Two Rastafari suspects attack Castries cathedral kill Irish nun
In Castries Saint Lucia police say two Rastafari men aged 20 and 34 attacked worshippers during Holy Communion at the Basilica of the Immaculate Conception, using machetes and a blowtorch to set fires. They claimed God sent them to fight church corruption. Sister Theresa Egan, 72, of Ireland, was killed. Suspects Kim John and Francis Phillip were captured, while witnesses recalled three or four attackers.
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Castries
St. Lucia
Caribbean
Gregory Montoute
Kim John
Francis Phillip
Montoute
Albert Fregis
Basilica of the Immaculate Conception
Theophilus Joseph
John
Haile Selassie
Jamaica
Joseph
Charles Gaillard
Gaillard
Martinique
Patrick Anthony
Barbados
Sister Theresa Egan
Ireland
Order of St. Joseph of
Egan
Phillip
Pave
Y2K Bug Delays Norwegian Trains Hit Oslo Rails
Norway's NSB experienced a late Y2K glitch as new airport express and Signatur high speed trains failed to start on Dec 31. Temporarily fixed by setting onboard computers to Dec 1 2000, older trains remained functional. Full operations resumed by Monday.
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Oslo
Norway
National Railroad Company
Solberg
Dagbladet
NSB State Railroad
NTB
Earthquake of 6.6 strikes southern Philippines near Mati
A 6.6 magnitude quake shook the southern Philippines on Monday, causing panic during New Year celebrations. No major damage or injuries were reported, officials said, though bottles toppled and books fell as residents rushed outdoors. The epicenter was about 40 miles east of Mati in Davao province, triggered by movement in the Philippine Trench.
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Cagayan DE Oro
Philippines
Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology
Reynaldo Punongbayan
Mati
Davao Province
Philippine Trench
Pacific
Punongbayan
Poachers Kill Elephant in Corbett National Park
A poisoned elephant carcass was found in Corbett National Park after poachers killed it and were driven off by villagers and forest guards. The park, established 1936 as India’s first national park, houses about 600 elephants, with poachers targeting lone aging animals amid rising ivory prices.
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Lucknow
Corbett National Park
Puran Chandra Joshi
Joshi
Himalayan
India
New Delhi
Jim Corbett
Bombs strike churches in Tajikistan after October blast
In Dushanbe two churches suffered blast damage as a Sunday bombs damaged the Orthodox Church of St Nicholas and a Seventh Day Adventist church. No injuries were reported. Officials say three students from a local Islamic Institute were arrested for the October terrorist attack that killed seven and wounded fifty.
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Dushanbe
Tajikistan
St. Nicholas
Interior Ministry
Interfax
Father Sergy
Dushanbe Islamic Institute
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Indian Wildlife Reserve
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Diana
Deuce
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