Canadian warship kept at sea amid security threat in Gulf
The HMCS Winnipeg, Canada’s sole warship in the Persian Gulf, will not dock in Dubai as planned due to an unspecified security threat. The ship remains at sea as part of a U N oil sanctions monitoring force. the U S and allied forces also reacted to threats in the Middle East. In Nepal, Queen Kamal is discharged from hospital after nearly a month of recovery from a June 1 royal family assassination incident.
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Tibetan antelope faces extinction without protection
The International Fund for Animal Welfare warns the chirus may vanish within five years due to hunting in China and fur trade in India and Britain. With numbers dropping from millions to about 75,000, 20,000 antelopes are killed yearly for shahtoosh shawls selling over 17000 dollars each, despite a global trade ban.
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Estrada arraigned on perjury charges in Manila court
Former Philippine president Jose Estrada appeared before an anti corruption judge to answer perjury charges over allegedly misdeclaring assets in 1999. The hearing followed security concerns after protests and an earlier coup attempt, with a pretrial set for August 2 and an additional arraignment for plunder.
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Sharon Deplore Public Clash Over Mideast Goals
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon left Washington after public disagreements with President Bush over how much violence must end before talks and a freeze on West Bank and Gaza settlements. Secretary Powell will press for cease-fire measures and Mitchell report guidelines.
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