Mourners flock to Khomeini gravesite after burial
Mourners from across Iran gather at Behesht Zahra three days after Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini's funeral for the seventh day commemoration. Ahmed Khomeini appeals for donations to an official shrine while Revolutionary Guards guard the site amid thousands of campfires, chants, and a heavy security presence.
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Iran
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Nicaragua Arms to Panama Provokes U.S. Criticism
UPI Washington reports the State Department calls Nicaragua’s shipment of Soviet bloc arms to Panama deeply offensive to democracy supporters in Latin America. Spokeswoman Margaret Tutwiler notes Managua confirmed sending weapons to Noriega’s regime for paramilitary units, while Nicaragua defends its actions at the OAS meeting and accuses U.S. intervention.
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Panama
Latin America
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Central America
Washington Post
United States
Bethlehem clashes leave teen dead as Gaza curfew continues
In Bethlehem a Palestinian 17 year old Riad Salhab was shot in the chest and killed by Israeli soldiers during clashes. Gaza remains under curfew for the sixth day, with hundreds defying to attend prayers and shops closed in protest.
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British dock strikes spread to six ports in protest
In Britain on the second day of protests against a court injunction, about 2,500 dockworkers walked off at six ports. The TGWU said 9,400 members are represented, with officials urging a return to work while the union appeals to the Law Lords. Ports affected include Liverpool Garston Bristol Lowestoft Great Yarmouth and Tilbury.
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UPI
Britain
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Bristol
Lowestoft
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Four rape suspects named in second wilding near Central Park
Four youths Kharey Wise Raymond Santana Yusef Salaam and Antron McCray implicated in an earlier wilding near Central Park days before the April 14 stabbing of a vendor. Their attorneys prepare for Manhattan Supreme Court and a potential police lineup as the group faces further charges related to a second attack.
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UPI
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Yusef Salaam
Antron McCray
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Manhattan
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Colin Moore
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