LUANDA (Reuters) – Wild elephants rampaged through a southern village in Angola last weekend, destroying farms and dozens of houses and prompting most of its 4,000 residents to flee to neighboring Namibia, a local official said Tuesday.
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The winning entries to the “Courtroom” Cartoon Kit Contest.
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TALIBAN OVERHAUL IMAGE TO WIN ALLIES
The Taliban have embarked on a sophisticated information war, using modern media tools as well as some old-fashioned ones, to soften their image. . . . The dictates include bans on suicide bombings against civilians, burning down schools, or cutting off ears, lips and tongues. — . . .
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A collection of cartoons from the issue, plus this week’s Cartoon Caption Contest.
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A collection of cartoons from the issue, plus this week’s Cartoon Caption Contest.
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AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – A Swedish pilot with a fake commercial license was arrested in his cockpit at Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport as he prepared to fly 101 passengers on a Boeing 737 to Turkey, Dutch police said Wednesday.
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NEW YORK (Reuters) – An investigation is underway into why a young child, apparently under an adult’s supervision, was allowed to direct air traffic at New York City’s John F. Kennedy International Airport, U.S. authorities said on Wednesday.
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A collection of cartoons from the issue, plus this week’s Cartoon Caption Contest.
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SYDNEY (Reuters) – Some 5,200 Australians posed naked in front of the Sydney Opera House on Monday for a photo shoot by New York-based artist Spencer Tunick for another signature installation of nudes against urban backdrops.
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A collection of cartoons from the issue, plus this week’s Cartoon Caption Contest.
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