Refugees stranded off Australian coast Christmas Island
Hundreds of refugees on the Norwegian cargo ship Tampa refused food and threatened to jump overboard as Australia denied entry for a second day. The UN urged humanitarian action while Australia, Indonesia, and Norway disputed responsibility.
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United Nations
Indonesia
Norway
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Hans C Bangsmoen
Wilhelm Wilhelmsen Company
Oslo
John Howard
Howard
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Ramesh I Irongar
Thousands protest killing of PLO leader Zibri in Middle East
Thousands of Palestinians rally in Syria Jordan and Lebanon condemning Israel for the killing of senior PLO figure Mustafa Zibri and U S support for Israel The protests include a one day strike at al Yarmouk camp near Damascus and a mock funeral with a coffin draped in Palestinian flag Zibri aka Abu Ali Mustafa died when Israeli missiles hit his Ramallah office amid regional violence
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Jordan
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Israel
Mustafa Zibri
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Zibri
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Evacuation Ordered After Car Bomb Threat At Ballycastle Fair
Police evacuated about 10,000 people from Ballycastle's Auld Lammas fair after a gasoline bomb was found in a car. British army experts defused the device five hours later, following a warning call from an outlawed Protestant group. Officials stressed the attack’s potential to cause massive casualties and condemned the act while noting the town’s mixed Catholic and Protestant communities.
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Kevin McGarry
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Discover
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Dillard’s Charge Shop
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