Egypt reopens Rafah border easing Gaza blockade
Egypt lifts a four year blockade of the Gaza Strip expanding the Rafah crossing. Buses carry luggage as residents travel abroad for medical appointments and business while Israel fears militants may flood into the territory. Egypt's move follows Arab world protests and Mubarak's ouster.
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Taliban bomber kills Afghan police chiefs at governor complex
A bomber in a police uniform blew himself up inside Takhar province's governor complex during a high level meeting with Afghan officials and international coalition members. He killed two senior Afghan police commanders and wounded the German general in charge of northern coalition troops, with several other deaths reported as part of the spring insurgent offensive ahead of the U S troop drawdown.
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Serbia braces for nationalist rally over Mladic extradition
Authorities in Belgrade tighten security as extreme right groups led by soccer hooligans plan a rally outside Parliament against extraditing former Bosnian Serb General Ratko Mladic to a U.N. war crimes court. Organizers from the Serbian Radical Party frame the protest as a test of support for the fugitive after 16 years. Mladic says he expects extradition but seeks time to rest before the trip.
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Yemen leaders agree to end five days of clashes
Yemen's embattled president Ali Abdullah Saleh and tribal leader Sheik Sadeq al Ahmar agreed to halt five days of gunbattles that killed 124 people. The accord may prevent further bloodshed but does not resolve the wider political crisis as Saleh rejects stepping down. Fighting surged after Saleh's forces attacked al Ahmar's home, rupturing an uneasy alliance.
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Saleh
Sheik
Sadeq al-Ahmar
Delta 2284 lands rough in Atlanta injures four
A Delta Air Lines jet from Pittsburgh made a rough landing at Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport and caught fire. About 50 passengers and crew evacuated safely via rear stairs. Four people suffered minor injuries. firefighters extinguished the blaze with foam. Investigators seek cause details.
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Scouts place flags by graves of Civil War veterans
Lawrence Boy Scouts honored Civil War veterans buried in Oak Hill Cemetery on Saturday with flag placements and brief history lessons. Volunteers emphasized keeping memory alive of Union soldiers and educating youths about history.
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Austin Lemmons
Oak Hill Cemetery
Lawrence
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Nine year old hit by car in Lawrence in stable condition
A nine-year-old boy was struck by a vehicle near the Haskell and Ward avenues intersection in Lawrence. He was flown to Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka in what appeared to be critical condition. Police, who arrived about 2 15 p m, interviewed the driver as the investigation continued.
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Lawrence
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Eudora Veteran Returns From Djibouti Deployment
Eudora resident David Dudley reports a year of National Guard duty guarding a base in Djibouti. Now back in Kansas he resumes life with wife Traci and their four children while savoring home routines and his job as an operations technician for Black Hills Energy.
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