Sole survivor navigator aids Tajik airliner crash probe
Investigators said navigator Sergei Petrov, 37, was the sole survivor of Flight 3183, crashing near Sharjah. 85 on board died. Petrov stable after skull fractures and hip injury, set for surgery. Officials cited a possible explosion during landing and noted recovery of flight recorders for European analysis.
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Associated Press
Harjah
United Arab Emirates
Sharjah
Sergei Petrov
Zainal al-Nimr
Qassimi
Petrov
Al-Hajri
Khudjand
Tajikistan
Dubai
al- Hajri
Europe
Central Asia
Soviet Union
Mandela resigns as ANC head in militant farewell
Nelson Mandela, 79, in a forceful last address as ANC leader, accuses apartheid elites of trying to destabilize a non racial democracy. He warns whites clinging to apartheid legacies feed crime and media bias, while Thabo Mbeki poised to succeed him as party president.
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South Africa
ANC
Nelson Mandela
Leopard
Mandela
National Party
African National Congress
Walter Sisulu
Govan Mbeki
Mbeki
Thabo
U.S
Vusi Makhosini
KwaZulu-Natal
Thabo Mbeki
Typhoon Paka Strikes Guam With 175 MPH Winds
Typhoon Paka hit northern Guam with 175 mph winds causing injuries and major damage. Firefighters reported houses flying as emergency crews man injury calls across the north of the island. No deaths were reported.
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Agana
Guam
Paka
John Myers
Guam Fire Department
Myers
Pacific
Mutation of Chicken Flu Could Trigger Global Epidemic
Washington AP report notes scientists warn a chicken-origin influenza strain, H5N1, could mutate to spread between people. Six Hong Kong infections, two deaths, one fatality due to treatment complications. Expert Webster urges vigilance, cites lack of herd immunity and limited protective vaccines. Amantadine may help. shots offer no protection.
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Washington
Robert G. Webster
World Health Organization
Webster
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Memphis
Tenn
Hong Kong
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