Clinton seeks Burundi peace as Mandela aids talks
President Clinton travels to Tanzania to join Mandela and African mediators in pursuing a cease-fire in Burundi’s seven year civil war. He plans to meet Mubarak in Cairo after. Clinton cites ongoing process and pledges U S support for Mandela’s efforts while promoting Nigeria debt relief and AIDS aid programs.
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Cairo
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Olusegun Obasanjo
John Ibekwe
Africa
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Fire guts Moscow Ostankino TV tower
Firefighters battled a blaze that gutted Moscow’s Ostankino Tower, the world’s second-tallest freestanding structure. Officials said two civilians and a firefighter were trapped in an elevator high in the tower as crews climbed stairs with heavy gear to reach them.
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Freed hostages thank Libya after release from Abu Sayyaf
Six Western hostages freed by Abu Sayyaf depart Cebu for Tripoli aboard a Libyan plane to thank Moammar Gaddafi for alleged ransom. Negotiators hug the released, with Monique Strydom and five others, as Libyan mediation and a history of ties with the rebels are noted. Remaining captives still held, including six Westerners and 12 Filipinos, with authorities seeking next week’s continued releases.
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Jolo
Libya
Saleem Adam
Varian Mission
Joseph Estrada
Werner Wallert
Marc
Malaysia
Sipadan
Monique Strydom
Sonia Wendling
France
Marie Mourbes
Mar Yue Burgot
Hamas bomber captured after shootout in West Bank village
Mahmoud Abu Hanoud, a top Hamas bombmaker on Israel's wanted list, surrendered to Palestinian forces after a nighttime village raid and firefight that killed three Israeli soldiers and wounded one. The botched operation stirred cross border tensions as Palestinians and Israeli leaders reacted to the capture and its potential impact on the peace process.
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World religion leaders gather for millennium peace summit
Religious leaders from across faiths meet at the United Nations for the Millennium World Peace Summit to seek resolutions on peace poverty and environment and to form a permanent council to advise the UN. Delegations include Eritrean bishop Zekarias Yohannes and Malaysian professor Kawmar Chiah Kamaruzaman, amid Dalai Lama invited later after initial exclusion.
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Kawmar Chiah Kamaruza
Malaysia
Dalai Lama
China
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Bawa Jain
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