Havana Ordered Evacuation as Hurricane Michelle Gathers Strength
The Cuban authorities evacuated about 150000 people as Hurricane Michelle intensified to a dangerous category 4 with winds near 135 mph. The storm posed a threat to western and central Cuba and could move toward Florida and the Bahamas, with 12 dead already reported in Central America and Jamaica.
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Bangladeshis Sold or Trafficked for Prostitution Warns UN Official
A UN official warns thousands of Bangladeshi women and girls are lured or sold into prostitution across India Pakistan and the Middle East. Over 15 years as many as 500000 have been drawn abroad by promises of work or marriage before being sold into brothels. The UNICEF conference in Dhaka will seek plans to curb the trend.
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Militants seize white-owned farms in Zimbabwe clashes
Ruling party militants gathered on four white-owned farms in Guruwe, about 100 miles north of Harare, setting up camps and beating a black farm worker who refused to shout slogans. The unrest comes amid 18 months of farm occupations involving 1,700 white-owned properties aimed at redistributing land to blacks.
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Sharon cancels planned Washington trip amid US Israel tensions
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon postponed a Washington visit to meet President Bush due to security concerns amid friction over Israeli actions in Palestinian areas. He was to travel from London to Washington for talks with Tony Blair and Bush and to address Jewish organizational leaders.
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Alliance backs unity bid to restore Northern Ireland government
A small Alliance Party bloc will join the Protestant vote to back a second vote for reinstating David Trimble as first minister. Britain presses to preserve the 1998 Good Friday power sharing amid looming collapse as Sinn Fein resists coalition.
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