Iran Stakes Role in Reshaping Afghanistan at Herat
In Herat Afghanistan Iran positions itself after Taliban defeat with aid and reconstruction pledges across the border. The Iranian consul hosts elites while noting a special relationship, as Tehran seeks influence through factions, Shiite battalions, and cross-border ties amid competing Afghan power centers.
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Mail ceiling collapse injures 21 at Pretoria mall
In Pretoria at the Colonnade Shopping Center an upper floor collapsed onto the ice rink, trapping children and injuring 21. Police said 3 were critical and 18 seriously hurt with fractures and lacerations as shards of glass caused injuries.
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Attempt to arrest Hamas leader ends with five dead
In Gaza City hundreds of Palestinian police surrounded the hide-out of Abdel Aziz Rantisi, a Hamas leader, but could not seize him as his supporters fired on police. Homicide and clashes followed with police hurt, as Israel eased some restrictions in the West Bank and security talks continued.
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Terje Reed-Larsen
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Ebola outbreak reaches Republic of Congo border region
WHO and officials report Ebola spreading from Gabon into the Republic of Congo with 11 cases identified near the northeastern border. Health teams trace 133 contacts in Gabon and 94 in Congo as cross border fears persist and cases total remain under ten.
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Bertin Ebinda
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American mediator briefs Powell on failed cease fire effort
American mediator Anthony Zinni reported to Secretary of State Colin Powell on his failed bid to rebuild a cease-fire between Israel and the Palestinians. Powell urged Arafat to shut Hamas and Islamic Jihad, while offering support for a Palestinian state. Palestinian police hunted a fugitive militant leader as Hamas violence persisted.
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Senghor, Senegal's First President, Dies at 95
Leopold Sedar Senghor, the poet-statesman who led Senegal to independence in 1960 and became the West African nation's first president, died at his home in France at 95. President Wade announced the death in Dakar, noting no cause was given. Senghor had heart trouble and spent three days in hospital last week. He preferred to be remembered as a poet rather than a statesman.
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Senegal
Leopold Sedar Senghor
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