Ex-Soviet author and activist Lev Kopelev dies at 85
Lev Kopelev, a German based writer and human rights activist who was stripped of his Soviet citizenship in 1981, died Wednesday at age 85 in his Cologne apartment. He suffered heart disease. Kopelev gained Western fame in 1976 for a book about his years in Soviet prisons titled To Be Preserved Forever.
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Big dig challenges Jericho conquest tale
Two archaeologists from the University of Rome report a spring dig at Jericho, 10 miles east of Jerusalem, found no rubble ash or evidence of a sack during the era of Joshua around 1400 B C. The findings question the biblical account of Jericho falling after seven days of trumpet blasts.
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Striking miners protest low pay in Petrosani
About 6,000 coal miners shouted thieves thieves in Petrosani as protests continued for a sixth day after Romania rejected a 45 percent pay rise. Leader Romeo Beja ripped up the government offer of 21 percent while noting talks in Bucharest. He cited retirement at 45 or after 20 years and claimed promised constant water access as a concession.
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Northern Ireland mourns as officers buried in Lurgan
Two policemen, John Graham and David Johnston, aged 34 and 30, were buried after IRA gunmen shot them in Lurgan. Caskets draped with Union Jacks, widows and children mourn. sermons challenged Sinn Fein and efforts toward Northern Ireland peace. Prime Minister Blair condemned the killings as deliberate to thwart talks.
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Man returns home after long WWII separation in Minsk
In Minsk Belorussia AP Michal Selmanowicz 68 arrives home to sister Maria Selmanovich 65 after being captured by Nazis and in labor camp. She visited church weekly for 50 years praying for dead brother whom she believed was lost. He escaped camp and lived in England before returning.
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Congo capital quiets as cease fire offers lull in fighting
In Brazzaville residents used a cease fire to prepare to flee as U N envoy Sahnou n sought to broker peace with President Pascal Lissouba and ex dictator Denis Sassou Nguesso. Talks with Lissouba Sassou Nguesso and Mayor Kolelas failed and elections planned for July 27 may be delayed.
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