Egypt minister cancels Canada trip after seating mix up
External Trade Minister Hassan Khedr cancelled a scheduled Ottawa visit after discovering his Air France seat was in business class instead of first class. Embassy spokesman Waleed Khury said the error was at the airport and that Khedr would fly out again on Monday to discuss trade and economic cooperation with Canada.
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Ottawa
Paris
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Rebels attack Russian posts in Chechnya across 20 incidents
Rebels attacked Russian installations in Grozny and across Chechnya more than twenty times overnight including eleven assaults on federal posts. One soldier wounded at a Sunzha River bridge checkpoint. twenty rebels detained in Urus-Martan with rifles pistols grenades and a bomb seized. Maskhadov seeks Malaysia mediation.
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Russia
Chechnya
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Sunzha River
Urus-Martan
Aslan Maskhadovy
Malaysia
Bashar Assad Named Syria's Presidential Candidate
Bashar al Assad, 34, was unanimously nominated as Syria's presidential candidate after his father Hafez Assad's death. The Baath party also named him commander of the armed forces, with parliament to confirm the nomination and elections planned.
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Assad
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Syria
France
Abdel-Halim Khaddam
Kawkab Fares
Damascus
Mustafa Tlass
Kisangani Faces Major Firefight as Rwandan Forces Push Ugandans Out
Rwandan troops routed Ugandan forces in Kisangani after a seven hour battle ending a week of shelling. UN observers monitored a fragile cease fire as casualties mounted and civilians suffered with no water, power, or medicine. The fight, part of the Congo war, involved commanders from both sides amid tensions over rebel support and logistics. Colonel Karenzi Karake confirmed being fired upon.
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Milosevic backed party wins Montenegro local vote
In Herceg Novi an opposition coalition backed by Slobodan Milosevic led 19 seats to 14 for the governing coalition with two for the Liberal Alliance as results from about 80 percent counted. Podgorica also reported gains for the pro Belgrade bloc amid turnout around 75 percent.
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Momir Bulatovic
United States
European Union
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Milosevic
Storm floods strand southern France intensifies rescue efforts
Storms in southern France and the Pyrenees forced hundreds to evacuate as floods cut power to about 700 homes in the Rhone Alpes region. A bus plunged from an elevated ramp near Toulouse killing one and injuring several as 200 students and 100 campers were moved from campuses and sites along the Loire valley area.
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Rhone-Alps
Toulouse
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Loire Valley
Coise River
Inter-Korean summit pushed back one day by North Korea
South Korea said the first-ever inter-Korean summit was delayed by one day at Pyongyang's request for minor technical reasons. Park June young, spokesman for President Kim Dae jack, called the delay not a major issue after decades of waiting. details of North Korea’s request and itinerary remain undisclosed.
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South Korea
Park June-young
Kim Dae-jung
Park Juneyoung
North Korea
Royal Apathy Grows as Monarchy Loses Shine in Britain
A Reuters reported Guardian ICM poll shows only 44 percent think Britain would be worse off without the monarchy, the lowest modern figure, while 30 percent have no opinion. The Queen and family still attract older crowds though youth show mixed views on their relevance.
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Reuters
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Britain
Prince Charles
William
Harry
Hatfields and McCoys settle feud with softball game
In Pikeville Kentucky fans witnessed a friendly feud reunion as Hatfields played McCoys in a five inning softball game. The McCoys won 15 to 1 in a lighthearted event intended to heal old rifts.
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Billy Jack McCoy
Randolph McCoy
Pam McCoy Brooks
Harold
Woman found nude with dead baby on I-94 in Dearborn
A 29 year old Detroit area woman was found walking nude on Interstate 94 in Dearborn with a dead infant. State police planned an autopsy on the baby about 13 weeks old and noted head trauma. Officers stopped traffic to protect the woman who had facial injuries as they investigated possible links and motives.
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David Robertson
Dearborn
Robertson
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