World News Roundup From Shanghai To Saipan And More
China freed 11 year prison for murder suspect She Xianglin after alleged torture during police interrogation drew state media attention. Anatahan Volcano ash plume prompted island containment, schools closed, health warnings issued in Saipan. Ivory Coast factions agreed to end hostilities in Pretoria with imminent disarmament and new elections. A bus crash near Ciudad Constitucion Baja California killed 20 and injured about 24, involving fish meal truck collision.
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Deadly Chinook crash near Ghazni kills at least 16 Americans
A U S military CH-47 Chinook returning from a mission crashed 3 miles outside Ghazni city in heavy dust and winds. Officials said 16 deaths were confirmed, with two more unaccounted for, all crew believed American. Weather and no enemy fire cited. one other Chinook reached Bagram safely.
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U.S. Helicopter Crashes and Fatal Military Losses Across Afghanistan
The timeline notes a January 2004 Ghazni arms dump explosion that killed eight American soldiers, a March 26 land mine death toll of four U.S. soldiers south of Kabul, and a November Hindu Kush plane crash that claimed six American lives including civilian crew.
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Kurdish leader Talabani chosen interim president of Iraq
Iraq's National Assembly elected Jalal Talabani, Kurdish leader from the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, as interim president with 227 votes. Adel Abdul-Mahdi and Ghazi al-Yawer were named deputies, pledging a democratic government and rights for all.
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