Earthquake kills hundreds in El Salvador
In the Las Colinas district near San Salvador a 7.6 magnitude quake left about 403 dead nationwide and 2,000 injured. Mass burials were held as aftershocks and a landslide buried families, with about 1,000 missing. Relatives await IDs amid improvised morgues and scarce refrigeration.
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el Salvador
San Salvador
Las Colinas
Kenya Marbella
Coro
Ner
Mario Alfredo Hernandez
Francisco Flores
Colombia
Red Cross
Mildred Sandoval
Panama
Mexico
John Paul II
United States
Germany
Spain
Taiwan
Britain
Guatemala
Rafael Hernandez
Sergio Moreno
Lucio Castellano
Sampaio Re elected Portugal President In Low Turnout
Incumbent Jorge Sampaio won a second five year term with 55.8 percent of the vote against Joaquim Ferreira do Amaral as Portugal faced a record low turnout of about 50 percent. The Socialist Party secured a broader political mandate while voters cited desire for stability.
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Portugal
Lisbon
Jorge Sampaio
Sampaio
Socialist Party
Antonio Guterres
Guterres
Joaquim Ferreira Do Amaral
Social Democratic Party
Social Democrats
Death leads Israelis to reimpose closures
In Jerusalem the Israeli government postponed a Palestinian negotiation session and reimposed a Gaza closure after the body of Roni Tsalah, a Jewish settler, was found near his greenhouse. Palestinian officials accused Israel of stalling while the two sides edge toward a peace document before Clinton's term ends or Israel's February election.
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Jerusalem
Israel
Gaza Strip
Clinton
Gaza
Ahmed Qurein
Shlomo Ben- Ami
Ehud Barak
Freih Abu
West Bank
Kfar Yam
Yair Naveh
Tsalah
Khan Yunis
Naveh
Palestinian Authority
Barak
al Jazeera
Hamas
Court postpones flogging in Nigerian sharia case
An Islamic court in Zamfara state reduced a 180 lash sentence against Bariya Ibrahim Magazu to 100 lashes and indefinitely postponed the punishment amid international pressure. The 17 year old, pregnant after claiming coerced sex by three men, faced rights group protests and potential ongoing medical concerns during the flogging.
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Abuja
Nigeria
Bariya Ibrahim Magazu
Zamfara
Baobab
Nigeria Network
Lagos
Amnesty International
Idris Usman Gusau
Canadian High Commission
Senate approves Khmer Rouge tribunal law in Cambodia
The Cambodian Senate backed a U N sponsored draft law creating a mixed tribunal of Cambodian and international judges to try Khmer Rouge leaders. Passage awaits Constitutional Council and royal approval. Prime Minister Hun Sen foresees work this year amid U N concerns over international standards.
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Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Senate
U.N
Constitutional Council
Norodom Sihanouk
Hun Sen
Khmer Rouge
United States
House
Dick Gephardt
Sihanouk
Gephardt
U.S
United Nations
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