MIAMI (AP): A 55-year-old Sumatran orangutan, believed to be the world’s oldest, has died, a Miami zoo spokesman said.

Nonja, who was born on the Indonesian island of Sumatra and had lived in Miami since 1983, was found dead Saturday morning, said Ron Magill, spokesman for the Miami Metro Zoo.

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ISLAMABAD (AP): Pakistan’s crucial Jan. 8 parliamentary elections are likely to be postponed by up to four months following the assassination of opposition leader Benazir Bhutto, a spokesman for the ruling party said Sunday.

Tariq Azim, information secretary of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Q, said the vote would lose credibility if it was held now, with Bhutto’s party in mourning and other opposition groups intent on boycotting. He expected authorities to announce a delay within 24 hours.

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