Yeltsin pledges new push to clear wage arrears
In his annual address Boris Yeltsin again pressed for payment of back wages amid Russia's wage arrears crisis. He set a new deadline and urged swift action while outlining no bold new reforms. He urged parliament to pass a tax law and stabilize public finances to attract investment.
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Bosnian Serbs plead innocent at war crimes trial
Milan Simic and Miroslav Tadic, the only Bosnian Serbs to surrender to the Yugoslav war crimes tribunal, pleaded innocent in The Hague on Tuesday after giving themselves up in Bosnia. They face possible life sentences for the 1992 Serb terror campaign in Bosanski Samac that aimed to expel Bosnian Croats and Muslims. They thanked U.S. diplomats and NATO troops for aiding their transfer to the tribunal.
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Taliban Trucks Deliver Aid Across War-Torn Afghanistan
Taliban Information Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi announced 24 trucks carrying food and medicine were sent to quake victims in opposition-held areas. The aid comes amid a slow international response to a $2.5 million appeal to airlift relief to remote villages after the February 4 earthquake.
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Elephant mourns mate as zoo elephant dies in love
Asian elephant Pankov dies after losing mate Mako at Lyon’s Tete dOr zoo. The pair, together since April 1964 after leaving a circus, had been inseparable. Mako fell ill in October and died in January, Pankov refused food for weeks and died on Valentine’s Day.
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Sinn Fein fights to hold its place at peace talks
Sinn Fein battles to remain in Northern Ireland peace talks with an injunction to block temporary expulsion by the British and Irish governments. Party leaders demand access to police evidence tying the IRA to recent killings as Dublin's parliament hears of the Belfast deaths and police case.
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Investigators seek cause in Taiwan plane crash
Investigators tracing China Airlines Flight C1676 route focused on why the jet veered during approach and crashed near Taipei. The disaster killed 203 aboard and seven on the ground, with many victims tourists from Bali and among them Taiwan officials. Flight data and cockpit recordings were obtained and analyzed as officials probe the missed approach.
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