Spain ferry claims fastest crossing of Atlantic
A 300 foot Catalonia ferry operated by Buquebus claimed the fastest Atlantic crossing by a commercial passenger vessel from New York to Ceuta in three days. The ship averaged 40 knots over the voyage, beating the previous record set by Hoverspeed in 1990. The vessel, built by Incat Australia, can carry 900 passengers and will operate Barcelona to Mallorca service.
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Siberian serial killer sentenced to death
Vadim Yershov a 25 year old deserter was sentenced by a Krasnoyarsk military tribunal to death for raping robbing and stabbing to death 19 people He fainted at the verdict The case highlights Russia not enforcing capital punishment though it remains legal ITAR-Tass reported rail shipments of military cargo halted due to unpaid bills by the army and security agencies totaling 391 million by month start Rail officials blamed military nonpayment for the cash strapped railways
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Third victim found after gas blast at soup kitchen
Search crews recovered the body of a volunteer worker in the rubble of a soup kitchen destroyed by a gas explosion, raising the death toll to three. Seventeen others were injured as the Tuesday blast tore the building’s front wall and crushed cars. The victims included three women volunteers, one of whom was a nun, with the kitchen serving over 600 meals daily. Gaz Metropolitain cited a private contractor rupturing a gas pipe while adjusting a meter.
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U.S. Diplomats Push Arbitration to End Ethiopian Eritrean War
U S diplomats travel to Addis Ababa and possibly Asmara to press Eritrea and Ethiopia toward arbitration under a U S Rwanda plan. Ethiopia accuses Eritrea of a new front near Ere Mattios while claiming to repel multiple dawn assaults and noting Zalambessa refugees after recent combat.
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Plot to poison Mandela uncovered in apartheid era
South Africa's Truth Commission heard that officials plotted to poison Nelson Mandela with thallium to impair his intellect rather than kill him. Scientist Schalk van Rensburg testified that Andre limmelman spoke of a plan to disable Mandela through brain damage, part of complex chemical weapons schemes run by Wouter Basson.
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Nigerian military offers no clear plan after Abacha death
Two days after Gen Sani Abacha's death Nigeria's military leadership offered no clear sign of power transfer. Maj Gen Abdul Salam Abubakar spoke of a transition but gave no details. Critics say Abacha's program is dead and demand civilian rule amid Friday protests.
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