Russian helicopter downed near Grozny in Chechnya
A Russian Mi 26 helicopter carrying troops crashed near Khankala military headquarters outside Grozny. Reports vary on casualties with numbers ranging from 74 to 80 dead and many injured. Interfax cited rebel fire as a possible cause while fire hampered casualty counts.
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Israel agrees to pull out troops from Gaza and Bethlehem
Israel and a PLO envoy reached a plan for Israeli forces to withdraw from parts of Gaza and Bethlehem with Palestinian security forces taking over. The accord drew swift opposition from Hamas Islamic Jihad and other groups who pledged to continue attacks. Settlers criticized the drawdown as exhaustion and surrender by Palestinians.
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Abu Nidal Reported Dead in Baghdad Shootout
Palestinian officials in Ramallah said Abu Nidal, the Palestinian renegade blamed for global terror, was found with multiple gunshot wounds in his Baghdad apartment. Reports indicate death possibly a suicide. no official confirmation from Baghdad or Abu Nidal’s spokesman.
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Islamic court upholds stoning sentence in Nigeria case
Amina Lawal, a 30 year old single mother, cried as an Islamic high court in Funtua Katsina state upheld her death by stoning for sex out of wedlock. The judge said the sentence would be carried out after breastfeeding ends, with appeals possible to higher courts.
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Pope John Paul II Ends Poland Trip At Kalwaria Zebrzydowska
Pope John Paul II wraps up his four day visit in Poland with a Mass at Kalwaria Zebrzydowska monastery where he prayed with his father as a youth. Bells sounded as 18,000 mourners welcomed him and thousands more lined the 30 mile route.
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