Mali crackdown deepens as women protest turn deadly
In Bamako protests against Mali’s military rule turned violent as soldiers fired on marchers, killing dozens according to doctors and witnesses. The state of emergency and curfew were imposed, with hospitals short of blood as doctors performed amputations and aid groups mobilized.
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Ethiopia Expels Libyan and Sudanese Diplomats Amid Rebel Offensive
Ethiopia orders Libyan ambassador Khalifa Bazelya and a Libyan diplomat plus Sudanese military attache Maj. Gen. Babaker Agar and Sheikh Zaki el Din to depart within four days. Addis Ababa cites threats to security as rebels surge toward the capital, while denying Sudanese aid to insurgents.
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Hostage release efforts stumble in Beirut report
A Beirut paper claimed Western hostages including six Americans faced fresh obstacles in release talks. The Ad Diyar report said attempts to free the captives halted after new conditions and pressures, with figures expected to transport the captives to Damascus for handover to the U.S. ambassador.
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Ghazi
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Lorain
Ohio
Middle East
Associated Press
Armed gangs battle in South Ossetia despite cease-fire
Tass reported continued fighting between Georgian and South Ossetian forces in the South Ossetia region, despite a Thursday cease-fire agreement. Dozens have died and thousands fled as gunbattles flared between Eredvi and Dmenisi amid tense, armed confrontations.
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Dmenisi
Exxon pleads guilty in worst oil spill case in U S history
Exxon Corp and Exxon Shipping pleaded guilty to misdemeanor violations under a plea agreement. Sentencing was delayed pending public comment due April 11, with Judge Holland set to sentence April 24 or allow withdrawal of pleas if the agreement is rejected.
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Alaska
Exxon Corp
U.S
Russel Holland
Holland
Exxon
Lawrence Rawh
Exxon Shipping
Augustus Elmer
Portland police map serial killer suspect across states
Police plan to retrace the travels of unemployed truck driver John Fautenberry to link him to five murders in Oregon Alaska New Jersey and Ohio. Detectives say he confessed to one killing and that motive appeared to be robbery. They will review his record from the last four to five years for open homicide cases.
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Ore
John Fautenberry
Oregon
Alaska
New Jersey
Ohio
Fautenberry
Juneau
Tom Nelson
Teenager Attacks Stalin Bust on Red Square
A 17 year old vocational student in Moscow knocked off Stalin’s grave bust nose to protest the dictator. He is charged with desecrating a grave, a crime carrying up to three years in prison. The nose was handed to the Kremlin Commandant's Office for repair.
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Josef Stalin
Red Square
Komsomolskaya Pravda
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Vladimir Lenin
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