Rebels claim surround Kisangani in Zaire conflict
Zairean rebels said they surrounded Kisangani and planned to capture the major port on the Zaire River, promising liberation for their people. Independent verification was unavailable as aid groups and the U N Children's Agency evacuated staff from Kisangani to Kinshasa due to worsening security.
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Zaire
Kisangani
Jean Kabongo
Kabongo
U.N. Children’s Agency
Kinshasa
Protests Quashed as Dozens Arrested in Rangoon
Riot police broke up a student demonstration led by about 1,000 from the Rangoon Institute of Technology who marched to Rangoon University and staged a sit in. Dozens were arrested after authorities claimed political elements instigated the event and evicted workers from their jobs. The protest, which began Monday afternoon, continued around the capital and culminated with a sit in near the U.S. Embassy.
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Cmes
Rangoon Institute of Technology
Rangoon University
U.S
Anglican leader tells pope of commitment to church unity
Vatican City report says Archbishop George Carey told Pope John Paul I that despite progress in relations, Catholics and Anglicans cannot erase centuries of division quickly. Carey emphasized absolute commitment to full visible unity of God's church amid the legacy of the 16th century break over Henry VIII's annulment.
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Church of England
John Paul I
George Carey
Rome
England
Henry VII
Bosnian Muslims allegedly produced chemical weapons in war
Jane's Intelligence Review reports a Bosnian Muslim group claimed to have manufactured 120mm chlorine filled mortar rounds in Tuzla during the war. The claim notes potential use around Zvornik in 1993 and cites UN and other sources, while warning of broader access to chemical munitions across sides.
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Jane’s Intelligence Review
Enis Dzanic
Tuzla
U.S
Bosnia
Germany
Robert Hall
Lims
Defense and Foreign Affairs Strategic Policy
Boskovici
Zvornik
U.N
Hall
Norman Erik
Yugoslavia
Croatia
Europe approves broad security framework at Lisbon summit
Leaders from 54 nations back a post cold war security vision embracing East and West and NATO expansion into central and eastern Europe. The OSCE plan, approved by consensus, aims to curb threats from internal divisions and nationalism while affirming each state's right to form security alliances. A political pledge for democracy and rights was also approved, ending a Nagorno Karabakh dispute via an American compromise.
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Portugal
NATO
Europe
Moscow
Warsaw Pact
Organization For Security and Cooperation
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Nagorno-Karabakh
Nagornno-Karabakh
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