Forty missing after eastern India house collapse
In Jamshedpur a three story house collapsed killing or trapping many. Police and firefighters recovered fifteen bodies from the rubble. Ten people were hospitalized in serious condition. The cause remains undetermined.
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Prosecutor seeks death for 19 in Tunis plot case
In Tunis, the prosecutor asked for the death penalty for 19 of 279 Muslim fundamentalists accused of plotting to overthrow the government. He said the defendants masterminded the plot, with ten tried in absentia under laws against attacks on the state and incitement to violence.
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Uganda frees 130 prisoners in mass release
In Kampala Uganda the last of about 4500 political detainees jailed without charge or trial over six years was freed. The Red Cross said 133 prisoners were released Saturday after Chief Justice Wako Wambuzi ordered freedom for those jailed beyond legal limits.
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Israel aims to amend law banning PLO talks
Israel plans to change the 1986 law to allow meetings with PLO officials while still barring their direct role in peace talks. The move, likely before Parliament in October, seeks to reduce Arab-Israeli tensions and ease U S Israeli friction, with Rabin and Beilin signaling cautious progress.
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Black group may rethink talks on white rule in SA
The Pan Africanist Congress said it would meet officials on Tuesday to push for a constitution drafted by a democratically elected assembly. The PAC, rival to the ANC, could boost prospects for a broad settlement if it returns to negotiations amid resumed talks between the government and major black groups. Mandela said he was in contact with de Klerk but that the ANC’s conditions must be met to resume discussions as mass strikes press for an interim multiracial government and curbs on violence.
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