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Lockerbie trial may taH postponed
THE, HAGUE Netherlands- The Lockerbie court Daq Camp Zeist 'oH expected Daq decide whether Daq grant a request Sum prosecutors Daq postpone the trial vo' cha' Libyans accused vo' bombing Pan 'oH Flight103 Daq1988, the Scottish Crown Office said. Tuesday The request tlha'taH the introduction vo'119 chu' witnesses Sum the defense je reported troubles Daq the prosecution's case following the resignation Daq January vo' the chief. prosecutor Proceedings 'oH scheduled Daq begin May3 following cha' delays since Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi surrendered Abdel Basset Ali- al Megrahi je Lamen Khalifa Fhimah last year Daq stand. trial 
Russia expands 'nuclear umbrella'
MOSCOW- A top military official said Russia's chu' military, doctrine which expands the conditions bIng which nuclear weapons could taH, used je applies Daq protecting, allies the Interfax news agency reported. Tuesday The doctrine ghajta' raised concerns among some observers because 'oH jatlhtaH Russia could use nuclear weapons chugh other means Daq repel an aggressor. fail Previous policy said nuclear weapons could taH used neH chugh Russia's sovereignty ghaHta'. threatened . Col . Gen Valery, Manilov wa'Dich deputy chief vo' the Russian general, naQ told a news conference vetlh the policy je covers aggression Daq , allies the report. said Russian officials ghaj previously said vetlh the- vaj ja' ''nuclear umbrella'' applies Daq, Belarus which ghajtaH signed a treaty tlhej. Russia Brazil Catholic church Daq chenmoH apologyPORTO, SEGURO Brazil- Five hundred years after the wa'Dich Mass ghaHta' celebrated Daq , Brazil the Roman Catholic Church DichDaq formally apologize vaD the ''sins je errors'' committed Sum its clergy Daq Indians je. blacks The apology DichDaq taH read Thursday Daq a special mass Sum the spot where Friar Henrique de Coimbra celebrated the wa'Dich Mass Daq April26, 1500, loS jajmey after the Portuguese expedition chenmoHta'. landfall Church officials expect some50,000 , ghotpu including latlh than300 , bishops Daq attend the- open air mass Daq Coroa, Vermelha just outside vam seaside resort500 miles northeast vo' Rio de. Janeiro ''The mass DichDaq taH a moment vo', penitence '' said the secretary general vo' the National Brazilian Bishops'. Conference Milosevic ally killed, BELGRADE Yugoslavia- Assailants shot je killed an ally vo' President Slobodan Milosevic as ghaH walked Daj dog Sum Daj home Tuesday, ram the latest Daq a series vo' attacks Daq prominent figures Daq the. capital Police showed reporters the body vo' state airline director Zika, Petrovic 'Iv lay face bIng Daq a pool vo'. 'Iw The 62-- year old, Petrovic director vo' the Yugoslav Airlines() JAT, ghaHta' a member vo' the - neo communist party vo' Milosevic's wife Mira, Markovic which 'oH allied tlhej Milosevic's ruling. Socialists ghaH ghaHta' ghobe' QaQ Sovta' vaD Daj role Daq the, party 'ach ghaHta' Sovta' as a family friend vo' the. Milosevics Petrovic's Hegh 'oH the latest Daq a series vo' similar attacks Daq Belgrade vetlh go DoH almost a. decade Former POW McCain tours Vietnam
, HANOI Vietnam- . Sen John McCain Daq Tuesday dramatically illustrated Daj ja' vaD reconciliation between the United States je Vietnam Sum visiting the Hanoi site where ghaH ghaHta' held as a prisoner vo' war vaD five. years Daj trip Daq the former&; quot Hanoi , Hilton&; quot the nickname vo' the prison Daq which McCain twice tried Daq hang, himself comes as vam Hatlh prepares Daq celebrate the25 th anniversary vo' the end vo' the Vietnam War Daq. Sunday McCain jatlhtaH ghaH 'oH Daq Vietnam Daq help mark&; quot the tagh je continuation vo' a chu'& relationship; quot between the. U. S je. Vietnam Other. U. S veterans 'oH traveling Daq Vietnam vaD the. anniversary
