Hijacked Taiwan airliner diverted to China amid Coast Guard scene
A Taiwan domestic flight with 150 passengers was hijacked and diverted to Xiamen China. The Far Eastern Airlines Boeing 757 departed Kaohsiung and was intercepted by four Taiwanese F 5E jets before ending the chase. The hijacker is named Liu Shan chung a reporter from Hualien.
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Mary Tyler Moore withdraws from Directors Guild Awards
The actress bowed out as hostess of the Directors Guild of America awards due to blurred vision from diabetes, her agent said Sunday.
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GOP calls for special prosecutor over Chinese influence reports
Republicans renewed calls for a special prosecutor to probe campaign finance improprieties amid FBI briefings that lawmakers were targets of illegal Chinese contributions. The White House said Clinton and senior officials acted legally, while senators Feinstein and Boxer acknowledged briefing details without naming individuals.
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Berisha agrees to broad coalition as Albania eyes elections
President Sali Berisha clinches a concession for a broad multiparty coalition and new elections by June after talks with Democratic allies. Armed protesters celebrate partial gains while vowing to retain arms until a new government is formed amid southern Albania unrest sparked by failed investment schemes.
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Notorious B I G fatally shot in Los Angeles drive by
The 24 year old rapper whose real name was Christopher Wallace died after a drive by shooting outside a Petersen Automotive Museum party for the Soul Train Music Awards. He was rushed to Cedars Sinai Medical Center but pronounced dead. Police said no arrests were made.
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Cohen says US and NATO forces to leave Bosnia by June 1998
Defense Secretary William Cohen on NBC Meet the Press said US and NATO troops will exit Bosnia as scheduled in June 1998. Bosnians must choose peace or war, he added, noting 8,500 Americans are part of a 30,000 strong peacekeeping force and that Congress faces a hard sell for another 2 billion dollars. He also urged passage of a chemical weapons ban treaty before April 29.
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