Britain to probe arms sales under Thatcher era
Britain announced an inquiry into charges that Thatcher's Cabinet secretly promoted arms sales to Iraq until weeks before Kuwait’s 1990 invasion. Three Matrix Churchill executives were acquitted of illegal sales. prosecutors said the government encouraged the exports.
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Israelis Battle Shiite Forces in Lebanon Frontline Fire
Israeli troops and Shiite guerrillas clashed along the Lebanon border for a third day with howitzers and rockets. Reports say tanks and trucks moved toward the frontier as civilians fled south. Hezbollah opposes peace talks and the fighting disrupts negotiations in Washington. No casualties reported in the immediate clashes.
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West African forces press for cease fire near Monrovia
Nigerian jets bomb Monrovia's water plant hours before a midnight cease fire deadline. Rebels offer a cease-fire but West African states promise a total blockade on Charles Taylor's territory if he does not comply.
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Taylor
Brazilian tribe agrees to free 81 hostages after agreement
The Guajajara leaders and Justice Minister Mauricio Correa reached a three hour accord to relocate a squatters village from the tribe's Amazon reserve. Globo TV reported the agreement and gave few details.
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Mauricio Correa
Chechenia Leader Declares Emergency Amid Border Troop Buildup
The Chechenia leader Dudayev declared a state of emergency after thousands of Russian troops massed on the border. He accused Russia of invading two regions and ordered a curfew and mobilization. Russia moved into Ingushetia to halt fighting that has killed over 250 people amid reports of abuses.
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Chechenia
Dzhokar Dudayev
Russia
Dudayev
Ingushetia
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