil revenue, and lucrative reconstruction contracts

fighting


Input: The Bush administration, which accused Blix of hindering its drive for international support for the war, has already sent its own teams to Iraq to search for illegal weapons

war


Input: Many are hoping to reap benefits from Portuguese government support of the U.S.-led war to oust Saddam Hussein

war

U.S

Saddam Hussein


Input: Although North Korea accused the United States of leading the region toward war in its state media, U.S. officials denied reports the talks had broken down

war

the region


Input: North Korea, which is seeking a guarantee from the United States that it won't be attacked, ratcheted up the threat of conflict in a statement issued by its official Korean Central News Agency accusing Washington of escalating tensions

attacked

the United States

it


Input: North Korea, which is seeking a guarantee from the United States that it won't be attacked, ratcheted up the threat of conflict in a statement issued by its official Korean Central News Agency accusing Washington of escalating tensions

conflict

North Korea, which is seeking a guarantee from the United States that it won't be attacked

the United States


Input: The situation on the Korean Peninsula is so tense that a war may break out any moment due to the U.S. moves,'' the KCNA statement said

war

any moment


Input: KCNA said the war in Iraq had shown the only way for a country to protect itself was to have a strong military deterrent

war

Iraq


Input: North Korea and China fought against the United States in the 1950-53 Korean War, which ended without a peace treaty

War

North Korea

China

the United States


Input: North Korea and Washington have no formal relations and are still technically at war

war

North Korea

Washington


Input: In interviews last year, Giuliani said Nathan gave him ``tremendous emotional support'' through his treatment for prostate cancer and as he led the city during the aftermath of the Sept. 11 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center

attack

the city

Sept. 11

terrorist

the World Trade Center


Input: The president expects all the nations of the region, including Israel, to seize the opportunity ... Our expectation from the sides have changed in the wake of the Iraq war and the appointing of a Palestinian prime minister

war

Iraq


Input: The violence that accompanied this week's diplomatic events underscored the enormous challenge that lies ahead

violence

this week


Input: On Thursday, the Israeli army raided Gaza in search of militants, killing 12 Palestinians, four of them civilians

raided

Thursday

the Israeli army

Gaza

militants


Input: And even far mightier Israel, despite killing scores of militants and arresting thousands, hasn't managed to stop the suicide bombings

bombings


Input: Recent months have created a promising ``confluence of circumstances ... the defeat of Saddam Hussein (and) the assertion of American power in the Middle East,'' and a reevaluation by some Palestinians of their uprising against Israel, said Tel Aviv University strategic affairs analyst Bruce Maddy-Weitzman

uprising

Recent months

their

Israel


Input: The sentence was the latest in a series of state actions against the Monitor, the only English language daily in Sudan and a leading critic of conditions in the south of the country, where a civil war has been waged for 20 years

war

the south of the country

20 years


Input: North Korea's military may have fired a laser at a U.S. helicopter in March, a U.S. official said Tuesday, as the communist state ditched its last legal obligation to keep itself free of nuclear weapons

fired

North Korea's military

a U.S. helicopter


Input: North Korea accuses the United States of planning to attack the communist country, which Bush has branded part of an ``axis of evil'' along with Iran and Iraq

attack

the United States

the communist country


Input: It said the U.S. invasion of Iraq taught it that ``a war can be averted and the sovereignty of the country and the security of the nation can be protected only when a country has ... a strong military deterrent force capable of decisively repelling any attack to be made by any types of sophisticated weapons

invasion

U.S

Iraq

Iraq


Input: Not to forget I condemned it completely, these terrorist activities,'' Arafat said Monday in halting English, speaking before the Afula bombing

bombing

Afula


Input: The latest wave of attacks began Saturday evening when a Hamas bomber blew himself up in a square in the West Bank city of Hebron, killing an Israeli settler and his pregnant wife

attacks


Input: There was no immediate claim of responsibility for Monday's attack at the Shaarei Amakim mall in the working class town of Afula, which has been targeted repeatedly by Palestinian militants because of its proximity to the West Bank

targeted

the working class town of Afula, which has been targeted repeatedly by Palestinian militants because of its proximity to the West Bank

Palestinian militants


Input: The Islamic militant group Hamas carried out four bombings over the weekend

bombings

The Islamic militant group

the weekend


Input: Malls and other public places have significantly stepped up security since the outbreak of Israeli-Palestinian fighting in September 2000

fighting

Israeli

Israeli

Palestinian

Palestinian

September 2000


Input: Earlier Monday, a 19-year-old Palestinian riding a bicycle detonated a 30-kilo (66-pound) bomb near a military jeep in the Gaza Strip, injuring three soldiers

detonated

Earlier Monday

a 19-year-old Palestinian riding a bicycle

a 30-kilo (66-pound) bomb

a military jeep in the Gaza Strip

the Gaza Strip


Input: Hamas said Monday it has no intention of halting attacks, despite Egypt's efforts to have Palestinian militant groups agree to a one-year suspension of shootings and bombings

attacks

it


Input: Hamas said Monday it has no intention of halting attacks, despite Egypt's efforts to have Palestinian militant groups agree to a one-year suspension of shootings and bombings

shootings

Palestinian militant groups


Input: Hamas said Monday it has no intention of halting attacks, despite Egypt's efforts to have Palestinian militant groups agree to a one-year suspension of shootings and bombings

bombings


Input: A Hamas leader, Abdel Aziz Rantisi, said Monday that ``legitimate resistance will continue as long as occupation exists on our holy land

legitimate


Input: Israel said there will be no letup in its campaign against those involved in violence

violence

those involved in violence


Input: The new Palestinian prime minister, Mahmoud Abbas, has denounced violence against Israelis, but also told Sharon in a weekend meeting  _  the first Israeli-Palestinian summit in three years	_ that he wants to persuade the militants to stop attacks, rather than disarm them by force

violence

Israelis


Input: The new Palestinian prime minister, Mahmoud Abbas, has denounced violence against Israelis, but also told Sharon in a weekend meeting  _  the first Israeli-Palestinian summit in three years	_ that he wants to persuade the militants to stop attacks, rather than disarm them by force

attacks

the militants


Input: On Sunday morning, another Hamas assailant blew up the Jerusalem bus and about half an hour later, a third bomber from the group detonated explosives on the outskirts of Jerusalem, killing only himself

blew

Sunday morning

another Hamas assailant


Input: The latest wave of attacks began Saturday evening when a Hamas bomber blew himself up in a square in the West Bank city of Hebron, killing an Israeli settler and his pregnant wife

blew

Saturday evening

a Hamas bomber

a square in the West Bank city of Hebron


Input: On Sunday morning, another Hamas assailant blew up the Jerusalem bus and about half an hour later, a third bomber from the group detonated explosives on the outskirts of Jerusalem, killing only himself

detonated

Sunday morning

about half an hour later

a third bomber from the group

explosives

the outskirts of Jerusalem


Input: The Israeli military on Monday demolished the Qawasmeh family home, part of a policy of trying to deter attacks by punishing assailants' relatives

attacks


Input: Two musicians and a waitress were killed in the blast

blast


Input: An explosion in a cafe at one of the capital's busiest intersections killed one woman and injured another Tuesday, police said

explosion

a cafe at one of the capital's busiest intersections

one of the capital's busiest intersections

one woman

another

Tuesday


Input: News reports suggested that the woman may have been a suicide bomber or may have died when the bomb she was planting exploded prematurely, but police and interior ministry officials refused to confirm the reports

exploded

the bomb

she


Input: Police were investigating the cause of the explosion in the restroom of the multistory Crocodile Cafe in the commercial district of Kizilay during the morning rush hour

explosion

the restroom of the multistory Crocodile Cafe in the commercial district of Kizilay

the multistory Crocodile Cafe in the commercial district of Kizilay

the commercial district of Kizilay

morning


Input: The blast shattered walls and windows in the building

blast

the building


Input: Ankara police chief Ercument Yilmaz visited the site of the morning blast but refused to say if a bomb had caused the explosion

explosion

the site of the morning blast

morning

a bomb


Input: It was not clear how many people were in the cafe at the time of the blast

blast

the cafe


Input: The explosion comes a month after a bomb exploded at a McDonald's restaurant in Istanbul, causing damage but no injuries

explosion


Input: The explosion comes a month after a bomb exploded at a McDonald's restaurant in Istanbul, causing damage but no injuries

exploded

a bomb

a McDonald's restaurant in Istanbul

Istanbul


Input: Radical leftist, Kurdish and Islamic groups are active in the country and have carried out bombings in the past

bombings

Radical leftist, Kurdish and Islamic groups

the past


Input: The bombings killed 34 people  _  including nine attackers, eight Americans and two Britons  _  and wounded nearly 200 others

The bombings killed 34 people  _  including nine attackers, eight Americans and two Britons  _  and wounded nearly 200 others

34 people

nine attackers

eight Americans

two Britons

nearly 200 others


Input: Earlier this week, Saudi and U.S. officials said they had new intelligence pointing to Osama bin Laden's al-Qaida group possibly launching fresh attacks in the United States or against American interests overseas

Earlier this week, Saudi and U.S. officials said they had new intelligence pointing to Osama bin Laden's al-Qaida group possibly launching fresh attacks in the United States or against American interests overseas

Osama bin Laden's al-Qaida group

the United States


Input: Earlier this week, Saudi and U.S. officials said they had new intelligence pointing to Osama bin Laden's al-Qaida group possibly launching fresh attacks in the United States or against American interests overseas

