Indian Troops Battle into Jaffna Stronghold in Sri Lanka
Indian forces pressed into Jaffna to confront Tamil Tigers in house to house fighting. Officials said the city was encircled as clashes continued and civilians faced heavy casualties amid the broader peace accord mission. The conflict has delivered over 100 Indian deaths and about 520 Tamil rebels killed. 17,000 Indian troops are in Sri Lanka to enforce the peace plan.
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Sankara executions spurs mass protest in Ouagadougou
More than 2,000 students gathered at Thomas Sankara's grave to denounce his execution in a coup. Soldiers guarded the plot as security forces dispersed the crowd amid roadblocks and checkpoints across Ouagadougou after Capt Blaise Compaore led the takeover. The city mourned Sankara and 12 officials. Pope John Paul II canonized 16 Japanese martyrs in St Peter's Basilica, an event attended by about 30,000. Corazon Aquino planned to attend but remained away due to Philippine turmoil.
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UNESCO director general winner sparks Western and Third World clash
Zaragoza of Spain won the UNESCO leadership after a bitter battle, pledging reform and to bring back the United States and Britain. Palestinians refused to meet Secretary of State Shultz over the PLO office shutdown, as protests surged in the West Bank and Gaza. Shultz urged risk in peace talks amid calls for a Palestinian state and an international conference.
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Police probe Peeping Tom shootings in southeast DC
Police seek link between Ricky Bragsdale 26 and a string of ground floor window shootings. Yvonne Watts 35 died after being shot through a bedroom window. Bragsdale also faces murder and wounding charges in two other attacks as investigators press to connect the cases.
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Pentagon creates peer review system for military hospital care
After a year of effort sparked by medical horror stories the Pentagon rolls out a peer review system to gauge care in military hospitals. Results show military physicians compare well with civilian experts but the private sector lacks a standardized review method for high risk cases as Pentagon official Dr William Mayer says the system provides a valuable tool for monitoring care quality.
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Senate aide warned law professor prompting probe
Sen. Gordon Humphrey called for an investigation after a Judiciary Committee aide allegedly made a threatening phone call to Indiana University law professor John Baker in support of Supreme Court nominee Robert Bork. Final confirmation debate looms as Baker withdrew before testifying.
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