Bosnian Ser pleads innocent in Visegrad graph mass arson
Mitar Vasiljevic appeared at the Yugoslav war crimes tribunal to plead innocent to burning alive about 125 Muslim civilians in two linked houses in Visegrad in June 1992. Prosecutors say about 70 and 65 people were herded into two buildings before they were trapped and burned. Women, children, and the elderly were robbed and stripped during the attack.
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Forum at Davos Attends Global Economy Debate
At the World Economic Forum summit in Davos, Turkish Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit warned that wealth disparities are widening amid a booming global economy. Swiss President Adolf Ogi called the economy excellent but noted massive discontent as Tony Blair and Madeleine Albright prepared to arrive.
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World Economic Forum
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Tony Blair
Britain
Madeleine Albright
Clinton
Ecevit
World Trade Organization
Seattle
Poisoning of Siberian tiger at Naples sanctuary
An endangered 19 month old female tiger named K D at The Menagerie Foundation sanctuary in Naples is recovering after someone threw spiked meat into her 10 foot cage. The foundation has posted a $10000 reward for conviction. No suspects or motives are known.
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Fla
Menagerie Foundation
K.D
Foundation
Gary Leshinsky
Computer seized in Seton Hall dorm fire probe
Investigators seized a student’s computer from Boland Halls at Seton Hall University after an email warned of a second fire. The Jan. 19 blaze killed three freshmen on the third floor. authorities have not released a cause or linked the student to the fire. The computer is under analysis.
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Seton Hall University
Grandmothers push to block Elian citizenship bill
The grandmothers of Elian Gonzalez press Congress to reject granting citizenship, winning a delay as they plan a Cuba return without Elian. They aim for a White House meeting, though aides doubt it, while Elian remains at the heart of a long-running dispute after surviving a Florida coast rescue.
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GOP Sees Hope in Clinton Message On Policy Areas
Republicans cite portions of President Clinton's State of the Union as opening to bipartisan talks on debt reduction education and other issues. House Speaker Dennis Hastert says areas like health care education debt reduction and tax cuts could be workable if Clinton collaborates with Congress.
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Texas
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Government Seizes Child Support Accounts Nationwide
Using new powers granted by Congress, the federal government traced and seized overdue child support accounts totaling about 1 billion dollars. States reported hundreds of seizures, with Ohio and Washington citing thousands collected, while 2,300 banks cooperated with the program to locate delinquent parents among 3 million names.
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Florida
Ohio
Marhard Torsok
Toledo
Torsok
Department of Health and Human Services
Democrats target GOP primary in court filing
In Columbia the South Carolina Democratic Party formally scrapped plans for a presidential primary while a party member sought a federal court injunction to block the Republican primary unless all precincts vote and federal voting rights laws are followed. Both parties faced pressure over opening 1,900 precincts and potential precinct consolidations.
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South Carolina
Democratic Party
Todd Rutherford
D-Columbia
US District Court
Florence
Teen smoking drops among high schoolers CDC reports
The CDC said teen smoking for high schools fell to 28.4 percent in a latest survey, eight percent below 1997 levels, while nine percent of middle schoolers and about 13 percent of all youth used some tobacco product. The study marks the first with equal middle and high school samples.
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Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
CDC
Michael Eriksen
Russia tightens security after Dagestan rebel raid
Russia boosts security nationwide after about 100 rebels attacked a base in Dagestan near Chechnya. Interfax cites Grozny military sources. clashes followed near the border as Russia warned of further terror threats and the FSB ordered regional security escalations.
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KGB
Alexander Zdanovich
NTV
Lucci considers return to Annie Get Your Gun on Broadway
Lucci who replaced Peters during the holiday run of Annie Get Your Gun says she may step in for Bernadette Peters full time when she leaves. She notes discussions are ongoing but the experience has been exhilarating. Grisham set for Baylor Art & Soul lecture kickoff in February. Quincy Jones to receive Crystal Award at World Economic Forum for promoting cross cultural understanding.
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Los Angeles
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World Economic Forum
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Forum
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