Earlier this week, Saudi and U.S. officials said they had new intelligence pointing to Osama bin Laden's al-Qaida group possibly launching fresh attacks in the United States or against American interests overseas

American


Input: The Israeli military said the explosion came from a ``roadside bomb

explosion

a ``roadside bomb


Input: Abbas summoned Hamas leaders to his Gaza City office Thursday evening in his first visible effort to help end attacks on Israeli civilians

attacks

Hamas

Israeli civilians


Input: Hamas told Abbas it would consider stopping attacks on civilians in Israel, but would continue targeting Israeli settlers and soldiers in the West Bank and Gaza

attacks

it

civilians in Israel

Israel


Input: Hamas told Abbas it would consider stopping attacks on civilians in Israel, but would continue targeting Israeli settlers and soldiers in the West Bank and Gaza

targeting

it

Israeli settlers and soldiers in the West Bank and Gaza

Israeli settlers and soldiers in the West Bank and Gaza

the West Bank

Gaza


Input: The settlers' umbrella organization asked Sharon on Friday not to endorse the road map, saying ``acceptance of the map ... is likely to be interpreted as a prize for terror

terror


Input: One major obstacle to adopting the road map is a disagreement between Sharon and Abbas over how to deal with Palestinian militant groups that carried out scores of shootings and bombings in the past 32 months of fighting

shootings

Palestinian militant groups that carried out scores of shootings and bombings in the past 32 months of fighting

the past 32 months


Input: One major obstacle to adopting the road map is a disagreement between Sharon and Abbas over how to deal with Palestinian militant groups that carried out scores of shootings and bombings in the past 32 months of fighting

bombings

Palestinian militant groups that carried out scores of shootings and bombings in the past 32 months of fighting

the past 32 months


Input: Hamas has grown in popularity in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, where many Palestinians are embittered by Israeli military strikes and travel bans that cause much hardship

strikes

where

many Palestinians

Israeli military


Input: Earlier this week, Hamas and other Palestinian militias carried out five suicide bombings that killed 12 Israelis and wounded dozens

bombings

Earlier this week

Hamas

other Palestinian militias

12 Israelis

dozens


Input: Abu Amr said the militants apparently unleashed these attacks, in part, because they wanted to begin truce talks from a position of strength

attacks

the militants


Input: Also Friday, the Israeli military destroyed a house belonging to the family of Hiba Daraghmeh, the 19-year-old bomber who killed herself and three Israelis Monday in a suicide attack outside a shopping mall in the northern Israeli city of Afula

destroyed

Friday

the Israeli military

a house belonging to the family of Hiba Daraghmeh, the 19-year-old bomber who killed herself and three Israelis Monday in a suicide attack outside a shopping mall in the northern Israeli city of Afula


Input: Also Friday, the Israeli military destroyed a house belonging to the family of Hiba Daraghmeh, the 19-year-old bomber who killed herself and three Israelis Monday in a suicide attack outside a shopping mall in the northern Israeli city of Afula

attack

herself

herself

three Israelis

Monday

a shopping mall in the northern Israeli city of Afula


Input: The shootings  _  which the Israeli army said came in response to attacks by Palestinians throwing stones and molotov cocktails  _ came a day after Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon declared that Israel's occupation in the West Bank must end, stunning both dovish opponents and hardline allies

attacks

Palestinians throwing stones and molotov cocktails

stones

molotov cocktails


Input: Israeli soldiers shot and killed a 16-year-old Palestinian boy and wounded a 7-year-old boy after opening fire at stone throwers in the Tulkarem refugee camp in the West Bank on Tuesday, Palestinian hospital officials said

shot

Israeli soldiers

a 16-year-old Palestinian boy

a 7-year-old boy

the Tulkarem refugee camp in the West Bank

Tuesday


Input: Israeli troops shot and killed a 16-year-old Palestinian boy and critically injured two children, ages 7 and 9, during conflicts in the West Bank that erupted Tuesday as Israeli and Palestinian leaders moved toward talks on a new Mideast peace plan

conflicts

the West Bank

Tuesday


Input: In a village near the West Bank city of Nablus on Tuesday, Israeli troops opened fire on youths throwing stones, hitting a 9-year-old Palestinian boy in the head and critically wounding him, and hitting two 12-year-old boys in the legs, lightly wounding them, Palestinian hospital officials said

hitting

a village near the West Bank city of Nablus

Tuesday

Israeli troops

a 9-year-old Palestinian boy


Input: In a village near the West Bank city of Nablus on Tuesday, Israeli troops opened fire on youths throwing stones, hitting a 9-year-old Palestinian boy in the head and critically wounding him, and hitting two 12-year-old boys in the legs, lightly wounding them, Palestinian hospital officials said

hitting

a village near the West Bank city of Nablus

Tuesday

Israeli troops

two 12-year-old boys


Input: The shootings  _  which the Israeli army said came in response to attacks by Palestinians throwing stones and molotov cocktails  _ came a day after Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon declared that Israel's occupation in the West Bank must end, stunning both dovish opponents and hardline allies

shootings

a day after Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon declared that Israel's occupation in the West Bank must end, stunning both dovish opponents and hardline allies


Input: Military sources said troops were trying to break up stone-throwing protests, but did not use live fire

fire

troops


Input: The army said troops fired, and hit a boy, after a Palestinian youth threw a molotov cocktail

fired

troops


Input: The army said troops fired, and hit a boy, after a Palestinian youth threw a molotov cocktail

hit

troops

a boy


Input: The army said troops fired, and hit a boy, after a Palestinian youth threw a molotov cocktail

threw

a Palestinian youth

a molotov cocktail


Input: In a village near the West Bank city of Nablus on Tuesday, Israeli troops opened fire on youths throwing stones, hitting a 9-year-old Palestinian boy in the head and critically wounding him, and hitting two 12-year-old boys in the legs, lightly wounding them, Palestinian hospital officials said

opened fire

a village near the West Bank city of Nablus

Tuesday

Israeli troops

youths throwing stones


Input: In a village near the West Bank city of Nablus on Tuesday, Israeli troops opened fire on youths throwing stones, hitting a 9-year-old Palestinian boy in the head and critically wounding him, and hitting two 12-year-old boys in the legs, lightly wounding them, Palestinian hospital officials said

throwing

a village near the West Bank city of Nablus

Tuesday

youths throwing stones

stones


Input: an 11-year-old Palestinian boy was killed during an exchange of gunfire

gunfire


Input: Peter Lundberg, an official from the Swedish Consulate in Jerusalem, said that two bullets hit the windshield of the Swiss Consulate's armored car, and that small-arms fire also was directed at other cars from Sweden, Denmark and the European Union

hit

two bullets

the Swiss Consulate's armored car


Input: A 10-year-old boy was struck in the leg by a rubber bullet, but was not seriously hurt, the officials said

struck

A 10-year-old boy

a rubber bullet


Input: The sources said shots had been fired in the air when vehicles tried to skirt the roadblocks

shots


Input: There were no injuries from the incident

incident


Input: Peter Lundberg, an official from the Swedish Consulate in Jerusalem, said that two bullets hit the windshield of the Swiss Consulate's armored car, and that small-arms fire also was directed at other cars from Sweden, Denmark and the European Union

fire

small-arms

other cars from Sweden, Denmark and the European Union


Input: The violence erupted after Sharon endured withering criticism Monday from members of his own Likud Party over his Cabinet's acceptance of the U.S.-backed ``road map'' peace plan

violence


Input: Critics have said Sharon's long-held condition that all violence must stop before peace moves is unrealistic and guarantees failure of any peace initiative, including the road map, thus releasing him from the necessity of following through on his remarks

violence


Input: North Korea has repeatedly accused Washington of planing to invade

invade

North Korea

Washington


Input: South Africa's Supreme Court of Appeal ruled Tuesday against a state request to retry the head of apartheid's germ warfare program, once accused of plotting to poison Nelson Mandela

warfare

germ


Input: But Balkan bases first used by the Americans during the Iraq war may get a full-time U.S. presence even before the official NATO expansion, said Western diplomats and local officials, who agreed to discuss the situation on condition of anonymity

war

Iraq


Input: U.S. forces were reduced after the Cold War ended, and further cuts in central and western Europe make economic and strategic sense

