Jordan tightens border security after foiled attack
Jordan police near the Iraq border heighten security with body searches dogs and scanners after foiling a suspected Iraqi suicide attack. Tensions with Iraq rise as Saddam Hussein’s sons in law defected with wives. Jordan has fortified the desert barrier and trench near Rueisweished.
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French to End Moratorium With Nuclear Test Week
In Tahiti, Gaston Flosse said France plans an underground nuclear blast in the South Pacific likely this week, signaling the end of a three year moratorium. French officials warned protest boats to stay away from the Mururoa or Fangataufa test site about 750 miles southeast of Papeete, with up to eight tests planned through May.
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Businessman to challenge Walesa again in 1990 race
In Warsaw a businessman who once challenged President Lech Walesa in the 1990 elections says he will run again. Stanislaw Tyminska expects little impact this time as more than 20 candidates contend. Walesa launched a re-election bid during Solidarity’s 15th anniversary, but polls show Aleksander Kwasniewski leading.
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Kurdish clashes escalate along Turkey Iraq border
Iraqi Kurdish militants claim 83 Turkish Kurd rebels were killed in a retaliatory strike in northern Iraq after repeated Turkish attacks. The fighting followed renewed violence between Kurdish factions amid tensions over a peace accord between competing Iraqi Kurdish groups.
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Monsoon Flood Toll Rises in Northern India
In four northern Indian states and parts of New Delhi, heavy rains over three days killed nearly 40 people and flooded hundreds of villages. The army deployed in Punjab Haryana and Arun Pradesh as over 2000 soldiers used motorboats to evacuate villagers and distribute food.
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Tear gas used as Detroit strikers clash with police
Police in riot gear fired pepper spray and tear gas against strikers outside the Detroit Newspapers printing plant during Labor Day weekend protests. More than 100 officers dispersed the crowd after clashes that left one security guard severely injured and several protesters hurt or arrested.
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Two Chinese Women Abducted and Tortured in Brooklyn Basement
Investigators say two Chinese women in their 20s were kidnapped and tortured for days in a Brooklyn apartment basement with one woman dead after being beaten and tied with a telephone cord. The survivor helps detectives pursue alleged gang members who prey on illegal Chinese aliens for profit. The loosely organized gang is blamed for much of the traffic and ransom schemes, holding victims in safe houses until passage costs are paid or relatives can arrange a ransom.
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Police shoot attacker who stabbed officer at Manhattan precinct
In a Manhattan incident at the 24th Precinct on West 100th Street a 61 year old man Bernard Gardner stabbed a female officer and was shot dead by two other officers including Carlos Crespo who was stabbed in the chest and later died from a stray bullet hitting his knee.
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