4 killed in Malaysia car crash: t^o cars crashed into each other at a hairpin bend, killing four people and leaving six others injured In western Malaysia, the national news agency reported yesterday. AP says from Kuala Lumpur.
One of the cars skidded and went out of control, causing the crash late Sunday near the town of Ipoh in Perak state. Bernama news agency said, quoting police. Two people were killed instantly, while two others died in Ipoh Hospital, police said. All were in the same car.
Ahmadiyya Muslims meet in Canada: About 8.000 Anmadiyya Muslims from around the world gathered at a Mosque to celebrate their right to religious freedom in Canada. AP reports from Ontario.
"In my country, people are prosecuted for their religious beliefs,” Mujib-ur-Ranman. a lawyer for Pakistan's Supreme Court, told members Sunday at the finale of the weeklong convention. "No one has a right to superiority." The main purpose of the convention was for members to learn more about their religion, said Naseem Mahdi, president of Canada's Ahmadiyya Muslim community.
Five electrocuted in China: A family of five was electrocuted while trying to adjust their television antenna, the Lao Dong (Labour) newspaper reported yesterday. AP says from Hanoi.
The incident occurred last Wednesday in the southernmost province of An Giang. A couple and their three children were killed when the antenna fell onto a power line.
Troops attack Moro rebels: Philippine troops fired mortar shells at Muslim separatist guerillas in Maguindanao province both sides said yesterday. AFP says from Philippines.
Regional military spokesman Rosque Garingalao said soldiers fired two mortar shells at about 100 guerillas of the Muslim Insurgent Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) on Sunday after they were observed preparing to attack a military detachment.
Tornado leaves 11 dead in E. China: a violent tornado whipped through eastern China killing 17 people and leaving 265 seriously injured, news reports said yesterday. AFP says from Beijing.
The tornado and torrential rain swept through Suxi county in Anhui province on July 2 and levelled two villages, the Yangcheng Evening News said. More than 1.000 houses collapsed in 11 nearby villages, the newspaper said.
Escaped inmate caught in US: a phoned in tip helped authorities arrest an inmate who escaped from a Mississippi sheriff and then evaded and eight-day manhunt In Alabama where he was sought in the killing of a police officer, AP says from Pascagoula. US.
Mario Centobie was arrested on Sunday near the Mississippi-Alabama state line, 415 kilometers from where he had been sought by hundreds of authorities in the slaying of Moody Alabama, police officer Keith Turner was killed June 27. Blast kills teenager in Moscow: a 14-ycar old boy was killed yesterday when he tried to disassemble an artillery shell, a news agency said. AP reports from Moscow.
The boy found the shell lying outside a munitions depot located near the village of Talovy, in Russia's Far East region, the ITAR-Tass news agency reported, quoting the local police. Philippine grounds US choppers: ine Philippine air force grounded its fleet of about 30 US-made MG-520 attack helicopters yesterday while It investigated why two of the aircraft collided, killing three people, officials said AP says from Manila.
The two helicopters, struck each other and crashed shortly after taking off from a southern Philippine air force base Sunday. killing three men In one chopper. Air force spokesman Col. Jose Mendoza said the helicopters will be inspected and remain grounded until the cause of Sunday’s accident is determined.
Death penalty for Aum member sought: Japanese prosecutors for the first time yesterday sought the death penalty for a former Aum Supreme Truth cult member charged with murder. AFP says from Tokyo.
Kazuaki Okazaki. 37. is one of six people, including guru Shoko Asahara charged with murdering anti-Aum lawyer Tsutsumi Sakamoto, his wife and their one-year old son in November 1989.