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1 -    The FBI said Sunday that it is looking for five men of Arab ancestry

who may have entered the country illegally last week.

The agency said the five men are believed [ passif à valeur conditionnelle ]

to have arrived in the United States on or before Christmas Eve.

    FBI wants to question five who may be in U.S., St. Louis Post-Dispatch, p. A5, 30.12.2002.

2a - Titre en Une : 

Bush may back space weapons

Arms race feared over 'death stars' and 'Rods from God'.

    2b - Un clic sur ce titre affiche l'article complet :

Bush likely to back weapons in space

Arms race feared over 'death stars' and 'rods from God'

President George Bush is expected [ passif à valeur conditionnelle ]

to issue a directive in the next few weeks

giving the US air force a green light for the development of space weapons,

potentially triggering a new global arms race, it was reported yesterday.

    Headline, sub and §1, G, 19.5.2005, http://www.guardian.co.uk/usa/story/0,12271,1487124,00.html 

Bahrain  [ is ] Said

[ passif à valeur conditionnelle, avec ellipse de l'auxiliiaire BE ]

to Use Excessive Force and Torture in Protests

November 22, 2011
The New York Times
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) — The head of a special commission that investigated Bahrain's unrest said Wednesday that authorities used torture and excessive force against detainees arrested in crackdowns on the largest Arab Spring uprising in the Gulf.

    Bahrain Said to Use Excessive Force and Torture in Protests, NYT, 22.11.2011,
    http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2011/11/22/world/middleeast/AP-ML-Bahrain.html

Yemen’s Leader Is Reported  [ passif à valeur conditionnelle ]

to Accept Yielding His Powers

November 23, 2011
The New York Times
By KAREEM FAHIM and LAURA KASINOF

SANA, Yemen — After months of street protests calling for his resignation, President Ali Abdullah Saleh traveled to Saudi Arabia on Wednesday to sign an agreement that would require him to immediately transfer his powers to his vice president, a move that could pave the way for an end to Mr. Saleh’s 33-year rule.

    Yemen’s Leader Is Reported to Accept Yielding His Powers, NYT, 23.11.2011,
    http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/24/world/middleeast/yemen-saleh-transfer-power-deal-saudi-arabia.html

Syrian Protests Are Said [ passif à valeur conditionnelle ]

to Be Largest and Bloodiest to Date

April 8, 2011
The New York Times
By LIAM STACK and KATHERINE ZOEPF

CAIRO — Dozens of communities across Syria erupted in protest on Friday in what activists said were by far the largest and bloodiest demonstrations against the iron rule of President Bashar al-Assad.

While the number of protesters, said by some opposition activists to be in the hundreds of thousands, could not be independently confirmed, the size of the protests and their level of coordination suggest that Syria’s fragmented opposition movement is reaching new levels of coherence and organization.

The deadliest clashes were in the southern city of Dara’a, where security forces opened fire on demonstrators, witnesses said. A Syrian human rights activist said 21 deaths had been confirmed, but that figure was likely to rise.

The government, meanwhile, said its security forces had been fired on by armed groups in Dara’a. The Interior Ministry said 19 police officers and members of security forces were killed, in addition to several civilians, the government news agency, Sana, reported. It was the first time the government had made a substantial claim of deaths.

[ ... ]

    Syrian Protests Are Said to Be Largest and Bloodiest to Date, R, 8.4.2011,
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/09/world/middleeast/09syria.html

Obama [ is ] likely to announce re-election bid next week

WASHINGTON | Sat Apr 2, 2011
10:25pm EDT
Reuters
By Jeff Mason

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama is likely to announce plans
next week to run for re-election and file campaign papers with the Federal Election Commission as early as Monday, Democratic officials said on Saturday.

