Robbery fugitive Gottlieb seized after Ottawa sting
Avaram David Gottlieb, 36, described on America’s Most Wanted for bank robbery in Topeka Kansas and a Somerset New Jersey jewelry store heist in which the owner’s wife was killed, was arrested after a brief Ottawa hotel standoff. Det. Steve McAteer reported the suspect fled to Mexico then Toronto and Ottawa. The TV profile aired about three weeks earlier.
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Palestinians propose three stage prisoner release plan
A negotiated three stage release of about 5500 Palestinian prisoners is proposed while Shimon Peres and Yasser Arafat enter a third day of talks in Taba Egypt on expanding West Bank autonomy. They also set a timetable for Israeli withdrawal from occupied West Bank areas as talks advance. In China floods kill over 120 in two provinces with millions relocated.
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Nagasaki marks atomic bombing with solemn peace plea
Nagasaki honored the 50th anniversary of the atomic bombing with bells, silence, and flowers as about 70,000 perished and 100,000 more linked deaths counted. Prime Minister Murayama urged a nuclear test ban while Mayor Itoh pressed for Japan’s full apology.
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Japan’s wartime apology statement amid debate
In Tokyo the government announced Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama will issue a wartime apology next Tuesday on the war’s end anniversary. Lawmakers had endorsed a watered down expression of regret over Japan’s wartime suffering rather than a strong statement.
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North Korea Seizes Ship From South Amid Talks Flare
North Korea seized the relief ship Venus amid fallout from a rice aid deal and alleged spying by a crew member. Pyongyang demanded an apology and canceled a Beijing talks session set to discuss further aid and ties, while Seoul denounced the accusation.
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Wu jailed Chinese American activist sees consular visit
U S diplomat Rob Laing says Harry Wu appeared in good health and reasonably good spirits during a second consular visit since his June 19 detention at a remote border checkpoint. Wu, 58, faces espionage charges with penalties from three years to death as China renews claims of documentary errors.
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