Abducted missionary’s life on line over $45000 ransom
Canadian Ed Hughes, a Tytoo Gardens orphanage operator in Haiti, was abducted from his home near Port-au-Prince. Kidnappers demand about 45000 US dollars. authorities and a Haitian mediator seek release. Hughes, 62 or 70s, has connections in Tampa and has lived in Haiti 15 years.
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Ed Hughes
Ontario
Hughes
Nelson Ryman
Tytoo Gardens
Ryman
Tampa
Fla
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United Nations
Rene Preval
Daniel Phelusmar
Phelusmar
Saddam Hussein joins hunger strike over lawyer slayings
Saddam Hussein and six other defendants began a hunger strike in Amman to protest the killing of defense lawyer Khamis al-Obeidi, abducted from Baghdad and shot dead. Khalil al-Dulaimi said the strike would continue until the defense team receives international protection. The body was found near Sadr City amid ongoing attacks on defense members.
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Saddam
Barzan Ibrahim
Saddam Hussein
Baghdad
Iraq
Al-Obeidi
Amman
Jordan
Khalil al-Dulaimi
Associated Press
Khamis al-Obeidi
al-Dulaimi
Sadr
Thaer Mahmoud
Interior Ministry
China concealment of early H5N1 case sparks NEJM letter
Eight Beijing researchers reveal a November 2003 death from H5N1 predates China’s first reported human case to WHO in 2005. The group, from institutions such as the 309th Hospital of the PLA and State Key Lab, published a letter in the New England Journal of Medicine and sought its withdrawal. Officials and editors seek explanations amid questions over the timeline, sources, and infection details.
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China
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New England Journal of Medicine
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University of Ottawa
Ministry of Health
Roy Wadia
New England Journal
Karen Pedersen
Pedersen
Guangdong
Asia
Brown
Qing-Yu Zhu
E-De Qin
Wei Wang
Jun Yu
Bo-Hua Liu
Yi Hi
Jian-Pei Hu
Wu- Chun Cao
309Th Hospital
People's Liberation Army
US lawmakers launch Friends of Canada caucus
A 78 member Congressional Friends of Canada Caucus was kicked off in Washington. Co chaired by Henry Brown Donald Manzullo Michael Michaud and James Oberstar the group aims to strengthen Canada US ties focusing on border security commerce energy cooperation and tourism. They seek a delay on the passport immigration rule until mid 2009 amid House Republican hearings.
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Congressional Friends of Canada Caucus
South Carolina
Henry Brown
Donald Manzullo
Illinois
Maine
Michael Michaud
James Oberstar
Minnesota
Canada
United States
Chris Beradini
Brown
House of Representatives
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House
Congress
East Timor PM may resign amid unrest and protests
East Timor's prime minister is likely to resign after fear his firing of 600 soldiers in March sparked clashes. President Gusmao urged his resignation as party members and citizens say he has lost trust. The violence has left at least 30 dead and 150,000 displaced in the wake of independence turmoil.
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East Timor
Miguel Sarmento
East
Alkatiri
Indonesia
Pesident
Kanana Gusmao
Sarmento 1
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