Rebels battle troops in two Macedonian villages
In Macedonia ethnic Albanian rebels clash with government forces in Tanusevci and Malina, killing three soldiers including two by a land mine near Tanusevci. About 200 rebels fight in the area as NATO and the government try to curb the violence along the Kosovo border. Also: a Bangkok plane blast injured seven, with Thaksin’s safety adviser hinting at an insider job, and an Australian plans the world’s highest skydive at 40,000 meters aiming to break the sound barrier.
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Ruam Duay Chuay Kan
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Australian Associated Press
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Milner
AAP
Cochran negotiates hotel deal in Barbados
Defense lawyer Johnnie Cochran arrives in Bridgetown with investment partner Robert Johnson to negotiate purchase of parts or all of the Gems of Barbados luxury hotel chain. They already invest in Antigua Curacao and Aruba.
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Cochran
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Black Entertainment
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Gems of
Barbados
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Antigua
Curacao
Aruba
Bomb attack precedes Israeli change of command
A Palestinian bomber killed three Israelis at a Netanya intersection as Ariel Sharon prepared to assume power. The blast, the second lethal attack in four days, underscored Israel’s vulnerability despite border closures that restrict Palestinian movement and inflame tensions ahead of the new government. Hamas and Islamic Jihad threatened more attacks to undermine Sharon’s leadership.
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Yasser Arafat
Arafat
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Peru captures Shining Path leader Comrade Alipio in Cusco
The Peruvian army says Dalton Zuniga known as Comrade Alipio, a Shining Path leader, was captured in Cusco province. He allegedly led about 60 guerrillas and directed the group’s 1999 helicopter attack that killed four officers and a soldier.
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Alipio
Cusco
Zuniga
Oscar Ramirez Durand
Durand
Abimael Guzman
Apurimac River
IRA Blamed as Bomb Hits BBC TV Center in London
A bomb blamed on IRA dissidents exploded outside BBC Television Centre in west London early Sunday. One person injured. Police warned of potential more attacks as Tony Blair condemned the act and vowed peace efforts in Northern Ireland would continue. A taxi, detonated by timer, was used in the attack, with forensic teams scouring the scene.
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IRA
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BBC Television Centre
Hajj pilgrims converge at Arafat in record numbers
Hundreds of thousands travel by bus car and foot to Muzdalifah after prayers at Mount Arafat as the pilgrimage climax brings more than 2 million pilgrims totaling about 2.5 million expected. Saudi cleric Abdul-Aziz Al al-Sheik denounces Palestinian oppression while guiding crowds through Arafat and Mina rituals.
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