Eight-Year-Old Tibetan Becomes Living Buddha Approved by China
An eight-year-old Tibetan boy is identified as the 17th reincarnation of the Karma Ekkav Reyud living Buddha after selection at a monastery near Lhasa. Zhao Jianzheng of the State Religious Affairs Bureau says it is the first time the Communist government has approved a living Buddha designation, with prior selections varying by monastery or exile community led by the Dalai Lama.
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Bewing
China
China Daily
Karma Ekkav Reyud
Lhasa
Zhao Jianzheng
State Religious Affairs Bureau
Dalai Lama
Tibet
Zhao
Serbs rally to demand Milosevic ouster in Belgrade
About 100000 Serbs protested Sunday calling for the removal of hardline President Slobodan Milosevic. They cheered Alexander Karadjordjevic as he returned for only the second time, urging a constitutional monarchy to restore Serbia and its standing.
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Belgrade
Slobodan Milosevic
Serbia
Milosevic
Alexander Karadjordjevic
Alexander
Police seize red pickup tied to officer shooting
In Toronto police seized a red pickup truck linked to an early morning shooting of a Barrie officer on Highway 400 near Barrie. The officer, Scott Couse, 35, was wounded and hospitalized with an abdominal wound. Police say the truck may also relate to a suspected double murder near Bracebridge.
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Toronto
Ontario
Coast
Scott Couse
Barrie
Highway 400
Ingrid DeJongh-MacDonald
William Thorpe
York Region
Bracebridge
Premiers press Ottawa on Senate reform amid constitutional talks
Nine provincial premiers gathered in Ottawa with Prime Minister Mulroney as talks aimed at a Senate reform deal stalled. Manitoba’s Gary Filmon and Newfoundland’s Clyde Wells pressed for broader powers and Aboriginal issues, while Quebec’s Bourassa boycotted. Ovide Mercredi planned a protest over native leadership exclusion.
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Ottawa
Brian Mulroney
Joe Clark
Senate
Alberta
Newfoundland
Manitoba
Gary Filmon
Filmon
Clyde Wells
Saskatchewan
Roy Romanow
Mulroney
Robert Bourassa
Quebec
Meech Lake
Ovide Mercredi
Assembly of First Nations
Mercredi
Scientists Warn on Baboon Organ Transplants Prompt Debate
Fragmentary notes suggest doctors and scientists discuss baboon organs for transplants, raising ethical and medical questions about viability and safety. Experts debate usage, regulation, and potential risks to patients and public health.
Man charged after brutal assault in Ross Glen alley
A 25-year-old man from the British Army Training Unit Suffield faces aggravated assault and aggravated sexual assault charges after a 42-year-old woman was found beaten and unconscious in the 400 block Ross Glen Drive. She remains in serious but stable condition at Calgary General Hospital. The suspect was arrested about 30 minutes after the calls were received.
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Ross Glen Alley
Robert Colliar
Suffield
Calgary General Hospital
Reg Leibel
Glenn Wagner
Ross Glen Drive
Medicine Hat
Calgary
Carry Drive
Wagner
Leibel
Desert quakes injure hundreds and leave many without power
Two major earthquakes rattled the desert near Joshua Tree causing injuries to more than 300 and killing one child. The 7.4 and 6.5 magnitude shocks opened a 70 kilometre fissure and damaged roads, water systems, and homes while triggering widespread power outages.
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Joshua Tree
Calif
California
Las Vegas
Los Angeles
Phoenix
Willis Jacobs
U.S. Geological Survey
Golden
Colo
Ellen Mihalcik
Yucca Valley
Landers
Twentynine Palms
Big Bear
San Bernardino Mountains
Russian football team loses 13 defect to Ottawa weekend
The Moscow Giants faced a shock when 13 players vanished after a game in Ottawa, seeking refugee status. They stayed in Carleton dorms before relocation, while 35 players prepare for three more North American games. Police and immigration assessors are involved as owner Boris Aletin pursues legal action.
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Ottawa
Moscow Giants
Boris Aletin
Canada
Carleton University
North America
Rebecca Scot
Scot
Aletin
United Nations
U.S
Russia
Soviet Union
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