EU weighs pullout from Mostar amid Croat resistance
NATO tightened patrols around Mostar as European leaders debated withdrawing from the divided city after Bosnian Croats refused to fully honor local election results. The EU had administered Mostar and sought Muslim Croat unity, while the White House reported progress with Tudjman on a negotiated path.
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Mafia plotted to blow up Pisa to strike Italy’s monuments
Florence prosecutor Piero Luigi Vigna told a forum that the Mafia planned to attack Italy’s cultural landmarks by detonating explosives at the Leaning Tower of Pisa. An informer led investigators to a cache at Formello near Rome. Earlier bombings included the Uffizi and Rome churches in 1993.
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World power outage causes deaths and turmoil in multiple regions
A 20 hour nationwide blackout in Malaysia left at least five dead and heavy losses after a generator trip. Four children died in a candle fire and a man perished in a motorcycle crash. In Israel, two Islamic Jihad militants escaped Ashmoret prison by a 40 foot tunnel. Japan saw a local referendum in Maki reject a nuclear plant by 61 to 39 percent, signaling a milestone for direct democracy.
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