Khmer Rouge Defections Narrow Survival of Ta Mok
Two Khmer Rouge leaders defect to the Cambodian government Khieu Samphan and Nuon Chea, leaving Ta Mok the lone defector holding out with under 100 loyalists. Thai officials say pursuit is uneconomical as the group fades after Pol Pot era violence. A separate Indian crash near Dhanbad killed 12 coal miners when a train struck a bus at a crossing.
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Ta Mok
Thailand
Wiwat Sattarak
Khieu Samphan
Nuon Chea
Pol ‘Ot
Pol Pot
India
Press Trust of India
Dhanbad
Bihar
New Delhi
Inmate siege ends at Mexico City prison
Four inmates freed two dozen hours after a riot at Reclusorio Sur. A fifth hostage, a nurse, escaped as three inmates surrendered by Saturday midday. Officials, speaking anonymously, said negotiations continued with the remaining captor. News reports gave varying hostage counts.
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Mexico City
Reclusorio Sur
Rebels claim 60 Nigerian soldiers hurt in Sierra Leone clash
Amid fears of an attack on Freetown, rebels of the RUF say they fatally wounded 60 Nigerian troops and captured Makeni, while government forces and ECOMOG reinforce the capital. In Freetown, mobs burned two men accused of rebel spying as Kamajors and troops bolster defenses.
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Freetown
Sierra Leone
Revolutionary United Front
Makeni
Indiana
United States
Britain
Jamaica
Sam Bockarie
Ecomog
Ria
Ghana
Kamajor
Foday Sankoh
AP Prato
Leopold International
Dakar
Senegal
Australian US team plans first nonstop around world balloon flight
An Australian US team led by Denver real estate magnate Dave Liniger prepares for a historic nonstop circumnavigation from Alice Springs launching between late December and mid January. The crew, with veteran pilots and a high altitude balloon, aims to beat prior failed attempts by flying in the stratosphere where weather is minimal though subspace risks persist.
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Sydney
Australia
Chicago
Steve Fossett
Pacific Ocean
Denver
Dave Liniger
Alice Springs
United States
Fossett
Richard Branson
Per Lindstrand
Sweden
Kahuku Point
Oahu
Hawaii
Pacific
North America
Dan Pedersen
U.S. Navy
Liniger Team
John Wallington
Bob Martin
Albuquerque
N.M
Liniger
Re/Max International Inc
Houston Astrodome
Absinthe Returns to Britain Stirring London Bars
London bars sparked by absinthe reintroduction as four young entrepreneurs import Radomir Hill's Absinth from the Czech firm. Priced around 7.25 dollars per shot, the pale blue green liqueur draws after work crowds, igniting sugar prepared servings and a reputation for strong addiction potential. Bar manager Giovanni Burdi from Covent Garden's Detroit bar endorses its potent appeal after testing the product.
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London
Vincent van Gogh
Oscar Kala
Britain
Radomir Hill
Hill
United Kingdom
U.K
Giovanni Burdi
Covent Garden
Detroit
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