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Algerian singer Lounes Matoub is greeted by his sister Malika Matoub on Tuesday in his mountain village of Taourirt Moussa, northeastern Algeria. Lounes Matoub, 38, was kidnapped by the Armed Islamic Group (GIA), the country's most radical Islamic faction, and released with a message for his Berber people. — AFP photo
Emergency in Azeri city: president Geidar Aliev imposed a two-mbnth state of emergency on Azerbaijan's second largest city on Tuesday, a week after his forces put down a coup attempt there. AP reports from Baku.
The decree bans mass meetings in Gyanzha, suspends the activities of political parties and beefs up the presence of security>forces. It also restricts entry into the city and orders security forces to oust all non -residents.
2 die in French plane crash: two people, were killed when their light aircraft crashed in the French Alps in bad weather while en route to Holland, rescue officials said on Tuesday. AFP reports from Gap. France.
The two men broadcast three SOS messages before their twin engined plane, which took off from Cannes airport Monday evening, disappeared from radar screens about an hour into the flight.
Earthquake jolts Manila: An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.2 jolted Manila add southern Luzon island on Wednesday but there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage. AP reports from Manila
• The earthquake was caused by a movement of the Philippine Fault, about 12 kilometers (7.5 miles) beneath the /Philippine Sea.
Fire destroys idols in Siliguri: kw goddess Durga and her children. Ganesha. Karthikeya, Lakshmi, and Saraswati were gutted along with the pandal housing them in the heart of Siliguri town yesterday morning, reports from Siliguri.
Fire brigade sources said that two fire-tenders fought for over an hour to bring the Waze, which was sparked by a short circuit, under control. There was no loss of life or injury.
Rafsanjani begins SE Asia tour: Iranian President Ali AkbarHashemi Rafsanjani begins a one-week tour of Indonesia. Malaysia and*Brunei today, the Iranian news agency IRNA said, reports AFP from Tehran.
Fire guts shops in Delhi: a major are broke out in a crowded neighbourhood in the old city of Delhi, yesterday and dozens df'fire tucks were struggling to control the blaze, police and fire officials said, reports Reuter from New Delhi.
The blaze started at 0230 GMT in a plastic-wares shop in the Sadar Bazar wholesale market and quickly spread to adjoining shops. There were no immediate reports of injuries. Typhoon Seth hits S Korea: One man died at sea on Wednesday as Typhoon Seth coursed through South Korea, quenching a summer long drought as It headed toward the Sea of Japan. AP reports from Seoul.
Some 500 people were evacuated from their homes In the coastal city of Samchuk. 195 Kilometers (120 miles) east of Seoul when over 30 centimeters (12 Inches) of rain inundated nearly 200 homes, the government disaster office said
1 killed in Bangalore bomb blast: A crude bomb exploded on Tuesday in a movie house and killed one man and injured another in Bangalore that has been wracked by five days of Hindu-Muslim clashes, police said. AP reports from Bangalore
It was not Immediately clear if the blast was linked to the wave of violence that swept across the state capital after Hindu language purists fought Muslims over a controversial news broadcast in Urdu language
Scottish author gets Booker Prize: a novel strewn with expletives and written In hard to-read Scottish vernacular has won the Booker Prize for fiction. Britain s leading literary award, but upset many critics. AP reports from London.
James Kelman, the author of How Late It Was. How Late" which won the 20.000 pounds (31,500 dollars) prize, said criticism of the expletives was Irrelevant and that the award was recognition of the validity of Scottish culture
Thatcher's wife to seek divorce:
The wife of Mark Thatcher, the son of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, is about to file for divorce. The Sun newspaper reported yesterday. Reuter reports from London.
The tabloid newspaper known for its lurid stories about politicians and celebrities, quoted a friend" as saying Mark Thatcher's Texas born wife Diane 33 had asked for a settlement of several million dollars
Mark a 41-year-old millionaire with house on three continents^ is often described as a facilitator" in international ^business deals