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• Powell Says His Trip's Aim Is to Explain, Assess, Consult Washington File 10 May 2003 -- Secretary of State Colin Powell told members of the media on the way to Israel that the purpose of his seven-day trip to the region is to explain, assess and consult in order to get started on implementing President Bush's roadmap for peace between Israel and the Palestinian Authority.

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• USS Duluth: Battle 'E' and Battle Ready Navy Newsstand 10 May 2003-- USS Duluth (LPD 6), the 38 year-old Austin-class Amphibious Transport Dock ship was recently earned Commander Amphibious Group (CPG) 3's medium command Battle Efficiency Award winner for 2002.
• USS Carl Vinson Battle Group visits Yokosuka, Japan 7th Fleet News 10 May 2003-- USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), homeported in Bremerton, Wash., along with USS Antietam (CG 54), and USS Ingraham (FFG 61), arrived in Yokosuka, Japan, on May 10 for a scheduled port visit.

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Other Conflicts

• DR of Congo: Annan urges international response to violence in Bunia UN News Centre 09 May 2003 -- Warning that rising violence in the Congolese town of Bunia could lead to massive civilian deaths, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today urged action by the Security Council and Uganda to calm the situation.

News Reports

• Expert Commission Links Spread of SARS, China's Legal System Washington File 09 May 2003 -- The Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC) issued a report May 7 stating that Chinese government control of the means of publication and the lack of clear legal boundaries for free expression in China have inadvertently aided the spread of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) by impeding the free flow of information in the country.
• ASIA/SARS VOA 10 May 2003 -- The World Health Organization has questioned how efficiently Beijing is dealing with the outbreak of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, while the disease continues to spread in Taiwan.
• PHILIPPINES/BOMB VOA 10 May 2003 -- bomb blast at a market in the southern Philippines has claimed the lives of at least a dozen people, including the suspected bomber. The mayor of the town where the blast occurred said the Muslim group Abu Sayyaf claimed responsibility. Authorities earlier blamed the Muslim separatist group Moro Islamic Libertion Front, or M-I-L-F, which denied any involvement.
• YEMEN/U-S MISSIONARIES VOA 10 May 2003 -- A court in Yemen on Saturday sentenced a Muslim extremist to death for killing three U-S missionaries in December.