Ex-officials charged in Soviet coup attempt
Prosecutors charged 12 high Soviet officials including KGB chief Vladimir Kryuchkov and Prime Minister Valentin Pavlov with conspiring to seize power in the August coup. They face 10 to 15 years or a firing squad. trial date pending. The case marks one of modern Russia's most high profile prosecutions.
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Mikhail Gorbachev
Tass
Vladimir Kryuchkov
Valentin Pavlov
Dmitri Ya
U N Peacekeepers Arrive in Yugoslavia As EC Moves to Recognize Split
UN troops arrive in Belgrade and Zagreb to support a 12 day truce amid Serb Croat fighting. EC recognition of Slovenia and Croatia is imminent with potential broader moves impacting Bosnia Herzegovina and Macedonia. Lisbon says all 12 members may back independence promptly.
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France
Robert Badinter
Germany
Iceland
Ukraine
Lithuania
Latvia
Estonia
Iraq Acknowledges Uranium Enrichment System
U N inspectors report Iraq for the first time acknowledged a sophisticated uranium enrichment system aimed at bomb production. Iraq said only debris and steel slabs remained. U N and nuclear experts assess possible capability to produce multiple bombs annually using centrifuge equipment.
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Algeria transfers power to broad committee after coup
In Algiers the military backed High Security Council handed power to a broad based panel including religious and human rights leaders. The move follows the president's resignation and a canceled parliamentary vote. Fundamentalists won the first round. a second round was set for Thursday before being halted. Abdulker Hachani of the Islamic Salvation Front urged calm.
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Abdelkader Hachani
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Israel Jordan Open First Formal Peace Talks with Baker Involvement
Washington reports the start of direct talks between Israel and Jordan with James Baker summoning negotiators to the State Department. Jordan says withdrawal from the West Bank is not a precondition, and Egypt remains the only Arab state to recognize Israel.
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James Baker
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