War


Input: Last week, Human Rights in China said the founder of an unoffical Christian church was near death as a result of abuse suffered in jail

abuse

the founder of an unoffical Christian church


Input: Gong Shengliang, founder of the South China Church, is serving a life sentence after being convicted of rape and assault

rape

Gong Shengliang


Input: Gong Shengliang, founder of the South China Church, is serving a life sentence after being convicted of rape and assault

assault

Gong Shengliang


Input: The group said Gong was beaten for professing his faith, refusing to admit guilt and requesting an appeal of his conviction

beaten

Gong


Input: Having punched through severely depleted Republican Guard divisions that formed Baghdad's outer defensive ring, U.S. Army and Marine forces are likely to pause again to test the Iraqi capital's inner defenses and waall but evaporated under the weight of the U.S. assault

assault

U.S


Input: Having punched through severely depleted Republican Guard divisions that formed Baghdad's outer defensive ring, U.S. Army and Marine forces are likely to pause again to test the Iraqi capital's inner defenses and waall but evaporated under the weight of the U.S. assault

punched through

severely depleted Republican Guard divisions

U.S. Army and Marine forces


Input: Bet`fow Central Command chief Gen. Tommy Franks and his field commanders face a big decision _ whether to rush into the city of 5 million where Hussein's regime has gathered its most-trusted forces or wait and see if the war can be won without paying the price of street-to-street urban fighting

fighting

street


Input: `We are expectingn or at least planning for, a very difficult fight ahead,'' Gen. Stanley McChrystal said at the Pentagon Tuesday

fight


Input: Thousands of refugees have fled the city, apparently providing information to the British that has led to raids on military and Baath Party sites in the city

raids

military and Baath Party sites

the city


Input: `The key endgame may be whether the U.S. can parse out the key regime centers of power in Baghdad and attack them without having to fight into the city, or at least locate them well enough to atman of the Center for Strategic and International Studies said in his daily war report

attack

the U.S

Baghdad

them


Input: The key endgame may be whether the U.S. can parse out the key regime centers of power in Baghdad and attack them without having to fight into the city, or at least locate them well enough to atman of the Center for Strategic and International Studies said in his daily war report

fight

the U.S

the city


Input: The key endgame may be whether the U.S. can parse out the key regime centers of power in Baghdad and attack them without having to fight into the city, or at least locate them well enough to atman of the Center for Strategic and International Studies said in his daily war report

war


Input: U.S. strategists say that Hussein, if he is still alive and in control of his forces, might like a bloody battle in Baghdad because such fighting could cause heavy U.S. casualties

battle

Baghdad


Input: U.S. strategists say that Hussein, if he is still alive and in control of his forces, might like a bloody battle in Baghdad because such fighting could cause heavy U.S. casualties

fighting


Input: While two guard divisions have apparently been smashed, there are three others in the Baghdad area

smashed

two guard divisions


Input: `The Republican Guard has taken a massive hammering at every level and is now scattered and deploying somewhat erratically at the brigade level,'' he said

hammering

The Republican Guard


Input: The Iraqis still haven't used chemical weapons, even though many experts feared such attacks as the U.S. troops neared Baghdad

attacks

The Iraqis

chemical weapons


Input: But he also said, ``He may destroy them to embarrass us,'' to show the world he never had such weapons and that Bush invaded for no reason other than aggression

invaded

Bush


Input: But in such close-quarters fighting, they would lose much of the technological advantage of their air supremacy, which would have to be curtailed because bombing in a city can cause large civilian casualties

fighting

they

they


Input: The pressure point could come when Israel, the United ks, or are guilty of such attacks in the past

attacks


Input: Roh has said any pre-emptive strike against the North's nuclear facilities could prove disastrous

strike

the North

the North's nuclear facilities


Input: Interim Chairperson of the Commission of the African  Union (AU) Amara Essy has strongly condemned the coup d'etat that took place in the Central Africa Republic on March 15, 2003

Interim Chairperson of the Commission of the African  Union (AU) Amara Essy has strongly condemned the coup d'etat that took place in the Central Africa Republic on March 15, 2003

the Central Africa Republic

March 15, 2003


Input: Last Saturday night, rebels in the Central Africa Republic, captured the airport in the capital city of Bangui and the residence of  President Ange-Felix Patasse, who is out of the country

Last Saturday night, rebels in the Central Africa Republic, captured the airport in the capital city of Bangui and the residence of  President Ange-Felix Patasse, who is out of the country

Last Saturday night

rebels in the Central Africa Republic

the residence of  President Ange-Felix Patasse


Input: Last Saturday night, rebels in the Central Africa Republic, captured the airport in the capital city of Bangui and the residence of  President Ange-Felix Patasse, who is out of the country

Last Saturday night, rebels in the Central Africa Republic, captured the airport in the capital city of Bangui and the residence of  President Ange-Felix Patasse, who is out of the country

Last Saturday night

rebels in the Central Africa Republic

the airport in the capital city of Bangui


Input: The rebels identified themselves to residents in the city as troops loyal to former general staff  Gen. Francois Bozize, who staged a foiled coup bid in October

The rebels identified themselves to residents in the city as troops loyal to former general staff  Gen. Francois Bozize, who staged a foiled coup bid in October

former general staff  Gen. Francois Bozize, who staged a foiled coup bid in October

October


Input: Five Iraqi civilians, including a woman, were killed Monday when their houses were hit by a missile fired by the US-led coalition warplanes, witnesses said

Five Iraqi civilians, including a woman, were killed Monday when their houses were hit by a missile fired by the US-led coalition warplanes, witnesses said

Monday

their houses

a missile

the US-led coalition warplanes

US-led coalition


Input: One house was destroyed during the strike and casualties have been removed from the area

One house was destroyed during the strike and casualties have been removed from the area

the area


Input: The US-led coalition forces launched a new round of airstrikes on Baghdad at 2:30 p.m. (1130GMT) on Monday

The US-led coalition forces launched a new round of airstrikes on Baghdad at 2:30 p.m. (1130GMT) on Monday

The US-led coalition forces

Baghdad

Baghdad


Input: Huge explosions were heard in different parts of Baghdad and air raid siren sounded throughout the capital city, they said, adding that Iraqi anti-aircraft artillery had begun to fire back

Huge explosions were heard in different parts of Baghdad and air raid siren sounded throughout the capital city, they said, adding that Iraqi anti-aircraft artillery had begun to fire back

different parts of Baghdad

Baghdad

the capital city


Input: Huge explosions were heard in different parts of Baghdad and air raid siren sounded throughout the capital city, they said, adding that Iraqi anti-aircraft artillery had begun to fire back

Huge explosions were heard in different parts of Baghdad and air raid siren sounded throughout the capital city, they said, adding that Iraqi anti-aircraft artillery had begun to fire back

Baghdad

Iraqi

Iraqi anti-aircraft artillery


Input: Although the coalition leaders have repeatedly assured that every effort would be made to minimize civilian casualties in the current Iraq war, at least 130 Iraqi civilians have been reportedly killed since the war started five days ago

Although the coalition leaders have repeatedly assured that every effort would be made to minimize civilian casualties in the current Iraq war, at least 130 Iraqi civilians have been reportedly killed since the war started five days ago

Iraq


Input: Yet, analysts argued, both Britain and the United States hope their agreed vision of a postwar scenario will placate anti-war nations such as France, Germany and Russia

war


Input: France and Germany, which were most vocal in opposing this US- led war against Iraq, have been insisting that the United Nations should play a central role in the phase of post-war Iraq

war

US

Iraq


Input: A two-day summit between British Prime Minister Tony Blair and US President George W. Bush ended here Tuesday with both countries trying to minimize splits on UN role in rebuilding Iraq after the ongoing US-led war against the country is over

war

US

the country


Input: As the US-led coalition troops are reportedly thrusting into Baghdad and the second Iraqi city of Basra, Blair and Bush agreed there would be a "vital role" for the United Nations in post-war Iraq

war

post-war Iraq


Input: During their first war summit on March 27 at Camp David,  Blair and Bush became divided over what a role the United Nations will play in postwar Iraq, when Bush gave no positive reaction to Blair 's suggestion of a strong UN role

war


Input: During their first war summit on March 27 at Camp David,  Blair and Bush became divided over what a role the United Nations will play in postwar Iraq, when Bush gave no positive reaction to Blair 's suggestion of a strong UN role

war

postwar Iraq


Input: Blair and Bush were expected to bridge their gap on the issue by reaching an agreement on UN role in post-war Iraq, some analysts said even before this summit at Hillsborough, south of Belfast, the second of its kind since the war broke out on March 20

war

post-war Iraq


Input: Blair and Bush were expected to bridge their gap on the issue by reaching an agreement on UN role in post-war Iraq, some analysts said even before this summit at Hillsborough, south of Belfast, the second of its kind since the war broke out on March 20

war

March 20


Input: In order to improve the epidemic control, Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Chui Sai On, who has been named director of the SARS task force by the government, has designated representatives from the Health Services and the Center for Disease Prevention and Control to visit neighboring Guangdong Province on Thursday, to learn from Guangdong's experience and know-how in combating SARS, which have been acknowledged by WHO

combating


Input: Police believed Ba'asyir was the spiritual leader of Jemaah Islamiyah, the terrorist network in Southeast Asia which is widely blamed for the Bali bombing

bombing

the terrorist network in Southeast Asia which is widely blamed for the Bali bombing

Bali


Input: Ba'asyir, 64, was arrested on preliminary charges of involvement in a series of church bombings on the eve of the 2000 Christmas and an alleged plot to assassinate  Megawati Soekarnoputri in 1999, when she was vice president

assassinate

Ba'asyir, 64

Megawati Soekarnoputri


Input: Three family members of British Muslim Omar Sharif, who is wanted for the April 30 suicide bomb attack in Israel, were remanded in custody after appearing in a London court on Friday with charges in connection with the blast

suicide bomb attack

April 30

Israel


Input: Israeli authorities have claimed Sharif, 27, from Derby, was on the run after failing to blow himself up in the attack on a Tel Aviv bar

attack

Sharif

a Tel Aviv bar


Input: Three people were killed and about 50 injured when another Briton, Asif Muhammad Hanif, 21, from London, detonated explosives strapped to his body

detonated explosives strapped to his body

Asif Muhammad Hanif

explosives strapped to his body


Input: The rebels "in any case cannot allow to have its prisoners to be taken away by enemy forces without a military response," he added

a military response


Input: The 17,000-strong FARC, the largest guerrilla force in Colombia, has been fighting a war against the government for more than 40 years, leaving 400,000 dead

fighting a war

The 17,000-strong FARC

the government

more than 40 years


Input: They accused the government of not doing enough to resettle thousands of Tamil civilians displaced by the war

the war


Input: A Briton was confirmed dead from the suicide bombings, during which another 15 Britons, including a 15-year-old girl, are believed to have been injured

