Fire Rips Yan shan Hotel in Changsha Central China
A pre-dawn blaze at the Yan shan Hotel in Changsha Hunan province killed 30 guests and injured dozens. The fire spread from the second floor to the seventh floor trapping occupants and forcing several to jump out windows. Fire crews brought the flames under control after about two hours. More than 100 were rushed to hospital with casualties including the dead.
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Bombay office fire kills three in 25-story tower
Fire sweeps top floors of a Bombay office tower as ladders reach only to the 14th floor. About 21 people are evacuated through 14th-floor windows while three bodies are recovered on the 21st floor. Victims suffocated as firefighters battled the blaze for about an hour.
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Peru Japan leaders to meet in Toronto on hostage crisis
President Fujimori and Prime Minister Hashimoto will meet in Toronto on Saturday to reassure Japan over efforts to free 72 hostages held by Tupac Amaru rebels at the Japanese ambassador's residence. Talks stalled as rebels demand Peru free hundreds of prisoners. Hashimoto warns against risks as gunfire exchange occurred last week.
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Four ex Police Seek Amnesty Over Biko Death
Four former security police officers and a fifth who plans to confess seek political amnesty from South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission for their roles in Steve Biko's 1977 death in police custody. Their lawyer described the interrogation as having gone wrong while opponents dispute that version and note Biko's death spurred national and international outcry. Amnesty applications were filed after the commission agreed to a witness protection program.
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Poorest Albanians to get refunds from pyramid schemes
In Albania President Sali Berisha said cash payments from frozen assets would go to the poorest investors while others would receive statement accounts showing their contributions. The schemes were declared illegal after unrest over their collapse, with potential further protests and arrests reported in multiple towns.
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