Tijuana police chief gunned down on highway
Alfredo de la Torre, head of Tijuana police since December 1998, was fatally shot while driving home from Mass along a three lane highway with no bodyguards. Spokesman Enrique Tellaeche said the attack occurred Sunday and no arrests had been made. The city, facing drug and arms smuggling violence, mourns a well liked official.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thiuana
Mexico
Tijuana
Alfredo de la Torre
Enrique Tellaeche
Baja California
Tellaeche
Francisco Vega de la Madrid
de la
Restart of Palestinian talks fails as envoy returns home
Gaza City AP report says U S envoy Dennis Ross ends shuttle diplomacy after meeting with Yasser Arafat amid stalled peace talks. In the West Bank, protests against France trigger clashes with Israeli forces who fire rubber pellets. a photographer is lightly injured. Palestinians insist on a state in all of West Bank and Gaza. Israeli negotiator Oded Eran cites a wide territorial gap but says no impasse is insurmountable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gaza City
Gaza Strip
Israel
Clinton
Mideast
West Bank
France
Associated Press
Yasser Arafat
U.S
Dennis Ross
Washington
Ross
Saeb Erekat
West Bank Lanh
Bethlehem
Lionel Jospin
Hezbollah
Lebanon
Tel Aviv
Oded Eran
Eran
Kaduna riot fallout lingers as faith divides Nigeria
In Kaduna Nigeria survivors recount brutal February clashes sparked by a sharia proposal. At least 300 died as Christians and Muslims fought amid burned neighborhoods and mass displacement. Reuters reports the violence exposed deep regional, ethnic and economic tensions shaping Nigeria's fragile democracy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nigeria
Police kill Falun Gong follower in Beijing over unpaid fine
Beijing police beat to death a Falun Gong member Chen Zixiu after she could not pay a fine, rights groups said. Parents of Li sisters, jailed activists, pleaded with Chinese leaders for their daughters’ release as U.N. rights chief Mary Robinson prepared to visit. The move could energize protests against the 7 month ban ahead of U.N. and Washington actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beijing
China
Chen Zixiu
U.N
Mary Robinson
Washington
U.N. Human Rights Commission
Tata Tea buys Tetley in record Indian acquisition
Tata Tea of the Tata Group agreed to buy Britain’s Tetley Group for 433.6 million dollars in the largest-ever Indian company acquisition. The deal, announced Sunday, will close in March as Tata Tea strengthens its global reach in tea, coffee, and spices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India Tea Company
Bombay, India
Tata Tea
Tetley Group
India
Tata Group
Tetley
Also Mentioned on This Page
L&r
ASUS
Kaduna
Xavier Thompson
St. Joseph’s Cathedral
Christ
Zamfara
Rigasa
Olusegun Obasanjo
Jerry Gana
Obasanjo
Hdsue
Gana
Matthew Kukah
Catholic Secretariat
Missouri
Kansas
Reece
19Th & Mass
Lawrence
Simply
S. Main
Ottawa
Wi Applicable Ryses
Woden
Artal Comigynbe
Holainks
Finland
Tadipatige Dguabins
Apm
Alevice
Falun Gong
Moundridge
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!