Lange to quit helm in New Zealand
Prime Minister David Lange announced his resignation amid party shifts ahead of a Labor Party meeting. Lange, 47, who battled heart illness, said he would not continue as prime minister. Roger Douglas’s cabinet return and speculation about successors dominated the scene as observers noted the move could reshape New Zealand politics.
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Baker hails improved U S Mexico ties in Mexico City talks
Secretary of State James Baker leads a high level U S delegation in Mexico City for the Binational Commission meeting. Officials praise Salinas de Gortari's economic policy and drug crackdown and say relations have moved from irritants to common opportunities.
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Floods force 400000 to flee in Bangladesh chaos
About 400000 people fled to rooftops and bamboo shelters in northern Bangladesh as floods killed nine and raised two week tolls to 164. Government figures put the death toll at 30 with Sylhet district hardest hit by collapsed mud and straw homes.
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Bermuda Hurricane Dean Rips Bermuda Racks Storm North
Hurricane Dean with winds over 100 mph tore through Bermuda causing downed power lines damaged homes and sunk boats. No injuries reported but power cuts affected about 65 000 residents as warnings were adjusted and small craft urged to stay in port.
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Drug Swallowers Surge At Kennedy Airport
JFK sees a rise in heroin swallowing couriers recruited from Nigeria and elsewhere. In nine months from Oct 1, 1988, 72 travelers were arrested at Kennedy after X rays found 88.4 pounds of heroin in their intestines, with rings offering 1000 to 3000 dollars for delivery. At least three swallowers died from ruptured balloons.
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Manhattan Delicatessen Worker Charged in Series of Sexual Assaults and Killings
Police say Mateus Reyes, 18, a deli clerk, killed a pregnant woman and attacked several others on the Upper East Side and East Harlem. He was captured after a neighbor restrained him at a First Street Lexington Avenue building.
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Two NYC suspects die in custody in separate cases
In New York City on Saturday two men died in custody. Peter Kenny, 34, of Long Island, died after being arrested in Queens following an incident at 4:35 p.m. He had marks suggesting intravenous drug use. cause of death pending. A second unidentified man, arrested after a dispute at a Tremont doughnut shop, died at Jacobi Hospital. police report minimal force used during arrest and illness listed as sunstroke or possible infection. medical examiner not yet determined.
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