Beslan mourners vow revenge as 40 day grief ends
In Beslan Russia mourners mark the 40th day after the school siege that killed over 330, including many children. Tanik Kuizev vows to bury an Ingush victim in retribution, signaling a feared interethnic war as Ossetians pledge to expel Ingush remnants and authorities rush police and troops to separate communities.
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Russia
Tanik Kuizev
Kuizev
Sergei Tandaleyev
Sunja
North Ossetia
Ruslan Aushev
Ingushetia
Caucasuses
Vladimir Putin
Maiski
Mubari Azdeyev
Vladikavkaz
Azdeyev
Georgi Kozarev
Servet Tandaleyev
Dmitri Khorpayev
Tandaleyev
Somalia elects interim leader in Kenyan vote at peace milestone
Abdullahi Yusuf, a former army officer from Somalia’s Darod clan, won 189 votes in a third round of voting by the transitional parliament in Nairobi to become interim president. The decision ends a 13 year war and sets the stage for appointing a prime minister and cabinet, with regional observers noting limited reconciliation among enemies. European officials discuss $17.5 million in aid, though some doubt it suffices.
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Nairobi
Kenya
Somalia
Abdullahi Yusuf
Horn of Africa
Yusuf
Shariff Hassan Sheikh Aden
Abdullahi Addon
Aden
Peacekeepers wounded as Haiti unrest flares in Gonaives
Two U N peacekeepers were shot during clashes with supporters of Aristide in Port au Prince and flood survivors in Gonaives. Doctors of the World evacuated staff as violence rose, with Brazilian peacekeepers sustaining the first casualty amid heavy gunfire in Bel Air. Police and paramilitary actions followed beheadings and protests linked to Aristide.
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Haiti
U.N
Jeanne
Portou-Prince
Bel Air
Aristide
South Africa
Toussaint Kongo-Doudou
la Saline
Port-au-Prince
Baghdad
Flooding Death Toll Rises in Assam and Surrounding Asia
In Assam’s Goalpara district rescuers found 33 more bodies as floodwaters receded, bringing South Asia’s toll to 177. Four days of heavy rain caused landslides across eastern India, Bangladesh, and Nepal, with tens of thousands homeless and cattle carcasses strewn through flooded areas.
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India
Assam
South Asia
Bangladesh
Nepal
Goalpara
Anil Mazumdar
West Bengal
Deepak Kumar Goswami
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