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Aung San Suu Kyi appeals for help as Burma’s military government intensifies crackdowns on the National League for Democracy. In Lima rebels drill for hostage raids at the Japanese ambassador’s mansion. In Vatican City Pope John Paul II advances Edith Stein toward sainthood after a miracle recognition. In Moscow the Progress 34 cargo ship arrives at the Mir space station with oxygen generators and CO2 removal canisters.
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Rebels advance on Kinshasa as Zaire crisis grows
Rebel leader Laurent Kabila boasted of victory as his forces neared Kinshasa within 160 miles. Mobutu's government declared a state of emergency amid planned demonstrations by supporters of Prime Minister Etienne Tshisekedi and security concerns across the diamond region.
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