Journalists killed while covering Colombia election in El Playon
Two Colombia journalists, cameraman Luis Alberto Rincon and reporter Alberto Sanchez, were shot dead while covering a local mayoral election in El Playon, 200 miles northeast of Bogota. Police note the region is controlled by leftist rebels and right-wing militias. no group yet claimed responsibility.
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Nine Die as Train Hits Jeep Near Ahmadnagar
A speeding Maharastra Express train plowed into a jeep at a railway crossing near Ahmadnagar station, 125 miles east of Bombay. At least nine people were killed and five injured, the jeep occupants entirely. Officials investigate signals and guards were reportedly ignored.
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India
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Militants protest in Mexico City over farm policy and NAFTA
Hundreds of El Barzon supporters rode into Mexico City to condemn farm poverty and foreign imports. They demand renegotiation of NAFTA and greater government farm aid. A North Sea rescue report describes a submerged submarine locating wreckage from a passenger ferry that sank off Norway, with 19 dead. The Sleipner catama ran aground with 89 aboard. initial tolls changed as one listed dead was found alive.
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Mandela expands role as international peacemaker after presidency
Nelson Mandela, 81, shifts from retirement to world stage laboring on Middle East peace and potential mediation in DRC and Burundi. He emphasizes Middle East priority, hints others may mediate, and discusses a proposed plan for Israel withdrawal and Arab state recognition with an international commission involvement.
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South Africa
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Middle East
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Chechen conflict fuels fears after village shooting
In Sleptsovskaya Ingushetia a drunken sergeant and four privates from Chechnya opened fire at a food kiosk killing 21 year old Larisa Kitiyeva and wounding others. The attack underscores tensions between Russians and Caucasus peoples as Moscow fights in Chechnya and pressure grows to win support.
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Egypt warns of renewed violence if policy not changed
Egyptian insurgent Rifai Ahmed Taha, leader of al Gamaa al Islamiya, says the 1997 Luxor Temple massacre could recur if Cairo does not ease its policy toward the Islamic movement. He alleges continued oppression and hints that activists may act if Islam is humiliated. The group has killed over 1,200 since 1992 in its bid to topple the secular government.
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