Okinawa Voters Back Base Reductions by Wide Margin
Okinawans vote 97 percent in favor of cutting U S military bases on the islands with 469 770 supporting and 43 672 opposing in a nonbinding referendum that signals local pressure on Washington. Gov Ota says the result is a historic bargaining chip ahead of talks with Prime Minister Hashimoto.
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Women push to redefine wartime sexual slavery as war crime
Activists argue that recognizing sexual slavery by the Japanese army as a war crime could have altered Balkan and African abuses. Hei shoo Shin leads a campaign for official state compensation and recognition, while other awardees and supporters urge broader legal accountability and justice for survivors.
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Floodwaters wash away wedding guests truck in India
In Telangana state’s Cuddapah district floodwaters carried away a wedding party truck. Police said at least 40 people are feared drowned including 10 children. Thirty survivors swam ashore as buses halted by heavy rains forced the party to hire the vehicle.
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Bus hits land mine near Goma. two dead and many injured
In eastern Zaire the Red Cross reports a bus carrying relief workers to Kibumba camp near Goma struck a land mine. Two Zairians were killed and 34 injured, with three amputations and 18 more hospitalizations among those hurt.
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Ex-politician arrested in leader’s 1991 slaying
Belgian authorities jailed former Cabinet minister Alain Van der Biest in Liege over the unsolved 1991 murder of Socialist Party leader Andre Cools. An aide, Richard Taxquet, and three others were charged with involvement in the death.
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Map of escape route found at Nichols home
Hand drawn map discovered in Terry Nichols home shows an escape route from the Murrah federal building to a point north of the YMCA. FBI found it days after the April 1995 bombing that killed 168 and injured more than 500. Authorities say Nichols and McVeigh planned the attack and may face the death penalty.
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