Theater academy chief shot dead near Moscow
Sergei Isayev, 49, head of the Russian Academy for the Performing Arts and longtime leader, was killed at his country house outside Moscow. Police said no motive is known but do not rule out contract killing amid rising political and economic disputes. He was shot five times from outside the dacha. neighbors did not hear shots, ITAR-Tass reported via NTV.
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Albright Auditorium Opens in Miyazaki Japan
U S Secretary of State Madeleine Albright visited Miyazaki in southern Japan for a belated dedication ceremony at a new civic center auditorium. Officials named a 500 seat hall after her after she canceled a G Eight foreign ministers meeting due to Middle East peace talks at Camp David. Albright joked that in the United States auditoriums are usually named after the deceased.
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Grenade attack kills two at Iraqi celebration
The state run Iraqi News Agency says a hand grenade attack at a Dawaya celebration for the 32nd anniversary of the July 17 revolution killed two and injured many. The blast in Dawaya, 220 miles south of Baghdad, is blamed on Iranian agents. No immediate comment from Iran.
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Four Die As Western China Building Collapses
A western China building housing a dumpling restaurant and three shops collapsed in Urumqi after 11 p.m. July 23 killing four. Xinjiang Daily reports the incident amid nationwide safety inspections and a regional safety campaign.
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Mossad to Advertise for Spies in Israeli Newspapers
Israel's Mossad plans a public recruitment push breaking with old secrecy. Former chief Shabtai Shavit notes youth seek personal achievement amid high tech growth. Prime Minister's office confirms ads and outreach to candidates, including letters and web posting.
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Rebels besiege Arboleda as U S made helicopters fly in
Colombian forces launched a rescue and assault into Arboleda after rebels of the FARC attacked Saturday morning, seizing a police station and claiming heavy police casualties. About 150 army and national police troops, ferried by U S made Blackhawk and Huey helicopters, joined the fight as reinforcements finally reached the remote town 90 miles northwest of Cotomara. The attack prompted debate over the use of U S supplied helicopters in counterinsurgency amid reports of severed communications and feared high fatalities among police officers.
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U N peacekeepers expand posts along Lebanon border
U N troops press forward near Ameish as Lebanese army mediates amid Hezbollah blockades. A platoon of Nepalese soldiers attempted to set a border post while Irish Swedish and Indian units deployed in waves. About 200 Palestinians watched from Abbassiyeh as peacekeepers raised the U N flag and expanded presence.
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