Frenchman charged after insulting Thai royals on flight
Lech Thomas Kissielewicz, 47, was arrested in Bangkok on charges of insulting Thailand's royal family after criticizing the monarchy aboard a Thai Airways flight from India to Japan. He was released on $16,000 bail and must remain in Bangkok for a February 15 trial.
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Iranians mark revolutionary day at tomb of Khomeini
Thousands gather at Ayatollah Khomeini tomb to honor the 16th anniversary of his triumphant return from exile and the 1979 revolution. Tehran radio in Cyprus reports crowds chanting death to America as trains and helicopters honor the event.
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Serbs reopen road into Sarajevo for aid observers
Serbs reopened a key road into Sarajevo today for international charities under a Dec 31 truce, while the route remained closed to most residents. U N officials hailed the limited opening as progress, noting other access routes and a working airlift continue.
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Aidid Loyalists Seize Mogadishu U N Compound
Somali militiamen loyal to warlord Mohamed Farah Aidid occupied the U N headquarters in southern Mogadishu after peacekeepers pulled out. They looted chairs, wood, pumps and salvageable items from the former U S Embassy site as Ali Mahdi Mohamed controls the north and U N forces had moved to the airport property earlier.
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Dutch abandon cities in face of floodwaters
Eastern Netherlands evacuates towns as worst flood in 40 years spikes river levels. Residents flee Gelderland and Limburg while emergency crews reinforce dikes near Tiel at the confluence of the Maas and Waal. More than 100000 displaced, with fears of 16 foot inundation if breaches occur.
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Cubans Head Back Home From Panama
About 100 Cuban refugees returned from Panama on a chartered Boeing 727 as part of a mass repatriation program starting the first day of removals for around 500. Since September nearly 8,500 Cubans fled to Panama by raft or inner tube and stayed in camps near Guan tanamo Bay before the plan to move them home.
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Peru and Ecuador balk at cease fire in long dispute
Peru again refuses to back a cease fire with Ecuador as negotiators meet with the border commission. The 48 mile Cenepa River region remains unmarked years after the Rio Protocol, fueling annual nationalist tensions and renewed protests around the 1941 war anniversary.
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Russians Strike Samashky in Chechnya Crush Refugee Town
Russian troops assaulted Samashky from three sides with tanks APCs artillery and helicopter machine gun fire driving refugees from the western Chechen town. The overnight attack left houses destroyed and bodies loaded for Muslim burials as fighting spread toward Grozny.
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Quake damage tops $130 billion
Kobe earthquake damage is expected to exceed 130 billion dollars, according to Shoichiro Toyoda of the Federation of Economic Organizations. Earlier estimates ranged from 30 billion, with Hyogo rebuilding costs around 85.5 billion. Osaka Gas puts repair at 1.9 billion as 805,000 Kobe homes lose gas.
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Nine Still Hissing and .26,803 Injured
Police reported 106, 673 houses and buildings destroyed amid ongoing hazard. Authorities described continuing risk as recovery efforts scale up and emergency responses remain in place.
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