Golan Heights could return to Syria affect Arab residents
If the Golan Heights is returned to Syria in a peace deal this year, about 18 000 Arabs living there would carry their experiences under Israeli rule back to Syria. Many Druze families face separation from relatives, with cross border communication limited by distance and cost as leaders in Washington renew talks.
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Golan Heights
Israel
Syria
Jihad Shafi
United States
Fayza Shufi
Shouting Hill
Cherry Farm
Jihad Shufi
Golan
Militant Group Claims Hijackers Remain in Afghanistan
A militant Islamic council says the five hijackers of an Indian Airlines jet are still in Kandahar Afghanistan, countering Taliban claims they left with three freed prisoners. India and Pakistan dispute the fugitives’ location amid ongoing Kashmir unrest and hostage saga.
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Islamabad
Pakistan
Kashmir
Afghanistan
Taliban
India
Indian Airlines
Kandahar
Syed Salahuddin
Islamic Jehad Council
Salahuddin
Rains claim 28 lives and flood southeastern Brazil
Heavy rain across Rio de Janeiro Minas Gerais and Sao Paulo states caused bridges to wash away and cities to flood killing at least 28 people and forcing about 3 000 to flee as mudslides buried around 60 homes in Campos de Jordao Civil Defense reported 6 000 homeless in Rio de Janeiro state and 30 000 in Minas Gerais President Cardoso pledged 2.7 million in relief and authorities warned the toll could rise as investigations continued
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Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
Civil Defense
Jorge Lopes
Minas Gerais
Sao Paulo
Campos de Jordao
Oswaldo Gomes da Silva Filho
Estado
King criticizes prosecutor after hit by driver pleads guilty
Stephen King criticizes prosecutors as Bryan Smith pleads guilty to driving to endanger after striking King June 19 near his Lowell vacation home. Smith’s aggravated assault charge is dropped. license suspension extends to one year and a six month suspended jail term given. King, 52, suffered multiple injuries including broken leg and ribs. he calls the plea irresponsible. He doubts the license suspension will keep Smith off the road.
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Thrs
Paris
Maine
Stephen King
Cits
Bryan Smith
Lowell
Smith
Norway Train Crash Kills At Least Seven In Head On Collision
Rescue crews scoured twisted charred wreckage as two passenger trains with 100 aboard collided head on 110 miles north of Oslo. Seven bodies recovered, 26 missing feared dead, 30 injured in what could become Norway’s worst rail disaster. Officials said recovery would take days amid smoldering wreckage and secure perimeters. The engineers were among the missing as the two trains, a local with 17 and a regional express with 83, reportedly reached 550 mph on the curve before impact.
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Aamot
Norway
Rena
Oslo
Ove Osgjelten
Ola Sunderaal
Haakon Grimstad
State Railways Directorate
Associated Press
Dag Jostein Fjaervoll
Magnar Lynam
State Railroad Directorate
Two Women Named Finalists to Head Blind Commission
The state Commission for the Blind named Nell Carney and Ora Spann as finalists to lead the agency after nearly two years without a leader. Board chair Jackie Brown said qualification would have to be shown by either candidate, with 43 applicants nationwide. Carney, from Alamogordo NM, previously directed Mississippi Rehabilitation Services and served with Education Rehabilitation Services Administration. Spann, of the South Carolina Education Department, directs the Office of Exceptional Children and serves on the SC School for the Deaf and Blind board. The agency has been in turmoil since chairman Donald Gist was fired in May 1998 and later briefly rehired before resigning.
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Commission For Blind
Columbia
State Commission For the Blind
Jackie Brown
Nell Carney
Ora Spann
Brown
Carney
New Mexico
Donald Capps
National Federation of the Blind of South Carolina
Capps
Donald Gist
Gist
Leslye Wheeler
Wheeler
Jim Hodges
Solomon Bradford
Explosion in Colombo Kills Eleven in Prime Office District
A suspected Tamil rebel detonated explosives near Sri Lanka's prime minister's office, killing eleven and injuring many as security searched her. Hours later, gunmen murdered pro-Tamil politician Kumar Ponnambalam in a Tamil neighborhood. Prime Minister Sirimavo Bandaranaike, ill and mostly homebound, was slated for office visits. Police described a tense security scene with panicked witnesses.
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Colombo
Sri Lanka
Sirimavo Bandaranaike
Nimal Sirisena
Sirisena
Kumar Ponnambalam
Ponnambalam
Cuban father free to retrieve Elian in U S says Castro aide
Cuba will not block Juan Miguel Gonzalez from bringing Elian to Cuba if US officials agree. Ricardo Alarcon said the father is free to act but should seek US consent. Clinton administration reportedly asked Havana to allow escort if decision favors return. Elian was rescued from a Florida boat wreck that killed his mother.
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Cuba
Elian Gonzalez
Miami
Fidel Castro
Juan Miguel Gonzalez
Ricardo Alarcon
National Assembly
Alarcon
Joan Brown Campbell
National Council of Churches
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U S
Clinton
Gonzalez
Washington
United States
Immigration and Naturalization Service
Elian
Florida
State Department
James P. Rubin
Rubin
Communist Party
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