Evacuees flock from towns near Popocatepetl volcano
In San Nicolas de los Ranchos and Santiago Xalitzintla residents fled to shelters as volcanic activity intensified. Soldiers patrolled streets to deter looters while radios warned distant communities to stay away from lava and ash. Evacuations expanded and officials urged caution after the eruption.
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Santiago Xalitzintla
Mexico
Popocatepetl
Maria del Carmen Sanchez
San Nicolas de Los Ranchos
Cholula
Resino Merino
Miguel de la Cruz
Thomases
San Nicolas
Silvia Medina
Taliban Boycott U S and Russian Goods in Sanctions Response
The Taliban in Kabul order Afghans to boycott U S and Russian products after the U N Security Council sanctions a month to compel Osama bin Laden surrender and close camps. The regime vows to expel the U N negotiator staff while noting aid workers are unaffected.
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Afghanistan
Taliban
U.N
United States
Russia
U.N. Security Council
U.S
Osama bin Laden
Mullah
Abdul Zalam Zaeef
Pakistan
Zaeef
Turkish prisons battle for control as inmates resist
Turkish troops press to retake prison wards after storming 20 facilities. By Wednesday at least 18 people are dead as authorities confront inmates barricading cells in Istanbul and Canakkale. Justice Minister calls for surrender while security says dormitory wards must be broken up to curb violence.
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Istanbul
Turkey
Hikmet Sami Turk
Umraniye
Canakkale
Trinidad votes seal Panday victory in close race
Prime Minister Basdeo Panday's United National Congress wins 19 seats in Trinidad and Tobago elections, with the opposition United National Movement taking 16 seats. The commission announced the results on TV amid a threat of court challenges over dual citizenship claims that could alter a 36 seat parliament.
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Port-Of-Spain, Trinidad
Basdeo Panday
Panday
United National Congress
People’s National Movement
Elections Commission
Patrick Manning
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