Per Anger dies at 88 linked to Raoul Wallenberg effort
Former Swedish diplomat Per Anger, who worked with Raoul Wallenberg to shield thousands of Hungarian Jews from Nazi death camps, died at 88 in a Stockholm hospital after a stroke. He issued temporary Schutzpasses identifying Jews as Swedes to protect them from deportation. Wallenberg later expanded the effort, saving about 20,000 Jews before his disappearance in 1945.
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Floods surge as Nepal dam release spills rivers in Bihar
Villagers flee eastern India as Balmikinagar Dam release swells Gandhaki and Ganges rivers. Across South Asia, about 25 million displaced by monsoon floods. Nepal, India, and Bangladesh report heavy rains with thousands killed. Wuhan largely escapes Yangtze flooding while downstream towns brace for high waters and Jiujiang dike surveillance.
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U.N. envoy rules out massacre investigation
U.N. special envoy Lakhdar Brahimi said there would be no U.N. backed probe into allegations that a U.S. ally killed hundreds of prisoners. He noted Afghanistan lacks the capacity to investigate and protect witnesses. Reports said prisoners suffocated in unventilated metal containers after a November operation near Kunduz involving U.S. backed troops and warlord Abdul Rashid Dostum.
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Wall concerns divide Israelis over Jerusalem bulge
In Jerusalem the 35 foot wide bulge in the outer wall of the Haram as-Sharif area near the Al Aqsa Mosque raises warnings from mayor Ehud Olmert and archaeologists that the wall could collapse endangering worshippers, while Muslim clerics dispute the danger and stress stability. Adnan Husseini says the bulge has not shifted in 30 years and remains monitored with no immediate threat.
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Associated Press
Famine threat in southern Africa endangers 14 million
Health officials warn HIV AIDS tuberculosis and malaria worsen malnutrition in 14 million people across southern Africa with up to 300000 potential deaths in six months if hunger and disease are not addressed. WHO head Gro Harlem Brundtland said food shortages must be met with health services as regional leaders meet ahead of a world summit.
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South Africa
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