Snow shuts down Buffalo as lake effect dumps vast snow
A lake effect storm dumped about 24 inches at Buffalo Niagara International Airport and up to 30 inches in Lancaster with drifts to four feet. Non emergency travel was banned along a 46 mile stretch south of Buffalo while bitter cold and record lows swept the South and eastern half of the nation.
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Doors closing to Vietnamese refugees
Southeast Asian camps hold 40 000 Vietnamese refugees facing dimmed chances of resettlement as Hong Kong debates ending its asylum policy. 22 000 boat people in Hong Kong await fate amid pressure from China and rising costs surpassing 1 billion dollars.
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Ebola cases prompt Liberia search and border concerns
Medical experts seek safe passage into war torn Liberia to reach a Liberian refugee in Ivory Coast suspected of Ebola. The 25 year old man crossed the border on foot after falling ill in Liberia and arriving at Nero, then Gozon for treatment. The World Health Organization announced the Ebola outbreak four months prior in Zaire, where 315 were infected and 244 died.
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Karachi murders prompt government probe into opposition ties
Police say two men, brother and nephew of activist linked to Altaf Hussain, were found blindfolded with bullet wounds. In Dhaka, a general strike paralyzes Bangladesh for a second day, pressing PM Khaleda Zia to resign. Tokyo says Japan may abandon plutonium reactors if a leak is not resolved after Manju breeder plant shutdown.
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Altaf Hussain
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