Avalanche buries Pakistani troops on Siachen Glacier
An avalanche at 16 000 feet in the Gayari sector of the Siachen Glacier buried a garrison of troops from the Northern Light Infantry. Rescue efforts used high altitude helicopters and sniffer dogs as the fate of 100 to 150 soldiers remained unclear at dusk.
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Mali parliamentary head returns from exile
Dioncounda Traore, Mali’s parliamentary head, arrived back in Bamako after months in exile following the coup. The 70 year old leader’s return under a civilian-rule accord with the junta signals a step toward constitutional restoration as neighboring nations pressed for a peaceful transition.
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Malawi Vice President Joyce Banda Sworn In As President
Malawi’s vice president Joyce Banda is sworn in as president in Lilongwe amid uncertainty after the death of Bingu wa Mutharika. She presides over a cabinet meeting and news conference with security chiefs, aiming to lead the country through an economic crisis and donor tensions.
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Five charged in kidney trade linked to teen buyer in China
Chinese authorities indict five people in central China for organizing the removal and transplant of a kidney from a 17 year old high school student to fund purchases of an iPhone and an iPad. Prosecutors in Chenzhou cite intentional injury in the alleged operation carried out with a surgeon, hospital contractor and brokers.
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Artist Thomas Kinkade Dies at 54 in California
California artist Thomas Kinkade died at his Los Gatos home in the San Francisco Bay Area on Friday. A family spokesman said the death appeared to be from natural causes. Kinkade, famed for idealized landscapes, cottages, and churches, was 54.
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Dissident Fang Li Zhi Dies in Exile at 76
Fang Li zhi once a leading Chinese astrophysicist inspired student protesters in the 1980s. He fled to the United States after the 1989 crackdown, hid in the U S Embassy for 13 months, and later taught physics at the University of Arizona in Tucson.
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