Briefs of the Nation and World
March 29, 2001
Israel strikes back after bombings
Israeli helicopters backed by tanks and gunboats blasted buildings used by elite Palestinian security forces in Gaza and the West Bank Wednesday night in retaliation for a series of bombings inside Israel, including a nail bomb Wednesday that killed two Israeli teen-agers waiting for a bus.
The guided missile strikes, which killed at least three Palestinians and injured two dozen, marked the first significant military action ordered by Prime Minister Ariel Sharon since he took office March 7. Sharon, a longtime warrior known for his ferocity in Israel's wars against the Arabs, had come under mounting pressure to hit back after three bombings and the killing of an Israeli infant over the last three days.
Putin names new Defense Minister as he shuffles personnel
President Vladimir V. Putin appointed a trusted ally and fellow KGB veteran as defense minister Wednesday, part of a sweeping shuffle of top security posts that signals the Russian leader's determination to reform his nation's military.
For the first time, Russia's fractious generals will be subordinated to an outsider -- and will be answerable to a woman for their spending.
Island couple reportedly file suit against Fox
A couple removed from the unscripted Fox television series Temptation Island has reportedly filed a defamation lawsuit against the network and producers, claiming the producers knew they had a child together but told them not to divulge that fact before taping began.
Ytossie Patterson and Taheed Watson, both aspiring actors, were one of four couples featured on the program but were dropped in the middle of production, when the News Corp.-owned network claimed it found out about their child.
Appeals Court throws out ruling against anti-abortion Web site
A federal appeals court ruled Wednesday that an Internet site run by anti-abortion militants and filled with threatening content on doctors who perform the procedure is protected free speech.
In a unanimous decision, a three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco said that the site, called "The Nuremberg Files," cannot be banned or sued for damages even though it publishes the names, addresses and photos of some physicians in the format of a "wanted" poster and accuses them of crimes against humanity. The site also crosses out names of doctors who have been slain.
Briefs compiled from L.A. Times/Washington Post wire service.
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