bombings

A Briton

another 15 Britons, including a 15-year-old girl


Input: At least 34 people, including up to 10 Americans, were killed Monday night when suspected al-Qaeda suicide bombers shot their way into housing compounds in Riyadh, hours before US Secretary of State Colin Powell was due to visit

shot

At least 34 people, including up to 10 Americans

Monday night

suspected al-Qaeda suicide bombers

housing compounds in Riyadh

hours before US Secretary of State Colin Powell was due to visit


Input: The waiting shed literally exploded," said Vice Mayor Luis Bongoyan, speaking to local radio station

exploded

The waiting shed


Input: A powerful bomb tore through a waiting shed at the Davao City international airport at about 5.15 pm (0915 GMT) while another explosion hit a bus terminal at the city

explosion

a bus terminal at the city

the city


Input: Palestinian medical sources said 60-year-old Mohammed al-Biyari was killed in his home near Jabaliya refugee camp by the rocket fire and another wounded

fire

his home near Jabaliya refugee camp

rocket


Input: He told AFP that Israeli intelligence had been dealing with at least 40 tip-offs of impending attacks when the Haifa bus was blown up

blown

the Haifa bus

Haifa


Input: A second rocket landed in farmlands and the other hit a house inside the refugee camp, but without causing further casualties, Palestinian security sources said

landed

A second rocket

farmlands


Input: A second rocket landed in farmlands and the other hit a house inside the refugee camp, but without causing further casualties, Palestinian security sources said

hit

the other

a house inside the refugee camp

the refugee camp


Input: Israeli media said the retaliation was unlikely to be on a scale that would risk disrupting US preparations for war on Iraq

retaliation


Input: Israeli media said the retaliation was unlikely to be on a scale that would risk disrupting US preparations for war on Iraq

war

US

Iraq


Input: Apart from his ID card, also found in the wreckage were the remains of a letter allegedly outlining his plan to carry out a suicide attack and praising the September 2001 destruction of the World Trade Centre in New York, it said

destruction

September 2001

the World Trade Centre in New York

New York


Input: Without claiming responsibility, Hamas and another hardline group, Islamic Jihad, said the blast was revenge for a string of bloody Israeli army raids into the Gaza Strip in recent weeks

raids

Israeli army

the Gaza Strip

recent weeks


Input: We condemn all attacks against civilians including today's attack in Haifa," said information minister Yasser Abed Rabbo

attacks

civilians


Input: In the January attack, two Palestinian suicide bombers blew themselves up in central Tel Aviv, killing 23 other people

attack

January

two Palestinian suicide bombers

central Tel Aviv

23 other people


Input: He told AFP that Israeli intelligence had been dealing with at least 40 tip-offs of impending attacks when the Haifa bus was blown up

attacks


Input: Palestinian chief negotiator Saeb Erakat said international intervention was needed to break the cycle of violence

violence


Input: Eight people, including a pregnant woman and a 13-year-old child were killed in Monday's Gaza raid, provoking US-led international calls for Israeli restraint

raid

Eight people

a pregnant woman

a 13-year-old child

Monday

Gaza


Input: The bus attack came just two days after Israeli forces staged a bloody raid into a refugee camp in central Gaza targeting a founding member of Hamas, which has spearheaded suicide bombings against the Jewish state

bombings

the Jewish state


Input: Hamas vowed to continue its attacks, while the Palestinian Authority accused Israel of trying to disrupt top-level Palestinian meetings to discuss reforms of Arafat's administration

attacks

its


Input: And on Tuesday, Israeli troops shot dead an elderly Palestinian shepherd outside a Jewish settlement on the edge of Gaza City

shot

Tuesday

Israeli troops

an elderly Palestinian shepherd outside a Jewish settlement on the edge of Gaza City

a Jewish settlement on the edge of Gaza City


Input: In the West Bank, an eight-year-old Palestinian boy as well as his brother and a sister were wounded late Wednesday by Israeli gunfire in a village north of the town of Ramallah, their elder sister said

gunfire

an eight-year-old Palestinian boy

his brother

a sister

late Wednesday

Israeli

a village north of the town of Ramallah


Input: Diplomatic wrangling has centred around the French and Russian refusal to put their names to any resolution allowing the United States to unleash its military might against Iraq before weapons inspections have run their course

unleash

the United States

Iraq


Input: Efforts were to continue at the United Nations Friday to find a breakthrough in the diplomatic stalemate on Iraq, with Washington warning it could bypass the Security Council and go to war alone

war

it


Input: He repeated that Moscow would not back a resolution that authorised an attack against Iraq: "It is not necessary now to adopt any new resolution on Iraq, especially resolutions which lead to war

attack

Iraq


Input: He repeated that Moscow would not back a resolution that authorised an attack against Iraq: "It is not necessary now to adopt any new resolution on Iraq, especially resolutions which lead to war

war

Iraq


Input: The United States meanwhile deployed its B-2 stealth bombers to positions closer to Iraq and ordered as many as 15 warships capable of firing Tomahawk cruise missiles to the Red Sea from the Mediterranean, US officials said

firing

The United States

its B-2 stealth bombers

as many as 15 warships capable of firing Tomahawk cruise missiles

the Red Sea

the Mediterranean


Input: The aggression by the vile Americans and the war against Iraq signifies a war against all Arabs and Muslims around the world," said Hamas senior official Abdul Aziz al-Rantissi

aggression

the vile Americans

Iraq

all Arabs and Muslims around the world

all Arabs and Muslims around the world


Input: I don't think America will win this war, as our jihad (holy war) and our resistance will teach the Americans and British a lesson they will never forget," he said

war

America


Input: I don't think America will win this war, as our jihad (holy war) and our resistance will teach the Americans and British a lesson they will never forget," he said

jihad

our


Input: For these reasons, we judge that it is necessary that the forces of peace and those who believe in right and justice take the necessary and rapid steps to halt this dangerous slide into war against Iraq which will result in heavy human and material losses

war


Input: The Palestinian Authority also condemned Thursday's early morning missile strikes on Iraq, and warned Israel not to exploit the conflict

strikes

Thursday

Thursday's early morning

missile

Iraq


Input: We are warning Israel not to exploit this war against Iraq to carry out more attacks against the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip and destroy the Palestinian Authority and the peace process," he said

attacks

Israel

the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip

the Gaza Strip


Input: In the Egyptian capital, 10 demonstrators and at least four policeman were injured in clashes after several thousand demonstrators took to the streets near the US and British embassies

clashes

10 demonstrators

at least four policeman

the streets near the US and British embassies


Input: Some 70 people were arrested Saturday as demonstrators clashed with police at the end of a major peace rally here, as at least 200,000 anti-war protesters took to the streets across the United States and Canada

clashed

Saturday

demonstrators

police

here


Input: Several police officers were treated for the effects of gas after the ensuing clashes -- a result, police said, of the demonstrators using self-defence devices

clashes

Several police officers

the demonstrators

self-defence devices


Input: Counter-demonstrations in support of the US-led invasion of Iraq took place in some cities, with some 2,500 people turning out in Chicago

invasion

US


Input: One group, Lesbians Against Boys Invading Anything, carried signs saying "Pre-emptive war is terrorism," "This isn't the USA I love," and "Where Will the Bombs Fall Next

war


Input: One group, Lesbians Against Boys Invading Anything, carried signs saying "Pre-emptive war is terrorism," "This isn't the USA I love," and "Where Will the Bombs Fall Next

Fall

the Bombs


Input: You watch CNN and all you get are explosions and video of tanks and guns

explosions


Input: I'm here to support him and others who are fighting for their country

fighting

who


Input: They wouldn't be here if it weren't for the freedoms that others fought for," she said

fought

others


Input: Carrying signs that said, "It's the oil, stupid," and "Real men don't bomb children," the anti-war protesters waved blue Earth flags

bomb

Real men

children


Input: One woman marched topless with the words "shock and awe" daubed across her back in red ink, a reference to the bombing campaign unleashed Friday on Baghdad

bombing

Friday


Input: A police firing squad enforces the penalty

firing

A police firing squad


Input: We are interested in concluding this conflict, not having a pause right now or stopping right now, but concluding this as quickly as possible so we can get on with the rebuilding of Iraq and putting in place a better system of governance," Powell said in an interview with the Al-Jazeera Arab television network

conflict

We

Iraq


Input: Most US army commanders believe it is critical to pause the breakneck advance towards Baghdad to secure the supply lines and make sure weapons are operable and troops resupplied after days of powerful sandstorms and damage inflicted by Iraqi attacks, the Post reports

attacks

US army

days of powerful sandstorms and damage inflicted by Iraqi attacks

Iraqi


Input: The Post also quoted Central Intelligence Agency and Pentagon intelligence analysts complaining that Bush officials largely ignored their warning that Iraqi irregular forces would use guerrilla tactics and offer significant resistance

resistance

Iraqi irregular forces


Input: US Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld dismissed worries that there were insufficient forces in the Gulf region if the battle for Baghdad goes wrong

battle

US

Baghdad


Input: A separate poll of 1,846 adults by the leading Yomiuri newspaper published Tuesday showed 64 percent felt Japan had "no choice" but to back the United States, with only 12 percent saying Japan had "every reason" to back the war

war


Input: Putin had even secretly invited British Prime Minister Tony Blair, Bush's staunchest backer in the war on Iraq, to attend the pow-wow in Saint Petersburg's Grand Hotel Europe, although diplomats said Blair turned the offer down

war

Iraq


Input: Under the power-sharing arrangement reached following the end of Lebanon's 15-year civil war in 1990, the prime ministerial post is always held by a Sunni Muslim and the presidency by a Maronite Christian

war

Lebanon


Input: The mob dragged out three members of a family and (killed) them with machetes and spears before fleeing the area," the spokesman said by telephone from Agartala

killed

The mob

them

machetes

spears

the area


Input: A spokesman said a group of 25 to 30 armed men Wednesday attacked a house belonging to a village quack doctor in Tultuli, 60 kilometers (38 miles) south of Tripuras state capital Agartala

attacked

a group of 25 to 30 armed men

Wednesday

a house belonging to a village quack doctor in Tultuli, 60 kilometers (38 miles) south of Tripuras state capital Agartala

