Survivors recall horror and courage on Achille Lauro fire
Aboard the burned liner Achille Lauro survivors recount bucket brigades and improvised life sling rescues as passengers abandoned ship. Two elderly men died and another perished after a raft collision. 69 people reached Djibouti aboard Bardu after a perilous escape with limited water and no alarms.
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Egyptians condemn militants to hang for touristkillings at Red Sea
A Egyptian military court sentenced two Muslim militants to death for the September killings of two German tourists and two Egyptians at a Red Sea resort. The rulings lift total death sentences to 60 since 1992 as 14 others received 5 to 15 year terms. The attack involved Mohammed Amr Ahmad and Rabia Hassanein firing on foreigners. a second German victim died.
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U S Troops In Haiti Withdraw Ahead Of Schedule
U S military spokeswoman said withdrawal from Haiti is ahead of plan as hundreds of soldiers fly home. By next weekend about 6 000 remain, mostly from the 10th Mountain Division at Fort Drum, with over 1 000 already returned and hundreds more expected this weekend. The level should hold at 6 000 through January.
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Democratic leader assassinated in Georgia amid gun attack
In Tbilisi gunmen killed Chanturia, 36, a leading Georgian democratic figure, as he and his wife Irmia Sarishvili, 34, left for National Democratic Party headquarters. Sarishvili was wounded and taken to hospital in serious condition. police pursued five attackers in two cars.
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Family killers of Nazmiye Nazmiye too Westernized Turkish girl
In Paris a Turkish family, including parents, brother, and cousin, were sentenced Saturday for strangling 15 year old Nazmiye over claims she dishonored the family by becoming too Westernized. Abdullah Shkpinar, 22, and the relatives received prison terms from 20 years to life as authorities highlighted immigrant isolation. The case shows a plot to punish Nazmiye for having a French boyfriend and the family’s role in the killing.
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