Pacific Islands face violence and jobless growth
Leaders from 16 Pacific nations converge on New Zealand as Solomon Islands battles civil war and Fiji Papua New Guinea endure ethnic tensions and coups. Australian Prime Minister John Howard seeks regional cooperation to stabilize economies and reduce aid dependence amid migration and corruption concerns.
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Pacific leaders meet in New Zealand to discuss crises
In this week’s talks the South Pacific leaders confront fragile microstates amid regional turmoil. The region’s tourism veneer hides ongoing economic stress, unemployment, and governance challenges affecting populations across island nations.
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Liberian rebels lift siege pledge in Monrovia pull back
Liberians United for Reconciliation and Democracy agreed to lift the Monrovia siege within two days and surrender control to peacekeepers, a move secured by U S diplomats and West African forces. The accord aims to resume aid to hundreds of thousands starving as a second rebel push and government gunfire threaten civilians near the port and airport.
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Death by own action blasts kill 2 Israelis
In Jerusalem two 17 year old Palestinians carried out separate death by own action bombings, killing a 42 year old man in Rosh Haayin and an 18 year old soldier at a bus stop near Ariel. Eleven bystanders were wounded as the attackers, West Bank residents from Nablus, blew themselves up moments apart. Hamas and Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades said Ariel bombing was revenge for earlier killings and signaled a pause in their truce.
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U.S. Major Arrested Over Wife’s Body Throwing in Korea
U.S. Army Major Richard Keith Hart was arrested in South Korea after police allege he threw a plastic bag containing his wife’s body from a high bridge near Youngjong Island by Incheon Airport. A highway patrol stopped him before dawn, believing he was discarding garbage. The bag contained a white female corpse.
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