Albania reels as gun seizures push chaos toward Tirana
Anti government fighters seize weapons from two military sites and embassies near Tirana as police inaction leaves gangs marching with AK-47 rifles. The U S Embassy plans evacuations for diplomats families and Western nations follow suit while Bashkim Fino faces the mounting crisis.
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Across the World Headlines Mixed with Local Losses
Reports from Veenoord to Moscow, Tijuana, Stockholm and Paris reveal government shakeups, a murder case linked to a Mexican archbishop, a defiant legal suit over a prostitute, and an exposed nuclear facility due to low tides.
Peru aims to repeal archaic rape law in Congress
In Lima Peru the Justice Committee considers removing a 1852 rule that frees rapists who marry their victims. Juana a 14 year old rape survivor witnessed her stepfather jailed after a four year sentence and a plan to wed her was rejected by a local women’s group. The bill also targets a 1991 provision allowing gang rape co defendants to marry and avoid conviction.
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Zaire breaks up demonstration at U S Embassy
About 200 protesters gathered at the U S Embassy in Kinshasa chanting Americans get out and calling for expulsion of Ambassador Daniel Simpson. Zairian soldiers dispersed the crowd after a flag burning as Mobutu-era tensions rise in eastern Zaire.
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Israel sticks to West Bank plans amid push for talks
Israel keeps its war-won land policy in Jerusalem and West Bank withdrawals, while hinting at concessions such as an international airport in autonomous areas. U S envoy Indyk anticipates larger troop pullbacks in September and March 1998. Palestinians reject the current terms, and King Hussein warns of growing isolation.
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