Levees in Bangladesh stir debate over flood relief
In Bangladesh, hundreds of embankments along rivers fail to curb an extraordinary flood. Farmers like Shahid Ali report intensified waters due to one-sided levees, while activists oppose a World Bank study on expanding embankments as displacing rural livelihoods and harming fisheries.
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Gunmen fire on police in southern Albania
Gunmen in southern Albania opened fire on police as authorities searched a village for highway robbers. Eight officers were wounded in a clash with po stal overtones. The incident underscores tensions between Prime Minister Fatos Nano’s government and opposition leader Sali Berisha and supporters who accuse each other of trying to destabilize the country.
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Exiles accused of plotting to kill Castro trial opens
In San Juan Puerto Rico three Cuban exiles including a Miarm based lobby director pleaded innocent to plotting Castro's assassination. Seven exiles indicted by a federal grand jury mark a potential thaw in US Cuban tensions with others pleading innocent earlier. Some view the case as signaling Clinton administration shifts away from demonizing Castro.
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Hundreds of ethnic Chinese seek refuge in Indonesian military offices
About 100 ethnic Chinese crowded into military offices in Lhokseumawe amid mob violence in the northern town. Army reinforcements patrolled the oil and gas hub as fires and looting targeted Chinese-owned stores, stoked by economic distress and anger at the military. One person died and 12 were injured in the mayhem.
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Iraq oil output to fall short under UN program cap
United Nations officials warn Iraq will produce a little more than half of the 52 billion dollar oil it is allowed to sell over six months under a special UN program. Hindered by outdated pumping equipment and low prices, the country’s output may lag, prompting talks with Baghdad to prioritize humanitarian purchases, UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan told the Security Council.
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