Tultuli, 60 kilometers (38 miles) south of Tripuras state capital Agartala


Input: Putin will face re-election in March 2004 and analysts noted that the war -- while opposed by most Russians -- was never turned by the Kremlin into a matter of national security

war


Input: Our analysis of foreign policy is lacking and often reverts to Cold War stereotypes," said former deputy foreign minister Anatoly Adamishin

War


Input: US sources with authoritative knowledge of the Beijing meetings said the head of the North Korean delegation Li Gun had confirmed to US envoy James Kelly that the Stalinist state had developed nuclear weapons and hinted it may sell or use them, depending on US actions

use

it

them


Input: But despite issuing a host of tough decrees, Bremer has failed to stem the rampant crime and street violence plaguing the country

violence

street

the country


Input: We want to have an Iraqi voice in everything we do here but it would be wrong to do that precipitously," said a source at the Organisation of Reconstruction and Humanitarian Assistance (ORHA), which is administering post-war Iraq

war


Input: Russia has given a high priority to its relations with the United States despite a bitter disagreement over the US-led campaign to topple Saddam Hussein in Iraq

topple

Saddam Hussein

Iraq


Input: Analysts however cautioned against any attempt to turn the focus from economic cooperation to a broader strategic alliance, given that both sides opposed the war in Iraq

war

Iraq


Input: Amid a chill in relations over the war in Iraq, which Canada opposed, Bush indefinitely postponed a visit to Canada, instead choosing to host Australian Prime Minster John Howard, who endorsed that military campaign

war

Iraq


Input: Bush signalled that Russia would not pay a similar price as France and Germany for opposing the US-led war in Iraq, inviting his "good friend" Putin to his weekend retreat outside Camp David in Washington in September

war

Iraq


Input: US President George W. Bush and Russian President Vladimir Putin said Sunday their friendship was as strong as ever, laying aside a dispute over the Iraq war, but barely concealing a simmering row over Iran's nuclear program

war

Iraq


Input: Bush arrived in Saint Petersburg on Saturday, when he also briefly met German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder, whose opposition to the Iraq war had soured his relationship with Washington, at a dinner hosted by Putin

war

Iraq


Input: Six Palestinian police officers were allowed to return to the Palestinian section of the border crossing, which had been taken over by Israeli troops shortly after the start of the uprising

uprising

Israeli

Israeli troops


Input: The handover is a credibility test for the Palestinian Authority, which must show it means business when it comes to reining in hardline groups plotting attacks on the Jewish state

attacks

hardline groups plotting attacks on the Jewish state


Input: With opposition hardening, the White House left open the possibility Tuesday that it would not seek a United Nations vote on its war-making resolution if the measure was headed for defeat

war

the White House


Input: ``The particular package that we've been talking to them about was predicated on assistance and cooperation in any plan for the use of force against Iraq,'' Fleischer said

force

we

Iraq


Input: The post-Milosevic government later extradited him to the U.N. war crimes tribunal in The Hague, the Netherlands

war


Input: Iraq, however, took the report as an endorsement of its work and argued not only that war plans should be canceled, but that sanctions imposed on it by the Security Council for its 1990 invasion of Kuwait should be removed

war


Input: Iraq, however, took the report as an endorsement of its work and argued not only that war plans should be canceled, but that sanctions imposed on it by the Security Council for its 1990 invasion of Kuwait should be removed

invasion

Iraq


Input: Saddam has long claimed Iraq destroyed all its weapons of mass destruction. The United States and Britain claim he's lying, and have assembled a quarter-million troops around Iraq for a possible invasion

invasion

Iraq

a quarter-million troops


Input: Despite Iraq's demands of the Security Council, diplomats were working hard on very different proposals: a U.S.-led plan for disarmament or war by March 17, and a rival French plan for an emergency summit of Security Council members to come up with a compromise

war

March 17


Input: If the resolution is not passed, Washington would likely want to use the airspace for strikes against Iraq and for airlifting troops to northern Iraq

strikes

Washington

Iraq


Input: Iraqi Kurds fear that Turkish troops could move deep into the autonomous enclave in northern Iraq and have threatened clashes

clashes

Iraqi Kurds

Turkish troops

the autonomous enclave in northern Iraq


Input: Refusing access to the troop deployment would mean Turkey would lose a US$15 billion U.S. aid package that Washington has offered to help cushion the country's economy if there is war

war


Input: Other legislators surrounded the two to head off a brawl

brawl

the two


Input: Solana said the EU would help in the humanitarian crisis expected to follow an attack on Iraq

attack


Input: The Dutch government, facing strong public anti-war pressure, said it would not commit fighting forces to the war against Iraq but added it supported the military campaign to disarm Saddam

war


Input: The Dutch government, facing strong public anti-war pressure, said it would not commit fighting forces to the war against Iraq but added it supported the military campaign to disarm Saddam

fighting


Input: As European Union leaders restated their opposing views on Iraq, their foreign ministers debated the impending U.S.-led war against Iraq with EU president Greece keeping up appearances with a pledge to pursue a last ditch effort to avoid war

war


Input: As European Union leaders restated their opposing views on Iraq, their foreign ministers debated the impending U.S.-led war against Iraq with EU president Greece keeping up appearances with a pledge to pursue a last ditch effort to avoid war

war

U.S


Input: The EU is set to release 20 million euros (US$21.5 million) in immediate humanitarian aid for Iraq if war breaks out and may dip into an ``emergency reserve'' of 250 million euros (US$269 million) for humanitarian relief

war

Iraq


Input: The Dutch government, facing strong public anti-war pressure, said it would not commit fighting forces to the war against Iraq but added it supported the military campaign to disarm Saddam

campaign

Saddam


Input: In neutral Switzerland, Foreign Minister Micheline Calmy-Rey said the United States' decision to proceed with military action weakened the United Nations

action

the United States


Input: Earlier Saturday, Baghdad was again targeted, one day after a massive U.S. aerial bombardment in which more than 300 Tomahawk cruise missiles rained down on the capital

targeted

Baghdad


Input: The battle for Basra, an oil hub of some 1.3 million people, was underway by midday, with coalition troops trying to surround Iraqi positions and force a surrender

battle

Basra

midday

Iraqi positions


Input: U.S. aircraft bombed Iraqi tanks holding bridges close to the city

bombed

U.S

U.S. aircraft

bridges close to the city


Input: Iraqi forces responded with artillery fire

fire

Iraqi forces


Input: Earlier Saturday, Baghdad was again targeted, one day after a massive U.S. aerial bombardment in which more than 300 Tomahawk cruise missiles rained down on the capital

bombardment

one day after

U.S

more than 300 Tomahawk cruise missiles

the capital


Input: The nine-story Security Headquarters in the Iraqi capital took a direct hit, strewing bricks, masonry and glass across the street in the al-Salhiya neighborhood of central Baghdad

hit

The nine-story Security Headquarters in the Iraqi capital

the Iraqi capital

the al-Salhiya neighborhood of central Baghdad


Input: Saturday morning, American Marines and British troops rumbled along the main road from the Kuwaiti border to Basra, Highway 80, nicknamed the ``Highway of Death'' during the 1991 Gulf War, when U.S. airstrikes wiped out an Iraqi military convoy along it

wiped out

the main road from the Kuwaiti border to Basra

U.S

an Iraqi military convoy


Input: Iraqis mostly fought back with small arms, pistols, machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades

fought

Iraqis

small arms

pistols

machine guns

rocket-propelled grenades


Input: Other units moved into airfield complexes in western Iraq believed to have Scud missiles capable of reaching Israel, and possibly weapons of mass destruction

reaching

Scud missiles capable of reaching Israel

Israel


Input: Australian commandos, who have been operating deep in Iraq, destroyed a command and control post and killed a number of soldiers, according to the country's defense chief, Gen. Peter Cosgrove

destroyed

Australian commandos

Iraq

a command and control post


Input: In an address Saturday, Information Minister Mohammed Saeed al-Sahhaf told Iraqis that fighting had been ``fierce

fighting

Saturday


Input: He claimed Iraqi troops had destroyed five tanks

destroyed

Iraqi troops

five tanks


Input: Hoon said Saddam's regime was crumbling under the pressure of a huge air assault

assault

Saddam's regime


Input: Despite the heavy bombing, which the U.S. Central Command said targeted military command and control installations, the Iraqi regime gave no sign of quitting

bombing

military command and control installations


Input: Bombers have also hit targets in the northern cities of Mosul, Kirkuk and Tikrit, Saddam's hometown

hit

Bombers

the northern cities of Mosul, Kirkuk and Tikrit, Saddam's hometown

Mosul

Kirkuk

Tikrit


Input: Until Basra, U.S. and British troops had encountered little resistance, even when they seized nearby Umm Qasr, and moved to secure key oil fields

