Flooding in Dire Dawa, Ethiopia Kills Over 100
More than 100 people died as heavy rains caused flash floods in Dire Dawa and surrounding areas in eastern Ethiopia. Up to 10,000 residents fled the town after rivers overflowed their banks, per Sisay Tadesse of the Disaster Prevention and Preparedness Agency. In Columbus, Ohio, former senator and astronaut John Glenn and his wife Annie were discharged from hospital after a serious car crash with a minor fracture to Glenn’s sternum.
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Ethiopia
Dire Dawa
Sisay Tadesse
Disaster Prevention and Preparedness Agency
Sisay
Columbus
Ohio
John Glenn
Annie
BP to shut half of Alaska North Slope oil output
Anchorage AP BP Exploration Alaska Inc reports severe corrosion in a Prudhoe Bay oil transit line prompting an emergency shutdown. BP officials cannot yet estimate repair time. Production is expected to drop by about 400,000 barrels per day, roughly eight percent of U.S. output, for several days.
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Anchorage
Alaska
BP Exploration Alaska Inc
Prudhoe Bay
Tom Williams
U.S
British Soldier Dies as NATO Forces Fight Taliban Surge
In Afghanistan near a southern mountain range a British soldier was fatally shot while NATO led troops pursued Taliban insurgents. Officials report 17 Taliban fighters killed by British Afghan forces with air and ground support. Afghan Foreign Minister Spanta urged more international action against terrorism channels.
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Kabul
Afghanistan
U.S
Rangeen Dadfar Spanta
Associated Press
Cardinal George Back In ICU After Internal Bleeding
Cardinal Francis George, 69, remained in intensive care at Loyola University Medical Center Maywood after doctors found internal bleeding following cancer surgery to remove a bladder. The archdiocese said the complication is known but infrequent. he celebrated Mass in his room and is expected to recover, though hospitalization may last longer than anticipated.
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Ill
Francis George
Archdiocese of Chicago
Loyola University
Hiroshima marks 61st anniversary of atomic bombing
Mayor Tadatoshi Akiba urged elimination of all nuclear weapons as he led Hiroshima Peace Park ceremonies marking 61 years since the Aug 6, 1945 attack that killed about 140000. He called on Japan to push for disarmament while respecting its pacifist constitution amid North Korea and Iran tensions.
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Tadatoshi Akiba
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Akiba
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Enola Gay
Tokyo
U.S
Nagasaki
North Korea
Iran
Middle East
Junichiro Koizumi
Iraqi medic testifies in Mahmoudiya rape murder case
An Iraqi army medic described finding the naked and burned body of 14 year old Abeer Qassim al Janabi and the slain family in Mahmoudiya south of Baghdad as five U S soldiers face possible court martial for rape and murder. The case also involves a sergeant accused of failing to report the attack and a former private charged in federal court.
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Iraq
U.S
Abeer Qassim al-Janabi
Mahmoudiya
Abeer
Hadeel
Qassim
Fikhriya
Paul E. Cortez
Spe
James P. Bark
Pfc
Jesse V. Spielman
Bryan L. Howard
Anthony W. Uribe
Steven D. Green
North Carolina
Green
Fighting erupts in Baghdad the Shiite stronghold
In Baghdad clashes erupt in the Sadr City area with heavy gunfire and explosions heard for over an hour. A separate incident at Saddam Hussein's hometown funeral saw a bomber kill himself among mourners, wounding many. Three U.S. soldiers were killed in a roadside bombing southwest of Baghdad with few details released.
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Baghdad
Iraq
Saddam Hussein
U.S
Sadr
Half Believe Iraq Had WMDs Despite Evidence
A Harris Poll found 50 percent of Americans believe Iraq possessed weapons of mass destruction when U.S. troops invaded in 2003, despite the Iraq Survey Group report that Iraq had dismantled its chemical, biological, and nuclear programs in 1991 under U.N. oversight. Critics warn media and political framing sustain belief, while officials note the 2003 weapons hunt yielded no stockpiles.
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Associated Press
Saddam Hussein
America
Oval Office
Iraq
Steven Kull
U.S
Iraq Survey Group
U.N
Harris
Michael Massing
Massing
Pennsylvania
Rick Santorum
Michigan
Peter Hoekstra
Washington
Pentagon
Scott Ritter
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