Attacks, train crash, and Lebanon vote reported abroad
Militants attacked near Afghanistan killing a U S soldier and four Afghan police, with three civilians wounded after an American patrol bombing. Taliban ambushed police chief convoy, four officers slain and two abducted. A passenger bus and train collision in Sri Lanka left at least 35 dead and 60 injured. In Japan a derailment near Colambo and Amagasaki deaths raised tolls. Lebanon sets May 29 start for four Sundays of elections after Syrian pullout.
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Colambo
Rienzie Perera
Anary
Gunfire Kills Five in Haiti Demonstration
Five demonstrators in Port-au-Prince were shot dead as Haitian police moved to disperse protesters calling for detainee releases linked to the ousted president. U.N. and witnesses verified the fatalities. a UN mission spokesman and a Haitian police spokesman provided limited details. The killings mark the third such deadly police response in three months.
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Dan Moskaluk
Port-au-Prince
Putin Opens Historic Israel Visit Amid Cold War Rift
Vladimir Putin becomes the first Kremlin leader to visit Israel, signaling eased tensions since the Soviet era. He seeks Russia’s wider role in the Middle East and proposes an autumn Moscow conference, while noting improved ties with Israel despite strains over Syria and Iran.
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Polish priest accused of aiding Polish secret police in 1980s
The Rev Konrad Stanislaw Hejmo a Dominican priest close to John Paul II said he wrote church reports for officials and shared them with an acquaintance later believed to be a spy. Officials said files suggest he was a secret collaborator under names Hejnal and Dominik.
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