Lankan air force bombers kill 22 Tamil civilians
Twenty-two Tamil civilians were reported killed and more than 30 wounded when Sri Lankan combat aircraft bombed a crowded market place in the north-east of the island on Wednesday.

Soldier kills 7 in SA
A South African soldier killed seven people and injured five, one of them seriously, today in a shooting spree at a military base in the central city of Bloemfontein and was then shot dead himself, police said.

Chile to take Pinochet case to international court
The Chilean government has said that it would take its dispute with Spain over former dictator Augusto Pinochet to the International Court of Justice at the Hague.

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