Mudslide Kills Dozens At Bolivian Gold Mine Camp
A mudslide caused by El Nino rains hit the Mocotoro camp near the Bolivia Peru border early Wednesday, killing up to 50 miners. Rescue teams had recovered 19 bodies by midafternoon and 21 were still missing. The camp lies in the Tipuani mountains about 130 miles from La Paz.
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Patricia Balda
Associated Press
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Picture of disabled prince found in album
A photograph of Prince John, younger brother of King Edward VIII and hidden due to epilepsy, reportedly the first published image of the boy who died in childhood. The image was in two albums of photos belonging to the Duke of Windsor, Edward VIII.
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Independent
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Wallis Simpson
George VI
Elizabeth I
Forbidden romance sparks clashes in Pakistan
In Karachi, a young couple eloped triggering ethnic violence between Pathans and Mohajirs. Two bystanders were killed, eight injured, shops and cars attacked, police fired on mobs, and doctors held a strike after a mob assault. Two police officers were dismissed amid the crisis.
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Pakistan
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Pathan Council
Pathan
Hari Ram
Habib Gul
Israel marks 50th jubilee in rocky kickoff
Prime Minister Netanyahu joined 2,000 residents in Kiryat Gat for Israel’s 50th anniversary ceremony. Critics from opposition and Jerusalem officials complain of exclusion, budget cuts, and planning turmoil as four chairs quit and financing shrinks from 70 to 30 million dollars. The scaled program includes chess, a youth quiz, a dance festival, art exhibits, and a march.
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Benjamin Netanyahu
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Jerusalem
Ehud Olmert
Israel
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Uzi Baram
Labor Party
Moshe Katsay
Ezer Weizman
Aid levels fall as OECD flags 30 year low in official aid
A new OECD study shows official government aid in 1996 at 59.9 billion, down 4.5 billion from 1995, representing 0.25 percent of combined GDP for 21 member nations. Total aid including private investment exceeded 300 billion dollars, more than doubling in three years. Only Denmark Netherlands Norway and Sweden met the 0.70 percent UN target.
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