[ ... ]

    Obama likely to announce re-election bid next week, R, 2.4.2011,
    http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/04/03/us-usa-election-obama-idUSTRE7312G620110403

Dozens  [ are ] Reported [ passif à valeur conditionnelle ]

Killed in Libyan Crackdown

February 18, 2011
The New York Times
By ALAN COWELL

PARIS — At least 24 people have died in protests in Libya against Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi, according to Human Rights Watch, and demonstrations were reported continuing into the early hours of Friday in what seemed the most serious challenge
to his 41-year rule.

    Dozens Reported Killed in Libyan Crackdown, NYT, 18.2.2011,
    http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/19/world/africa/19libya.html 
 

Unrest [ is ] Reported [ passif à valeur conditionnelle ]

to Spread to Libyan City of Benghazi

February 16, 2011
The New York Times
By ALAN COWELL

PARIS — The wave of turmoil and protests sweeping the Middle East appeared on Wednesday to have reached Libya, ruled for four decades by Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi, according to news reports.

The eruption of violence in Libya’s second city Benghazi was not reported in the state-run media which said rallies would be held Wednesday in support of Colonel Qaddafi — a tactic reflecting those used in Egypt and Yemen where pro-government demonstrators have clashed with their adversaries since the tumult began.

Quryna, a privately owned newspaper in Benghazi, said a crowd armed with gasoline bombs and rocks protested outside a government office to demand the release of a human rights activist, Reuters reported. The demonstrators, numbering at least several hundred and possibly more, went to the central Shajara Square and clashed with police.

    Unrest Reported to Spread to Libyan City of Benghazi, NYT, 16.2.2011,
    http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/17/world/middleeast/17libya.html 
 

Police released few details about the two men charged in the killings,
and didn't say if detectives had found any personal connections between the suspects and the victims or any possible motive beyond robbery.

The two men were arrested in a house in West Philadelphia by Philadelphia police and a SWAT team, said Capt. Benjamin Naish, a police spokesman.

"I understand there was some struggle, but there was no major incident," Naish said.

Ricky Gavon Gray, believed to be from Arlington, and Ray Joseph Dandridge, both 28,
were both charged Saturday in Virginia with conspiracy to commit murder and auto theft,
Richmond Police Chief Rodney Monroe said at a news conference Saturday night, publicly connecting the two crime scenes for the first time.

"We believe we have put an end to what we consider seven very serious cases
in this area," the chief said.

    Two men charged in slaughter of two Richmond families, UT, 8.1.2006,
    http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2006-01-08-richmond-killings_x.htm

Alain Baxter with his Olympic bronze medal:

he is said [ passif à valeur conditionnelle ]

to have used an inhaler which contained methamphetamine

    Photograph caption, GE,  p. 1, 6.3.2002.

Son of North Korean Leader Is Said [ passif à valeur conditionnelle ]

to Be Given [ infinitif passif ] No. 2 Post

February 16, 2011
The New York Times
By MARK McDONALD

SEOUL, South Korea — In what appeared to be a definitive declaration of his status as the designated heir apparent in North Korea, Kim Jong-un has been appointed to a senior position on the National Defense Commission, the country’s most powerful body, according to a report Wednesday by a leading newspaper in Seoul.

The Chosun Ilbo, citing an unnamed source in North Korea, said Mr. Kim, the youngest son of the dictator Kim Jong-il, was recently named to the post of vice chairman of the defense commission.

The appointment would effectively make Kim Jong-un the second most-powerful official in North Korea after his father. The announcement of the move came at a mass gathering of military leaders and security officials on Feb. 10, according to the newspaper’s source.

The appointment still needs to be approved by the Supreme People’s Assembly, the rubber-stamp parliament that is due to meet in April.

[ ... ]

    Son of North Korean Leader Is Said to Be Given No. 2 Post, NYT, 15.2.2011, http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/17/world/asia/17korea.html

Twelve missing West Virginia coal miners

[ are ] said [ passif à valeur conditionnelle ] alive

Wed Jan 4, 2006
12:00 AM ET
Reuters

TALLMANSVILLE, West Virginia (Reuters) - Twelve miners were found alive

after vanishing in a West Virginia coal mine

when they fled an explosion that sent lethal gases through the mine

and killed one of their colleagues, family members said on Tuesday.

