Berlin court links Tehran to Iran dissident killings
A German court ruled the September 1992 murder of Iranian Kurdish leader Sadiq Sarafkindi and colleagues was ordered by Tehran's highest state levels. Two men were convicted of murder and two others of complicity. Germany recalled its ambassador and expelled four Iranian diplomats. The foreign ministry summoned the Iranian ambassador in Bonn to explain the incident.
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Berlin
Tehran
Germany
Iran
Sadiq Sarafkindi
Frithjof Kubsch
Foreign Ministry
Horst Bacchmann
Bonn
Hossein Moussavian
Peacekeeping force begins arrival to stabilize Albania
An 6,000-member multinational force led by Italy prepares to secure Durres and Vlora ports and Tirana airport for aid as the first 400 troops depart Toulon. France plans 1,000 troops with armored vehicles and helicopters while Greece, Turkey, Spain, Romania, Denmark, and Austria are expected to contribute.
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Tirana
Vlora
Italy
France
Toegin
Toulon
Greece
Turkey
Spain
Romania
Denmark
Austria
Ex-president ershad ends affair to save politics
Bangladesh ex president Hussain Muhammad Ershad says he ended a 14 year affair with a married MP Zeenat Mosharraf for the party and national politics. He notes three senior allies quit over the relationship and he seeks to shield his political life amid a fragile coalition. Meanwhile India’s United Front faces a no confidence test as Congress withdraws support and calls elections may follow next month.
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Zeenat Mosharraf
Ershad
Associated Press
India
United Front
Congress Party
H.D. Deve Gowda
Zaire rebels press Mobutu with three day resignation ultimatum
Rebel leader Laurent Kabila halted his advance to let Mobutu Sese Seko decide within three days whether to quit. Two longtime backers Belgium and the United States urged Mobutu to resign as Belgium and Washington pressed for negotiated interim authority and a transitional government in Zaire. Mobutu, ailing and weakened, faced renewed international pressure after blocking opposition leader Etienne Tshisekedi from the prime ministership.
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Kinshasa
Zaire
Mobutu Sese Seko
Laurent Kabila
Mobutu
Belgium
United States
Etienne Tshisekedi
IRA shoots police officer in Londonderry
A Royal Ulster Constabulary officer was seriously wounded by a gunman in Londonderry. The IRA claimed responsibility in a coded call to a local newspaper. The officer, a 46-year-old mother of three, was hospitalized in serious but stable condition after being shot while on guard outside a courthouse.
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Northern Ireland
Irish Republican Army
Londonderry
IRA
Royal Ulster Constabulary
Palestinians Help Israel Nab Hamas Cell in Tel Aviv Case
Palestinian police aided Israel in cracking a Hamas cell tied to the killing of 20 year old Sgt. Sharon Edri and a March 21 Tel Aviv bombing that killed three women. Yasser Arafat pledged to work with Israel to stop bombings as Netanyahu praised PA cooperation. In Hebron, Palestinians clashed with troops, injuring seven.
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Mideast
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Yasser Arafat
Benjamin Netanyahu
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Hebron
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Zurif
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Edri
Palestinian Authority
Finch retraces Earhart flight crossing Atlantic from Natal to Africa
Linda Finch, a 46 year old Texas businesswoman from San Antonio, lifts off from Natal Brazil aboard a restored Lockheed Electra 10E headed for Africa on the next leg of her bid to complete Amelia Earhart’s around the world route. She started from Oakland March 17, aiming to reach Senegal after a cautious takeoff amid variable winds.
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Linda Finch
Brazil
Dakar
Senegal
Rio DE Janeiro
Texas
Africa
San Antonio
Augusto Severo International Airport
Natal
Cesar de Souza
Varig Airlines
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Joe da Silva
United Technologies Corp
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Globe
Fred Noonan
Howland Island
Pacific Ocean
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