Police arrest three suspects in Arkan killing in Belgrade
Police in Belgrade announce the arrest of three suspects in the killing of Serb warlord Arkan, suggesting a gangland hit rather than a political murder. Col Milenko Ercic named Dobrosav Gavric as the alleged triggerman with Dejan Pitulic and Vajadin Krstic also detained. two are or were police officers.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Arkan
Slobodan Milosevic
Zeljko Raznatovic
Milenko Ercic
Dobrosav Gavric
Dejan Pitulic
Vajadin Krstic
Ercic
Firefight Flares on Kashmir Border Amid Claims of Attacks
Indian and Pakistani forces traded gunfire on the disputed Kashmir border with both sides accusing the other of an attack. Maj. Gen. PPS Bindra said seven Pakistani soldiers and two Indian soldiers plus a civilian were killed. Pakistan disputed the claim and said Indian forces crossed into its post.
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Jammu
India
Pakistan
Kashmir
Pps
Bindra
Himalayan
Power shifts again in Ecuador as Noboa takes presidency
Vice President Gustavo Noboa becomes Ecuador's acting president after a military led junta is dissolved under U.S. pressure. Jamil Mahuad fled and Indian protesters intensify pressure, while Noboa faces a radicalized movement and a fragile transition.
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Quito
Ecuador
Jamil Mahuad
Gustavo Noboa
U.S
Mahuad
Junta
Noboa
Anchor rupture sinks oil pipeline offshore gulf coast
An 8 ton anchor from a drilling rig ruptured a pipeline, causing about 94 000 gallons of crude to spill into the Gulf of Mexico. The slick drifted westward some 115 miles south of New Orleans and 75 miles from land. Coast Guard officials reported no immediate coastal threat as aircraft dispersed dispersant and five recovery boats worked the area.
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New Orleans
Gulf of Mexico
Coast Guard
Jason Neubauer
Neubauer
Heidelberg dorm fire evacuates dozens at Williard Hall
A top floor fire at Heidelberg College Williard Hall forced evacuation of dozens of students with no injuries reported. The blaze was confined to the third floor around 4 a.m. and the cause remains undetermined. Heidelberg, with 1200 students, sits about 40 miles southeast of Toledo.
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Tiffin
Toledo
Seton Hall University
South Orange
N.J
Stern birthday party at Roseland draws stars on air
Howard Sternmarked his 46th birthday with guests Mike Piazza and Angie Everhart at Roseland Ballroom. Planet Hollywood hosted and the event will air on Sterns E network show. In Florida, Schumacher plans Tigerland filming at Camp Blanding with six draftees in basic training. Britney Spears tickets draw line crowds in Charleston WV with long waits for April 8 concert at the Civic Center.
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Roseland Ballroom
Planet Hollywood
Stern
E! Network
Camp Blanding
Fla
Hollywood
Florida
Joel Schumacher
Louisiana
Charleston
W.va
Britney Spears
West Virginia
Bryan Salton
Russians tighten grip on Grozny as siege intensifies
Russian forces claim control of a third of Chechnya's snowbound capital while fierce street fighting rages in Grozny. Air and artillery strikes hammer the city as troops retake a strategic bridge over the Sunzha River, though rebels hold Minutka Square and parts of northwestern Grozny.
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Novaya Sunzha
Russia
Chechnya
Grozny
Sunzha
Minutka Square
Minutka
EU military arm plan tests political will and finance
The European Union moves to create a rapid reaction corps capable of 50 000 to 60 000 troops with hundreds of aircraft and 12 warships to deploy in 60 days. Parliaments must fund and allocate contributions while defining committees and interim bodies to start by March. ready by 2003, experts warn the hardest part is execution.
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Strasbourg
France
European Union
NATO
Andrew Brookes
London
International Institute For Strategic Studies
Snowy Upstate roads spark hundreds of accidents
Winter weather dumped up to two inches of snow across the Upstate causing icy roads and numerous crashes. Spartanburg County reported about 80 accidents on several roadways while Greenville County logged 40 to 50 crashes since four pm as snow fell and roads grew snowpacked.
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Upstate
Spartanburg
Lance Cpl
Dan Marsceau
State Highway Patrol
Greenville County
Marsceau
Grandmothers cry for Elian to be returned to Cuba
The grandmothers of Elian Gonzalez appealed to Attorney General Janet Reno for the boy to be reunited with his father in Cuba. Reno noted the matter is in federal court while INS ordered Elian's return. the women issued a letter expressing their suffering and desire to bring him home.
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Columbia
Juvenile Justice Department
Gina Wood
Gaston Fairey
Fairey
Washington
Elian Gonzalez
Janet Reno
Florida
Cuba
Elian
Reno
Maruela Quintana
Raquel Rodriguez
Justice Department
U.S
Cuban Council of Churches
Oden Marichal
INS
Doris Meissner
National Council of Churches
United States
Edgar
New York City
Miami
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