    Twelve missing West Virginia coal miners said alive, R, 4.1.2006,
    http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=fundLaunches&storyID=2006-01-04T045957Z_01_HAR267881_RTRUKOC_0_US-MINERALS-EXPLOSION.xml

Confirmation de l'information ci-dessus

quelques minutes plus tard :

Rescuers find 12 trapped W. Virginia miners alive

Wed Jan 4, 2006
12:21 AM ET
Reuters
By Jon Hurdle

TALLMANSVILLE, West Virginia (Reuters) - Twelve missing miners were found alive in a West Virginia coal mine nearly two days after they fled an explosion that sent lethal gases through the mine and killed one of their colleagues, family members said.

Rescue workers located the 12 men, who had been trapped underground since 6:30 a.m. (1130 GMT) on Monday and were bringing them out of the Sago mine in central West Virginia, family members said.

Anna McCloy, whose husband Randall McCloy was rescued said "This is wonderful, wonderful news, they are coming out."

    Rescuers find 12 trapped W. Virginia miners alive, R, 4.1.2006,
    http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=fundLaunches&storyID=2006-01-04T052122Z_01_HAR267881_RTRUKOC_0_US-MINERALS-EXPLOSION.xml

Ultime rebondissement :

Just one survivor at W. Virginia mine

Wed Jan 4, 2006
2:58 PM ET
Reuters
By Jon Hurdle

TALLMANSVILLE, West Virginia (Reuters) - Joy gave way to grief and anger on Wednesday when a West Virginia coal town learned that 12 of 13 miners trapped in a mine explosion had died, three hours after friends and family were mistakenly told that all but one had survived.

One man survived after being trapped since Monday's blast at the Sago mine in central West Virginia and was hospitalized in critical condition. Randal McCloy, 27, was being treated for a kidney dysfunction but was described by doctors as conscious and relatively stable.

The way the tragic news of the deaths of the dozen miners was conveyed angered many family members who had stood vigil at a nearby church.

    Just one survivor at W. Virginia mine, R, 4.1.2006, http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=domesticNews&storyID=2006-01-04T195815Z_01_HAR267881_RTRUKOC_0_US-MINERALS-EXPLOSION.xml

Iraq group says it killed US hostage

Thu Dec 8, 2005
11:55 AM ET
Reuters

DUBAI (Reuters) - The Islamic Army in Iraq insurgent group said on Thursday it had killed an abducted U.S. security consultant, according to an Internet statement.

The group said the man was killed because the U.S. government did not fulfil its demands,

which included freeing all Iraqi prisoners and compensation to Iraqis affected by U.S. attacks.

"War criminal (U.S. President George W.) Bush continues with his arrogance and no one has any value unless they serve his criminal interests,

therefore the American security adviser pig at the Housing Ministry has been killed," the statement said.

The statement's authenticity could not be verified and no pictures or video accompanied the statement.

It was posted on a Web site often used by insurgents
and the group said it would soon provide photographs of the killing.

    Iraq group says it killed US hostage, R, 8.12.2005, http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=fundLaunches&storyID=2005-12-08T165507Z_01_BAU859152_RTRUKOC_0_US-IRAQ-HOSTAGE-KILLING.xml

Military aircraft fire at Libya crowds: Al Jazeera

LONDON | Mon Feb 21, 2011
11:54am EST
Reuters

LONDON (Reuters) - Military aircraft fired live ammunition at crowds of anti-government protesters in Tripoli, Al Jazeera television said on Monday.

The TV network quoted witnesses for its information.

No independent verification of the report was immediately available.

    Military aircraft fire at Libya crowds: Al Jazeera, R, 21.2.2011,
    http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/02/21/us-libya-protests-jets-idUSTRE71K3X020110221

Iraq's Qaeda claims Baghdad bombing: Web

Thu Nov 10, 2005
7:38 AM ET
Reuters

DUBAI (Reuters) - Iraq's al Qaeda said on Thursday it had carried out

a suicide bomb attack at a Baghdad restaurant that killed 35 people,
according to an Internet statement.

