Embassy in Tel Aviv closed after credible threat
Israeli security sources say the U S Embassy in Tel Aviv was shut Thursday in response to a warning of a possible attack received from Washington. Embassy spokesman Larry Schwartz defers on reopening. Police increased security along the Mediterranean coast as U S missions worldwide remain alert after August 7 embassy bombings in Nairobi and Dar es Salaam that killed 224 people including 12 Americans.
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Rebel celebrations and plane crash aid reports mix in uneven dispatches
Rebel supporters marked the Zapatista uprising anniversary at La Realidad encampments amid marimba music and banners. In Angola, UNITA claimed survivors from a U.N. chartered plane downed near the crash site as eight peacekeepers and six others were aboard. Japanese adventurer Mitsuro Oba claimed reaching the South Pole on New Year’s Eve after crossing the Arctic Ocean solo, aiming to complete treks across both poles.
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Ights
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Khmer Rouge leaders to face genocide tribunal under Hun Sen
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen reversed earlier plans and announced a tribunal for Khmer Rouge policy makers Khieu Samphan and Nuon Chea. He authorized their arrest warrants while allowing them to remain free temporarily, as a UN report on evidence and recommendations for a court proceeds.
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Khieu Samphan
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Norodom Ranariddh
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Khiew Samphan
Long Norin
Sihanoukville
Balloon team delays world flight after weather delays
The Re/Max International team delaying its around-the-world balloon attempt for at least two days due to strong winds in the Australian outback. Launch planned near Alice Springs with a 460 foot diameter balloon and a ship style capsule carrying three crew members and life support gear.
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Houston Astrodome
Shakespeare Tops Britons in Millennium Poll
BBC listeners named William Shakespeare Britain's greatest personality of the past millennium, with Winston Churchill second and William Caxton third. Final tallies show Shakespeare 11,717 votes, Churchill 10,957, Caxton 7,109, followed by Charles Darwin, Isaac Newton, and Oliver Cromwell.
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Netanyahu to decide on Jerusalem development project
Prime Minister Netanyahu backs a Florida donor’s plan to build 132 apartments in Ras al Amad east Jerusalem. He will decide next week whether to approve amid protests, with the Antiquities Authority clearing the site and Bar-Ilan saying circumstances may change.
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East Jerusalem
Israel
Israeli Antiquities Authority
David Bar-iHan
Bar-Ilan
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