Afghan gunmen hijack school bus in Pakistan standoff
Three masked Afghan gunmen seized a bus with 15 schoolboys and a male teacher in Islamabad, demanding $5 million and large food aid for Kabul. After hours, 55 boys and six women teachers were released, while negotiations offered safe passage and aid with no ransom paid.
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Afghanistan
Kabul
Zahid Saeed
Nasrullah Babaar
Zafar Abbas
British Broadcasting Corp
Rebels arrive for Chiapas peace talks in San Cristobal
Ski masked Zapatista rebels arrive in San Cristobal de las Casas to press for social and political change at peace negotiations held at the 16th century cathedral. Manuel Camacho Solis and Bishop Samuel Ruiz accompany rebel representatives to preliminary discussions as talks open amid a heavy presence of Red Cross workers and peace personnel.
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Associated Press
Zapatista National Liberation Army
San Cristobal de Las Casas
Mexico
Red Cross
Manuel Camacho Solis
Samuel Ruiz
Lacandon Forest
Camacho
Proceso
el Financiero
New York Times
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Chiapas
Latin America
Zapatistas
Ontario eyes cigarette tax cut to curb smuggling
Ontario plans a sharp cigarette tax cut to reduce contraband tobacco from Quebec after a sales slump caused by a Quebec-Ontario tax shift. Cabinet ministers will decide. Finance Minister Floyd Laughren expected to announce, with Manitoba noting resilience.
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Quebec
Floyd Laughren
Western Canada
Manitoba
Charles Curtis
Ottawa Valley
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