Leonids Meteor Shower Lights Up Sky Worldwide
Crowds flocked to Thailand's Doi Inthanon and Doi Suthep as the 33 year cycle of Comet Tempel Tuttle produced a spectacular Leonids display. Viewers worldwide faced weather gaps yet many planned star parties, with observers in Japan and Romania urging safe viewing and indoors.
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OI Inthanon
Thailand
U.S
Okinawa
Japan
North America
Doi Snthanon
Doi Suthep
Switzerland
Doi Inthanon
Thamarong Kudpong
Rati Cholumyai
New Delhi
Nehru Planetarium
Norway
Bangkok
ITV Television
Mir Space Station
Mission Control
Viktor Blagov
Itar-Tass
Romania
Bucharest
Evenimentul Ziles
Leonids
Arafat defuses Wye pact crisis with peace pledge
Palestinian leader Yass er Arafat disavowed violence and endorsed permanent negotiations with Israel to secure a peace agreement amid a postponed West Bank troop pullback. Prime Minister Netanyahu described the pledge as a retreat from threats, with talks resuming and a May 4 autonomy deadline looming.
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Ericho
West Bank
Yasser Arafat
Israel
Benjamin Netanyahu
Arafat
Netanyahu
David Bar-Ilan
Ariel Sharon
Mahmoud Abbas
Jericho
Middle East
Fatah
Jerusalem
Palestine
Pinochet Ordered To Appear In London Court
British magistrate set December 2 for Home Secretary decision on Spain's extradition request. Pinochet, hospitalized after back surgery, was deemed fit to be discharged and could face charges of genocide torture and kidnapping if immunity is not upheld. The case hinges on a High Court ruling regarding his status as a foreign head of state during his 17 years in power.
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Ondon
B Proservers
Augusto Pinochet
London
Pinochet
Britain
Spain
Peared
Salvador Allende
House of Lords
High Court
Graham Parkinson
Alan Jones
Grovelands Priory
North London
Le Pen barred from politics by appeals court ruling
French ultraright leader Jean Marie Le Pen had verdicts upheld for assault with a one year ban from holding or running for office and voting. A three month suspended sentence stayed and a reduced fine of 900 dollars were ordered. Le Pen’s absence from the hearing was noted while his wife Jany may stand in for him.
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France
Jean-Marie le Pen
le Peni
le Pen
Jany
National Front
Bruno Megret
Samuel Marechal
North Africa
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