British army halts Orange Order march in Belfast
British troops blocked a small Orange Order parade near Lower Ormeau as large mass demonstrations by Northern Ireland Protestants unfolded. About 200 Orangemen, four bands, and banners watched a barrier on Ormeau Bridge while 10,000 marchers gathered for a William of Orange parade. Violence spread with gunfire, water cannons, and plastic bullets across Belfast, Portadown, and Larne, injuring officers and soldiers.
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Ballynafeigh
Ormeau Bridge
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Orangemen
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the Boyne
William
Orange Organization
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Larne
Ulster Defense Association
Shankill Road
Portadown
William Brown
Nigeria fire kills at least 100 in gas pipeline blast
Firefighters and villagers search for victims after a 12 inch pipeline explosion in the Niger Delta near Adeje and Oviri Court. At least 100 bodies counted, with estimates up to 250 dead as gas fed flames burned, amid poverty driving scooping for fuel and warnings from officials on the danger.
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Abuja
Nigeria
Adeje
Oviri Court
Oiltich
Niger Delta
Dan Akpele
Warri
Jesse
Austin Obaseki
Olusegun Obasanjo
Doyin Okupe
Okupe
Sola Adebayo
Lagos
Daily Times
Fiji hostage crisis eases as nine captives freed
Rebels release nine of 27 hostages in Parliament signaling possible end to two month standoff in Suva. Separately a land dispute group seizes Turtle Island resort hosting 40 tourists while riots erupt at Naboro prison as authorities urge travelers to check flights. The nine freed lawmakers are ethnic Indian MPs. deposed PM Mahendra Chaudhry remains captive.
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Suva
Fiji
Turtle Island
Naboro
Howard Politini
Mahendra Chaudhry
Dee Narain
George Speight
Speight
U S Korea missile talks stall in Kuala Lumpur standoff
In Kuala Lumpur three days of talks ended in stalemate as the United States refused to pay North Korea to curb missile technology exports. North Korea offered $1 billion yearly for a halt to exports while continuing development for self defense.双方 agreed to meet again at an undetermined time.
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Malaysia
North Korea
United States
Pyongyang
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U.S
Robert Einhorn
Pakistan
Iran
Einhorn
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