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KENYA

Volcano eruption sends many fleeing

NAIROBI -- A volcano spewed ash and dark smoke on the main island of the Comoros archipelago yesterday, sending hundreds of people fleeing from their homes, a U.N. official said.

The 7,746-foot Mount Karthala, one of two active volcanoes on Grand Comore island, last erupted in July 1991. No one was killed then, but tens of thousands of villagers fled their homes. The volcano is known to erupt every 11 years.

Officials urged residents to leave eastern parts of Grand Comore and mobilized trucks to help.

The volcano has the world's largest volcanic basin -- an attraction for hikers.

AUSTRIA

Haider makes comeback

SALZBURG -- Austria's far-right icon Joerg Haider was elected to the leadership of his new party, Alliance for Austria's Future (BZO), yesterday as he seeks a second wind in his roller-coaster career.