Mob torches police station in small Caribbean town
Demonstrators in St Marc, 600 miles north of Port au Prince, rallied over a police shooting. An unidentified policewoman shot an elderly man in the leg, prompting a mob to storm nearby Freysineau and burn the tiny police station. Police spokesman Felder Jean Baptiste said the report was under investigation.
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Peru mudslide site declared cemetery
Authorities declared the mudslide site a cemetery after rescuers abandoned hope of recovering more victims. Up to 250 to 300 people were buried under as much as 65 feet of mud in two Andean villages in Tambutco district, 300 miles southeast of Lima. Local mayor Luis Barra Pacheco said recovery was impossible.
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Pope John Paul II adds Lebanon to travels in May
The pope will spend two days in Lebanon in May, a trip delayed in 1994 for security reasons. At 76, he plans limited trips this year, with a 10 day stay in Poland and visits to Sarajevo on April 13 and Beirut on May 10-11, followed by Prague.
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Somaliland clan leaders reelect Mohamed Egal president
Somaliland's breakaway republic, unrecognized, re-elected Mohamed Ibrahim Egal as president with 223 of 315 votes by show of hands in Hargeisa over the weekend. Egal, ex-Somalia prime minister, leads a stable Somaliland since declaring independence in 1991 after Siad Barre's ouster.
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Peru leader says police share hostage crisis blame
President Alberto Fujimori said police and National Intelligence Service officials bear responsibility for the hostage siege at the Japanese ambassador's residence in Lima. He warned investigations will punish negligent officials as new talks continued to seek release of 72 remaining hostages.
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Fire kills hundreds at Baripada hall blaze during Hindu rite
In Baripada India a straw and thatch hall housing a three day Hindu religious event caught fire Sunday. At least 190 people were killed and more than 100 injured as exits proved insufficient. Rescue workers pulled nearly 150 bodies from the site as cremations began.
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Yeltsin calls Cabinet shakeup over wage delays
President Boris Yeltsin publicly rebuked Prime Minister Viktor Chernomyrdin in the Kremlin and urged changes in the Cabinet after delays in paying wages and pensions. He pressed for proposals on replacements while stressing the government must fix the funding shortfalls that have sparked strikes and protests.
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