Sydney wildfire strands thousands of commuters
Thousands of Sydney commuters were stranded for hours as firefighters battled a large wildfire near the outskirts. About 250 firefighters and water-bombing aircraft fought the blaze that began Sunday in Kuringai Chase National Park, closing two major highways and a northern rail line and forcing a five hour delay for drivers and travelers.
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Sydney
Australia
Kuringai Chase
New South Wales
Glaciers in Alps face near total loss by 2050 says scientists
At a climate conference in Vienna experts warn western Tyrol glaciers shrink about 3 percent yearly. Roland Pienner of Innsbruck notes ice mass declines about 3 feet annually, predicting few glaciers above 4,000 meters by 2050. flood risk rises in Alpine valleys despite no direct warming blame. BELJING Catholic Vatican dialogue hints easing Beijing ties. Pope Benedict XVI letter eyed by Chinese Catholics amid official church resistance.
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Vienna
Austria
Alps
Tyrol
Roland Pienner
University of Innsbruck
Institute For Ecology
Pienner
Beljing
China
Vatican
Beijing
Benedict XVI
Liu Bainian
Chinese Patriotic Catholic Association
Holy See
Benedict
Man tried to hijack plane to Johannesburg
A man claiming to be an al Qaida member was arrested after attempting to hijack an Air Botswana flight from Botswana to Johannesburg. He was overpowered on landing at OR Tambo International Airport about 6 15 p.m. Police identified no nationality or name and said the suspect was not armed and had a list of demands.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
al-Qaida
Botswana
Air Botswana
Vish Naidoo
OR Tambo International
Hlakane
U S missile defense bases eyed in Eastern Europe
The United States moves toward opening talks to place ground based interceptors in Poland as part of a broader missile defense system. Poland and the Czech Republic show support but warn of public opposition and potential EU security impacts. Russia warns of a new arms race while Washington defends the plan as protecting against Iran and safeguarding Europe and its troops.
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Warsaw
Poland
United States
Europe
Washington
Middle East
Russia
Vladimir Popovkin
U.S
Radek Sikorski
Czech Republic
Andrew Schilling
Associated Press
Tran
Listic
Iran
Riki Ellison
Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance
Ellison
Schilling
Teed
Jiri Pehe
New York University
Prague
European Union
Pehe
Woman emerges after 19 years in jungle claimed as missing daughter
Cambodian authorities and human rights groups warn that intense media attention and visitors risk traumatizing a jungle survivor found Jan. 13 who cannot speak. A family says she is their daughter Rochom P Ngieng, missing since age eight. DNA testing offers possible resolution, while officials consider care and trauma treatment.
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Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Rochom P'ngieng
Rattanakiri
Oyadao
Lhadho
Kek Galabru
Penn Bunna
Adhoc
Rattanak Kiri
Parmer accused of killing 26 women goes on trial
Accused serial killer Robert William Pickton goes to trial in British Columbia facing 26 counts of first degree murder. Prosecutors say he confessed to killing 49 women and intended to murder one more to reach 50. The case centers on six women named in the opener as police reveal grisly details from the Port Coquitlam pig farm. The trial is expected to be lengthy, with about 240 witnesses anticipated.
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New Westminster
British Columbia
Robert William Pickton
Vancouver
Derrill Prevett
Pickton
Abotsway
Joesbury
Prevett
Smith & Wesson
British Columbia Supreme Court
James Williams
Williams
Marc Lepiné
Ecole Polytechnic
Montreal
Port Coquitlam
Sarah de Vries
Eastside
Wendy Lynn Bistetter
Iran bars 38 nuclear inspectors from entering country
Iran said it barred 38 inspectors on the IAEA list from entering Iran in what appeared to be retaliation for UN sanctions. Foreign Minister Mottaki said the act is legal under agency regulations and that others on the list remain eligible. The move drew rebukes from U S officials and added to tensions over uranium enrichment.
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Tehran
Iran
United Nations
U.N
International Atomic Energy Agency
Tran
Manouchehr Mottaki
Islamic Republic
IAEA
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TAHA
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