Portal:Current events/2004 May 12

ASCI White). The computer, to be federally funded to the tune of USD 50 million, will be built at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory. (AP)

UNAM scientists say the phenomenon was probably caused by pockets of atmospheric gas. (CNN) (AP)

al Qaeda manual sets a hierarchy of terrorism targets: first, U.S. citizens, followed by Britons, Spaniards, and Australians. (ABC AU)