"A lion from our martyrs' brigade embedded himself among the infidel police and security forces in the restaurant," said the statement on an Islamist site
often used by the group.

The statement, which could not be immediately verified,
said the attack was part of an al Qaeda campaign
to avenge a raid by U.S. and Iraqi forces on suspected militant strongholds in Qaim.

    Iraq's Qaeda claims Baghdad bombing: Web, R, Thu Nov 10, 2005 7:38 AM ET, http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=topNews&storyID=2005-11-10T123821Z_01_RID044029_RTRUKOC_0_US-SECURITY-IRAQ-QAEDA.xml

Afghan prisoners were 'tortured to death' by American guards

Shocking and detailed accounts have emerged of how two Afghan prisoners
were tortured to death by American interrogators and prison guards at Bagram air base, outside Kabul.

A 2,000-page report on an internal investigation by the US military
leaked to The New York Times and published yesterday provides exhaustive detail
on how the two were kept chained in excruciating positions and kicked to death.

    Headline and first §§, I, 21.7.2005, http://news.independent.co.uk/world/asia/story.jsp?story=640070

Nintendo to launch new game console in 2006 - paper

Sat May 14, 2005
8:41 PM ET
Reuters

TOKYO (Reuters) - Nintendo Co. will launch its new video game console sometime next year,
missing the key 2005 holiday shopping season and putting it a step behind Microsoft Corp.in the battle for the next-generation game machine, the Nihon Keizai Shimbun reported on Saturday.

The report comes two days after Microsoft announced its new console, called Xbox 360,will be in stores in time for the 2005 year-end shopping season,
giving it a head-start on the competition if Sony Corp. and Nintendo don't introduce their new consoles until next year.

The Nihon Keizai said it obtained the information from Nintendo on Friday, without citing sources.
Nintendo has not officially set a date for its next generation console, code-named "Revolution," although a 2006 launch has been widely expected.

Nintendo officials were not immediately available for comment.

    Nintendo to launch new game console in 2006 - paper, R, Sat May 14, 2005 8:41 PM ET,
http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=technologyNews&storyID=2005-05-15T004148Z_01_T243081_RTRIDST_0_TECH-JAPAN-NINTENDO-DC.XML

A 75-foot-high stone retaining wall built in 1908 collapsed
in a roaring avalanche onto Riverside Drive and the Henry Hudson Parkway
in Upper Manhattan yesterday afternoon.

No one was believed killed or hurt, but parked cars were buried
and traffic in the region was thrown into bedlam for the evening rush.

    Landslide Buries Busy Road on the West Side, NYT, 13.5.2005, http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/13/nyregion/13retain.html

Alleged backers of Guinea coup face UK investigation

British police are to act against the alleged London "investors" in the coup attempt in Equatorial Guinea, which has seen Sir Mark Thatcher arrested in South Africa and Old Etonian mercenary Simon Mann jailed in Zimbabwe.

    Headline and §1, G, 17.9.2004, http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,3604,1306621,00.html

Up to nine people were reported [ passif à valeur conditionnelle ]

killed and as many as 150 injured

after a high-speed train collided with a vehicle thought to be a car

at a level crossing near Reading in Berkshire last night.

    Horror on the 5.35, sub, IoS, 7.11.2004, http://www.independent.co.uk/

Two to 6% of children suffer from depression,
and suicide is the third leading cause of death in 10-to-19-year-olds,
says Professor Bailey.
An estimated 40,000 children were on SSRIs last year.

    Safety alert on adult use of antidepressants, G, 14.6.2004, http://society.guardian.co.uk/mentalhealth/story/0,8150,1238132,00.html

But M&S is unlikely to sell stores and lease them back,

as it did with a tranche of shops in 2001, in order to hand cash to investors.

