August 2, 2002

Shares of Cisco Systems Inc. closed down more than 8 percent on Thursday amid rumors, swiftly denied by the company, that Cisco President and Chief Executive John Chambers would resign. A Cisco spokeswoman told Reuters that it was the company's policy not to comment on rumors, but she said there was no truth to the talk that Chambers was leaving. [ Infoworld ] 12:33:22 PM

A British teenager has been jailed for 12 years for murdering his elderly neighbour and drinking her blood in a vampire ritual. Vampire-mad art student Mathew Hardman, 17, cut out Mabel Leyshon's heart after stabbing her 22 times at her home in Llanfairpwll, North Wales, last November.  [ CNN.com ] 12:30:12 PM

Two former WorldCom Inc. senior executives were led away in handcuffs yesterday for their alleged roles in the multi-billion-dollar accounting scandal that forced their company into bankruptcy protection, [ NationalPost ] 12:27:15 PM

For U.S. Students at Israeli University, a Shattered Illusion. (Washington Post: World News) JERUSALEM, Aug. 1 -- Sarah Szymkowicz, 21, a college student from Chevy Chase, thought she had a good argument to calm her anxious parents and friends before she left home Monday for summer school at Hebrew University in Jerusalem. [Palestine & Israel News] 11:44:02 AM

Israeli tanks move into Nablus; IDF moves to expel relatives of Palestinian attackers. (Jerusalem Post) The IDF sent dozens of armored vehicles and troops into Nablus Friday morning. The commander of IDF forces in the West Bank, Maj. Gen. Yitzhak Eitan, reportedly signed orders to expel two relatives of Palestinian attackers. [Palestine & Israel News] 7:26:36 AM