Kwasniewski Wins Polish Presidential Run In First Round
Polish President Aleksander Kwasniewski is set for a second term after securing about 55 percent of the vote in partial returns, avoiding a runoff. His closest rivals include Andrzej Olechowski with 18 percent and Marian Krzaklewski with 15 percent, while Lech Walesa trailed with 0.9 percent. Final results expected Tuesday.
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Marian Krzaklewski
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Leftists Take Early Lead in Lithuania Elections
A Social Democratic coalition led by former Communist Party head Algirdas Brazauskas held 33 percent of the early vote four hours after polls closed, beating the ruling Conservatives who had 7 percent. New Union and Liberal Union trailed, with final results due today. a coalition likely given possible multi-party splits.
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Floods engulf villages as rains flood southwest Bangladesh
Torrential rains submerge 25 villages in Satkhira and nearby districts forcing thousands to seek shelter in schools and high ground. At least two drownings and two snakebite deaths reported. official toll from 30 to 55 possible as up to 3 million are displaced across the region near the Indian border.
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West Bengal
Jessore
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Families push U S trial over El Salvador nun killings
West Palm Beach hosts a wrongful death case against former Salvadoran defense minister Jose Garcia and ex National Guard director Casanova. The families allege high ranking officers ordered the 1980 abductions and killings of four church women and a social worker, seeking damages and accountability.
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Florida
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Lawyers Committee For Human Rights
United States
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Clarke
New York
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Donavan
Cleveland
Conservatives split over marijuana policy at annual conference
Britain's opposition Conservative Party split between advocates of a tough new marijuana policy and senior figures who admit past use. Ann Widdecombe proposed automatic 145 dollar fines for first offenses, aiming at law and order voters, but police officials called it unenforceable and editorials criticized it. Several senior Tories admitted marijuana use in the 1970s, including Francis Maude and Archie Norman, who argued for personal exploration.
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