Jacmel Quake Destroys Coastal City as Rescue Lags
Haiti quake leaves Jacmel with cratered streets and damaged hospital. Colombian firefighters report no live rescues yet as makeshift clinics treat about 100 with scarce supplies. Officials estimate thousands dead, with bodies left in streets as debris blocks the main road to Port-au-Prince.
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Jacmel
Haiti
Gabriel Mollet
Mollet
Colombia
Port-au- Prince
Pital
Christelle
Jacmel’s
Port-au-Prince
Norma di Pietro
di Pietro
Dominican Republic
Kabul attack targets government in deadly Taliban assault
In Kabul, Taliban militants attacked central government sites and a shopping mall, killing at least five and wounding nearly 40 as security forces fought for hours. Officials said seven attackers died, and the incident occurred days before a London conference on Afghanistan.
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Kabul
U.S
Defense Ministry
London
Hamid Karzai
U.N
Ministry of Public Health
Karzai
Waheed Omar
NATO
Richard Holbrooke
Afghanistan
Pakistan
New Delhi
David Rodriguez
International Security Assistance Force
Haqqani Network
al-Qaida
Haitians at nursing home face death amid Haitian quake aftermath
In Port-au-Prince 84 elderly residents of Hospice Municipal beg for food water and medicine as aid slows. Six residents have died and more are feared. Administrator Jean Emmanuel says relief workers are needed urgently despite dangers from surrounding chaos.
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Port-Au-Prince
Haiti
Port-au-Prince Municipal
Mari-Ange Levee
Jean Emmanuel
Madeleine Dautriche
Dautriche
Emmanuel
Place de la Paix
Hospice Municipal
Delmas-2
Port
Bel-Air
Pope John Paul II gunman released from prison
Mehmet Ali Agca the Turk who shot Pope John Paul II in 1981 was freed after more than 21 years in prison. He proclaimed he is a messenger of God and that the world will end this century. Authorities will monitor him due to mental health questions.
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Turkey
John Paul II
Mehmet Ali Agca
Agca
John Paul
St. Peter’s Square
Italy
Rebibbia
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