U S warns Iraq endangers Gulf War truce progress
The Bush administration said Iraq is putting the cease-fire at risk by blocking a U N team from inspecting the agriculture ministry in Baghdad for ballistic missile documents. Baghdad urged annulment of U N resolutions and boycotted border talks while opposing oil sale monitoring plans.
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West Bank campus siege as Israeli troops surround An Najah University
Israeli forces sealed An Najah University in Nablus with about 1000 students inside after arresting two fugitives. Soldiers demanded surrender of gunmen inside, while students barricaded and demanded withdrawal. Two bystanders wounded, food deliveries blocked, journalists barred, curfew imposed.
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Mandela accuses South Africa of state terrorism before UN
Nelson Mandela told the United Nations Security Council that the South African government uses a cold hearted strategy of state terrorism to crush multiracial democracy. He urged a UN special representative to investigate violence and considered peacekeepers, though he warned Pretoria would block any such deployment. The emergency session will run at least two days with more than 40 speakers, including R F Botha.
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Surgeons remove tumor from pope
Pope John Paul II underwent a four hour operation in Rome to remove a benign colon tumor the size of a small orange and his gall bladder. Doctors said he was in very good shape and expected to stay about 10 days at Gemelli hospital while resuming his busy schedule after recovery.
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Volunteers Save 28 Whales Then Free 15 Back to Sea
Hundreds of volunteers labored overnight at Seals Rocks to save 28 beached whales using wet towels water and soothing words. Fifteen stronger whales were released earlier the previous day and headed east to deeper waters ten miles offshore. National Parks and Wildlife spokesman Lawrence Orel said the group separated the weak from the strong to prevent them from returning to the beach. NSW wildlife officer Bill Davidson noted the six deaths as the pod of 49 was found early Tuesday and said the remaining 28 were expected to be freed today.
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Serb militias accused of blocking Gorazde relief
UN and BH Press report Serb fighters blast Gorazde with heavy weapons hindering emergency food for up to 70 000 trapped in the besieged Bosnian town. EC call for end to attacks and Izetbegovic urges UN airlift while Karadzic offers cease-fire and safe passage. Bosnian foreign minister rejects negotiations while fighting continues.
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