Seven dead, thousands homeless in Manila fires
At least seven people were killed and thousands
left homeless as two fires struck the Philippines on Christmas Day,
sparking riots as a slum went up in flames, Manila’s fire marshal
said yesterday. Six bodies were recovered and two other people were
missing as a blaze erupted at dawn in a row of old apartments in the
Baler section of northern Manila,
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Indian policeman injured in gang-rape protest dies
An Indian policeman who was injured in clashes
during a protest over a gang-rape in New Delhi died yesterday, a
police spokesman said. The 47-year-old police constable, Subash
Tomar, was deployed at the India Gate monument on Sunday to control
the protests. He was beaten up by a mob and rushed to hospital by
the police.
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Two US firefighters shot dead
A convicted felon shot dead two firefighters and
wounded two others on Monday after luring them to a blaze that
police said he had apparently set as a trap in a small town in New
York state. The 62-year-old shooter -- who was found guilty of
manslaughter and jailed for 17 years for his grandmother's death in
1980 -- then fatally shot himself in the head,
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Chavez swearing in could be delayed
Venezuela’s ruling party and an opposition
leader were in rare agreement on Monday that President Hugo Chavez’s
January 10 inauguration could be delayed if he is still recovering
from cancer surgery. The firebrand leftist leader is experiencing a
“slight improvement” in his condition as he follows doctors’ orders
to rest following his most recent operation in Cuba,
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