Ferry disaster toll rises as survivors recount horror
In Dakar, divers described victims gasping for air inside the overturned MS Joola after a capsizing in the Atlantic. With about 1,000 feared dead, 64 survived from 1,034 aboard. a German shipyard built the vessel 12 years ago for Rhine trips, design limited to 536 passengers. authorities pledged a presidential inquiry to provide a fuller accounting.
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Senegal
Africa
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Haidar el Ali
Abdoulaye Wade
Atlantic
Germany
Hamburger Abendblatt
Rhine
el Ali
Governor stays two executions
Governor Jeb Bush issued temporary stays for Aileen Wuornos and Rigoberto Sanchez Velasco amid questions about Wuornos mental competence. Both had dropped appeals and were set for lethal injections. further psychiatric examination could still allow execution if competence is confirmed.
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Fla
Jeb Bush
Aileen Wuornos
Bush
Rigoberto Sanchez- Velasco
Wuornos
Sharon under fire after pullout from Arafat compound
In Jerusalem Israeli critics blame Prime Minister Ariel Sharon for last week’s siege ending under U S pressure. Violence surged in the Palestinian territories with three Palestinians and an Israeli soldier killed. Israeli troops evacuated families from an apartment building opposite Arafat’s office as snipers stationed inside. The military did not comment. Israel said it would pursue arrests of wanted Palestinians inside the compound even after withdrawal.
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Jerusalem
Ariel Sharon
Yasser Arafat
U.S
Arafat
Israel
Death penalty sought for Nova Scotia man in NC case
Prosecutors in Raleigh said they will seek the death penalty against Jan Aulden Campbell 29 formerly of Dartmouth Nova Scotia charged with first degree murder in the July 25 death of his fiancee Heather Domenie 33 a former Halifax teacher in Cary North Carolina. The prosecutor cited aggravating factors but did not disclose details.
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N.C
North Carolina
Nova Scotia
Jan Aulden Campbell
Dartmouth
N.S
Halifax
Heather Domenie
Cary
Howard Cummings
Cummings
Man shoots bear to save son during attack
In Idaho, Nolan Koller shot and killed a mother black bear that attacked his son Jason Kellor while protecting cubs during an elk hunt. The shot, fired from a bow at close range, ended the confrontation as the bear charged.
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Pocatello, Idaho
Nolan Koller
Jason Koller
Nolan Keller
Jason Keller
Nolan
Larry Hlavaty
Idaho Fish and Game Department
Bulgarian student arrested at Atlantic City airport
Nikolay Volodiev Dzhonego a 21 year old Bulgarian student was held on 100000 bail after authorities say he attempted to pass security with scissors and two boxcutters hidden in a lotion bottle and soap bar at Atlantic City International Airport. He faced a possession of an illegal weapon charge.
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N.J
FBI
Nikolay Volodiev Dzhonego
Atlantic City International Airport
Myrtle Beach
S.C
Robert Johnson
Federal Transportation Security Administration
Johnson
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