Convicted Mexican drug lord dubbed The Doll in US case
A federal jury in Houston convicted Juan Garcia Abrego, 52, of shipping nearly 15 tons of cocaine into the United States between 1986 and 1992. He faces life at sentencing on January 31, with a jury ordering $350 million in illegal profits seized. The Gulf cartel leader was found guilty on 22 counts, including drug smuggling and money laundering.
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Belgium outraged as judge is dismissed in child murder case
In Brussels anger erupts after the Supreme Court ousts Judge Jean-Marc Connerotte who led the missing girls probe linked to Marc Dutroux. Protests erupt. courthouses are stoned, highways blocked, auto workers strike, and a symbolic cleaning of the Justice Palace follows amid calls for drastic reforms.
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Russians wage 2 war of nerves
In Moscow, Interior Minister Kulikov accused rival Alexander Lebed of plotting a mutiny and called a security alert in major cities. Lebed denied the charge as provocation, as Yeltsin’s health and presidential hopes dominated the political turmoil and Chechnya war blame cooled.
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Kurdish Guerrillas Move Toward Irbil in North Iraq
Kurdish guerrillas press toward Irbil as artillery fires ring the hills. Irbil, the Kurdish region capital, was seized earlier by the Kurdistan Democratic Party with help from Saddam Hussein's forces, triggering U. S. cruise missile strikes on Iraqi air defenses.
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Kurdish Front Shifts as PUK Moves Toward Irbil
The Patriotic Union of Kurdistan retreats east and northeast toward Irbil while KDP fighters claim Iranian troops aided the PUK. Kurdish troops, remaining fighters at the front, say Iranian forces left and vow to resume attack to recover losses.
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