Tatars vote on independence in Tatarstan referendum
Early results from the Tatarstan independence vote show overwhelming support despite Yeltsin's urging. Anvar Bagaudinov of the election commission reported a wide margin for the referendum.
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Kazan
Russia
Tatarstan
Boris Yeltsin
Tatarstan Election Commission
Anvar Bagaudinov
Turkey
Erzincan
Nurcan Eraslan
Anatolia
Eraslan
Violence in Turkey's Kurdish unrest peaks in 1984 style clashes
At least 26 to 30 people died as Kurdish PKK militants clashed with Turkish security forces in Cizre and Sirnak near Nowruz. Interior Minister Ismet Sezgin cited casualties including soldiers, protesters, and guerrillas amid renewed fighting in the southeast.
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Izae
Turkey
Cizre
Anatolia
Ismet Sezgin
Ankara
Sezgin
Attacks Escalate as Kurdish Regions Hit by Iraqi Forces
Kurdish sources report intensified Iraqi air and ground assaults on Kurds in northern Iraq with casualties and a new exodus. Barham Saleh cites long range artillery and helicopter gunships during the Kurdish new year celebrations. Turkish PKK raids across the border add to the regional tensions as Iran cautions on village strikes.
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Hussein
Iraq
Miss Cyprus
Saddam
Barham Saleh
Turkey
Kurdish Labor Party
PKK
Iran
Tehran
Islamic Republic
Arabs to weigh Libya sanctions over bombing standoff
Arab nations gathered around Tripoli in a standoff over Pan Am Flight 103. The United States Britain and France urged U.N. sanctions against Libyan leaders for not surrendering two Libyans. Egypt warned sanctions could strain ties with Libya as Arab League planned an emergency session.
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Egypt
Arab Nations
Tripoli
Libya
Pan Am
United States
Britain
France
U.N
Arab League
Esmat Abdel-Meguid
The
Associated Press
Abdel-Meguid
League
Akbar el-Yom
Mustafa el-Shazly
Amman
Hussein
Iraq begins arms inspection amid distrust in Baghdad
U N inspectors arrived in Baghdad on a nine day mission to verify Iraq disclosed weapons while Baghdad boasted missiles chemical bombs and other arms. Derek Boothby head of the 35 member team pressed for new information and verification. An Iraqi team also met I A E A in Vienna to discuss demolition of Al Ateer nuclear plant facilities.
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Manama
Bahrain
Iraq
United Nations
U.N
Baghdad
Derek Boothby
Boothby
International Atomic Energy Commission
Vienna
al Ateer
US presses Soviet germ warfare disclosure bid
The United States urges Russia to meet the April 15 deadline in the 1972 treaty ban on biological weapons to reveal full details of past and current programs. US officials seek jobs for scientists to prevent brain drain to other nations pursuing germ weapon capabilities.
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Washington
Soviet Union
United States
Russia
Boris Yeltsin
Iran expels foreign Red Cross staff over rights report
Iran orders expulsion of all foreign Red Cross personnel and freezes NICOSIA. The action follows a U N report accusing Tehran of torture of political prisoners and religious minority discrimination. The move aims to isolate Iran amid Rafsanjani's bid to improve Western ties and lure back exiles.
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Tehran
U.N
Red Cross
Iran
U.N. Human Rights Commission
Hashemi Rafsanjani
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European Community
Yugoslavia
Sirnak
Saddam Hussein
Nowruz
U.S
Iowa Eye Center
Cedar Rapids, IA
Discover Meth-Wick
Imam
Greenwood Terrace
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