Nazi hunter group urges Britain to probe former Lithuanian commander
The Simon Wiesenthal Center says new depositions implicate Antanas Gecas, 71, living in Scotland, in killings of Jews during World War II. It delivered over 1,000 pages to Britain’s Home Office, including testimonies from Soviet colleagues. Gecas denies involvement and cites Soviet smears. A Scotland Television documentary on the matter is to air.
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Egypt aims at international peace conference with Israel
Egypt's Foreign Minister Esmat Abdel-Meguid met Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir in Jerusalem for two hours to push for an international Middle East peace conference. Shamir rejected the idea, favoring direct talks with neighboring Arab countries, as reported by Avi Pazner.
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Soviet Syrian space mission moves toward launch from Baikonur
Tass reports pre launch work completed on Soyuz TM 3 for a joint Soviet Syrian flight. Syria's Mohammed Faris, 36, will join cosmonauts Alexander Viktorenko, 40, and Alexander Alexandrov, 44, to orbit Earth for two days and dock with Mir for six days.
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Family believes Waite to be alive in Lebanon disappearance
London AP reports the archbishop of Canterbury and Terry Waite's family maintain he is alive six months after his Beirut disappearance while 25 foreigners including nine Americans are missing amid ongoing kidnappings. no group has claimed custody and only unconfirmed rumors circulate.
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Italy floods kill nineteen as Alps area cut off
Flood waters receded across the Italian Alps but dozens of villages remained isolated and thousands stranded after four days of rain. Nine teen deaths were reported with eight missing and 50 hospitalized as mudslides damaged roads and bridges across Bergamo, Bormio, and the Valtellina region. Rescue efforts involved troops and avalanche dogs, with damage pegged near 800 million dollars and roads left unusable for miles.
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Western ambassadors meet Iran over French diplomatic row
In Nicosia three Western European envoys, Denmark, Belgium and West Germany, pressed Iran on the Paris Tehran dispute. Tehran vowed a blow for blow policy, demanding the return of diplomats and the trial of a French official, while France insists on Gordji’s questioning and refrains from diplomatic compromise.
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Basak Melli
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Rebels gain edge in Sudan civil war amid abduction
Rebels backed by Ethiopia are said to hold the stronger position in Sudan's civil war as the government faces morale and supply issues. A July 7 abduction of three American teachers and a British nurse at a Christian college highlighted the conflict's reach and risks.
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Statue of Liberty and Jesus on the Cross Reflections
A church mailer frames a vision of faith contrasting devotion to the Statue of Liberty with reverence for Jesus Christ. The text urges baptism, the Holy Ghost, and readiness for divine harvest, proclaiming spiritual riches over worldly wealth and predicting prophetic events.
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