Berlin Leipzig security push after violent soccer weekend
Berlin and Leipzig officials demanded tighter security after fans smashed cars looted stores and fought on the streets. An 18 year old man was shot by police, three youths seriously injured, 80 arrests and a police officer hospitalized overnight. In Chile a bomb at a German restaurant injured three sailors from the USS Abraham Lincoln and five others, no group claimed responsibility.
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End urged to mosque dispute ends campaign
In Ayodhya Hindu leaders suspend a campaign to seize a mosque after claiming accord with authorities. Officials say no concessions were made and the dispute has left at least 325 dead. Violence also flared in Nepal and Belfast where a car bomb killed the driver in Cookstown.
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Nepal
Protest Anniversary Toasted in Berlin Rally
In Berlin 5,000 people gathered on Alexanderplatz to mark the Nov. 4 1989 protest that helped open the Berlin Wall five days later. They held a small rally against what they call a capitalist system in a united Germany.
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Guerrillas kill Colombian mayor in Rosas
Leftist rebels kidnapped and assassinated Edmundo Munoz, mayor of Rosas, less than 24 hours after seizure. Army blamed rebels for the ninth mayor slain this year as the body was found Saturday.
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Scientists urge immediate action on gas emission cuts
A 13 page consensus from 700 scientists at the Second World Climate Conference in Geneva calls for immediate global steps to cut carbon dioxide and other gases despite questions about man made climate change. They say technology exists to reduce emissions without harming growth and urge governments to act now.
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First-time offender fights life sentence for drugs
Ronald Harmelin, with 672 grams of cocaine in his trunk, faces a life jail term under Michigan law for possession of 650 grams or more. The Supreme Court considers if the mandatory sentence is cruel and unusual. Prosecutor Richard Thompson defends the law as a deterrent and removal of traffickers.
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Libya expels 145 militants closes four camps, hijacker says
Abul Abbas, mastermind of the Achille Lauro hijacking, confirms Libya expelled 145 members of his faction and closed four training camps. He calls the move unjustified and urges Gaddafi to reopen offices, amid U S pressure to remove the group from terrorism lists.
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Palestine Front
Bus crash kills 21 near Seoul in Lake Soyang tragedy
A chartered bus with over 40 people collides with a truck near Inje and plunges into Lake Soyang, killing 21 and leaving two missing while 21 are hospitalized. The truck driver is among the dead. The group had visited former president Chun Doo-hwan at Paek Tan-sa temple.
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Pope beatifies four women for charity in St Peter's Basilica
Pope John Paul II beatified two 19th century French and two Italian women who devoted their lives to helping the poor. Louise Therese de Montaignac founded the Oblates of the Sacred Heart and is linked to a healing miracle. Marthe Aimee Le Boutellier inspired intercession credited with healing an English nun. The Italian honorees came from wealthy families who chose convent life. Beatification is a major step toward sainthood pending a miracle.
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