Four Saudis Charged Over Gazelle Killings in Egypt
Egyptian prosecutors charged four Saudi men with killing gazelles in a protected wildlife area on the Red Sea coast. Police found two dead gazelles and gazelle meat in a cooler during January, and the suspects deny hunting in Marsa Alam. They were released on bail and face up to three years in prison if convicted.
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Eight elephants killed by lightning in China reserve
Eight elephants were found dead July 15 in Xishuangbanna Nature Reserve near Burma after farmers reported carcasses. Wardens saw seared tree streaks attributed to lightning. six bodies lay under a fallen tree, two nearby. Autopsies were inconclusive and local hunting prior to the 1980s had reduced elephant numbers.
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Police destroy Nairobi tourist market amid land dispute
Police sealed off Nairobi downtown tourist market ignoring a court order and used bulldozers to tear down wooden stalls after a land ownership dispute. Curio sellers salvaged what they could, loss estimated in hundreds of thousands of dollars. The market, popular with visitors for beads and carvings, faced relocation after City Council sold the land to a mosque for a parking lot.
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Serb forces drive rebels from highway in Kosovo
Serb police and Yugoslav army troops encircled Junik near the Albanian border after a push from Pristina and Pec linked up on a key highway. Reporters saw eight bodies and civilians and KLA fighters were given one hour to evacuate, with the road set to reopen after removing barricades.
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China mulls diverting Yangtze floodwaters to farmland
Amid record Yangtze levels authorities weigh blasting upstream levees to flood farm districts and spare cities like Wuhan. Officials warn weakened dikes could fail as floods kill over 1,145 and force nearly a million from Hunan Hubei Jiangxi. Jiangsu Anhui provincial emergencies rise as floods peak.
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Tourists damaged Nazca Lines in Peru driver unaware
Tourists drove a pickup over sections of the Nazca Lines near Lima damaging at least three lines. The vehicle bypassed markers and left garbage. the incident challenges preservation of the desert etchings dating back centuries. District officials cited concern over future harm after guardian Maria Reiche’s death.
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Fidel Castro urges U S cooperation in terrorism fight
Fidel Castro urged U S cooperation in the fight against terrorism on the 45th anniversary of the Cuban revolution, accusing Miami exiles and the CIA backed by The New York Times reports, and calling Clinton misled by Jorge Mas Canosa. He warned he would act alone if needed, and criticized exile groups over past bombings including a 1976 jetliner attack that killed 73 people.
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