Relieved Mir crew rests after risky repair job
The Mir crew enjoyed a rest after a tense repair on the aging station and the power loss from June 25 continues to loom. Cosmonauts Anatoly Solovyov and Pavel Vinogradov and NASA astronaut Michael Foale will plan the next fix and attempt to restore solar panels. If approved, David Wolf would head to Mir on Atlantis on Sept 25 to span a stay into 1998.
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Kaunda shot during Zambian rally crackdown
Former Zambian president Kenneth Kaunda was shot and lightly wounded in Kabwe as police dispersed a political rally. Officials at Kabwe General Hospital said his injury was not serious. Police commenting was limited, with the inspector general confirming the shooting.
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Former Nazi captain loses bid for freedom in Rome
Former SS captain Erich Priebke, 84, convicted last month for the 1944 massacre of 339 civilians in Rome, had his appeal rejected by a military tribunal. He received a 15 year term, but 10 years were cut by amnesty. time served and good behavior mean only a few months remain before release.
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Palestinians protest blockade in Bethlehem and Hebron
Palestinians in Bethlehem protest a three week blockade with stones and tear gas confrontations as Israeli troops retort with tear gas and rubber bullets. In Hebron hundreds march armed and masked, some firing into the air, opposing border closures hurting the local economy.
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Mudende refugee camp attacked in Rwanda crisis
At Mudende camp near the Congo border 116 killed and 87 wounded as Hutu rebels raided tents housing 8000 Tutsi refugees. Attackers used rifles machetes and torches while refugees slept witnesses say. Civilian fatalities mark the worst such violence since 1995 cycle of retaliation.
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