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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 2000
Page
4
Eleven Russian servicemen were killed as guerrillas struck Chechnya through multiple hit and run attacks. Rebels attacked Russian positions 25 times in the last 24 hours, according to an official in the pro Moscow Chechen civilian administration. Moscow forces hold most of Chechnya but coping with sniping ambushes and bombings as the war enters its 16th month.
In Naples a secret panel behind a kitchen cupboard hid Erminia Celeste Giuliano 44 known as the Queen of the Clan. The arrest ends a 10 month stakeout and follows the capture of her brothers Guglielmo Carmine The Lion and Little Luigi triggering her rise to the clan’s top.
The ICRC announced a two day POW exchange between Ethiopia and Eritrea. More than 700 sick or wounded soldiers will return home as a chartered plane ferries prisoners from Addis Ababa to Asmara and back. The ICRC reported 2,600 Eritrean and 1,000 Ethiopian prisoners registered for exchange under the peace terms.
German officials defend their actions as Belgium and the Netherlands pull German beef from shelves. Agriculture Ministry official Martin Wille said a report on mad cow was sent to the EU Commission and received no reply for weeks despite repeated requests. Five German cattle have been confirmed with the disease amid regional concern.
In Belgrade, the Democratic Opposition of Serbia led by Vojislav Kostunica claimed about 64 percent of the vote in Serbia's parliamentary elections, with Milosevic's Socialists around 13 percent. The Radical Party trailed, and a likely 176 seats for DOS in a 250-member parliament could usher in a new era after World War II. The Serbian Unity Party led by Arkan won about 15 seats, shocking observers.
In Convencion and Bucaramanga, ELN rebels released 42 police and soldiers to peace envoy Camilo Gomez. Captives appeared well and hopeful, some celebrating as names were read. Six more captives remain, to be freed in January, amid renewed talks prospects with the government.
Seven teen defendants including former intelligence agents go on trial in Tehran for the 1998 killings of four dissident intellectuals. Families condemn closed proceedings. The case highlights Iran power struggles between reformists and hard-liners amid broader reforms.
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