Rampage in Karachi and regional unrest across Asia
Gunmen killed 16 people in Karachi including 12 bound and shot victims in a bus, with additional killings at Abdul Rehman’s home and a magistrate’s guard outlet. Police blame Mohajir Qaumi Movement factions while Altaf Hussein remains exiled in Britain. In Maharashtra, India, Enron’s Dabhol project faced cancellation amid bidding and rate concerns. West Bank settlers clashed with troops on hilltops over autonomy plans. In Colombia, President Samper faced corruption scrutiny over Cali cartel funds despite denials.
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Karachi
Pakistan
Shaukat Hyatt
Abdul Rehman
Hyatt
Rehman
Mohajir Qaumi Movement
Altaf Hussein
Britain
Bombay
India
U.S
Enron Corp
Maharashtra
Enron
Manohar Joshi
Bharatiya Janata
Shiv Sena
Joshi
Maharashtra State Electricity Board
Dabhol
Artis Hill
West Bank
Yehiel Leiter
Koreans Win War Against Japan in Fictional Future Battle
A new film depicts Japan surrender after a nuclear strike in a imagined Korea Japan war. The piece contrasts deep historical wounds from 1910 35 colonial rule with current economic ties while recalling long bitter memories of forced language bans name changes shrine worship and sex slavery. Intensive protests followed as students burned Seoul's Japanese cultural center in June protesting former minister Watanabe's claim of a peaceful 1910 takeover.
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Seoul
South Korea
Japan
Korea
Michio Watanabe
Dublin priest Cleary feuds over celibacy amid marriage claims
In Ireland a Sunday World story about priest Michael Cleary and his marriage to Phyllis Hamilton fuels debate on priestly celibacy. A national poll shows broad support for priest marriage and a synod to discuss the rule, while church leaders split on changing it. Hamilton says Cleary admitted the affair to her. He was 37 and known as a singer and hospital worker serving pregnant women.
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Ireland
Michael Cleary
Phyllis Hamilton
Cleary
Hamilton
Rosemary Scott
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Irish Times
Sunday World
Ferns
Brendan Comiskey
Cahal Daly
Comiskey
Vatican
Austria
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Nikolai Palchikoff
Verdi
Calif
Anton Leschenko
Russia
Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park
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New Balance
Sperry
New Bern
Captain’s Your Sperry
Middle Street
Sat
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Spm
Turner Tolson
Ee Sa Ieee
Baldwin
Lexington
Manus
Cherry Entertainment
Tropstone
Toan Mwal Fabei
McEnroe
Jane Keltner
Fredrick Cooper
Dillon Dresser
Stanley
Stone-Lea
Vanguard
Contemporary Arms
Thomasville
Shauyu
Nagi
Lloyd Flanders
Jordan
Woodard
Century
Council Craftsman
Kingsdown
Royal Supreme
J. Royale
Stratford
Herman
Bradington Young
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