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Round-the-world couple fight pirates of the Caribbean   A BRITISH businessman and his wife have told how they were attacked and robbed by armed pirates as they sailed through the Caribbean on a round-the-world adventure.   Peter Lee, 61, rammed his pursuers in a bid to knock them off their boat as it came alongside his 41ft yacht but the pirates managed to scramble on board after firing several shots at him.   The couple's dog then furiously attacked the men, biting and snapping at them, until one of them shot and stabbed the animal between the shoulder blades, leaving him for dead.   Bloodthirsty and beyond the law: rise of the gun-toting pirates terrorising the seas
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How four flights converged on one path to change world   IT IS 8:45am in New York City. Battalion Commander Richard Picciotto has picked up bagels for his firecrews and is wading through the paperwork on his desk. On the 81st floor of the south tower of the World Trade Centre, Stanley Praimnath is at work in the offices of Fuji Bank. In the neighbouring north tower, waiter Jan Maciejewski is serving the customers drawn to the Windows on the World restaurant by the views out across Manhattan and New York bay.		Melting ice cap releases fabled sea route from its frozen grip   Satellite images of the elusive North West Passage between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans have ignited a diplomatic battle between Canada and the United States. The discovery that the entire passage is now ice-free has prompted a scramble for control of one of the world's most potentially lucrative shipping lanes.	Can billions spent on front line really keep US safe?   This is the fundamental problem the United States faces in its war on terror: however hard it tries, there is always something else it could do. It goes to the heart of the argument over whether the US should adopt the "Fortress America" strategy that some would advocate, or come to accept that it must live with an element of risk. The argument remains unresolved.
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Inside the War on Terror:The US wakes up to winning a war for hearts and minds   Two things are abundantly clear. The US has no intention of letting up on its new war; if anything, it is gathering momentum, fuelled by genuine concerns over new and dangerous threats. But it is also clear that many of those involved in that war are coming to realise that the country cannot simply build a wall around itself and retreat into Fortress America.		Revealed: the final moments of Flight 93   "Please, please don't hurt me," the voice says. It could be the pilot. There are other people talking. "Oh God!" the voice says. More people talking. "Sit down, shut up." "No more," the voice says. A few seconds pass: "I don't want to die." And again: "I don't want to die." And again	Sitting ducks' ... with next attack just a matter of time Time and again, officials and agents confessed their private fears that it was only a matter of time before the next attack. What scares them most is the simplest and possibly the most effective type of attack - a conventional bomb or suicide bomb in a shopping mall.
In brief
Republicans are in total control of Washington for first time in 50 years Hunt for 'boyfriend' of Briton murdered in Jamaica	Argentine dock workers 'capture' Royal Navy ship Director of disaster relief operation sacked from role	Terrorists could 'destroy London' Looters run riot as police and troops battle to halt anarchy	US is inching closer to military action on Iran
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