Clinton appoints gay ambassador via recess move
President Clinton bypassed Senate confirmation to install James Hormel, a 66 year old San Francisco businessman and heir to the Hormel fortune, as ambassador to Luxembourg. The move, the first openly gay U.S. ambassador, is in effect through the end of the current session, drawing praise from gay rights groups and criticism from conservatives and Senate leaders.
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Police arrest 2 as Tiananmen anniversary marked in Beijing
Mourners and protesters observed the Tiananmen crackdown anniversary with police arresting at least two. A middle aged man raised a slogan under a Mao portrait while another youth in a white shirt shouted anti corruption leaflets brought onto the Avenue of Eternal Peace. Police blocked bystanders from collecting the leaflets as soldiers lowered the national flag at day’s end.
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Indian jets and artillery target Kashmir rebels during war flare
An Indian air force pilot returned home from Pakistan as tensions ease. India intensified air and artillery strikes against infiltrators in Kashmir near Dras and surrounding peaks, with heavy shelling on bunkers and camps.
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Trinidad hanges three murderers ending death penalty pause
In Port of Spain Trinidad three convicted murderers were executed including drug lord Dole Chadee at dawn. Jockey Ramiah and Ramkhalawan Singh followed with additional hangings planned for today and Monday. Chadee and his gang were linked to the 1994 Baboolal family killings amid regional drug-trafficking tensions. Public protest was muted as churches tolled for the dead and Chadee’s wife was denied a final visit.
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POW camp in Britain up for sale as historic property
A 17 acre former prisoner of war camp built by Italian POWs in the 1940s, with 50 huts a chapel and a theater, is being sold for 160000 dollars as part of the 470 acre Low Harperley Farm in County Durham. The sale, managed by George F. White, also includes a large manor house and cottages, with option to buy the camp separately.
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Belgium faces food scare as dioxin taints supply
Belgium reels from a dioxin scandal that contaminated poultry feed and prompted a government halt on beef pork poultry eggs and related products. Ministers resigned and EU nations imposed bans while police check shelves and reassure shoppers.
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