seized

U.S. and British troops

nearby Umm Qasr


Input: Early Saturday, more units were waiting in Kuwait to smash through any Iraqi resistance

smash through

Early Saturday

more units

Kuwait


Input: As the trucks lumbered past blasted buildings on the Iraq-Kuwait border, an Iraqi boy of about 10 pointed to his mouth and shouted ``Eat, eat

blasted

blasted buildings on the Iraq-Kuwait border

the Iraq-Kuwait border


Input: Plans to bring supplies to Iraqi civilians had been on hold for days because of fighting across southern Iraq

fighting

southern Iraq


Input: Iraqi Trade Minister Mohammed Mehdi Saleh accused the United States and Britain of causing the hardships by launching the war and disrupting shipments of supplies under the oil-for-food program

war

the United States

Britain


Input: Around dawn Thursday, strikes resumed, with a massive explosion just outside the Kurdish zone close to the village of Kalak

strikes

Around dawn Thursday


Input: Later Thursday, Kurdish troops in Chamchamal advanced their positions between government-controlled and rebel-controlled areas, taking over a Iraqi check point on their front with no fighting at this point, witnesses said

fighting

a Iraqi check point on their front


Input: Kurdish militiamen and U.S. special operations troops linked up with more than 1,000 U.S. Army paratroopers Thursday to secure the area around a strategic air strip, as the first large coalition ground force in northern Iraq began opening another front against Saddam Hussein's regime

front

Thursday

the first large coalition ground force in northern Iraq

northern Iraq

Saddam Hussein's regime


Input: Though no hostilities were expected during the deployment, the 173rd decided to parachute in rather then ferry troops in by plane so that a significant combat force could mass almost immediately to protect itself, officers said, according to a U.S. reporter traveling with the 173rd

hostilities

the 173rd


Input: This tightens the noose against Saddam's forces battling coalition forces to the south,'' Brig. Gen. James Parker, commander of U.S. forces in the north

battling

Saddam's forces battling coalition forces to the south

coalition forces to the south

the south


Input: Giving cover for the deployment, U.S. warplanes struck Iraqi ground troops and bunkers in northern Iraq

struck

U.S. warplanes

Iraqi ground troops

bunkers in northern Iraq

northern Iraq


Input: Warplanes pounded forward Iraqi positions in the hills overlooking Chamchamal, 35 kilometers (22 miles) east of the key oil city of Kirkuk

pounded

Warplanes

the hills overlooking Chamchamal, 35 kilometers (22 miles) east of the key oil city of Kirkuk


Input: The country's parliament voted this month to allow U.S.-led coalition forces to use Italian air space and military bases	_  but not for directs attacks on Iraq

attacks

U.S.-led coalition forces

Italian air space and military bases


Input: Toefting was convicted in October 2002 of assaulting a pair of restaurant workers during a night out with national squad teammates in the capital, Copenhagen

assaulting

Toefting

a pair of restaurant workers

a night


Input: In 1999 he was given a 20-day suspended sentence for assaulting a fan who berated him for playing with German club Duisburg

assaulting

he

a fan who berated him for playing with German club Duisburg


Input: Tracer rounds lit the night sky and artillery boomed near the airport a few kilometers (miles) from the heart of President Saddam Hussein's capital of 5 million people

lit

Tracer rounds


Input: U.S. defense officials also were investigating whether a Navy Hornet jet that crashed Wednesday was shot down by a U.S. Patriot missile

shot down

a Navy Hornet jet that crashed Wednesday

Wednesday

a U.S. Patriot missile


Input: God will disgrace them,'' they said, referring to invading American and British troops

invading

invading American and British troops


Input: American officials cited continuing examples of Iraqis cooperating with invading troops

invading

invading troops


Input: U.S. soldiers moved to capture Baghdad's Saddam International Airport early Friday and fought running battles with Iraqi defenders along the city's southern fringes

fought

U.S. soldiers

early Friday

Iraqi defenders along the city's southern fringes

the city's southern fringes


Input: There was fierce fighting in Kut, to the south of Baghdad, where desperate Iraqis armed with rifles charged tanks in a suicide raid

fighting

Kut, to the south of Baghdad, where desperate Iraqis armed with rifles charged tanks in a suicide raid


Input: Despite declarations that more tough fighting lies ahead, the top U.S. military official indicated there may not be an all-out battle for Baghdad

fighting

Baghdad


Input: Despite declarations that more tough fighting lies ahead, the top U.S. military official indicated there may not be an all-out battle for Baghdad

battle

Baghdad


Input: Two weeks into the war, American commanders reported a string of successes  _  on the battlefield and within an Iraqi population initially reluctant about embracing invading troops

war

an Iraqi population initially reluctant about embracing invading troops

invading troops


Input: Tracer rounds lit the night sky and artillery boomed near the airport a few kilometers (miles) from the heart of President Saddam Hussein's capital of 5 million people

boomed

artillery

the airport a few kilometers (miles) from the heart of President Saddam Hussein's capital of 5 million people


Input: At one stage, it appeared that U.S. forces had taken control of the airport, ``and then it got more confusing with continued fighting, Myers said Thursday night

fighting

Thursday night


Input: Along the city's southern edge, U.S. tanks and Bradley vehicles destroyed at least seven Iraqi armored personnel carriers and more than 15 Iraqi tanks in fighting that went on for more than four hours

fighting

more than four hours


Input: Two Marines were killed and one injured in the close-quarters fighting in Kut

fighting

Two Marines

one

Kut


Input: Fight them with your hands

Fight

them

your


Input: As conventional units fought their way to the outskirts of the capital, officials said special forces had raided the Tharthar presidential palace near Tikrit, Saddam's hometown

fought

conventional units

the outskirts of the capital


Input: As conventional units fought their way to the outskirts of the capital, officials said special forces had raided the Tharthar presidential palace near Tikrit, Saddam's hometown

raided

special forces

the Tharthar presidential palace near Tikrit, Saddam's hometown

Tikrit


Input: In the country's southern region, British forces penetrated closer to the center of Basra, and warplanes dropped 500-pound (225-kilogram) and 1,000-pound (450-kilogram) laser-guided bombs on an Iraqi intelligence complex

dropped

the country's southern region

warplanes

500-pound (225-kilogram) and 1,000-pound (450-kilogram) laser-guided bombs

an Iraqi intelligence complex


Input: American and British helicopters and planes bombed positions in Kut, and Marines and Iraqis lobbed grenades at close quarters

bombed

American and British helicopters and planes

American and British helicopters and planes

Kut


Input: American and British helicopters and planes bombed positions in Kut, and Marines and Iraqis lobbed grenades at close quarters

lobbed

Marines

Iraqis

grenades


Input: Between 10 and 15 Iraqis armed only with rifles charged Marine tanks in the suicide charge

charged

Between 10 and 15 Iraqis armed only with rifles

rifles

Marine tanks


Input: At the same time they worried about chemical weapons attacks, Brooks disclosed that a special operations force in the southwestern desert had found a number of bottles ``marked in strange ways

attacks

they

chemical weapons

the southwestern desert


Input: If the U.N. Security Council cooperates with U.S. efforts to ``stifle'' North Korea, it would leave the North with ``no other option but to beef up the deterrent force for war by mobilizing all the potentials,'' KCNA quoted the Foreign Ministry spokesman as saying

war


Input: But KCNA quoted the spokesman as saying that the U.S. invasion of Iraq showed that Washington was not bound by international agreements

invasion

U.S


Input: For weeks, North Korea has claimed that the United States plans to attack it after Iraq

attack

the United States


Input: American troops stormed a presidential palace and other key buildings in Baghdad as U.S. tanks rumbled into the heart of the battered Iraqi capital on Monday amid the thunder of gunfire and explosions

gunfire

Monday


Input: American troops stormed a presidential palace and other key buildings in Baghdad as U.S. tanks rumbled into the heart of the battered Iraqi capital on Monday amid the thunder of gunfire and explosions

explosions

Monday


Input: Assorted prizes fell into allied hands, some after hard fighting, but U.S. forces had yet to confront Baghdad's last-ditch defenders on a large scale

fighting


Input: Explosions were heard throughout the night Sunday, and shortly before dawn on Monday, shaking downtown buildings

