U N team fails to destroy Iraq missile gear
A United Nations team returning from Iraq without completing destruction of missile production equipment anticipated Iraqi cooperation soon. The Security Council warned of serious consequences for defiance while Iraq planned talks in New York to formalize adherence to UN orders.
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Manama
Bahrain
U.N
Iraq
Saddam Hussein
U.N. Security Council
U.S
Thomas Pickering
Council
Kuwait
Christopher Holland
New York
Security Council
United Nations
Holland
Saddam
Nicosia
Cyprus
Ahmed Hussein
America
Carnival frenzy grips Rio as economy weighs on revelers
Millions of Brazilians celebrate the start of Carnival as shops close for Ash Wednesday and Rio de Janeiro hosts open air dances and street parties. Despite a steep recession, crowds fill nights clubs and public venues while tourism dips and high priced balls struggle.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
Pampas
Rio
Momo
Argentina
Jaly
Bomb explodes near London prosecutor office
A bomb blast near the Crown Prosecution Service building in Holborn, London, injuring a woman on a passing bus and wounding a police officer. Police received a warning and evacuated the area as investigators consider the Irish Republican Army behind the attacks.
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Prosecutor’s Office
London
National Prosecutor
Crown Prosecution
Scotland Yard
Mogadishu Market Shelling Kills Dozens in October Attack
In Mogadishu a market near the city line was blasted by shells killing ten and wounding 50 to 60 as fighting between Ali Mahdi Mohammed and Gen. Mohammed Farrah Aidid continued. UN observers arrived seeking a binding cease-fire amid a war that has devastated the capital and left thousands dead.
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Mogadishu
Somalia
U.N
James Jonah
Ali Mahdi Mohammed
Mohammed Farrah Aidid
United Somali Congress
Ali Mahdi
Rupert Lewis
Unicef
U.N. Chil
Sanaa Market
Red Cross
Iditarod begins as 76 mushers start 1992 race
In Anchorage 76 teams and 1,200 dogs depart for Nome on the 1992 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race amid fresh snow and fanfare. La von Barre leads the field with tenacity, while defending champ Rick Swenson starts fifth after his father's death. The purse totals 375,000 dollars with top prizes posted.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Iditarod
Lavon Barre
Nome
Bering Sea
Rick Swenson
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