Evacuation of 15000 Near French War Munitions Depot
Police and firefighters flee door to door in Vimy as 15000 residents within two miles of a World War I munitions depot evacuate within 24 hours amid fears of explosions and toxic leaks. The stockpile holds 157 tons including mustard gas and phosgene. officials plan moving the hazardous munitions to Suippes as a precaution.
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Vimy
France
Daniel Vaillant
Paris
Arras
Suippes
Milosevic Returns to Belgrade Prison After Medical Clearance
Slobodan Milosevic is back in Belgrade Central Prison after a judge accepted a medical report deeming him fit for continued detention. A police guard motorcade carried him from a hospital to the prison following chest pains and tests for heart trouble, with no serious ailment found aside from known high blood pressure. Lawyer Miroslav Vasic said investigative judge Goran Cavlina approved the transfer.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Slobodan Milosevic
Milosevic
Miroslav Vasic
Associated Press
Goran Cavlina
California man denies joining guerrillas after rescue
Jeffrey Schilling a 25 year old Oakland man denied rumors he joined the Abu Sayyaf after seven months of captivity in the southern Philippines. He said he lost 100 pounds, was rescued by elite troops, and met President Arroyo while in Baguio for medical checks.
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Manila
Philippines
California
Jeffrey Schilling
Oakland
Calif
Glone
Ber Oo
Schilling
Jolo
Diomedio Villanueva
Armed Forces
Villanueva
Boat carrying young slaves heads to Benin
A vessel carrying about 100 children from Benin and Togo, believed bound for slavery, was turned away by ports in Libreville and Douala and headed back to Benin after officials suspected trafficking. Moussa Zoumarou said Douala officials notified Benin authorities.
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Benin
Cotonou
Togo
Moussa Zoumarou
Social and Women’s Affairs Ministry
Douala
Cameroon
Libreville
Gabon
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Monique Mathieu
Tila Ilacapagal Arroyo
Abu Sayyaf
Arroyo
Central Africa
Swisher
Hauschild Inc
Iowa
Marquette
Marquette Bank
Marquette.com
Cedar Rapids
Purchase Money Inc
FDIC
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