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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1998
Page
5
Eighteen foreigners including six Americans remain in detention in Rangoon as the junta weighs formal charges for distributing red pamphlets bearing the date Aug 8 1988 and the slogan Dont Forget Dont Give up marking the student uprising crackdown that killed thousands. The group handed out thousands of leaflets in Yangon on a day of protest remembrance.
Nick Leeson, 31, recovering in Singapore’s Changi General Hospital after surgery to remove a cancerous tumor from his colon. Lawyers say the cancer has spread to his lymph nodes. Leeson is serving a six-year sentence for fraud tied to Barings Bank collapse.
Taliban fighters seized arms from residents Monday in Mazar-e Sharif as they press to consolidate control of the city. After entering on Saturday with heavy bombardment, the Taliban claim the town while defending forces contest the hold in the four year campaign toward full national rule.
Kinshasa residents prepare for armed conflict as thousands enlist in militia and army units amid clashes with ethnic Tutsi rebels in the east. President Laurent Kabila accuses Rwanda and Uganda of backing the revolt while rallying locals to defend the capital and expel foreign influence.
In central Hubei critics say the Yangtze flood control project may worsen floods and displace over a million people. Despite a $24.5 billion investment, defenders cite dam storage as protection while observers note up to 2,000 deaths nationwide and ongoing dike neglect. Wuhan faces potential danger as rains persist upstream.
In South Africa a farmer was found slain with a bullet wound. license plates arranged at the scene. The 74th farmer killed since January raises fears of racial violence, crime, and land reform ahead of elections as Mandela releases two intelligence reports. Police and defense calls for more resources and army deployment grow amid armed farmers and vigilante groups.
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