Greek monks resist eviction from 1000-year-old Athos monastery
More than 100 Esphigmenou Monastery monks on Mount Athos resist a January eviction order for opposing ecumenical talks between Orthodox leadership and Roman Catholics. Abbot Methodius vows to appeal to Greece’s administrative court and then a higher authority, while supplies are cut and the date looms.
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Quito airport shut as plane removed from runway after crash
An Ecuadorean airliner bound for Cali with a stop in Tuscan blocked Quito's international airport while rescuers removed its nose lodged 20 yards beyond the runway. Passengers escaped via emergency doors. two Colombian women sustained ankle injuries and skin irritation from spilled fuel. In Bolivia, security forces used tear gas and rubber bullets to break up protests opposing coca eradication, as demonstrators blocked roads with boulders near Cochabamba.
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Princess to marry Nepal commoner in private ceremony
Katmandu dispatch from AP reports a Nepalese princess will wed a commoner in a private ceremony. Details remain sparse as officials confirm the engagement and plan.
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