Iran shells Basra as war widens and naval raids hit ships
Iraqi agency reports eight civilians killed and 27 wounded by Iranian shelling in Basra. Iran says it destroyed missiles on oil platforms during a naval raid that killed 120 Iraqis. Gulf shipping sees a lull as both sides clash and diplomacy continues in Saudi talks.
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Saudi Arabia
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Tabriz
Damascus
Syria
Explosion at Houston ArChem plant kills worker
A Saturday blast at the ArChem Co petrochemical plant near Interstate 45 in Southeast Houston killed one worker and injured two. About one third of the three acre facility was destroyed and the flames took about an hour to extinguish. Roughly 50 residents from a nearby trailer park evacuated but were allowed to return home later.
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Marriage ends St Andrews place in line after civil wedding
The Earl of St Andrews wed Canadian scholar Sylvana Tomaselli in a private Leith registry ceremony becoming the first royal to marry in Britain in a civil service. The groom, 25, moves down the line from 17th as a Roman Catholic prohibition applies to his future succession. The couple then attended a family luncheon at Holyrood Palace with limited royal attendance.
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Dubcek Sees Prague Spring Echo in Gorbachev Reforms
Alexander Dubcek, expelled Czech leader, says Gorbachev’s perestroika echoes 1968 aims of social reform. In L unita interview he cites time loss, backs reform, but warns not to equate events exactly. He lauds decentralization talks while noting political changes remain limited.
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