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...accidentally blown themselves up with explosives. As the two churchmen left the cemetery after the burial, they were confronted by a mob attempting to kill a black man whom they suspected of being a police spy. The crowd had seized him, set his car afire and was trying to hurl him into the flames. Bishop Tutu, dressed in purple vestments, pushed his way into the shouting, jostling crowd of angry youths and, as he did, the bruised and beaten man broke free and ran to him. Cried Tutu: "Why don't we use methods of which we will be proud...
...wanted on suspicion of drug trafficking and ordering multiple homicides, including the Jan. 15 broad-daylight slaying of the 47-year-old mother of a member of a rival group. But as news of the bust spread, a crowd of about 400, mostly women, poured onto the street to hurl insults and crockery at the authorities who nabbed him. The episode shows just how far law and order have broken down in Naples. This part of town, along with the adjoining Scampia neighborhood, has become the center of the regional drug trade, supplying much of the Campania region and other...
Strength in throwing events anchored the men for the day. Senior Kristoffer Hinson won the shotput with a 15.2-meter hurl, and freshman Alex Obrecht finished fourth with a throw of 14.48 meters. Junior James Rhodes placed third in the weight throw with a 15.12-meter performance...
...third down, captain Ryan Fitzpatrick was about to be pulled down in the backfield for a loss, but managed to hurl the ball underhanded to the front right corner of the end zone, where junior fullback Kelly Widman stood waiting with open arms. But before the Crimson could celebrate, junior offensive lineman Nik Sobic was flagged for being an ineligible man downfield, pushing Harvard back five yards...
...fled their homeland and taken temporary refuge in Vietnam. South Korea's policy of peaceful dialogue with the North has been chilled by the controversy, which prompted Pyongyang to accuse its neighbor of "international terrorism and an unpardonable human-rights abuse." Fearing the North might do more than hurl invective, South Korean intelligence officials issued an unusual warning last week that Pyongyang could launch a terrorist strike against South Korean citizens who aid refugees. South Korea has long blamed the North for a 1983 bomb blast in Myanmar that killed 17 South Korean officials, including four Cabinet ministers...