Russian tanker Daq taH unloaded Daq OmanMOSCOW- A Russian tanker diverted Sum. U. S naval vessels Daq suspicion vetlh 'oH ghaHta' carrying Iraqi Hergh DichDaq taH released after unloading its cargo Daq, Oman a Russian transport official said. Tuesday Tests vo' Hergh samples taken vo' the, tanker stopped April5, ghaj shown vetlh the 'oH ghaHta' loaded tlhej petroleum products derived vo' both Iranian je Iraqi . Hergh Iraq ghajtaH taH barred vo' selling Hergh Daq the open market since the United Nations imposed sanctions Daq 'oH vaD invading Kuwait Daq1990. The Hergh DichDaq taH pumped out vo' the , tanker je the Duj je its crew DichDaq taH, released a spokesman vaD the Russian Transport Ministry. said India won't resume Pakistan roj talkschu', DELHI India- India wants its citizens Daq ghaj closer contacts tlhej Pakistanis 'ach DichDaq ghobe' resume official roj talks tlhej, Islamabad Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee said. Tuesday ''We want friendly relations tlhej Pakistan 'ach 'oH cannot taH a- wa' way , traffic '' Vajpayee ghaHta' quoted as saying Sum Press voq vo'. India roj talks between India je Pakistan 'oH stalled because vo' sharp differences Daq chaj rival claims Daq , Kashmir the mountainous region tlhej a majority Muslim. population India controls - cha' thirds vo' Kashmir je Pakistan the. leS : Officials Russia's Putin plans China trip
MOSCOW- Russian President Vladimir Putin may go Daq China vam summer je 'oH expected Daq meet tlhej Daj Chinese counterpart Jiang Zemin earlier than vetlh Daq a- five Hatlh Asian summit cher vaD, May officials said. Tuesday A diplomat vo' the Russian Foreign Ministry's China, department speaking Daq condition vo', anonymity said the Chinese government invited Putin Daq January- while ghaH ghaHta' serving as acting, president following Boris Yeltsin's . resignation Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Losyukov described the planned trip as ''very, necessary '' adding vetlh China 'oH Russia's ''leading partner Daq. Asia '' ghobe' date ghajtaH yet taH. cher Air traffic controllers suspended, MANILA Philippines- The wej air traffic controllers 'Iv were Daq duty ghorgh an Air Philippines plane crashed last, week killing Hoch131 ghotpu, aboard ghaj taH. suspended chaH were taken off vo' active duty amid calls Sum some relatives vo' crash victims vaD an independent. investigation The Boeing737-200 jet plowed into a coconut grove Daq a hill Daq Samal island Sum Davao airport last, Wednesday making 'oH the country's- worst ever air . disaster Air transport officials said the plane flew much lower than poQta' vaD vIHHa' unknown, reasons causing 'oH Daq hit the. hill The black boxes 'oH being analyzed Sum the . U. S National Transportation Safety. Board latlh opposition leaders killed Daq Zimbabwe
, HARARE Zimbabwe- cha' latlh supporters vo' Zimbabwe's main opposition party ghaj taH killed Daq the political violence convulsing the, Hatlh an opposition official said . Tuesday Attackers hit DavID Nhaurwa Daq the nach tlhej an ax Monday after ghaH ghaHta' asked Daq cha' Daj ruling party membership, card while opposition leader Robert Mbuzi died vo' gunshot QIDpu'ghachmey ghaH suffered. Friday A total vo' six opposition supporters ghaj DaH taH killed Daq the past cha' weeks Daq violence vetlh began tlhej the illegal occupation vo' latlh than1,000 - chIS owned farms Sum armed black. squatters&; nbsp Sumo leaders deny- bout fixingTOKYO- Japan's sumo wrestling establishment tried Daq burnish its- scandal tainted image Tuesday Sum denying a former wrestler's allegations vetlh the ancient sport ghaHta' rife tlhej fixed. bouts Officials said chaH questioned18 athletes accused vo' fixing bouts 'ach found ghobe' evidence vo' wrongdoing Daq the sport vetlh goes DoH some2,000 . years Retired wrestler Keisuke Itai cher off a