Iraq offers amnesty for Kurds amid war's end moves
Iraq announced a general amnesty aimed at thousands of Kurdish refugees and a small number of Shiite defectors, effective April 1, to aid reconciliation after the Iran Iran war cease fire. The move excludes Talal al Jalabani and alleged Iranian agents and follows Amnesty International charges of torture of babies and children.
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Icelanders Celebrate Beer Repeal Day Across Reykjavik
Icelanders queued outside state stores and lined up in bars as beer for the first time since 1922 became legal. Prices ranged from 1.80 to 2.40 dollars per can, with six and twelve packs flying off counters.
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Americans Reach Anadyr in Historic Bering Strait Trek
A charter Alaska Airlines jet carried six American adventurers and 51 companions into Anadyr in 15 below zero wind to launch a 1200 mile dogsled and ski journey to Alaska. The Bering Bridge Expedition aims to cross from the Chukotka Peninsula to Kotzebue, combining Soviet and American participants in a peacetime polar trek.
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