Two Marines Die in Kuwait Helicopter Crash
A Marine helicopter crashed during joint exercises with Kuwait killing two crewmen from Camp Pendleton California. Capt. John A. Beving 28 and 1st Lt. David L. Jones 30 were identified. Cause under investigation. About 1500 Marines arrived August 4 for desert drills through August 15.
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Dublin
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OutRage disrupts Westminster Cathedral service in nun costumes
About 15 gay men dressed as nuns disrupted a Sunday service at Westminster Cathedral. They paraded before the altar with placards and attempted to deliver an alternative sermon. Police said the demonstrators were from OutRage and protested the Vatican's condemnation of homosexuality.
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Avalanche kills at least seventy in Mizoram India
An avalanche of rocks crushed bamboo huts in Mizoram killing at least 70 quarry workers Sunday. The disaster swept away 17 houses in the state’s northeast region, described as the worst natural disaster in memory by police.
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United News of India
Bush hosts Rabin at private Maine home in bid to repair ties
President Bush welcomes Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin for a two day series of talks at his Walker's Point residence in Kennebunkport. Officials anticipate loan guarantees to Israel and a chance to restore the longtime alliance amid tensions over settlements and security. Rabin's approach favors territorial compromise while the U S pushes a freeze on settlement building as talks proceed.
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France
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Ikad Party
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Split between secular and Orthodox Jews fuels rift in Israel
In Israel the secular majority and ultra-Orthodox minority clash over politics and religion. The Meretz leader Shulamit Aloni's appointment as feminist lawyer highlights long standing tensions. Haredi influence grew from 1980s subsidies to today, shaping education and public life.
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