Mine Blast Kills Four in Russian Arctic Coal Shaft
A methane explosion at the Tsentralnaya coal mine in the Vorkuta region trapped about two dozen miners. At least four died and five were injured as a fire devastated the shaft and hindered rescue efforts. Nearly 49 workers were underground at a depth of nearly 3000 feet when the blast hit. Emergency crews struggled to extinguish the blaze and reach the trapped miners.
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Kim Dae-jung urges concessions amid Korea crisis
In a town hall style broadcast President-elect Kim Dae-jung urged South Koreans to accept layoffs and sacrifices as the IMF grants a record 57 billion loan with conditions. He warned of up to 1 million layoffs and double digit inflation as Korea faces default risks.
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Ex-Serb leader faces trial for 1991 Vukovar massacre
Slavko Dokmanovic, the first indicted war crimes suspect captured in the former Yugoslavia by international forces, goes on trial for participating in the November 1991 massacre near Vukovar. He was seized by U N troops in Croatia after being lured from Serbia. He faces up to life imprisonment on six war crimes charges.
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Israel delays West Bank withdrawal decision as Clinton visit nears
Israel delays a cabinet vote on the size of a West Bank pullout, prompting Palestinian anger over the apparent lack of concrete steps. Arafat urged a Palestinian state in the West Bank, Gaza, and East Jerusalem, while Netanyahu defended the delay and planned talks with Clinton. Albright cautioned no final agreement expected in Washington.
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Iraqi billionaire diplomat killed in Jordan blast
Eight people slain at a hilltop villa near Amman including Hikmet al Hajou Iraqi embassy official and Namir Ochi a Jordanian-based businessman tied and killed during Ramadan banquet. Four to five masked assailants carried out the throat-slitting murder, motive unclear. Sami George Thomas, longtime Jordan resident, also slain. authorities probe the killings as a heinous crime.
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Pope John Paul names two cardinals from U S
Pope John Paul named 22 new cardinals including the archbishop of Chicago and the former archbishop of Denver. The United States will have 11 of the 123 voting cardinals, second only to Italy. The new appointees include Francis George of Chicago and James Stafford, with others from Toronto, Mexico City, Vienna, Madrid, Taiwan, Brazil, Tanzania, France, and Italy.
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