Premiere blocked as killer with music talent misses opera
David Price 34, serving a life sentence for the 1984 rape and murder of 26 year old Michelle Slater, was barred from attending the premiere of his opera Odyssey after objections from Slater’s father. Chief executive Edward Frizell of the Scottish Prison Service ordered Price stay in his cell at the Edinburgh venue.
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David Price
Edward Frizell
Scottish
Prison Service
Price
Michelle Slater
Demarco European Art Foundation
Edinburgh
Dozens Buried as Peru Mudslides Hit Andean Towns
Heavy rains unleashed a mudslide in Tamburco district burying about 40 families and leaving up to 200 people unaccounted for. Firefighters and police evacuated neighbors while Abancay officials warned of ongoing danger after a second slide in three days.
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Tamburco
Luis Vargas
Abancay
Alejandro Caballero
Caballero
Disputed toll from Borneo riots cited at 300 dead
An Indonesian newspaper says about 300 people were killed in January ethnic rioting in Kalimantan between Dayak Christians and Madurese migrants, contradicting government claims of around 30. Army officials dispute the figure, with one general noting he was present. At least 68 arrests followed the violence beginning with Dayak attacks on Muslim settlements.
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Borneo
Amir Syarifuddin
Wompat
Zacky Anwar
Makarim
Kalimantan
East Java
Army
Syarifuddin
Yeltsin and Arafat discuss Middle East peace efforts
In a Kremlin meeting Boris Yeltsin praised Yasser Arafat as a friend of the Russian people and recognized Palestinian leadership while signaling Russia seek a larger role in Middle East peace. Arafat called the talks warm and invited Yeltsin to Bethlehem for the Christians 2000th anniversary celebrations.
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Moscow
Boris Yeltsin
Russia
Middle East
Yasser Arafat
Kremlin
Yeltsin
Arafat
Bethlehem
Sergei Yastrzhembsky
Yevgeny Primakov
Gennady Seleznyov
Madeleine Albright
Clinton
NATO
Europe
Gandhi Heiress Priyanka Weds In New Delhi Ceremony
Priyanka Gandhi, 26, married Robert Vadra, 28, in a government residence in central New Delhi. The groom arrived with a security escort as jasmine garlands and marigold decorations framed the entry. The bride, linked to India's former leaders Rajiv Indira and Nehru, strengthens the Gandhi family’s long political influence.
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New Devai
India
Priyanka Gandhi
Robert Vadra
Vadra
Gandhi
New Delhi
Rajiv
Indira
Jawaharlal Nehru
Britain
Rajiv Gandhi
Sonia
Rahul
Congress Party
Carter and Holbrooke among Nobel Peace Prize nominees
Nobel committee nominees from the Balkans include Jimmy Carter and Richard Holbrooke. Geir Lundestad notes growing interest with about 100 individuals and 25 organizations named, near 130. The prize of 1.03 million dollars will be announced mid October after the Feb 25 review start.
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Oslo
Norway
Carter
Richard Holbrooke
Geir Lundestad
Lundestad
American Friends Service Committee
Bosnia-Herzegovina
U.S
Dayton
Bosnia
Jose Ramos Horta
Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo
Indonesia
East Timor
Balkan
Selim Beslagic
Tuzla
Vesna Terseclic
Vesna Pesic
Wei Jingsheng
Salvation Army
Ibrahim Rugova
Yugoslavia
Kosovo
Alfred Nobel
Portugal Abortion Debate Rages in Parliament
In Portugal a 13 year stalemate over relaxing abortion rules erupts as parliament heads into debate. The Socialist government factions split between pro and anti reform while Catholic groups push back with crusading imagery and a doctor group warns of unsafe illegal abortions. The current law allows limited exceptions and bans otherwise, with the Communist Party seeking broader access. An estimated 16 000 illegal abortions occur annually according to Family Planning Association.
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Lisson
PortuGan
Lisbon
Portugal
Association of Catholic Doctors
Little Johnny
Communist Party
Socialist Party
Antonio Guterres
Guterres
The
Januario Torgal Ferreira
Portuguese Episcopal Conference
Family Planning Assn
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