Explosions

throughout the night Sunday


Input: Monday's incursion by U.S. armor was the second, but appeared to be much heavier

incursion

Monday

U.S

U.S. armor


Input: In northern Iraq, U.S. warplanes struck a convoy of allied Kurdish fighters and U.S. special forces Sunday in one of the deadliest friendly fire attacks of the war

attacks


Input: In northern Iraq, U.S. warplanes struck a convoy of allied Kurdish fighters and U.S. special forces Sunday in one of the deadliest friendly fire attacks of the war

war


Input: At the palace compound, Iraqis shot small arms fire from a clock tower, which the U.S. tanks quickly destroyed

shot

the palace compound

Iraqis

small arms

a clock tower, which the U.S. tanks quickly destroyed


Input: At the palace compound, Iraqis shot small arms fire from a clock tower, which the U.S. tanks quickly destroyed

destroyed

the palace compound

small arms

a clock tower, which the U.S. tanks quickly destroyed

the U.S. tanks


Input: Most of the compound was severely damaged from prior U.S. raids

raids

Most of the compound

U.S


Input: The first one was on Saturday and triggered intense gun battles, which according to some U.S. accounts, left at least 2,000 Iraqi fighters dead

one

Saturday


Input: The first one was on Saturday and triggered intense gun battles, which according to some U.S. accounts, left at least 2,000 Iraqi fighters dead

battles

Saturday

gun


Input: We do control the highways in and out of the city and do have the capability to interdict, to stop, to attack any Iraqi military forces that might try to either escape or to engage our forces,'' said Pace

attack

the highways in and out of the city

any Iraqi military forces that might try to either escape or to engage our forces

our forces


Input: We do control the highways in and out of the city and do have the capability to interdict, to stop, to attack any Iraqi military forces that might try to either escape or to engage our forces,'' said Pace

engage

the city

any Iraqi military forces that might try to either escape or to engage our forces

our forces


Input: Intense fighting over the weekend took a growing toll on combatants and civilians

fighting

combatants

civilians


Input: A correspondent for state-run Russian television said the convoy was caught in a crossfire and three diplomats were hurt, one with a serious stomach wound

crossfire

the convoy

three diplomats

one


Input: Assorted prizes fell into allied hands, some after hard fighting, but U.S. forces had yet to confront Baghdad's last-ditch defenders on a large scale

confront

U.S. forces

Baghdad

Baghdad's last-ditch defenders


Input: The British found resistance softer than expected, picked up reports that the local Baath Party leadership was crumbling and fought into the core, losing at least three soldiers

fought

The British


Input: In northern Iraq, U.S. warplanes struck a convoy of allied Kurdish fighters and U.S. special forces Sunday in one of the deadliest friendly fire attacks of the war

struck

northern Iraq

U.S. warplanes

allied Kurdish fighters

U.S. special forces

Sunday


Input: U.S. Central Command said it fired on the TV office and the hotel after U.S. forces came under ``significant'' fire from those buildings

fire

U.S. forces

those buildings


Input: U.S. Marines battled snipers as they fought deeper into the capital from the east

fought

U.S. Marines

snipers

the capital


Input: Meanwhile, the U.S. military faced sharp criticism over assaults that killed three foreign journalists

assaults

the U.S. military

three foreign journalists


Input: It was not clear whether any Iraqi leader had been killed in the airstrike targeting Saddam in an upscale Baghdad neighborhood

airstrike

Saddam

an upscale Baghdad neighborhood


Input: But the World Health Organization said Baghdad's hospitals were running out of supplies to treat the burns, shrapnel wounds and spinal injuries caused by the fighting

fighting


Input: All the shooting was concentrated on the bridge and across the river,'' where U.S. forces were located, he said

shooting

the bridge

the river

U.S. forces


Input: Tareq Ayyoub, a journalist with Al-Jazeera, died when a U.S. warplane bombed the Arab-language satellite television's office

bombed

a U.S. warplane

U.S

the Arab-language satellite television's office


Input: Al-Jazeera categorically denied that its Baghdad bureau had been used by Iraqi forces to fire on U.S. troops

fire

U.S. troops


Input: In northern Iraq, Kurdish forces tightened their ring around Kirkuk on Tuesday, following heavy coalition airstrikes on Iraqi fronts

airstrikes


Input: An A-10 ``Warthog'' warplane was shot down near Baghdad, believed to be the first fixed-wing aircraft downed by an Iraqi surface-to-air missile since the war began

shot down

An A-10 ``Warthog'' warplane

Baghdad

an Iraqi surface-to-air missile


Input: An A-10 ``Warthog'' warplane was shot down near Baghdad, believed to be the first fixed-wing aircraft downed by an Iraqi surface-to-air missile since the war began

war


Input: Officials did not say whether the plane was shot down or crashed accidentally

shot down

the plane


Input: Members of the U.S. Army's V Corps opened up a new front by entering Baghdad from the north

front

Members of the U.S. Army's V Corps

Baghdad


Input: Iraq's U.N. Ambassador Mohammed Al-Douri, the first Iraqi official to concede defeat in the U.S.-led war, met privately with Secretary-General Kofi Annan, but refused to talk about rumors that he was planning to leave New York

war


Input: What I worried about is that things are settled in the country ... so in the future the Iraqi people will live in peace without sanctions, without wars, without suffering

wars

the country

in the future


Input: Separately, lawyers who claim that Iraq helped plan the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing that killed 168 people asked a judge at a federal court in New York to force Al-Douri to testify in the case and hold the envoy in contempt, saying they worry that he would flee the country

bombing

Oklahoma City

168 people


Input: Last year's Bali bombings, which killed 202 people, illustrated the threat of terrorism in Indonesia

bombings

Last year

Bali


Input: Since then some in the Bush administration  _  particularly Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz, a former ambassador to Jakarta and a prime architect of the Iraq war  _  have pushed for the ban to be repealed

war

the Bush administration

Bush

Iraq


Input: The shocking level of destruction prompted U.S. lawmakers to expand the ban to cover almost all military ties with Indonesia

destruction

Indonesia


Input: Currently, Indonesia uses short-range Rapier missiles purchased 30 years ago to protect its vital oil and natural gas fields in Sumatra, Borneo and Papua from air attack

attack

Indonesia

its vital oil and natural gas fields in Sumatra, Borneo and Papua

Sumatra

Borneo

Papua


Input: Chalabi was the first top Iraqi opposition leader to be airlifted by the U.S. military into southern Iraq as the fighting wound down, and he and other top members of his group plan to meet soon in Baghdad

fighting


Input: He asked coalition representatives to address problems of security, electricity and water in Iraq and help rebuild destroyed and looted hospitals

destroyed

Iraq

destroyed and looted hospitals


Input: Eliminating such weapons was a chief reason President George W. Bush gave for the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq that began March 20

invasion

U.S

Iraq

March 20


Input: Americans sought to bring calm to Mosul, where U.S. troops killed 17 people in clashes earlier in the week

clashes

Mosul, where U.S. troops killed 17 people in clashes earlier in the week

U.S. troops

17 people

earlier in the week


Input: The fighting broke out between club-wielding members of the former ruler's clan and a rival group, he said

fighting

club

club-wielding members of the former ruler's clan

a rival group


Input: France's U.N. ambassador, Jean-Marc de La Sabliere, made the proposal at a Security Council meeting where members heard a briefing by chief U.N. weapons inspector Hans Blix and for the first time exchanged views on potentially divisive postwar issues

postwar


Input: This is one of the difficult decisions the council will face in the weeks ahead on divisive issues stemming from the war against Iraq

war


Input: The Security Council imposed sanctions after Iraq's 1990 invasion of Kuwait

invasion

Iraq

Kuwait


Input: These include not only Iraq's disarmament and the future of sanctions but the U.N. role in Iraq now that the fighting is over, control of Iraq's oil revenue, and lucrative reconstruction contracts

fighting


Input: The Bush administration, which accused Blix of hindering its drive for international support for the war, has already sent its own teams to Iraq to search for illegal weapons

war


Input: Also, Portugal hosted a last ditch pre-war summit in the Azores islands for leaders of the United States, Britain and Spain

war


Input: Although North Korea accused the United States of leading the region toward war in its state media, U.S. officials denied reports the talks had broken down

war

the region


Input: North Korea, which is seeking a guarantee from the United States that it won't be attacked, ratcheted up the threat of conflict in a statement issued by its official Korean Central News Agency accusing Washington of escalating tensions

attacked

the United States


Input: North Korea, which is seeking a guarantee from the United States that it won't be attacked, ratcheted up the threat of conflict in a statement issued by its official Korean Central News Agency accusing Washington of escalating tensions

conflict


Input: The situation on the Korean Peninsula is so tense that a war may break out any moment due to the U.S. moves,'' the KCNA statement said

war


Input: KCNA said the war in Iraq had shown the only way for a country to protect itself was to have a strong military deterrent

war

Iraq


Input: North Korea and China fought against the United States in the 1950-53 Korean War, which ended without a peace treaty

War

North Korea

China


Input: North Korea and Washington have no formal relations and are still technically at war

war

North Korea

Washington


Input: In interviews last year, Giuliani said Nathan gave him ``tremendous emotional support'' through his treatment for prostate cancer and as he led the city during the aftermath of the Sept. 11 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center

attack

last year

the city

Sept. 11

terrorist

the World Trade Center


Input: In a conflict over Taiwan or some other confrontation, he said, ``China's ability to field a force of even a dozen submarines could pose a big problem for any other naval force

conflict

Taiwan


Input: Defense officials say Jordan provided key help in the Iraq war, acting as a staging area for U.S. special operations raids into western Iraq to prevent missiles from being fired at Jordan or Israel

raids

U.S. special operations

western Iraq


Input: Defense officials say Jordan provided key help in the Iraq war, acting as a staging area for U.S. special operations raids into western Iraq to prevent missiles from being fired at Jordan or Israel

fired

missiles

Jordan

Israel


Input: U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan said this week that the body has no interest in policing a postwar Iraq, although it could contribute to the political resuscitation of the country

postwar

the country


Input: Planning for both the U.N. resolution and the international security force left out France, Germany and Russia, three U.S. allies that vehemently opposed the war in Iraq

war

Iraq


Input: Defense officials say Jordan provided key help in the Iraq war, acting as a staging area for U.S. special operations raids into western Iraq to prevent missiles from being fired at Jordan or Israel

war

Iraq


Input: The sentence was the latest in a series of state actions against the Monitor, the only English language daily in Sudan and a leading critic of conditions in the south of the country, where a civil war has been waged for 20 years

war

the south of the country, where a civil war has been waged for 20 years

20 years


Input: It said the U.S. invasion of Iraq taught it that ``a war can be averted and the sovereignty of the country and the security of the nation can be protected only when a country has ... a strong military deterrent force capable of decisively repelling any attack to be made by any types of sophisticated weapons

attack

a strong military deterrent force capable of decisively repelling any attack to be made by any types of sophisticated weapons


