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In 2002, the world population was approximately 6,337,730,342 people[†]
2002The 38-day stand-off in the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem comes to an end when the Palestinians inside agree to have 13 suspected terrorists among them deported to several different countries.[†]
From 2 April to 10 May 2002, the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem in the West Bank was besieged by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), targeting suspected Palestinian militants who had taken shelter in the church.
Ken Druse and Louis Bauer adapt their garden in Newton, NJ, to survive watering restrictions imposed in times of drought; their sun-loving, drought-tolerant plants thrive in gravel garden that needs no water; plants that do need water are supplied with buried soaker hoses; photos (M)
Rally on Wall Street The Nasdaq jumped 7.8 percent, its biggest gain in more than a year, while the Dow and the S.& P. 500 rose more than 3 percent. PAGE C1 Behind an Abrupt Exit The Congressional panel looking into Sept. 11 forced its director out after he did not tell it of a staff member's security problem. PAGE A34
EasyJet says it has option to acquire British Airways' German subsidiary, DBA, for about 40 million euros, or $37 million; EasyJet says it is in talks to buy Go Fly from 3i venture capital firm (S)
Allied Irish Banks, in its annual report, says executives will not receive bonuses for 2001, citing loss of $691.2 million in five years through fraudulent foreign exchange trading at Allfirst Financial; remuneration committee awards no bonuses to directors including chief executive Michael Buckley or to Frank P Bramble, head of Allied Irish's American operations; photo (S)
New Jersey Nets backup guard Lucious Harris is having best season of NBA career; performance in playoffs discussed; photos (M)
People who know Lucas J Helder, who has admitted planting 18 pipe bombs in five states, noticed only unalarming changes in his behavior before he began journey that culminated in terrorism; state troopers stopped Helder three times, for speeding, driving without license and failing to wear seat belt, without arresting him; photo (M)
Budget-trimming college administrators are eliminating some men's sports teams under pressure to keep participation levels of male and female athletes nearly equal, as required by federal law; keep women's teams in low-profile sports, while sacrificing men's teams to achieve equal female and male sports participation; equality advocates blame football, which requires big team and budget, for distorting ledger on men's side; graphs; photos (M)
Elvis Mitchell Critic's Notebook column assesses the first TriBeCa Film Festival; photos (M)
Arts in America article on renewed interest in Zora Neale Hurston, important African-American literary figure associated with Harlem Renaissance; focuses on her Florida roots, particularly in Eatonville, where she grew up, and Fort Pierce, where she spent last years of her life and was buried in pauper's grave; photos (M)
David Pogue State of the Art column assesses new Blackberry 5810 wireless e-mail palmtop and cellphone from Research in Motion; drawing; photo (M)
Rebirth and memory intertwine in Battery Park City, 20-year-old experiment in urban planning, community building and enlightened landscape management that was laid to waste when World Trade Center fell; there are few neighborhoods in city in which reminders of Sept 11 remain as hauntingly present; even as more people return to Battery Park City, reminders of September 11 are never far away; photos (M)
IG Metall, Germany's largest industrial union, says it will expand its strikes to eastern Germany as employers continue to reject demands for 6.5 percent raise; union members in western Baden-Wurttemberg and eastern Berlin-Brandenburg voted for strike last week, but so far one-day rolling strikes have been only in West; Gesamtmetall employers federation, which has offered 3.3 percent raise plus bonuses, says wider strike will affect economy (S)