Moscow lawmaker shot near home in dog walk attack
Two assailants wounded Alexander Vengerovsky, deputy leader and close ally of ultranationalist Vladimir Zhirinovsky, as he walked his dog in downtown Moscow. Police gave few details while Interfax cited his wife saying hospitalization for a leg wound and Tass said a kneecap wound was treated without admission.
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Liberal Democratic Party
Hangzhou Zoo fined over panda loan to department store
Hangzhou Zoo officials were fined 600 dollars for loaning giant panda Pei Pei to Haikou No. 1 Department Store in October as a promo stunt. The store paid 1,200 dollars to borrow the animal without wildlife authority permission, Pei Pei has returned to Zhejiang. About 1,000 wild giant pandas remain.
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Hainan
Pei Pei
China Daily
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Island dispute triggers reinstated military drills near isles
South Korea and Japan remain locked over a desolate island group as Seoul restarts quarterly drills canceled earlier. Destroyers patrol boats and jets will simulate attacks on imaginary targets near the islands amid rising tensions and regional security concerns involving the United States and China.
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Clinton and Holbrooke among Nobel Peace Prize nominees
Nobel nominees for 1996 include President Clinton and Richard Holbrooke for Bosnia efforts, with Wei Jingsheng among those receiving multiple nominations. The Oslo committee keeps names secret, listing 82 individuals and 21 organizations as of Monday and accepting late postmarks. The prize will be awarded in Oslo on December 10, with about $1 million in prize money.
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Bosnia
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Wei Jingsheng
Geir Lundestad
Nobel Committee
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Turkey
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Mexico
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Kosovo
Serbia
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Maha Ghosananda
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Sweden
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Dozen Dead In 300 Car Pileup On Italian Highway
Rome AP report details a Monday highway disaster on the A4 between Milan and Trieste near Soave by Verona. At least 11 people were killed and hundreds injured as a foggy morning caused a 300-car chain reaction crash.
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Italy
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Trieste
Rome
Roberto Miceli
Automobile Club of Italy
Miceli
Verona
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