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Thus ended the voyage, but not the story, of the mysterious seafarers. When they reached St. John's, the castaways, most of whom were in their 20s, identified themselves as Hindu Tamils from Sri Lanka who had fled their strife-torn homeland to escape persecution at the hands of the Buddhist Sinhalese majority. They said they were students, businessmen and skilled ! workers, and claimed to have paid an Indian "agent" up to $3,000 each for passage to Canada. Then followed a month aboard a ship that had picked them up at the south Indian port of Madras. But five...
...Lanka, an island off India's southern tip, has been torn by a separatist revolt, and thousands of citizens have sought refuge abroad...
Since 1918, the last time the Red Sox won the World Series, the hearts of Boston's long-suffering throng have been torn asunder by the team's uncanny ability--especially in recent years--to lose, no matter how good the chances of winning seem. Years like 1946, 1949, 1972, 1974, and 1978 proved that the Sox are a team of destiny--but crown back home...
Recounting the highlights of what has already become the most celebrated feat of underwater exploration, Ballard revealed some startling new information. His deep-diving craft failed to find the 300-ft. gash that, according to legend, was torn in the Titanic's hull when the ship plowed into the iceberg. Instead, he suggested, the collision had buckled the ship's plates, allowing water to pour in. He also brought back evidence that the ship broke apart not when she hit bottom, as he had thought when viewing the first Titanic images last September, but as she sank: the stern, which...
...Gorbachev was full of promises last week. At a speech in Vladivostok, he pledged to withdraw six Soviet regiments, amounting to some 8,000 troops, from Afghanistan by the end of the year. He cited his offer as proof that Moscow is "striving to speed political settlement" in the torn country, which the Soviets invaded...