Input: North Korea's military may have fired a laser at a U.S. helicopter in March, a U.S. official said Tuesday, as the communist state ditched its last legal obligation to keep itself free of nuclear weapons

fired

North Korea's military

a laser

a U.S. helicopter

March


Input: North Korea accuses the United States of planning to attack the communist country, which Bush has branded part of an ``axis of evil'' along with Iran and Iraq

attack

the United States


Input: It said the U.S. invasion of Iraq taught it that ``a war can be averted and the sovereignty of the country and the security of the nation can be protected only when a country has ... a strong military deterrent force capable of decisively repelling any attack to be made by any types of sophisticated weapons

invasion

U.S

Iraq


Input: The Israeli military on Monday demolished the Qawasmeh family home, part of a policy of trying to deter attacks by punishing assailants' relatives

demolished

The Israeli military

Monday

the Qawasmeh family home


Input: Not to forget I condemned it completely, these terrorist activities,'' Arafat said Monday in halting English, speaking before the Afula bombing

bombing

Afula


Input: The latest wave of attacks began Saturday evening when a Hamas bomber blew himself up in a square in the West Bank city of Hebron, killing an Israeli settler and his pregnant wife

attacks


Input: There was no immediate claim of responsibility for Monday's attack at the Shaarei Amakim mall in the working class town of Afula, which has been targeted repeatedly by Palestinian militants because of its proximity to the West Bank

targeted

the working class town of Afula, which has been targeted repeatedly by Palestinian militants because of its proximity to the West Bank

Palestinian militants


Input: The Islamic militant group Hamas carried out four bombings over the weekend

bombings

The Islamic militant group

the weekend


Input: Malls and other public places have significantly stepped up security since the outbreak of Israeli-Palestinian fighting in September 2000

fighting

Israeli

Palestinian

September 2000


Input: Earlier Monday, a 19-year-old Palestinian riding a bicycle detonated a 30-kilo (66-pound) bomb near a military jeep in the Gaza Strip, injuring three soldiers

detonated

a 19-year-old Palestinian riding a bicycle

a 30-kilo (66-pound) bomb

a military jeep in the Gaza Strip

the Gaza Strip

three soldiers


Input: Hamas said Monday it has no intention of halting attacks, despite Egypt's efforts to have Palestinian militant groups agree to a one-year suspension of shootings and bombings

attacks

it


Input: Hamas said Monday it has no intention of halting attacks, despite Egypt's efforts to have Palestinian militant groups agree to a one-year suspension of shootings and bombings

shootings

Palestinian militant groups

one-year


Input: Hamas said Monday it has no intention of halting attacks, despite Egypt's efforts to have Palestinian militant groups agree to a one-year suspension of shootings and bombings

bombings

Palestinian militant groups

one-year


Input: Sharif also carried explosives, but they didn't go off, and he fled

go off

Sharif

explosives


Input: Israel said there will be no letup in its campaign against those involved in violence

violence

those involved in violence


Input: The new Palestinian prime minister, Mahmoud Abbas, has denounced violence against Israelis, but also told Sharon in a weekend meeting  _  the first Israeli-Palestinian summit in three years	_ that he wants to persuade the militants to stop attacks, rather than disarm them by force

violence


Input: The new Palestinian prime minister, Mahmoud Abbas, has denounced violence against Israelis, but also told Sharon in a weekend meeting  _  the first Israeli-Palestinian summit in three years	_ that he wants to persuade the militants to stop attacks, rather than disarm them by force

attacks

the militants


Input: On Sunday morning, another Hamas assailant blew up the Jerusalem bus and about half an hour later, a third bomber from the group detonated explosives on the outskirts of Jerusalem, killing only himself

blew

Sunday morning

another Hamas assailant


Input: The latest wave of attacks began Saturday evening when a Hamas bomber blew himself up in a square in the West Bank city of Hebron, killing an Israeli settler and his pregnant wife

blew

Saturday evening

a Hamas bomber

the West Bank city of Hebron

an Israeli settler

his pregnant wife


Input: On Sunday morning, another Hamas assailant blew up the Jerusalem bus and about half an hour later, a third bomber from the group detonated explosives on the outskirts of Jerusalem, killing only himself

detonated

Sunday morning

about half an hour later

a third bomber from the group

explosives

the outskirts of Jerusalem


Input: The Israeli military on Monday demolished the Qawasmeh family home, part of a policy of trying to deter attacks by punishing assailants' relatives

attacks

assailants


Input: Two musicians and a waitress were killed in the blast

blast


Input: A suicide bomber detonated explosives at the entrance to a crowded mall in northern Israel on Monday, killing at least four shoppers and wounding 20 in the fifth such attack in two days

attack

two days


Input: It was not clear how many people were in the cafe at the time of the blast

blast

how many people

the cafe

the time of the blast


Input: The explosion comes a month after a bomb exploded at a McDonald's restaurant in Istanbul, causing damage but no injuries

exploded

a bomb

a McDonald's restaurant in Istanbul

Istanbul


Input: Radical leftist, Kurdish and Islamic groups are active in the country and have carried out bombings in the past

bombings

Radical leftist, Kurdish and Islamic groups

the country

the past


Input: News reports suggested that the woman may have been a suicide bomber or may have died when the bomb she was planting exploded prematurely, but police and interior ministry officials refused to confirm the reports

exploded

the woman

the bomb she was planting


Input: Canberra sent troops to fight in the war on terror in Afghanistan and alongside U.S. and British forces in Iraq

fight

troops

U.S. and British forces in Iraq

Iraq


Input: The bombings killed 34 people  _  including nine attackers, eight Americans and two Britons  _  and wounded nearly 200 others

bombings

nine attackers


Input: Earlier this week, Saudi and U.S. officials said they had new intelligence pointing to Osama bin Laden's al-Qaida group possibly launching fresh attacks in the United States or against American interests overseas

attacks

Osama bin Laden's al-Qaida group

the United States


Input: The shootings  _  which the Israeli army said came in response to attacks by Palestinians throwing stones and molotov cocktails  _ came a day after Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon declared that Israel's occupation in the West Bank must end, stunning both dovish opponents and hardline allies

attacks

Palestinians throwing stones and molotov cocktails

stones

molotov cocktails


Input: Israeli soldiers shot and killed a 16-year-old Palestinian boy and wounded a 7-year-old boy after opening fire at stone throwers in the Tulkarem refugee camp in the West Bank on Tuesday, Palestinian hospital officials said

shot

Israeli soldiers

a 16-year-old Palestinian boy

a 7-year-old boy

the Tulkarem refugee camp in the West Bank

Tuesday


Input: Israeli troops shot and killed a 16-year-old Palestinian boy and critically injured two children, ages 7 and 9, during conflicts in the West Bank that erupted Tuesday as Israeli and Palestinian leaders moved toward talks on a new Mideast peace plan

conflicts

Israeli troops

the West Bank

Tuesday


Input: In a village near the West Bank city of Nablus on Tuesday, Israeli troops opened fire on youths throwing stones, hitting a 9-year-old Palestinian boy in the head and critically wounding him, and hitting two 12-year-old boys in the legs, lightly wounding them, Palestinian hospital officials said

hitting

a village near the West Bank city of Nablus

Tuesday

Israeli troops

a 9-year-old Palestinian boy


Input: In a village near the West Bank city of Nablus on Tuesday, Israeli troops opened fire on youths throwing stones, hitting a 9-year-old Palestinian boy in the head and critically wounding him, and hitting two 12-year-old boys in the legs, lightly wounding them, Palestinian hospital officials said

hitting

a village near the West Bank city of Nablus

Tuesday

Israeli troops

two 12-year-old boys


Input: The shootings  _  which the Israeli army said came in response to attacks by Palestinians throwing stones and molotov cocktails  _ came a day after Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon declared that Israel's occupation in the West Bank must end, stunning both dovish opponents and hardline allies

shootings

the Israeli army

a day after Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon declared that Israel's occupation in the West Bank must end, stunning both dovish opponents and hardline allies


Input: Military sources said troops were trying to break up stone-throwing protests, but did not use live fire

fire

troops


Input: The army said troops fired, and hit a boy, after a Palestinian youth threw a molotov cocktail

fired

troops


Input: The army said troops fired, and hit a boy, after a Palestinian youth threw a molotov cocktail

hit

troops

a boy


Input: The army said troops fired, and hit a boy, after a Palestinian youth threw a molotov cocktail

threw

a Palestinian youth

a molotov cocktail


Input: In a village near the West Bank city of Nablus on Tuesday, Israeli troops opened fire on youths throwing stones, hitting a 9-year-old Palestinian boy in the head and critically wounding him, and hitting two 12-year-old boys in the legs, lightly wounding them, Palestinian hospital officials said

fire

a village near the West Bank city of Nablus

Tuesday

Israeli troops

youths throwing stones


Input: In a village near the West Bank city of Nablus on Tuesday, Israeli troops opened fire on youths throwing stones, hitting a 9-year-old Palestinian boy in the head and critically wounding him, and hitting two 12-year-old boys in the legs, lightly wounding them, Palestinian hospital officials said

throwing

a village near the West Bank city of Nablus

Tuesday

youths throwing stones

stones


Input: In a village near the West Bank town of Qalqiliya, an 11-year-old Palestinian boy was killed during an exchange of gunfire

gunfire