Rwanda rebels seize Kigali airport amid heavy fighting
Rebels captured Kigali international airport after a day and night of mortar and small arms fire, surrounding a nearby army camp as civilians fled. U.N. officials said government troops offered little resistance, and hundreds sought safety with peacekeepers and aid agencies as talks continued. The violence follows the assassination of President Habyarimana and a nationwide Hutu–Tutsi backlash with regional implications.
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Prologue to D Day 1944 Thirty Years On
It is a day of omens for Germany with Anzio breakthroughs and German lines faltering as Allied forces press northwest from the Gustav Line. A Finnish professor’s comet sighting spooks Berlin while radio seeks calm. Two weeks to invasion, both sides brace for high stakes and sleepless nights as families back home wait.
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Suspect Arrested in Belanglo Backpacker Slayings Case
Police in Campbell Town Australia detained a 49 year old man linked to the killings of seven backpackers, including two Britons three Germans and two Australians. He faces armed robbery charges and gun firing counts, while raids seized a tent and other items from Belanglo State Forest area.
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Israel Boosts Worldwide Security After Lebanon Kidnapping
Israel placed overseas missions and troops on alert after a raid into Lebanon freed Mustafa Dirani, a Shiite militant leader tied to Iran. The capture triggered threats of spectacular retaliation from Lebanon based militants, with warnings of rocket attacks on northern towns. No border fighting reported yet.
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