Louvre Stolen Paintings Recovered in Paris Case
Four oil paintings from 16th and 17th century masters recovered in Paris after a 1979 to 1982 theft at the Louvre. Two businessmen were arrested for possession of stolen works, with police still seeking the thieves. The recovered works include The Card Players Amphibious Animals Saint Christopher and a Brouwer landscape.
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Plot to Assassinate Pablo Escobar Foiled in El Salvador
Salvadoran authorities uncovered a plan by a rival cartel to kill imprisoned Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar Gaviria using 600 pound bombs. Three of four bombs had been purchased by a Salvadorean air force officer who departed the country with them. Escobar surrendered to authorities in June and remains in a hilltop prison awaiting trial on murder and cocaine smuggling charges.
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Venezuelan editor cites renewed censorship in Perez era
Miguel Henrique Otero accused President Carlos Andres Perez of restricting press freedom after last month's failed coup. He said the government is reviving censorship practices from over 34 years ago during the last dictatorship in the Dominican Republic context.
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Cholera Epidemic Breaks Out in Northern Brazil
Health officials report a cholera outbreak in northern Brazil with epidemic proportions. Health Minister Adib Jatene issued a nationwide alert as the disease spreads toward major cities. The bacteria reached Brazil last year via the Amazon border with Colombia and Peru and is carried by contaminated water.
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Begin Remembered as a Great Minister in Jerusalem Burial
Israel buried Menahem Begin on the Mount of Olives with minimal ceremony at his request. Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir praised Begin as a great leader, while Chaim Herzog quoted a biblical verse. The 1979 Egypt peace treaty defined his tenure, with the 1982 Lebanon War cited as a controversial low point.
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Serbia protests demand Milosevic resignation in Belgrade
Tens of thousands march in Belgrade accusing Slobodan Milosevic of starving Serbia to wage war in Croatia and call for his resignation. The peaceful demonstration follows EC peace talks in Brussels and signals strong opposition from opposition parties and public petitions.
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U S watches NK freighter amid missile concern
The United States continues to monitor a North Korean freighter suspected of carrying Scud-C missiles to Iran or Syria. officials said no confrontation is imminent and no orders to intercept have been given, though Navy readiness remains. President Bush asked Scowcroft about the matter but offered no public comment.
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