Afghan leader and rebels back peace plan to a transitional government
Afghan President Najibullah and major rebel groups endorsed a plan to end the civil war by forming a transitional government chosen by Afghan delegates. The plan envisions a future interim body, leading to elections, with U.N. envoy Sevan calling it a fast track to peace.
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Pakistan
Najibullah
Kabul
Vienna
Geneva
Benon Sevan
U.N
Afghanistan
No evidence Israel transferred Patriot missile to China
A U S investigating team found no proof that Israel secretly moved a Patriot missile or its technology to China. The State Department called the matter closed and said Israel has a clean bill of health on the Patriot issue.
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U.S
Israel
China
State Department
Margaret Tutwiler
Department
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Bureau of
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The
Wall Street Journal
South Africa
Ethiopia
Chile
Beregovoy Named Premier as Socialists Seek Turnaround
Pierre Beregovoy 66, a school dropout known for conservative economics, was named prime minister replacing Edith Cresson. He vows to cut unemployment and rejuvenate the Socialists amid dwindling support and local election losses. He faces a partisan Parliament needing new allies and a fresh cabinet.
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Paris
Pierre Beregovoy
Edith Cresson
Beregovoy
Francois Mitterrand
Cresson
Report: Titanic captain should have tried to save more lives
London officials said Captain Lord of the Californian could not have reached Titanic in time after it hit an iceberg. The inquiry found he did not take proper action though rescue was unlikely. The report revises the 1912 verdict blaming lax lifeboat rules and delays before the ship reached the scene.
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Stanley Lord
Californian
Peter Marriott
Department of Transport
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Marriott
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Atlantic
Titanic
White Star Line
Newfoundland
Southampton
New York
Cunard
Carpathia
Boston
Yeltsin Fires Gaidar Upright in Economic Reform Clash
President Boris Yeltsin dismissed Yegor Gaidar the chief architect of Russia’s market reforms. Gaidar remains first deputy premier as lawmakers prepare to grill his powers. The move aimed to defuse criticism before Parliament.
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Boris Yeltsin
Russia
Yegor Gaidar
Gaidar
Yeltsin
Kremlin
Washington
White House
Gary Foster
Feminists target publisher over sex tour guides in Asia
Feminist groups in Japan attack K.K. Bestsellers for Southeast Asia for Men Traveling Alone guiding readers to prostitution and strip shows. They demand profits go to gender equality groups, though the $11 guide remains available in some stores.
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K.K
Southeast Asia
Asayo Aoki
Woman Against Sexual Violence
Asahiya Bookstore
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