MIDEAST: Israel air strikes kill 14 villagers
BEIRUT (Reuters): Israeli air strikes killed 14 villagers in south Lebanon as Beirut pleaded for a swift end to Israel's war with Hizbollah guerrillas that has cost around 1,000 Lebanese and 101 Israeli lives in four weeks.
ETHIOPIA: Death toll from flood reaches 210
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters): Ethiopian rescue workers dug for a third day through the devastation caused by a weekend flash flood that killed 210 people, searching for as many as 300 others still missing. Teams of police officers and soldiers using bulldozers..
CHILE: Police clash with high school students
SANTIAGO Chile (AP): Police used tear gas and water cannons Tuesday to scatter about 2,000 students protesting in a Santiago suburb, but the govern-ment said the surprise demonstration was unrelated to the massive student protests that rocked Chile...
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