Zapatistas signal return to talks in Chiapas crisis
Rebels issue a conciliatory letter dated December 25 released by the Roman Catholic church signaling readiness to resume negotiations as military positions shift in southern Chiapas after a week of silence and amid fears of a repeat of last year’s deadly New Year uprising.
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Discharged troops clash as Haiti’s peace shaken
U S and loyal Haitian troops clash with discharged soldiers at military headquarters in Port au Prince. Four killed and at least several wounded as fears grow that the brutal army cannot be rehabilitated without bloodshed.
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Haiti faces volatile protests as Aristide reshapes army
In Port au Prince, former soldiers clash with U S troops amid a crisis over Aristide s downsizing of the army from 7500 to 1500 vets. Protesters demand dissolution, while a civilian police force and interim units prepare. Discharged soldiers allege unclear firings and delayed pay as post conflict violence surges.
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Jean-Pierre Benoit
Yeltsin Signals Tough Shift Over Chechnya Crisis
President Boris Yeltsin announced a change in Russia's Chechnya policy, ordering halt to bombing raids that harm civilians while keeping a hard line on secession. He said troops could pull back to encampments, no immediate assault on Grozny, and offered talks with Chechen leaders but offered no concessions.
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