Japanese Prime Minister Faces Geisha Scandal Questions
Prime Minister Sousuke Uno, only a week in office, faced unprecedented parliamentary grilling after Sunday Mainichi magazine alleged he paid a geisha as a mistress. Opposition members demanded comment. Uno refused to discuss the report, which reporters flagged as unverified by most outlets.
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Woman awarded 1 million in sex tape lawsuit
A Houston jury awarded Susan Kerr one million dollars after she alleged grave mental anguish from a college boyfriend secretly videotaping their sex and circulating the tape. The seven women and five men found the ex boyfriend and three others liable for gross negligence with 500000 in compensatory and 500000 in punitive damages.
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Protestant demonstrator rushes pope during Swedish Mass
A 28 year old Swedish fundamentalist protester rushed toward Pope John Paul II during an outdoor Mass in Uppsala. Vatican security and Swedish police restrained him. he was taken to a station for questioning, no injuries reported, and he would be released without charges.
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El Salvador minister assassinated as gunmen strike
In San Salvador the presidency minister Jose Antonio Rodriguez Porth 73 and two bodyguards were killed when gunmen in a moving car opened fire. Officials blamed leftist guerrillas while witnesses described the ambush outside Rodriguezs home. Rodriguez was a longtime Arena party figure and adviser to President Cristiani.
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United States vetoes U N Security Council Israel crisis resolution
The United States vetoed a Security Council resolution condemning Israel's crackdown in the occupied lands claiming it did not address Palestinian violence. Britain France and Canada supported the measure in a 14 to 1 vote after weeks of negotiation and amendments.
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