Ohio floods raise death toll to nineteen in Shadyside area
Rescue teams scanned two creeks and the Ohio River as the flood toll climbed to 19 with 18 still missing in eastern Ohio. Divers hunted backups along Wegee Creek and reports indicated bodies found near the river as cleaners, guards, and dog teams continued the grim search through Tuesday. The weekend also brought tornado damage across South Dakota and Nebraska with farms and homes damaged but no reported deaths.
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Mandela arrives in Ottawa to press South Africa end apartheid
Nelson Mandela arrives at Uplands Base in Ottawa to address Parliament and urge Canada to sustain pressure on South Africa. He plans a United Nations address in New York after his Ottawa visit, part of a broader tour from Britain. Ex-Communists gain in Bulgaria signal a shift toward a freer parliament after 58 years of rubber-stamp rule.
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Intellectuals criticise Iliescu in Romania capital protest
Intellectuals warned on the eve of Ion Iliescu's inauguration that he has created mob rule in Bucharest and a haven for the former Securitate. About 2,000 people returned to University Square rekindling an anti-government protest with chants against Iliescu and the criminals.
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Central American leaders near regional economic accord
Five Central American presidents wrap a decade of conflict and poverty to near a sweeping economic integration pact. The draft accord, seen as to be signed Sunday evening, calls for coordinated trade policy debt management food production environmental protection and securing foreign aid.
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Gulf Coast braces for oil slick near Gulf Coast
Shifting winds push the Mega Borg oil slick northeast toward Louisiana. Tar balls may reach shores north of Galveston as the 45 mile slick drifts 57 miles offshore since the June 8 explosion.
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Democrats threaten split from Soviet Communist Party at congress
Moscow report says radicals of the Democratic Platform demand sweeping reforms including exit from military and security forces, a free press, and end to party control of enterprises. If unmet, about 4,700 delegates may quit and form a new party, potentially the first split since Lenin. Boris Yeltsin among founders.
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Supreme Court weighs first right to die case Cruzan
The Supreme Court nears ruling on the right to withdraw life sustaining treatment in the Nancy Cruzan case as two dozen decisions remain before the term ends. Other pending matters include abortion rights for minors and broadcast license policies affecting women and minorities.
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Floods in Hunan Province Kill Over 100 and Devastate Farmland
The official People's Daily reports torrential rains in southern Hunan left more than 100 dead and about 16,000 homes wrecked. The disaster damaged 30,000 water conservancy projects and flooded over 740,000 acres of farmland, with 2,905 farm animals killed.
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East German unity vote postponed amid symbolic gesture
East Germany's parliament nearly moved to dissolve and unify with West Germany but postponed the final decision. Lawmakers met in a Sunday session to discuss unification and mark the 37th anniversary of a failed 1953 uprising against Soviet rule.
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