Flooded roads in Mozambique brace for more rains this season
Mozambican officials warn heavy rains could worsen flooding as the Limpopo River region, still soaked from earlier floods, braces for a difficult six months. International aid workers say reconstruction lags behind and more rains may trigger renewed river overflows and shelter challenges.
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Xai Xai
Mozambique
Limpopo River
Mark Wilson
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
Silvano Langa
National Disasters Management Institute
South Africa
Langa
Cynthia Rozell
U.S. Agency For International Development
Maputo
Chokwe
Manuel Nvunga
Nvunga
Christina Chivure
Macaratane
Wilson
Palestinian held on secret evidence is released in Florida
Mazen Al Najjar, a Gaza born academic with ties to USF affiliated groups, was freed after three years in jail on secret evidence. Janet Reno ordered the stay lift, ending a lengthy detention while immigration and court actions continued. His family awaited bond posting and release details as protests over the use of classified information persisted.
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Bradenton
Fla
Janet Reno
Mazen Al-Najjar
Justice Department
Al-Najjar
Martin Schwartz
Manatee County
Schwartz
Nahla Al-Arian
Reno
al- Najjar
Selec
Natior Sgears
Pal Najjars
Department of Justice
Board of Immigration Appeals
R. Kevin McHugh
McHugh
Chambers
Florida
New York
Congress
America
U.S
David Bonier
D-Mich
Gaza
Saudi Arabia
Egypt
United States
11Th Circuit Court of Appeal
World and Islam Studies Enterprise
University of South Florida
Islamic Committee For Palestine
Islamic Jihad
Middle East peace talks stumble amid Gaza clashes
Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat met Israeli negotiators at the Erez crossing to push a renewed truce while violence raged in Gaza and the West Bank leaving at least six Palestinians dead. The talks sought to revive the October summit accord and ease the blockade but were shadowed by fatal clashes, protests at al Aqsa, and calls for restraint as Barak faces elections.
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Jerusalem
Yasser Arafat
Gaza
West Bank
Arafat
Shlomo Ben-Ami
Gilead Sher
Erez
Israel
Gaza Strip
Israel Radio
Yasser Abed Rabbo
Abed Rabbo
Associated Press
Ehud Barak
Ben-Ami
Israel Television
Shimon Peres
al-Aqsa
West
Bank
Old City
Nablus
Barak
Hamas
Sheik Ahmed Yassin
Sheik Salah Shahadi
United States
Europe
Hastert push delays train horn rules nationwide
Speaker Dennis Hastert aims to delay new federal whistle blowing rules until next summer by including a provision in the budget bill. The Clinton administration proposal would affect about 2058 crossings in communities banning horns, many around Chicago, with Illinois holding the largest share.
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Washington
House
Dennis Hastert
Hastert
John Feehery
Clinton
Illinois
Chicago
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Indiana
Virginia
Federal Railroad Administration
New foundation fills hunting wishes for ill children
In Pittsburgh the Hunt of a Lifetime group arranges hunting trips for seriously ill youths blocked by Make-A-Wish. Ted Nugent plans a July Africa bowhunt with 16 year old Zachary Martin, amid safety concerns and donor support from Foxworthy, Nugent, and other guides.
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Pittsburgh
Walt Disney World
Ted Nugent
Nugent
Motor City
South Africa
Zachary Martin
Yreka
Calif
Africa
Zachary
Janet Reno
Jim Maggio
Maggio
Heidi Prescott
The
Fund For Animals
Tina Pattison
Erie
Matt
Pattison
Nordegg
Canada
Hunt
Jeff Foxworthy
Delaware
Nebraska
North Carolina
Make-A-Wish
Foxworthy
Make-A-Wish Foundation
Wish.org
Huntofalifetime
Tednugent.com
Kenyan judge halts circumcision in historic court ruling
In Iten, magistrate Daniel Ochenja issued a permanent injunction preventing farmer Pius Kandie from forcing his two daughters, aged 15 and 17, to undergo customary female circumcision. The ruling marked the first Kenyan court decision against forced female circumcision, with advocates calling for a clear law criminalizing the practice.
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Nairobi
Kenya
Martha Koome
The
Federation of Women Lawyers
Koome
Daniel Ochenja
Pius Kandie
Iten
Ochenja
Kagdig
Ken Wafula
Center For Human Rights and Democracy
Wafula
Kandie
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Immigration Board
Ae Cecan
Middle East
Lebano
Gaza - Strip
Alem Ey
Golan
Sea Y Galilee
Searc
Jordan
Ottawa Herald
New Foundation
Keith King
E. Logan
Ottawa
State Farm Life Insurance Company
Bloomington
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