Typhoon Rananim devastates coast of China inland reach
Typhoon Rananim, the strongest to strike China in seven years, roared ashore killing 115 and injuring more than 1,800 as it battered Zhejiang and Shanghai areas. The storm weakened to a tropical system in Jiangxi with 16 missing. 42,000 houses toppled and millions lost water and power. Authorities evacuated 410,000, farms and ports damaged. hundreds of boats driven ashore or sank amid ferocious winds and waves.
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Calcutta executes murderer in first death penalty since nine years
Convicted rapist and killer Dhananjaya Chatterjee, 39, was hanged at 4 30 a.m. at Alipora Correctional Home in Calcutta after appeals failed. About 70 protesters gathered early, then went silent as the execution carried out by an elderly hangman with his son and grandson assisting. Chatterjee had raped and suffocated 14 year old Hetal Parekh, a security guard linked to her Calcutta apartment building. he was on death row since 1991. The case prompted multiple appeals to the Supreme Court and clemency attempts, all rejected by President Abdul Kalam.
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Darfur president orders militias disarmed amid crisis
Sudanese President Omar al Bashir directs Darfur tribal leaders to form security forces to disarm Arab militias blamed for the Darfur violence that has killed about 30 000 people in 18 months. The move follows talks with tribal chiefs as international pressure mounts to end the crisis.
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Iraqi cleric's aides push for amnesty in Najaf talks
In Najaf, U S forces paused a major offensive as Muqtada al Sadr aides tell negotiators the cleric will disarm followers in return for demands including an American withdrawal and amnesty for fighters. Al Sadr is said wounded near Imam Ali Shrine, though Powell could not confirm.
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