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Deutsche Welle English Service News May 4th, 2002, 16:00 UTC ------------------------------------------------------------------- Today's highlight on DW-WORLD: United Against Le Pen Despite political parties, ideologies or backgrounds, the French are joining forces to prevent right-wing candidate Le Pen from winning Sunday's election. France's image in the rest of the world is at stake, they say. To read this article on the DW-WORLD website, just click on the internet address below: http://dw-world.de/english/0,3367,1434_A_512816_1_A,00.html ------------------------------------------------------------------- New Round of Talks Begins to End Church Stand-Off A new round of talks has begun in the Middle East to end the stand-off at Bethlehem's Church of the Nativity. Bethlehem's mayor said that U.S. officials were involved in the latest discussions. Both Israeli and Palestinian officials expressed optimism that negociators would be able to soon break the impasse at the church. Meanwhile, an Israeli sniper shot and killed a Palestinian security officer who was inside of the church compound. The man was identified as a member of the Palestinian Force 17 presidential guard. An Israeli military source said he was a wanted militant involved in attacks against Israelis. Dozens Feared Dead in Ferry Accident Police in Bangladesh believe that dozens of people have drowned from a ferry that sank in a storm in the southern part of the country. Earlier reports had suggested that hundreds may have died from the accident. Police said about 150 people were on board, but survivors said the ferry was pack far beyond its legal capacity. Men and women were seen at the banks of the Meghna River looking for relatives among the survivors or news about the missing, a local reporter said. The triple-decked ferry sank around midnight on Friday in a rural area of Shatnal while on its from Dhaka to Patuakhali. Plane Crash in Residential Area in Nigeria A passenger jet has crash into a densely populated residential area of Nigeria. Witnesses and aiport officials said that the Nigerian airliner crashed and burst into flames as it was preparing to land. There were 105 people were on board. At least two survivors were pulled from the wreckage of the aircraft. Firefighters were battling flames to pull out more possible survivors. Rescue workers said that because the crash occurred in a densely populated residential area, the casualty toll was likely to be higher than the number of passengers on board. Nepal Says Nearly 400 Rebels Killed in Operations Nepal's defence ministry said its troops killed close to 400 Maoist rebels in major military operations over the past two days. The army crackdown in Rolpa and Doti was the biggest since the rebellion by guerrillas of the communist party began six years ago. Maoist rebels in Nepal have been fighting to topple the monarchy and establish communist rule. Canadians Join new Afghan Rebel Hunt Canadian troops have joined the hunt for remaining al Qaeda and Taliban fighters in the mountains of eastern Afghanistan. The deployment of several hundred Canadian soldiers by helicopter to an undisclosed location was separate from the British-led "Operation Snipe", but part of a broad U.S.-led mission to rid the mountains near the Pakistan border of rebels. Troops planned to probe a location supposedly used by al Qaeda-Taliban militants, according to Canadian and U.S. military officials. The Canadians flew in Chinook helicopters escorted by U.S. Apache helicopter gunships to operate in difficult terrain in the eastern Afghan mountains. Istanbul Hotel Hostage Drama Ends A hostage drama that lasted a couple of hours in a luxury hotel in Istanbul has ended without bloodshed. The Turkish-speaking gunman of Chechen origin entered the hotel and fired an automatic rifle into the air. He then took several tourists hostage before surrenduring to police. Officials said the man was protesting against the war in Chechnya. Pipe Bombs Explode in US Mailboxes Pipe bombs accompanied by anti-government propaganda have exploded in at least six mailboxes in rural parts of Illinois and Iowa in the United States. U.S. authorities called the attacks an act of domestic terrorism. Six people were injured, but none seriously. A note found with the bombs said more "attention getters" were on the way. South Korea Reports Outbreak of Foot-and-Mouth Disease South Korea has reported an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in pigs, prompting plans for an immediate cull of more than 10,000 animals. The confirmation was a blow to the livestock industry, which recently restarted some exports of pork after foot-and-mouth outbreaks in early 2000 halted 400 million dollars' worth of annual pork shipments. Borussia Dortmund Win German Title In football news, Borussia Dortmund landed their sixth German first division title as champions after beating Werder Bremen 2-1 in the final Bundesliga round. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For more information please turn to our internet website at http://dw-world.de/english Here you'll find out what's happening in Germany, Europe and the rest of the world. News and background reports from the fields of current affairs, culture, business and science. And of course the DW website also has information about DW-RADIO and DW-TV programmes: topics, broadcast times and frequencies. 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