"I wish to reaffirm the Catholic Church's respect for Islam, for authentic Islam, the Islam that prays, that is concerned for those in need," he told a meeting of Kazakh intellectuals.

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Britain considers mandatory ID cards
By ALAN FREEMAN
Tuesday, September 25, 2001

LONDON -- The land where the concept of civil liberties was born is considering compulsory identity cards as part of its war against terrorism, prompting protests from civil libertarians and opposition MPs.

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Are Canada-U.S. relations like those of Britain to U.S.?
By MURRAY CAMPBELL
Saturday, September 22, 2001

British Prime Minister Tony Blair looked like the cat that had eaten the canary as he watched U.S. President George W. Bush heap praise on Britain as the truest friend the United States has ever had.
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Putin dismisses fears world on threshold of large-scale war
Reuters
Saturday, September 22, 2001

MOSCOW -- Russian President Vladimir Putin dismissed fears yesterday that the world was on the threshold of a large-scale war because of a U.S. pledge to punish the terrorists behind the attacks on New York and Washington.
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What is the Pakistani press saying about the U.S. attacks?
By GEOFFREY YORK
Saturday, September 22, 2001

PESHAWAR, PAKISTAN -- The freewheeling Pakistani press has been willing to entertain almost any theory to explain the terrorist attacks in New York and Washington last week -- except the theory that Osama bin Laden was involved.
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EU bands together as antiterrorism battle stepped up
By ALAN FREEMAN, The Globe and Mail
Friday, September 21, 2001

LONDON -- With their experience at fighting everything from Basque and Corsican separatists to the Irish Republican Army, European governments have long known the importance of co-operating in the battle against terrorism.
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Travel agency fired for booking 'bin Laden'
Friday, September 21, 2001

Karachi, Pakistan -- Pakistan International Airlines said yesterday it had fired a travel agency for booking a passenger named Osama bin Laden on a flight from Karachi to Islamabad for this morning.
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Thursday, September 20

• Musharraf known for cool head
• Mullah Mohammed Omar speaks
• Jihad not just a word for war

• ABC bans airing of crash footage
• 'War' talk unsettles several leaders
• U.S. pressure forces ceasefire in Middle East
• Chinese back effort to eradicate terrorism
• Refugee catastrophe feared
• Moderates prepare for militants' wrath
• Attacks alter Korean peace talks