Explosions shake Kabul after U S attacks linked fight
Rockets and blasts rocked Kabul near the airport overnight with black smoke rising. Taliban soldiers reported a low flying helicopter initiating the strike as clashes with rebel forces intensified north of the capital. The White House denied U S involvement.
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Swiss nurse confesses to killing 27 patients
In Lucerne Switzerland AP report says 32 year old nurse Roger Andermatt admitted to killing 27 elderly and ailing patients over six years. He was arrested after a suspicious death at a nursing home and then confessed to nine more killings there. Police investigated deaths at other homes where he worked and he admitted to 18 additional killings.
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Switzerland
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Andermatt
Obasanjo defends record before reconciliation commission
Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo, defending his governance before the reconciliation commission he created, denies authorizing the 1977 raid on Fela Kuti's Lagos home. Kuti's family cites the raid as fatal to his mother and notes no soldiers were punished.
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Nigeria
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Fela Kuti
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Heathrow guard recalls break-in at Pan Am facility
Ray Manly, 63, a former Heathrow security guard, says he found a break-in at a Pan Am baggage facility early on the day of the New York bound jumbo jet bombing that killed 270 people. The Mirror reported he was surprised the incident was not raised at the Libyan bombing trial.
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London
Heathrow Airport
Ray Manly
the Mirror
Poisonous mushrooms kill six in Jiangxi market tragedy
Officials said six people died and 1,700 fell ill after eating wild poisonous mushrooms sold at a produce market in eastern China. The deaths occurred Sept. 2 in Jiangxi province as farm families commonly consume wild varieties. about 5,000 people reportedly ate the mushrooms and 30 were hospitalized.
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China
Jiangxi
Shuai
Estonian methanol poisonings kill 33 with 64 injured
In Estonia, 33 people died and 64 were injured after consuming illegal grain alcohol last weekend in Parnu. Health officials warn more deaths may follow as authorities investigate tainted methanol content and the victims seek treatment amid a rising toll as summer events continue.
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Germany
Frankfurt
Americans on trial in Afghanistan over Christian preaching
Diplomats from the United States Germany and Australia held talks with eight foreign aid workers facing trial in Kabul on charges of preaching Christianity. The Taliban supreme court has Yet to decide on defense counsel as families press for access. The workers include two Americans Heather Mercer 24 Dayna Curry 29 two Australians Diana Thomas and Peter Bunch and four Germans George Taubmann Margrit Stebnar Kati Jelinek Silke Duerrkopf. Afghan staff face separate proceedings with no date set.
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Afghanistan
Supreme Court
George Taubmann
Peter Bunch
Heather Mercer
Dayna Curry
Diana Thomas
Margrit Stebnar
Kati Jelinek
Silke Duerrkopf
Baghdad reports second U S spy plane downed
Iraqi officials say a second unmanned U S reconnaissance aircraft was shot down in less than a month as coalition forces confirm the loss of a Predator plane. Maj. Brett Morris notes a Tuesday takeoff and subsequent disappearance over southeastern Iraq.
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U S
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Catholics reach Holy Cross School as standoff continues
Catholic girls reached Holy Cross Primary School in Belfast under riot police and British soldiers as Protestant protesters blockaded the front entrance a second day. Richard Haass, a U S envoy, arrived in Dublin to discuss the peace process with Irish leaders and Sinn Fein.
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Dublin
Holy Cross
Richard Haass
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Sinn Fein
Israelis surround Jenin in West Bank tank incursion
Israeli tanks ring Jenin and nearby refugee camp after midnight as high level talks stall. Dozens of gunmen fire on troops, seven Palestinians wounded, two Israeli soldiers killed in a separate base attack, amid renewed Israeli entry after a year of hostilities.
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