Global brief highlights gun attack and regional tensions
AROUND THE WORLD: In Albania gunmen hurled grenades at Premier Bashkim Fino's motorcade fueling blame between police and the Interior Ministry. In Bosnia two children were killed and a third wounded by a mine near Sarajevo. In Bahrain a fire at a pet shop killed thousands of birds and was ruled arson. In Belarus Russia's PM said union talks with Belarus faced disputes. In the West Bank teachers’ strike left schools closed across Nablus Jenin Hebron Bethlehem Ramallah area.
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Kidnapped German Tourists Released in Yemen
Four German tourists held by Yemeni tribesmen were freed Sunday after troops fired near their hideout to intimidate captors. No ransom was paid, according to negotiator Sheik Mohammed Ahmed al Zaidy, highlighting a common tactic by tribes to press for government funding of local projects.
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Yemen
Sheik Mohammed Ahmed al-Zaidy
Algiers
Algeria
Haiti Election Seen as Referendum on Economic Plan
In Petionville Haiti turnout was light and cynicism ran high as elections framed as a referendum on an economic plan. Voters faced nine of 27 Senate seats and local council slots while observers warned turnout might barely reach 5 percent nationally.
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Zaire Rebel Leader Objects to U S Troops Near Border
Rebel chief Laurent Kabila denounces American troops at the Zaire Congo border as a threat to territorial integrity. He urges no international intervention while rebels push toward Lubumbashi and Mbuji Mayi amid peace talks in South Africa.
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Mobutu Sese Seko
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Brazzaville
Congo
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State Department
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Mobutu
Richard Wenn
Associated Press
Twenty charged in Bangladesh leader assassination
Bangladesh prosecutors announce 20 people charged in the 1975 assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, including former army officers. If convicted they could face the death penalty. The case involves Mujibur Rahman and 10 family members. many suspects fled to Canada England Libya and Thailand.
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Mujibur Rahman
Sirajul Huq
Mujibur
Canada
England
Libya
Thailand
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Mujib
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