Turkey Syria talk over river water rights stirs tension
Turkish Foreign Minister Hikmet Cetin visited Damascus to press Syria on the Euphrates and Tigris dispute amid Ankara claims to all river waters traversing Turkey. Prime Minister Demirel had asserted rights during Ataturk Dam inauguration, signaling escalating cross border water tensions.
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Helicopters find wrecked Thai jet in Nepal Himalayas
Army helicopters locate the Thai Airways Airbus A310-300 wreck on a forested Himalayan slope about 40 miles northwest of Katmandu. Rescue teams run into monsoon weather and rough terrain as 99 passengers and 14 crew are unaccounted for with 11 Americans and several notable figures aboard.
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Palace moat becomes garbage dump near imperial palace
China Daily reports the moat surrounding Beijing's imperial palace, now a museum, is routinely filled with trash from tourists and nearby vendors. Food wrappers, rotten produce, bamboo baskets and even furniture are tossed into the 30 foot wide canal after a visitor called for cleanup.
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