1,500 missing after mudslide
MANILA, Philippines (AP): The farming village is gone, swallowed whole by a wall of mud and boulders that swept down with terrifying speed today from a mountainside in the eastern Philippines. Officials feared the death toll could climb past 1,000.
Hamas movement pays visit
ANKARA, Turkey (LA Times): A five-man delegation from the Hamas movement, headed by leader Khaled Meshaal, arrived in the Turkish capital Thursday, provoking harsh criticism from Israel and concern from U.S. officials.
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