Hong Kong Receives Holy Tooth for Buddha Birthday
Hundreds of Buddhists greet the arrival of a venerable tooth relic in Hong Kong on loan from Beijing for a one week Buddha birthday celebration. Monks in saffron robes escort the relic from Beijing by plane as worshippers sing hymns and hope for peace and luck. The event marks Hong Kong’s first official Buddha birthday observance amid a backdrop of a mixed religious landscape under the former colonial government.
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Beijing
Clash at Western Wall as ultra-Orthodox pelt Reform prayers
At the Western Wall, ultra-Orthodox Jews pelted Reform worshippers with plastic bottles amid protests over mixed-gender prayer. Four arrests followed. one Reform woman was lightly injured in the head as the dispute highlighted ongoing tensions at Judaism's holiest site.
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Linda Menuhin
Passengers anger after Sun Vista cruise sink rescue
After the Sun Vista sank off Malaysia, 1,104 aboard were rescued and eight-deck passengers faced anger over aid. Survivors described lost belongings, no hotel arrangements, and delayed rescue calls while Sun Cruises offered $450 per person and hotel refunds.
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Raoul Gutierrez
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Cyclone toll rises as Pakistan searches for missing villagers
Pakistan Navy ships with divers and medical teams search coastal communities near Karachi for hundreds feared missing after a cyclone struck the Arabian Sea coast. Officials report 700 missing, with some estimates as high as 3,500, as homes, villages, and fishing boats were destroyed and relief efforts struggle to reach flooded roads and stranded residents.
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Mumtaz Ugali
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