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249 Chinese held in HK: arrested 249 mainland Chinese in a 24-hour sweep against illegal immigrants in Hone Kong that ended Wednesday morning, AP says from Hong Kong.
Seven Hong Kong Chinese were also arrested for aiding or employing the immigrants, a statement said. Although it returned to Chinese sovereignty July 1, Hong Kong maintains its own immigration controls and does not entitle Chinese citizens to automatic entry.
Pak road mishap kills 11: unregistered truck carrying heavy construction equipment smashed into a bus in Pakistan, killing 11 people and injuring eight, an English-language newspaper reported Wednesday. AP says from Islamabad.
Five people died instantly in the crash Tuesday in Rawalpindi, next to the federal capital. Islamabad, the News re-portecf Rescue workers, who had to cut the injured passengers out of the crumpled wreckage of the bus. said six more died at local hospitals. The eight other injured were reported to be in stable condition.
WW-II bomb found in Germany: The discovery of an unexploded World War II bomb caused the evacuation of German MPs from their Bonn parliamentary offices on Tuesday, officials said. AFP reports from Bonn.
The 500 kilogramme (1.100 pound) device, still a common find in Germany 52 years after sustained allied bombing raids, was found on a worksite next to the MPs office tower on the Rhine River.
Heavy rains claim 25 in India: About 25 people have lost their lives in the heavy rains in the past three weeks in Tamil Nadu under the influence of the north-east monsoon, according to official sources. PTI says from Chennai.
The sources said the deaths were due to well collapses, electrocution and flash floods. In the past two days alone torrential rains in southern parts of the state had claimed nearly a dozen lives, the sources said.
Sharmila Tagore gets French awards: Popular Indian film actress Sharmila Tagore bagged two awards for her performance in Merchant Ivory Production's Gaach'. (the tree) at the prestigious International Rencontre Film Festival at the Videotheque De Paris. PTI reports from Mumbai.
Sylvie Perras representative of the French ministry of culture. presented the La Medaille De La Ville De Paris' and the "Chevalier Des Parts Et Des Letres" to the actress at the award ceremony on October 18. a message received here said. "Gaach." directed by Catherine Berge, Is based on the life and art of renowned Bengali actor Soumitra Chatterjee.
6 killed in Chinese train crash: a speeding passenger train slammed into a truck at a crossing near the southern Chinese City of Guangzhou, killing the engineer, the truck driver and four other people, a newspaper reported. AP reports from Beijing.
The 16-car train bound for Beijing had just left Guangzhou station when it hit the truck at a crossing shortly after midnight Tuesday morning, the Yangcheng Wanbao reported. Three other people were seriously injured and many others received less severe injuries, the newspaper said.
Thai FM begins Myanmar visit: Thai Foreign Minister Prachuab Chaiyasarn began a two-day visit to Myanmar yesterday seeking to improve bilateral relations, ministry officials said. Reuter reports from Bangkok.
An official said there was no fixed agenda for the visit by Prachuab. who heads a 16-member delegation including businessmen and officials. The discussions will focus on strengthening bilateral relations", a foreign ministry spokesman said.
Cambodia to set up ties with ROK: cam. bodia will soon establish full diplomatic relations with South Korea after King Norodom Sihanouk dropped his long-time opposition to formal ties, a senior government official said yesterday, Reuter repbrts "frbm Panora Penh
Prak Sokbonrt. a top aide to second prime minister Hun S?n, said ambassado-level relations eould be established as soon as next week if Seoul agreed.
Prince Charles' SA tour begins: Prince Charles and his son Prince Harry flew to South Africa Tuesday night for an official visit, a safari and a meeting with the Spice Girls, AP says from London.
It was their first trip since the Aug. 31 death of the young prince's mother. Princess Diana, in a Paris car crash. Harry. 13. and his brother. Prince William. 15. returned to school about two weeks after their mother's death. William was unable to go to South Africa because his school break will end too soon Harry will attend two public engagements with his father In South Africa — a Spice Girls charity concert at Johannesburg Stadium on Nov. 1 and a Nov. 3 visit to the Kwazulu village of Duku Duku.
Catholic priest killed in India: a Catholic priest working for an Australian mission was found beheaded in a forest in northern India, apparently a victim of the region s brutal Hindu caste wars, colleagues said Wednesday. •AP reports from New Delhi.
The decapitated body of the Rev Father AT Thomas. 46, was found Monday in a river bed near Sirka village, about 30 km from Hazaribagh in the state of Bihar where the mission was based. Colleagues in Australia linked the murder to Thomas's help to a group of untouchables in, a land dispute with upper caste Hindus.
Sierra Leone curfew lifted:™-military junta lifted a 3-month-old curfew and reopened an important highway Tuesday, a sign of easing tensions following the announcement of a plan to return the country to civilian rule, AP reports from Freetown.
State-run radio announced the changes Tuesday evening without elaborating on the reasons, but the decisions follow last week's agreement by the militaryjunta to step down by April 1998 and hand power back to President Ahmed Tejan Kabbah. Kabbah was driven from office in May in a bloody coup led by Army Maj. Johnny Paul Koroma West African peacekeeping troops led by Nigerian soldiers had fought since then to reverse the coup.