September 11, 2003

Dr David Applebaum, who spent years helping victims of terrorist attacks in Israel, is himself victim of latest bombing in Jerusalem, along with his daughter; was innovator in emergency medical services during his years of dashing to bomb sites; had just returned to Israel from New York conference dealing with terror attacks, during which he gave step-by-step presentation on how major bombings are handled at hospital in Israel; was in cafe in Jerusalem with his daughter Nava to discuss her upcoming marriage at time of suicide bombing; photos (M)

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Architectural wonders of Asmara, Eritrea, are work of Italian occupiers who built up Asmara in 1930's, using city as architectural Petri dish; photos (L)

Article on African-American artist Romare Bearden in light of retrospective at National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC; photo (M)

South Africa's central bank reduces its benchmark lending rate by one percentage point, after surge in value of currency pushed manufacturing into recession and economy slid to its slowest growth rate in nearly five years; cut follows 1.5 percentage-point reduction in June, and 1 percentage-point cut in August (S)