Ugandan church blaze death toll tops 500 officials say
Ugandan police report 500 bodies found at the Movement for the Restoration of the Ten Commandments of God church compound near Kanungu. Five sect leaders perished including four former priests or workers as President Museveni urges vigilance among religious leaders after the fatal blaze. Kibweteere had predicted doomsday dates shifting from 1999 to 2000.
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Clinton visits Dhaka amid security as he backs aid drive
President Clinton canceled a village helicopter trip in Bangladesh and instead urged political participation while announcing a multi million dollar aid package. He praised Bangladesh as a nation with a very big future and called for peaceful democracy. Soldiers guarded Dhaka airport and city routes during his visit.
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Prosecutors Seek Death Penalty in Sharif Coup Case
Prosecutors in Karachi asked for the maximum punishment for Nawaz Sharif amid charges of hijacking and attempted murder tied to an October coup. They allege he ordered officials to close Karachi airport runways to stop a plane carrying Army Chief Gen Pervez Musharraf and 197 others from landing.
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Jones seeks voice reading poetry for Whitman and friends
James Earl Jones aims to use his voice to popularize Walt Whitman Carl Sandburg and Robert Frost by creating a program that sends him to universities to read poetry He has voiced CNN ads and provided Darth Vader in Star Wars and spoke at a Pittsburgh poetry forum in 1962 about reciting poetry.
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Pope begins first papal visit to Holy Land in decades
Pope John Paul II lands in Amman on a frail arrival as Jordanian King Abdullah welcomes him. He vows unity among Muslims and Christians and plans to visit Mount Nebo to trace biblical events while urging peace and religious reconciliation in the region.
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State briefs state pilot dies in F-16 crash at air show
Maj Brison Phillips 35 of Shaw Air Force Base commanded the Ninth Air Force Demonstration Team. The F-16 crashed near Kingsville NAS during Air Show 2000, exploding and scattering debris about six miles north of the base around 12 45 p m.
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Independent counsel weighs charges against Clinton in Lewinsky case
Independent counsel Robert Ray says criminal charges against President Clinton are possible though undecided. He will bring in FBI and other investigators as the five year probe into Whitewater and related matters continues after a later finding of no wrongdoing in Filegate. A federal judge had held Clinton in contempt in the Lewinsky deposition.
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Penn State Baseball Protest Ends South Carolina Play
Penn Statewill not play regular season games in South Carolina while the Confederate flag flies over the Statehouse. The team wore red armbands in games against Winthrop and plans to return only for postseason play. Four coaches and 38 players voted 2/3 in favor of armbands and canceling regular-season trips, citing the flag as offensive to many.
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