Bomb blasts in Tel Aviv and Gaza derail planned summit
Hours after the collapse of a scheduled Mideast summit, a Tel Aviv bus bomb killed two and wounded 14 while a roadside blast near the Gaza Strip killed two more. Israel vowed to pursue terror suspects as peace efforts faltered amid Palestinian misgivings over the Clinton plan. Egyptian and Saudi support for the plan persisted despite mounting objections.
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Jerusalem
Tel Aviv
Gaza Strip
Israel
Yasser Arafat
Egypt
Clinton
Mideast
Saudi Arabia
Ehud Barak
Arafat
Hosni Mubarak
Amr Moussa
Posal
State Department
Barak
Sufa
Hadera
West Bank
East Jerusalem
Protests Grow Over Luoyang Mall Fire Deaths
Relatives of 309 victims protested in Luoyang demanding justice as police arrested 12 people including four welders suspected of causing the Christmas Eve blaze in the Dongdu Commercial Building. Demonstrators blocked a major street, urging officials to identify the dead and respond to the tragedy.
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Luoyang
China
Luoyang City
Dongdu
Old City
Frogs Disrupt Hawaiian Quiet As Noisy Invasive Insects Invade
In Hawaii, small green tree frogs have spread from Curtistown on the Big Island to Oahu Maui and Kauai since the mid-1980s. They chirp loudly up to 90 to 100 decibels, disturbing residents and wildlife and prompting a state hotline. Experts warn the population could threaten tourism, property values, and exports.
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Honolulu
Larry Stevens
Big Island
Stevens
Hawaiian Islands
University of Hawaii
Curtistown
Oahu
Maui
Kauai
Mindy Clark
Clark
Caribbean
Hawaii
Earl Campbell
US Department of Agriculture
National Wildlife Research Center
Campbell
Fred Kraus
State Land Department
Isle
Paraglider lands at Buckingham Palace in publicity stunt
A paraglider touched down at Buckingham Palace in central London aiming to publicize his unpublished novel Canine Dawn and was arrested by royal protection officers. The Met police questioned the 36 year old Brett De La Mare of Darwin, Australia, while a police helicopter tracked the arrival.
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Buckingham Palace
Metropolitan Police
Brett de la Mare
Darwin
Australia
Monica Kelly
de la
Mare
Outback
de la Mare
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