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February 14, 1989: The fatwa against Salman Rushdie
February 14, 1989: The fatwa against Salman Rushdie

Friday's knife attack on Salman Rushdie comes more than 33 years after the fatwa against him by Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, in which he sentenced him to death. Until Friday's knife attack, he had very much resumed a normal life. ccd/jmy/br/kjm

At least 11 killed in Montenegro shooting
At least 11 killed in Montenegro shooting

At least 11 people were killed during a mass shooting in Montenegro's central city of Cetinje on Friday, the country's public broadcaster said, in the deadliest violent incident to rock the Adriatic nation in years. "Eleven people were killed, while six were wounded, including a member of the police," Montenegro's public broadcaster RTCG said, adding that the shooter was included in the toll.

Rival sit-ins deepen Iraq political deadlock
Rival sit-ins deepen Iraq political deadlock

Opponents of populist Shiite cleric Moqtada Sadr launched their own Baghdad sit-in Friday, nearly two weeks after Sadr supporters stormed parliament and began an open-ended protest first inside, then outside the legislature. For nearly two weeks, his supporters have held daily sit-ins, first inside the legislature and later on its grounds.

US to boost Taiwan trade, conduct transits in straits
US to boost Taiwan trade, conduct transits in straits

The United States is responding to China's "provocative" behavior on Taiwan by boosting trade with the democratically run island and insisting on right of air and sea passage through the tense straits, the White House said Friday. Campbell said that the United States will reassert its rights to use international air and sea space between Taiwan and China.

Mexico prepares to begin underground search for trapped miners
Mexico prepares to begin underground search for trapped miners

Mexican authorities said Friday they were finally in a position to begin searching a flooded coal mine where 10 workers have been trapped for more than a week, offering fresh hope to anguished relatives. Since the August 3 accident, there have been no signs of life from the 10 miners trapped inside.