Sharon criticized after troops leave compound
Israeli critics from across the spectrum condemned Prime Minister Ariel Sharon for pulling troops from Yasser Arafat’s Ramallah compound after a 10 day standoff. Violence persisted in Palestinian areas with three Palestinians and one Israeli soldier killed as families were evicted and snipers took positions.
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Washington
Ferry disaster MS Joola sinks with near thousand dead
In Dakar, divers describe survivors trapped in air pockets aboard the overturned MS Joola. The death toll nears 1,000, with authorities suggesting many children under five went uncounted. President Wade says the ship was overcrowded. a German shipyard built it 12 years ago for Rhine voyages with a 536 passenger limit.
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Joola
Abdoulaye Wade
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Hamburger Abendblatt Daily
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Remains of four U S fliers return home from Tibet
Four American airmen believed killed in a 1944 C 46 crash on the Tibetan high Alps are being retrieved and headed home after joint searches by the United States and China. The discovery near Langko and rescue operation followed decades of limited contact and shifting alliances between the two governments.
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Tibet
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Daniel N. Rouse
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India
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Langko
James T. Pokines
Rouse
Fox averts oil strike in Pemex crisis
President Vicente Fox won a key victory by averting a potential Pemex strike that could threaten the United States oil supply. Fox, once criticized for a hands off approach, used new tactics, met workers, and backed tough measures against PRI union leaders amid a fragile political landscape. About 90,000 of Pemex’s 130,000 workers are union members.
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Oll Fox
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Fox
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