U N Expands Somalia Relief Airlift to Interior
The United Nations widened relief in Somalia with a C 130 delivering 18.7 tons of high protein biscuits to Baidoa as drought and war drive mass starvation. Aid workers warn millions face death without immediate aid and looting by militias continues amid scattered fighting.
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Japan marks 47th anniversary of end of World War II
Emperor Akihito led a peace ceremony with Empress Michiko at Budokan honoring about 3.1 million Japanese who died in the war. More than 6,200 war survivors attended the service near the Imperial Palace as Prime Minister Kiichi Miyazawa urged deep lessons from the conflict.
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Copter downed in Georgia amid Abkhazia tensions
In Georgia a helicopter was reportedly shot down using a rocket stolen from a Russian air defense unit. Unconfirmed casualties were mentioned while Russia prepared to send paratroopers to protect 1700 Russians in Abkhazia. Shevardnadze convened a council to discuss restoring order as clashes killed many, and security forces sealed off Abkhazia while hostages remained held.
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Afghanistan orders Hekmatyar's expulsion
The Islamic government in Kabul expels Gulbuddin Hekmatyar after a weeklong rocket attack on the capital. President Rabbani says Hekmatyar’s envoy Farid is no longer prime minister and vows to replace him, labeling Farid a nonpart and announcing the expulsion of Hekmatyar.
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