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In 2002, the world population was approximately 6,337,730,342 people[†]
2002Jiang Lijun is detained by Chinese police for signing the Open Letter to the 16th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party.[†]
Jiang Lijun is a Chinese freelance writer. He has been detained by the Chinese government since November 2002 for posting articles on the Internet which the government considered subversive. He is a native of Tieling in Liaoning.
2002A Fokker 50 crashes near Luxembourg Airport, killing 20 and injuring three.[†]
The Fokker 50 is a turboprop-powered airliner manufactured and supported by Dutch aircraft manufacturer Fokker. It was designed as an improved version of the successful Fokker F27 Friendship. The Fokker 60 is a stretched freighter version of the Fokker 50.
Logica agrees to buy rival CMG PLC for 512 million British pounds ($800 million) in stock to create Europe's third-largest computer-services and -software provider; combined company plans to eliminate about 1,400 jobs, or 6 percent of its work force (S)
Scor, largest French reinsurer, ousts its chairman and chief executive, Jacques P Blondeau, because of poor company performance; names Dennis Kessler as successor; photo (S)
More than 80,000 South Korean factory workers go on strike to oppose legislation that cuts work week from five and a half to five days; promise to return to jobs after government promises to postpone action on bill; walkout shuts down Hyundai Motor and Kia Motors, its subsidiary (M)
European Court of Justice strikes down central provisions of aviation treaties among eight countries and US in decision that could radically reshape European airlines industry; ruling finds bilateral agreements negotiated by US and with those countries violated European Union law; court does not say who should negotiate new agreements, though European Commission says it will seek mandate from its members to strike Europea-wide pact with US; airline experts say ruling could eventually propel consolidation of Europe's airline industry; confusion is expected in short run because existing aviation agreements will remain in force until new pact is negotiated, process that could take years; ruling is not expected to affect air fares anytime soon, but they could drop in coming years if more airlines are allowed to compete on same trans-Atlantic routes; chart (M)
Republicans score upset victories in governor's races in Maryland, Massachusetts and Georgia; Democrats win in Illinois, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, throwing four populous potential roadblocks in way of Pres Bush's re-election, but fail to unseat his brother Jeb in Florida or Rick Perry, Bush's successor as governor of Texas; photo of Rod Blagojevich of Illinois; Republicans do well in Northeast, easily winning re-election in New York and Connecticut and picking up New Hampshire office that Jeanne Shaheen gave up in unsuccessful bid for Senate; Democrat Jim Hodges is ousted by Mark Sanford in South Carolina; little-known Republican Sonny Perdue stuns Georgia Gov Roy Barnes; Mitt Romney wins in Mass and Robert L Ehrlich Jr is first Republican governor of Maryland in 36 years; Republicans also win in Nebraska, Ohio, Colorado, Rhode Island, Nevada, Idaho, South Dakota and Arkansas and lead in Vermont; Democrats win in Republican strongholds Kansas, Arizona, New Mexico and Oklahoma, as well as in Maine and Iowa (M)
C.I.A.'s Assault in Yemen Based on Rules Set by Bush The missile strike in Yemen that killed six people, including a suspected leader of Al Qaeda, was carried out with broad authority that President Bush has given the C.I.A. in order to pursue the terror network, senior United States government officials said. PAGE A16 Europe Voids Air Treaties Europe's highest court has struck down key provisions of aviation treaties between eight countries and the United States. PAGE C1
Artist Isabelle Devos is told to cancel Insecurities Project, exhibition of photos taken by travelers at request of airport guards seeking proof cameras were not security risk; American and Canadian governments are embarrassed because guards had no right to make such requests; photos (M)
Ed Levine rates New York City pizzerias that serve Neapolitan-style pizza by the slice; notes importance of using good mozzarella; photos (L)
Marks & Spencer Group fails to meet its target of selling more clothes at full prices in six months ended Sept 28 (S)
Tea & Sympathy, tiny restaurant and English tearoom in Greenwich Village, inspires book Tea & Sympathy, which is both cookbook and memoir of restaurant's life; it grew up to become what many call unofficial embassy for British expatriates who live in New York; recipe for Welsh rarebit; photo of Anita Naughton, author of book, and Nicola Perry, an owner of Tea & Sympathy (M)
Former Sen Frank R Lautenberg, whom Democrats called out of retirement when Sen Robert Torricelli abruptly ended re-election bid, is swept into office for fourth term, defeating Republican Douglas R Forrester 54 percent to 44 percent; 78-year-old Lautenberg, who voiced frustration at Republican Congress that chipped away at laws he fought for, says he is feeling 'very spry'; photo; map; tally by county (M)