China plans aircraft carrier to be ready by 2020
Jane's Defense Weekly reports China plans a carrier not fully operational until about 2020. Senior naval sources say the program was approved at last year's Communist Party Congress in Beijing and shifted from the 1996 2000 to the 2001 2005 five year plan. Getting sea ready would require about 18 years. Delivery of Southeast Asia's first carrier to Thailand strengthens China’s push for necessary technology.
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Vatican Swiss Guard names new commander amid murder shock
Vatican City selects Col. Pius Seymueller to head the Swiss Guards with Lt. Elmar Maeder as second in command after the murder suicide of the previous commander Alois Estermann and his wife. A related Tehran bombing report cites conflicting claims of accident and attack by opposition groups.
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Afghanistan quake aid plea as rescuers rush victims
Aid agencies ferried the badly wounded from northern Afghanistan’s devastated villages by UN helicopters to Faisabad. They urged more aircraft and fuel as the 6.9 magnitude quake left 2,000 to 5,000 dead, with 29 villages reached and roads blocked by landslides. The disaster followed a February quake that killed about 2,300.
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Serbs Rampage Through Kosovo Shelters and Refugees Rise
Violence escalates as Serb military and police units sweep Decani and 10 surrounding villages near Pristina. Tens of thousands of ethnic Albanians flee toward Albania while UN agencies rush aid and refugees pour into Albania.
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Pakistan cuts funding for Harakat ul Ansar militants
Pakistani officials moved to halt funding after Harakat ul Ansar appeared on a U S terrorism list. The group, tied to operations in Indian Kashmir, has splinter Al Faran linked to the July 1995 tourist kidnappings, including an American, with bodies found and others unaccounted for. Authorities raided Harakat offices and warned of possible U S designation.
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