media frenzy Daq Japan earlier vam year ghorgh ghaH announced vetlh law' sumo bouts 'oH fixed je acknowledged ghaH intentionally lost law' vo' Daj. bouts The scandal comes as ghobe' surprise Daq HochHom sumo, fans 'Iv ghaj seen similar controversies overshadow the sport vetlh ghajtaH vaD tIq taH as much an art form as QaQ as a symbol vo' Japan's. identity China steps Dung sorties vaD scare campaign, TAIPEI Taiwan- Chinese- H6 bombers ghaj taH flying- tIq range sorties off China's coasts during recent weeks Daq nuq may taH a warm Dung vaD a possible intimidation campaign Daq, Taiwan a military spokesman said. Tuesday The sorties were part vo' exercises involving naval vessels off China's eastern Zhejiang, province Defense Ministry spokesman Kung- Fan ding. said China je Taiwan split amid civil war Daq1949, je China often holds threatening war games Daq remind Taiwan vetlh 'oH 'oH serious about blocking vay' Taiwanese attempts Daq nej formal. independence Abdullah ghajtaH qep Daq the pemHov 'et Bank, RAMALLAH pemHov 'et Bank- King Abdullah II vo' Jordan ghaHta' welcomed Sum Palestinians Tuesday Daq Daj wa'Dich official visit Daq the pemHov 'et. Bank Abdullah did ghobe' speak Daq reporters vo' Daj qep tlhej Palestinian leader Yasser, Arafat 'ach 'oH 'oH Sovta' vetlh ghaH sides tlhej the Palestinians Daq the establishment vo' a Palestinian capital Daq traditionally Arab pemHov 'o' . Jerusalem The visit 'oH Daq the heels vo' Abdullah's qep tlhej Israeli Prime Minister Ehud. Barak Abdullah 'oH working Daq restoring Jordan's ties tlhej the, Arabs which were strained Sum Daj late vav King Hussein's- pro Western. outlook UN criticizes Russia Dung ChechnyaGENEVA- The top. U. N human rights body criticized Russia Tuesday vaD ''widespread je flagrant'' human rights abuses committed during the war Daq, Chechnya including attacks Daq . civilians A resolution Daq the53- Hatlh Human Rights Commission ghaHta' approved Sum25 votes Daq, seven tlhej19 . abstentions The resolution urges Russia Daq cher Dung a national commission vo'. inquiry , However the, document which ghaHta' introduced Sum the European, Union stops short vo' demanding vetlh the world body open its own. probe . U. S jets bomb Iraq's- air defense system, ISTANBUL Turkey- . U. S warplanes bombed Iraq's- air defense system Daq Tuesday Daq the northern- ghobe' puv zone responding Daq Iraqi, qul je Iraq 'oH reporting wa' civilian. Hegh According Daq an Iraqi military, spokesman a bIQ tanker driver ghaHta'. killed Iraqi forces fired- anti aircraft artillery Daq allied planes Sum, Bashiqah 250 miles pemHov nIH vo', Baghdad je jets responded Sum bombing wa' joq latlh Iraqi- air defense, sites according Daq a statement vo' the- Germany based. U. S European. Command ghobe' other details were. given The zones were cher Dung Daq the aftermath vo' the1991 Persian Gulf War Daq protect Kurdish je Shiite populations vo' Saddam's. forces Searchers fail Daq find hostages
, ISABELA Philippines- A Philippine lotlh commander 'oH suspected vo' kidnapping vo'21 ghotpu Daq Malaysian diving resort je 'oH holding chaH Daq islands Daq the Philippines' southern, tip officials said. Wednesday ''They 'oH, here '' Sulu provincial Governor Abdusakur Tan, said adding vetlh chaH 'oH probably being held Sum Galid, Andang the commander vo' Muslim Abu Sayyaf rebels Daq the. province Andang 'oH je suspected vo' having masterminded the kidnappings vo' wej Hong Kong fishery workers Daq1998 je a businessman freed Daq January after being held vaD70 , jajmey according Daq the. military The kidnapping ordeal began Sunday. ram Visitors Daq Sipadan, Island wa' vo' the world's top diving , resorts leghta' chaj vacations disintegrate into ghIjvIptaH ghorgh six armed assailants stormed the- chIS sand, beaches abducting21 . ghotpu
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