Avalanche toll rises as Afghan rescue labors amid cold
In Salang Pass Afghanistan rescuers dug through fierce winds and 40 degree below zero to free nearly 300 trapped travelers. Four died three suffocated in the Salang Tunnel and one outside. U N officials cited frostbite and dehydration among survivors as U S and HALO Trust teams aided the effort.
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Salang
Afghanistan
Hindu Kush
U.N
Yusuf Hassan
Hassan
Mohammedullah Gulaga
U.S
Halo Trust
Jabal Saraj
Kabul
Paul Barnard
U S envoy slams Cambodia on political killings claim
U S ambassador Kent Wiedemann condemned Cambodia's denial of political killings in the recent election campaign calling it appallingly irresponsible. He cited international and local rights groups and U N officials noting about half of the twenty or so killings appeared politically motivated amid CPP victory in most communes.
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Phnom Penh
Cambodia
U.S
Hun Sen
Cambodian People’s Party
CPP
Kent Wiedemann
Blair promotes new Africa partnership during West Africa tour
British Prime Minister Tony Blair, in Nigeria, presses a New Partnership for Africa Development with Obasanjo and regional leaders. He urges increased aid and trade, links stability to security, and backs free elections in Zimbabwe while noting Africa’s poverty and violence impact global markets.
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Abuja
Nigeria
Tony Blair
Blair
Olusegun Obasanjo
South Africa
Algeria
Senegal
Ghana
Sierra Leone
Canada
United States
Africa
West
Obasanjo
Lagos
West Africa
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al-Qaida
Paktia
Wazir Khan
Bacha Khan
Henry W. Stratman
Kandahar
Stratman
Hamid Karzai
Gulbuddin Hekmatyar
Hekmatyar
Iran
Abdolvahed Mousavi Lari
Karzai
Islamic Republic
IRNA
Lari
Pakistan
Taliban
Northern Alliance
Islamabad
Guantanamo Bay
Cuba
Lakhdar Brahimi
Security Council
Hanistan
Bogota
Antanas Mockus
Teunis Kamper
Interior Ministry
Ministry of Interior
Siem Reap
Zimbabwe
Robert Mugabe
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