Drought Threatens Famine Across Burkina Faso Provinces
Burkina Faso faces a two year drought endangering 11 provinces with famine. Government spokesman Tertus Zongo says 15,000 tons of food aid will be imported, stacked with another 15,000 tons to avert hunger. About 9,000 tons distributed since May were diverted to merchants and sold across the border into Mali. The UN and government peg deficit as high as 200,000 tons. No human deaths reported, but northern livestock losses noted.
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Zongo
Mali
Burkina Faso
United Nations
Sweden halts Absolut vodka sales after sabotage incident
Swedish and Finnish state retailers temporarily pull Absolut vodka amid a methanol poisoning case in Vaesteraas near Stockholm. Officials say the sabotage targeted one retailer and will not affect exports. Bottles will be checked and returned after seals are inspected.
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Sweden
Vaesteraas
Stockholm
Margareta Nystroem
Nystroem
Finland
Valta
Torrential rains trigger fatal floods in the Korean border
Torrential downpours along the Korean border trigger mudslides burying at least 24 South Korean soldiers in barracks and guard posts. Up to 20 inches of rain since Friday flood Yonchon north of Seoul displacing about 50,000 people and threatening North Korea with food shortages. Authorities report dozens of military deaths across Chorwon and surrounding posts, making this peacetime disaster the worst in years.
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South Korea
North Korea
Yonchon
Imjin
North Han
Yellow Sea
Chorwon
Hunger strike ends as Turkish inmates reach deal
Leftist inmates at Bayrampasa prison end a 69 day hunger strike that caused 11 deaths and sparked riots nationwide. About 900 inmates aided by mediators will be moved closer to trials while 4,000 Kurdish prisoners had joined the protest. Officials say the government will move 102 political prisoners nearer to their trials. Ion hospitals treated the critically ill as negotiations concluded.
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Istanbul
Turkey
Bayrampasa
Mukadder Basegmez
Zulfu Livaneli
Bagrampasa
Mexico gas plant blast kills workers
A propane leak at Pemex Cactus petrochemical complex near Mexico City triggered explosions at 7 p.m. Friday, killing four workers and wounding 39. Flames rose at dawn as ambulances and fire crews responded. Pemex sealed off the plant while investigating the cause.
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Mexico City
Cactus Petrochemical
National Oil Company
Petroleos Mexicanos
Pemex
Hurricane Cesar Triggers Mudslide in Colombia
In Bogora Colombia a Caribbean tropical storm Cesar dumped heavy rain that caused an avalanche in Pueblo Bello near Valledupar. Two people were killed and eight children were buried in their home while sleeping. parents escaped and the children remained missing. The storm strengthened to a hurricane with 80 mph winds as it approached Nicaragua per the National Hurricane Center.
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Cesar
Nicaragua
National Hurricane Center
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Pueblo Bello
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Valledupar
Elias Ochoa
RCN Radio
Ochoa
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