Tourists Flee as Felix Nears Honduras Miskito Coast
Planes ferried tourists from island resorts in a rapid airlift as Hurricane Felix approached Honduras and Belize. Thousands of Miskito Indians faced evacuation gaps along the coast where a potential 18 foot surge threatened swamps and shacks. Local officials prepared shelters and urged people to seek higher ground, while many residents and visitors fled by air or on limited river routes.
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Honduras
San Pedro Sula
Felix
Belize
Grupo Taca Airlines
Roatan
Guatemala
Mexico
Texas
Honduras-Nicaragua
Sodeida Rodriguez
Efrain Burgos
Central America
Nicaragua
Mitch
Douglas Fajardo
Estella Marazzito
U.S
Tegucigalpa
Belize City
Atlanta
Miami
Jamaica’s first female PM faces tight general election
Jamaica’s Portia Simpson Miller and Bruce Golding contend for power as voters in Kingston line up amid late openings and rare violence. Observers note poverty, crime, and jobs as pivotal issues in the race to 60 House seats. Supporters wear JLP green or PNP orange and emphasize leadership credibility.
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Kingston
Jamaica
Portia Simpson Miller
People’s National Party
P.J. Patterson
Jamaica Labor Party
Simpson Miller
Mama P
Bruce Golding
House of Representatives
Golding
East Kingston
Albert Ramdin
Organization of American States
Ramdin
OAS
JLP
PNP
U N chief travels to Sudan to push talks on Darfur peace force
Ban Ki moon arrives in Sudan to press a new round of negotiations between rebel groups and the government and to mobilize support for deploying a 26,000 member hybrid African Union U N peacekeeping force in Darfur. He will meet President Omar al Bashir and visit southern Sudan and a Darfur displacement camp as talks are urged for October and the 2005 north south accord remains fragile amid election delays.
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U.N
Sudan
Darfur
Khartoum
Ban Kimoon
Ban
Omar al-Bashir
Jean-Marie Guehenne
Guehenno
African Union-U.n
Juba
Chad
Libya
U.N. Security Council
North Korea Says U.S. Plans to Remove It From Terror List
North Korea reports the United States will remove Pyongyang from the terrorism sponsorship list and lift sanctions after an agreement in February tied to dismantling nuclear facilities. The report cites a Geneva meeting with North Korean representatives and KCNA did not name the spokesman.
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North Korea
U.S
Seoul
South Korea
United States
Korean Central
Foreign Ministry
Washington
Geneva
KCNA
State Department
Nancy Beck
Christopher Hill
Hill
Pyongyang
Rockets hit near Israeli day care center in Sderot
A Palestinian rocket exploded near a day care center in Sderot injuring no one and sparking panic. Prime Minister Olmert pledged stronger security and vowed to destroy rocket launchers and those involved, as Islamic Jihad claimed seven rockets and Hamas prepared for possible retaliation.
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Olmert
Jerusalem
Israel
Sderot
Ehud Olmert
Islamic Jihad
Hamas
Gaza
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