Iraq agrees to limit inspections under new U.N. plan
Iraqi Vice President Taha Yassin Ramadan said Baghdad will cooperate with weapons inspectors while blocking intelligence gathering. Chief inspector Hans Blix noted acceptance of the resolution with unannounced checks on Saddam sites ruled out by the plan.
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Prestige oil spill crisis whips winds and seas
A Bahamas flagged tanker the Prestige broke apart and sank off northern Spain after a storm, releasing 800,000 gallons of fuel oil with winds over 60 mph scattering a second 6 mile slick along Portugal. Cleanup costs were estimated at 42 million dollars with a six month recovery window.
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India bus blaze in central state kills twenty one
A bus overturned and caught fire near Maneri in Madhya Pradesh after a gas can behind the driver’s seat ignited. Police said 21 died and 28 were seriously injured as victims were taken to Jabalpur hospitals and the mangled vehicle was removed from the roadside.
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