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World briefs: Friday, June 20, 2008

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Published: June 20, 2008

Crash kills 4 soldiers

SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina — A European Union peacekeeping helicopter belonging to the Spanish military crashed in Bosnia on Thursday, killing the four soldiers aboard, officials said.

Lt. Santiago Hormigo Ledesma and Sgt. Joaquin Lopez Moreno, both of the Spanish army, and two German soldiers died in the crash, Spain's Defense Ministry said.

Floating foot found to be fake

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — The coroner called the discovery of a sixth floating foot a hoax, saying it was an animal paw in a shoe.

Initially, Wednesday's find deepened a mystery surrounding the feet, all recovered within the past year floating along island shorelines in the Strait of Georgia near Vancouver.

Authorities say they are working to determine whether there are any links to other partial remains found in the area.

Also in the world ...

•CAP-TIVATING RACE: Thursday was Ladies Day at England's Royal Ascot race meeting. When the gates opened at 10:30 a.m., it started a parade of men in morning suits and top hats and women in pastel dresses and the usual elaborate hats.

•PARTY TARGETED: Zimbabwe's opposition party says it faces escalating violence in the last days before the June 27 presidential runoff pitting its leader against President Robert Mugabe.

From Wire Services