Russian commandos end bus hijack near Mineralnye Vody
A daytime bus hijacking near Mineralnye Vody ended when Russian commandos stormed the vehicle. A Chechen gunman died from a sniper shot amid concussion grenade blasts as hostages were freed and authorities sought to identify any linked to the earlier hijacking.
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Chechnya
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Mourners fill Nablus streets after Hamas office raid
Thousands of mourners crowded Nablus for the funeral of eight Palestinians killed in an Israeli helicopter raid on Hamas offices. The mass procession featured green Hamas flags and gun salutes, with 20 000 to 100 000 estimated in attendance amid ongoing clashes and security alerts.
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Anan al-Atiri
Fatah Movement
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Mideast
Israel
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Mansour
Ephraim Sneh
Ariel Sharon
Israel Radio
King David Hotel
Jerusalem
Shmuel Ben- Ruby
Hebron
Peace proposals from Britain and Ireland urge IRA disarmament
The British and Irish governments presented peace proposals at Hillsborough Castle urging IRA disarmament as essential to preserving Northern Ireland’s power sharing and the 1998 Good Friday accord. The plan links troop reductions and policing reform to progress on decommissioning, with a foreign judge to probe eight killings and amnesty offered to exiled IRA members.
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Northern Ireland
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Grim Typhoon Toraji search continues in Taiwan
Rescuers push through mud and debris after Typhoon Toraji as 72 bodies are confirmed and about 140 are missing across eastern and central Taiwan. Soldiers with shovels and heavy equipment work at Kuang Fu and other sites where a girl’s body was recovered eight feet underground. Taiwan’s leaders pledge relief funds while a landslide committee is formed to study rock and soil hazards.
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Annette Lu
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Chang Chun-hsiung
Su Tzen-ping
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