Libyan welcome ceremony honors freed hostages from the Philippines
Six former hostages from France, Germany, and South Africa, freed after months in captivity in the southern Philippines, were welcomed in Tripoli. They listened to speeches praising Muammar Gaddafi at a site linked to his late adopted daughter. The Libyan government pushed a publicity effort as relations with the West remained strained. Dirk Wallert praised Libya for aiding his father’s release, while others noted the political theater surrounding the visit.
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Libya
Philippines
Muammar Gaddafi
Gadhafi
U.S
Muammar Gadhafi
Seif el-Islam
Gadhafi International Association For Charitable Organizations
America
United Arab Emirates
Dirk Wallert
Werner Wallert
Attackers Try To Burn Mexicali Cathedral Doors
In Mexicali Baja California attackers used a homemade firebomb at 2:35 a.m. Saturday, damaging only the cathedral doors. Witnesses described three youths fleeing the scene with no motive found, per Frontera.
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Mexico City
Baja California
Mexicali
Frontera
Tijuana
Opening testimony in Cayman rape trial begins
A 14 year old Virginia girl testified she and two friends drank illegally in Cayman Islands and that Chris Nielson of Amarillo raped her. She described sneaking from a condo to Seven Mile Beach nightclub where she had four drinks including Sex on the Beach. Nielson, a Amarillo High School graduate, faces up to 20 years on rape and defilement charges. The prosecution witness’s testimony continued today.
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Grand Cayman
Cayman Islands
Virginia
Chris Nielson
Amarillo
Nielson
United States
Royal Palms
Seven Mile Beach
Amarillo High School
Pueblos Question Anti Smoking Funds In New Mexico
A New Mexico senator questions why pueblos that sell discounted cigarettes should receive anti smoking funds. The Tobacco Settlement Committee reviews 2.2 million in Health Department programs, including 144 355 for Eight Northern Indian Pueblos Inc to curb tobacco use. Local leaders defend pueblo economies and note tribal sales avoid state taxes while Indian communities seek greater settlement shares.
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Joe Carraro
Albuquerque
Legislative Tobacco Settlement Committee
Carrara
State Health Department
Northern Indian Pueblos Inc
Picuris Pueblo
Red Eagle Rael
Northern Indian Pueblos Council
Rael
New Mexico
Roy Bernal
All Indian Pueblo Council
Taos Pueblo
Taxation and Revenue Department
John Chavez
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