Two Tornadoes Hit India Killing Hundreds and Injuring Thousands
A pair of tornadoes struck eastern India, collapsing a Balasore school and washing away houses across Orissa and West Bengal. About 200 dead and 3,000 injured, with over 10,000 left homeless. rescue workers pulled survivors from debris as authorities warned the disaster could rise. A 12 year old survivor described walls collapsing at his school.
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U.S. man acquitted in Mongolia murder case
George Risley, 56, of Woodland Washington, cleared of murder in Moron Mongolia, but convicted of overzealous defense. He is free after 18 months travel ban and a $600 fine, allowed to work, and had been in Mongolia to run a sawmill for Pacific American Commercial.
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Papon War Crimes Trial Delayed by Wife's Death
Maurice Papon's war crimes trial was suspended after Paulette Papon died of cancer at 88, two days before a verdict was due. The case concerns complicity in crimes against humanity for orders leading to the deportation of 1,690 Jews from the Bordeaux region during World War II.
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Paulette Papon
Bordeaux
UN chief urges Israel to resume peace talks
U N secretary general Kofi Annan urged Israel to recommit to land for peace and halt settlements. He warned that much of the world holds Israel responsible for the impasse and urged Netanyahu to pursue a permanent settlement with the Palestinians under interim accords. An Israeli aide blamed years of Oslo for violence in exchange for land.
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