China to open military industry to foreign investment next year
The Business Weekly says China plans to invite foreign participation in some military industry sectors and hold a trade fair next year to boost electronics technology. It notes China has spent heavily since 1988 on modernization, buying Russian tech and seeking external electronics expertise, but analysts say it remains behind Russia and the West in military tech.
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Italy deploys troops to quell Naples Mafia violence
Italy moves 350 soldiers to Naples to assist local police as Mafia violence, blamed for nearly 90 deaths this year, prompts a broader deployment of about 500 troops. A May 5 festival shooting wounded six, including an eight year old girl, spurring authorities to request help with investigations and patrols.
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Flooding strikes southern China killing dozens and displacing hundreds
Southern China faces severe floods with Zhejiang reporting at least ten dead and Hangzhou river levels at records. Authorities say more than 600000 acres inundated and 130000 residents forced from homes. Guangdong also hit as rainfall continues.
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Spain mourns ETA slaying of Miguel Angel Blanco
In Eruma and across Spain mourners honor 29 year old Miguel Angel Blanco, a Basque councilman and member of Prime Minister Aznar's Popular Party, kidnapped Thursday and shot Saturday after Madrid refused to swap prisoners. Mass protests, candlelight vigils, and calls for release marked the response.
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Rioting in Bombay slum over Dalit icon ends in cremations
Thousands of low caste residents mourn 10 killed in police clash as eight adults and two children are buried after rioting sparked by vandalism of a Babasaheb Ambedkar statue. Police protected leaders. rioters shouted burn the police and pelted officers.
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Mass Casualty Attacks Hit Algiers Region Over Weekend
Two near Algiers area mass violence events leave 21 dead and 20 wounded. In Bou-Smiail a family of fourteen dies from knives or axes. In Dellys militants ambush a bus wounding seven and injuring twenty. Islamic militants seek to topple the military backed regime amid 1992 elections context.
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Campeche vote fraud claims spark street protests
In Campeche Mexico opposition figure Layda Sansores of the Democratic Revolutionary Party accuses ruling party candidate Antonio Gonzalez Curi of stuffing ballots and pressuring voters after July elections. Sansores filed formal complaints as thousands march and demand nullification amid broader but uneven national democratic progress.
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