    M&S's £4bn trump card / Property revaluation could bring bonanza for shareholder, O, 13.6.2004, http://observer.guardian.co.uk/business/story/0,6903,1237351,00.html

Computer group Apple is expected [ passif à valeur conditionnelle ]

to launch the long-awaited European version

of its popular US digital download service iTunes next week.

    Apple names date for iTunes in Europe, G, 8.6.2004,
    http://www.guardian.co.uk/online/news/0,12597,1233705,00.html

Britain's most prolific serial killer, the former GP Harold Shipman, died today,

having apparently hanged himself inside his cell at Wakefield prison,

where he was serving multiple life sentences.

    Shipman found hanging in prison, G, 13.1.2004,
    http://www.guardian.co.uk/shipman/Story/0,2763,1122027,00.html

Diana, Princess of Wales, was not pregnant when she died,
a coroner who was present at her postmortem examination
has been quoted as saying.

    Diana was not pregnant: coroner, G, 7.1.2004,
    http://www.guardian.co.uk/monarchy/story/0,2763,1117882,00.html

A massive earthquake is feared [ passif à valeur conditionnelle ]

to have killed up to 10,000 people

as they slept in an historic Iranian city city.

Hasan Khoshrou, who represents Kerman province in parliament,

said there was no precise figure, but officials working in the devastated city of Bam

had made a preliminary estimate of 10,000 fatalities.

The 6.3 magnitude quake hit Bam, 630 miles south-east of the capital Tehran.

    10,000 feared dead in Iran earthquake, AP, 26.12.2003.

When the 55 passengers on board British Airways flight BA761 from Oslo to Heathrow yesterday were told their journey had been cancelled, the reason given was "staff shortages".

    BA crew barred over drinking claims, G, 12.11.2003, http://www.guardian.co.uk/airlines/story/0,1371,1083149,00.html

Britain has condemned as "unacceptable" an Israeli air raid

on a purported Palestinian training camp near the Syrian capital, Damascus.

    UK condemns Israel terror camp raid, PA, 6.10.2003.

An audiotape purportedly containing the voice of bin Laden was released

in which the al-Qaeda leader praised the September 11 attackers

as "the most honest and the bravest".

The tape also contained the suspected voice of bin Laden's deputy,

Ayman al-Zawahiri, who warned America that the "real battle has not started yet".

    Bin Laden back to taunt US on 9/11:
    Video tape of al-Quaeda leader calls for attacks on troops in Iraq, T, p. 1, 11.9.2003.

Mr Skilling is reported [ passif à valeur conditionnelle ]

to have received $10.3m in salary and bonuses from 1999 to 2000.

    GW,  Congress outrage at silence of Enron bosses, p. 4, 14/20.2.2002.

Berlin Looks Set To Escape Rebuke :

Key Allies Oppose Deficit Warning.

    Headline, HT,  p. 1, 9/10.2.2002.

Hubbard allegedly replied: « I will shoot you, you bugger. »

    Sheep culler ‘killed colleague with bolt gun’ p. 5, GE,  6.3.2002.

The new sanctuaries are believed [ passif à valeur conditionnelle ]

to be in villages in the remote and mountainous Pakistani border province

of Baluchistan, and possibly even in disputed Kashmir.

    Intercepted e-mail traffic points to new al-Qa’ida grouping in remote Pakistan, I, p. 3, 7.3.2002.

He allegedly tried to throttle a senior purser by his tie

and grabbed a stewardess so fiercely that it left two bruises on her wrist.

After reportedly consuming about 15 glasses of red wine

he punched the sid of the aircraft  with enough force to damage his knuckles,

overturned the breakfast trolley and reached for the exit handle saying :

« I’m going home. »

    Guitarist a Southern gentleman, says Stipe, T, p. 13, 28.3.2002.

Kate Adie… she is reputed [ passif à valeur conditionnelle ]

to be dissatisfied at the BBC.

    Photo caption, GE, p. 2, 27.8.2002.

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