Coup plots foiled and North Korea nuclear talks advance
Police in Port-au-Prince say they stopped a coup plot by former soldiers hours before officials could be targeted. In Seoul, North Korea and a U.S. led consortium outline a plan to replace the nuclear program and build two new reactors. Separately, a North Korean submarine tied to an infiltration operation was found with rockets and assassins aboard, while legal fights and protests unfold in Pakistan and Pakistan regarding arranged marriages.
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Haiti
Joseph Jean-Baptiste
Emmanuel Constant
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Russia Tops Israel In Olympiad Chess Lead
Garry Kasparov defeated Iliya Spirin to give Russia a 2.5 to 1.5 win over Israel and extend their lead with two rounds remaining at the 14 round World Chess Olympiad in Yerevan Armenia.
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Yerevan
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Garry Kasparov
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Iliya Spirin
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Scotsman Sues Over Ronald McDonald Name
A Scotsman sues over use of the Ronald McDonald name arguing rights to the character. The Aberdeen case centers on trademark confusion and potential prior rights.
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Aberdeen
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Afghan rebels open talks with UN envoy on peace deal
Taliban leadership in Kabul said it would cooperate with the United Nations on peace but refused to commit to international human rights or women’s rights standards. UN special envoy Norbert Hall reported the meeting with the Taliban leader. In Kabul, women largely stayed indoors as clerics urged modest dress and withdrawal from public life.
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U.N
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Gorbachev urges Yeltsin to resign over health
Mikhail Gorbachev told Interfax that Boris Yeltsin should resign for health reasons so new elections can occur soon. Yeltsin has been hospitalized since Sept. 13 with bypass surgery planned for late year, while rival politicians call for stepping down.
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Mikhail Gorbachev
Boris Yeltsin
Russia
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Alexander Lebed
Yeltsin
Boris Nikolayevich
Gorbachev
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