Basque rebels kill businessman in Spain attack
A Basque businessman, Isidro Usabiaga, 52, was shot five times and died en route to the hospital in a Friday morning attack authorities attributed to ETA. ETA had threatened him over refusing to pay its revolutionary tax. The group claimed responsibility for over a dozen explosions this month, including a Tarragona airport terminal bombing that injured 35.
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Ancient Canaanite tablets found near Tel Hazor
Archaeologists uncovered three clay tablets dating 1550 to 1200 B.C. that may have been part of Tel Hazor’s royal archives. The find predates the first Israelite settlement in Canaan and aligns with late Canaanite civilization along the Mediterranean coast from Lebanon to the Gaza Strip. Tel Hazor was the region’s largest Canaanite city-state.
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Cambodia aims to halt cremations amid genocide evidence
Cambodia’s government urged Buddhist monks on Friday to stop cremating massacre victims’ remains. The plea seeks preserved bones as court evidence for bringing Khmer Rouge killers to justice, with Hun Sen inviting further help from a U.S. research team and referencing Pol Pot.
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Sri Lankan forces launch assault near Kilinochchi
Sri Lanka's military pressed a new offensive against Tamil Tiger strongholds in the northern jungles, sending jet fighters field guns and tanks. Fifteen soldiers were killed and about 60 wounded as troops advanced to within roughly 3 1/2 miles of Kilinochchi, the rebels' base. Most rebels and many civilians fled as international aid workers withdrew amid the buildup.
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Turkish Prison Hunger Strike Sparks Terror Stance
Turkish government threatens to storm Istanbul Bayrampaşa prison to end a hunger strike by 2,000 leftist inmates amid eight deaths and about 100 in critical condition. Justice Minister Sevket Kazan accuses ringleaders, cites 68 days without medical access, and warns a raid could cause 50 to 60 deaths. The strike spreads to 4,000 Kurdish prisoners across other facilities.
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Burundi Facts and Geography Overview
Burundi is a landlocked Central African nation bordered by Tanzania Zaire and Rwanda. It spans about 10 750 square miles with a population near 6 million of which 85 percent are Hutu 14 percent Tutsi and 1 percent Twa. Official languages are Kirundi and French with 62 percent Roman Catholic and 32 percent traditional beliefs. Literacy runs about 50 percent. The economy is resource poor and agrarian with coffee making up roughly 90 percent of export earnings and per capita income around $220 annually ranking it among the world revenue-poorest countries.
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Burundi calm after takeover echoes coup promise
Pierre Buyoya, 46, declared he seized power to save a distressed people after Burundi's army toppled the civilian president. He suspended the constitution and pledged to protect deposed president Sylvestre Ntibantunganya, who fled to the U.S. ambassador’s residence as 150000+ have died in clashes since 1993.
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Japan seeks U S aid to end decade food poisoning outbreak
Japanese ministers apologized for the worst outbreak in a decade and said American scientists from CDC and NIH are assisting to trace E. coli 0157. Seven deaths and about 8,500 illnesses with tainted school lunches blamed. nationwide slaughterhouse checks ordered while tests search for the specific cause.
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