Psychiatrists assess Rabin killer Yigal Amir for mental state
Three psychiatrists examined Yitzhak Rabin’s confessed assassin Yigal Amir for almost three hours to gauge if he was emotionally disturbed at the time of the killing. Amir faces life plus 49 years if convicted. Channel Two aired his confession, and defense counsel plans further talks with the psychiatrists.
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Russia to start mass polio vaccination for children
Moscow reports Russia will launch a spring mass polio vaccination program for children under four. Interfax notes 154 polio cases in 1995, most in Chechnya, where vaccinations halted for three years. Declining funding and health system decay ramp up diphtheria and whooping cough risks.
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Colombian president Samper fights for political life
President Ernesto Samper faces impeachment after accusations of soliciting six million dollars in drug money for his 1994 campaign. He calls the charges a chain of lies while confidants turn accusers and international pressure mounts as deputies question his fate.
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China begins troop exercise near southeastern coast
China moves troops to its southeast coast for a military exercise, with a Defence Ministry statement noting reinforcement of air force, navy and army units but no signs of a large deployment. Taiwan urges calm, calling it a routine drill and not an invasion attempt, while describing Beijing's actions as a psychological war.
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