Bomb suspected in Formosa Airlines crash killing 13
Investigators weigh a bomb cause after the Formosa Airlines SAAB 340 vanished after takeoff on March 18. DNA links 11 victims. wreckage and remains are badly shattered. Prosecutor Ho Ching tung cites reports a passenger may have boarded without boarding.
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Whale sharks and manta rays gain protection in the Philippines
The Philippine government banned killing or selling whale sharks and manta rays after declines in their numbers. Agriculture Secretary Salvador Escudero signed the directive, with fines or up to four years in prison for violators.
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Kosovo Serbs fear Yugoslavia will abandon them
Thousands of Kosovo Serbs attended the funeral of police officer Miodrag Otovic amid bitterness toward Slobodan Milosevic. They fear he will sacrifice Serb power in Kosovo to placate foreign pressure as U S envoy Robert Gelbard urged talks and possible sanctions. The funeral scene in Brestovik reflected deep anger and mistrust toward Belgrade while a six nation foreign ministers meeting gave four weeks for Serb Albanian negotiations.
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Riots at Malaysian detention camps kill Indonesians
Indonesian detainees from Aceh rioted at four camps near Kuala Lumpur, with at least three Indonesians and one Malaysian officer dead and 34 wounded. Suspected orchestrated uprisings linked to fear of deportation. refugees warn of torture if sent back.
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