Beirut in flames as militias clash across Green Line
Christian and Moslem gunners battled Beirut's residential districts with mortars rockets and tank fire for 12 hours killing nine and wounding 24. Toll since April 28 climbs to 86 dead 424 wounded as forces clash near the Green Line. Civilians seek shelter amid shelling as leadership changes unfold with Elie Hobeika taking a top post amid calls for peace.
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Beirut
Capital
Ashrafieh
Corniche Mazran
Syria
Lebanese Forces
Samir Geagea
Elie Hobeika
Israel
Weather Outlook Forecast for Sunday
Mostly sunny conditions with a 10 percent chance of precipitation. Temperatures reach a high of 15 and a low of 4. Map Page 86.
Rioters clash with police at Nazi veterans reunion hotel
Police in riot gear confronted about 300 demonstrators near a hotel hosting a Nazi veterans reunion. The crowd threw rocks and beer bottles while firecrackers and paint spilled during the confrontation.
Former Waffen SS reunion disrupted at Bavarian hotel
Demonstrators hurled eggs and paint at the Hotel Krone front of a two-story Bavarian resort hotel where veterans of the Ist and 12th SS tank divisions gathered behind closed doors. Police estimated 400 to 600 attendees including wives were present at the reunion. windows were shattered by rocks.
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Krone
Waffen SS
Bomb blasts rock northern India killing many
Series of bombings across New Delhi and neighboring states killed at least 73 people and wounded scores. Police detained over 500 Sikh extremists for interrogation as authorities blamed Sikh terrorists. Major cities sealed and a large crackdown followed.
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Ap-Afp-Reuters New
Uttar Pradesh
United News of India
Ved Marwah
New Delhi
Punjab
Chinese exchange families in Peking teach New Yorkers honesty lessons
In Peking, American families from Brooklyn note a stronger everyday honesty and social order among residents. The Wiglers and Schwartzes, living in normal Chinese neighborhoods, contrast China’s housing with New York’s Starrett City projects. Their son Andrew says life feels safer in Peking.
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Zeke Schwartz
Florence
Brooklyn
Peking
Schwartzes
Wigler
New York
Amy Brisken
U.S
Wiglers and Schwartzes
Starret City
United States
Andrew
New York City
Main Square
Times Square
Lost city unearthed in Honduran jungle by Raleigh team
British explorer Colonel John Blashford-Snell says a seven member Operation Raleigh patrol has found ruins possibly linking to the Pagan civilization’s Cuidad Blanca in eastern Honduras. The site spans 3.9 square kilometers with a 12 meter sacrificial altar and artifacts, pending archeological surveys.
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Honduras
Press Association
Friday
John Blashford-Snell
Cuidad Blanca
White City
Walter Raleigh
Blashford-Snell
Panama City
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