Peres faces rebuff as Israel lawmakers weigh bid
Israeli elder statesman Shimon Peres announced a run for prime minister but was swiftly rebuffed by lawmakers essential to winning 10 votes. Meretz leader Yossi Sarid urged Peres to align with Ehud Barak, arguing a joint peace effort, to avoid weakening the camp.
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Turkey approves prison amnesty to cut inmate numbers
Turkey's parliament passes a prison amnesty aimed at halving the prison population and moving inmates from large wards to smaller cells. In concurrent turmoil 158 radical leftist inmates surrender as troops battle for control of two western prisons. police monitor Istanbul and Canakkale facilities while urging surrender.
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Potter mania rivalry hits shelves across nations
In Moscow and Russia, Harry Potter sales surge amid hype while Boris Yeltsin's memoir sells briskly. An official translated edition of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone reaches stores on December 7 as Pottermania nears. In Bogota, two Britons freed after nine months of captivity hope to return home for Christmas. Winder and Hartdyke, abducted in March en route from Panama to Colombia, express relief and fatigue at reuniting with UK families. Germany moves to curb older stock of mechanically retrieved meat after mad cow scare. Health Minister Andrea Fischer urges recall of affected sausages.
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Guatemala grave unearths 18 year family missing misery
In Chotalun Guatemala villagers uncover a grave with skulls bones and rotted clothing. The find rekindles memories of terror and deepens hope for missing relatives believed gone for 18 years. Andres Sucinte survived and searches for his mother mother in law and two brothers taken by the army during the civil war.
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