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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Feb 23, 2002

Page

7

Cease-fire raises hope for Sri Lankan peace pact

Sri Lanka's government and Tamil rebels signed a cease-fire Friday via Norwegian mediation, with both sides agreeing to a monitored truce. If lasting, aerial attacks and raids would end while rebels may enter government zones. the Prevention of Terrorism Act would be scrapped amid hopes for talks.

Vavuntya Sri Lanka Sunny India Vanni Vavuniya Ranil Wickremesinghe Wickremesinghe London Sun Assas Tamil Tigers LTTE Chandrika Kumaratunga Tigers Tamil Nadu Rajiv Gandhi Norway Finland Sweden Paikiasothy Saravanamutta Center For Policy Alternative Jon Westberg Colombo

Kandahar Eid Celebrations Signal Afghan Change After Taliban

In Kandahar, fireworks, music, nail polish and egg fights mark Eid al Adha as Afghans celebrate a freer society. Gov Gul Agha prays for a stable independent country while residents recall Taliban bans on music and education. Families share meals of mutton as authorities note a new government’s presence after war.

Kandahar Afghanistan Taliban Essa Jan Eid Gul Agha Agha al-Qaida United States Mullah Mohammed Omar Mirwais Farly Abraham

Train crash in Kyushu injures 77 after rear-end collision

A speeding express train rammed a passenger train near Munakata in Kyushu, injuring 77 of 150 to 200 aboard. Officials said the express conductor apparently ran a red signal after the first train hit a wild boar, causing the rear collision.

Tokyo Japan Munakata Japan Railway Fumiharu Maki Akio Imaizumi Japan Rail Hideki Matsunaga Kyushu Fukuoka Prefecture

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