100 people

　　feared

　　dead

　　RUSSIA (Sept. 21—AP): A glacier (冰川) crashed down a mountain gorge (山谷) in southern Russia, showering a village with ice, mud and rocks and leaving as many as 100 people missing and feared dead in the debris (冰川积聚的碎石).

　　Report: 270 killed

　　in Ivory Coast

　　ABIDJAN (象牙海岸首都阿比让) (Sept. 21—AP) State television of Ivory Coast said about 270 people have been killed in a bloodiest-yet (迄今为止最血腥的) military uprising (骚乱).

　　Key to peace

　　process

　　SRI LANKA (Sept. 20—AP): The Sri Lankan Government said that foreign aid and cooperation with the rebels to develop war-ravaged (战乱的) areas were the key to keeping the peace process on track.

　　The government and Liberation Tigers of Tamileelam rebels Wednesday concluded the long-awaited first round of face-to-face peace negotiations in seven years at a naval base in Thailand.

　　Japan PM

　　arrives for

　　N. Korea summit

　　PYONGYANG (Sept. 16—Reuters): Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (小泉纯一郎) arrived in Pyongyang for a high-stakes meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-il that could mark a new start in long-strained ties and ease regional tensions.

　　Britain’s

　　Prince Harry

　　turns 18

　　BRITAIN (Sept. 15—AP): Prince Harry, the third in line to the British throne, marked his 18th birthday Sunday with a vow (宣誓) to continue the charity work that his late mother, Princess Diana, was unable to finish.