Russia fires back in kind over expulsions
Moscow declares symmetrical action after Washington orders 50 Russian diplomats out. Putin tones down fallout while Ivanov blasts Bush as reasserting Cold War style power. Russia also accuses four unnamed Americans of spying as part of a measured response to the U.S. move.
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Sweden
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Robert Hanssen
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Yury Romantsov
Bulgaria
Sergei Yastrzhembsky
Kremlin
Castro orders to sink ships in Bay of Pigs defense call
Declassified Cuban records reveal Fidel Castro in 1961 barked orders by telephone to defend Playa Giron, urging sinking ships and vowing to shoot down planes. The documents also show pre invasion intelligence on exile camps and Kennedy Administration divisions, and a Brazilian memo noting exiles doubted regime change via diplomacy or embargo.
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Dominican Republic
Carlos Jacyntho de Barros
Palestinians press Arab aid push at Amman summit
At the Arab summit in Amman Palestinians seek immediate disbursement of hundreds of millions in aid and a pledge to allow West Bank and Gaza workers in Arab countries. A Palestinian policeman dies in Gaza amid disputed firing near Kfar Darom, with two dozen Palestinians injured in clashes with Israeli troops. The sides clash over new settlements near Jerusalem and over Al Jazeera reopening in the West Bank.
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Raanan Gissin
Britain weighs options as foot and mouth spreads
Britain debates expanding a mass slaughter plan or vaccinating livestock as scientists warn the worst is yet to come. Officials consider culling all animals within two miles of infection sites while 4,000 sites could emerge by June. France reports a new case east of Paris as Britain faces rapid spread.
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Zapatistas win chance to speak before Congress
Mexico City rebels who rose in Chiapas in 1994 will address an informal joint session of Congress after lawmakers narrowly approved the request. The move comes as Fox freed Zapatista prisoners and closed Chiapas bases, even as rebels refuse to negotiate.
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