Bomb Kills Chechen Leader’s Bodyguards in Grozny
A Tuesday blast on a Grozny curb killed five men believed to be guards for Ahmad-Khadzhi Kadyrov as a car passed by. ITAR-Tass reported the bodyguards perished while Kadyrov was not in the vehicle. Chechnya remains volatile after its bid for independence.
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Eritrea and Ethiopia clash in first ground fighting after halt
Eritrea claimed its forces killed hundreds of Ethiopian troops and downed a helicopter in the Horn of Africa war. Ethiopia insisted Eritrea launched weekend attacks at Bade, counterattacked, and reported hundreds of Eritrean casualties. Eritrea said it repelled four days of Ethiopian assaults at Badme, claiming dozens of Ethiopian dead and a helicopter shot down.
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Poland Wins Equivalence In Nazi Slave Labor Compensation
Polish government official Jerzy Widzyk said German officials agreed Poles forced into Nazi labor should receive the same compensation as citizens of other countries. Over 400000 Poles seek more than 2 billion dollars in restitution for wartime labor.
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Rebel leader Ocalan faces trial in Turkey on treason charges
Abdullah Ocalan’s main lawyer Ahmet Zeki Okcuoglu will boycott the court to protest defense restrictions and urged 105 lawyers to join, though many plan to attend. Ocalan, who led a 15 year insurgency in Turkey’s southeast, could face the death penalty if convicted at the state security court on the prison island of Imrali near Istanbul. The defense team had threatened mass resignations before the trial.
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Everest Mystery Deepens With Mallory Find Disputed by Team
A 10 member expedition retracing Mallory and Irvine’s 1924 ascent in Nepal held a press conference in Kathmandu. Some members believe the pair reached the summit, while others doubt it, citing route difficulty and the long absence after their climb. Mallory’s frozen body was found May 1, 75 years after the search began. Irvine’s body remains missing.
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Whaling panel sets new humane hunting limits
At the International Whaling Commission meeting in Grenada officials from the United States Britain Australia and New Zealand clash with Japan and Norway over ending the 13 year moratorium on commercial whaling They debate new weapons like explosive harpoons and the humaneness of these methods with scientists divided on their effectiveness and ethics.
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