Kobe Aftershock and Hunger Grow Amid Earthquake Ruins
Thousands in Kobe endure hunger and bone chilling cold after a magnitude 7.2 quake that devastated the port city, leaving 4,431 dead, 656 missing, and 23,600 injured. An aftershock of 3.6 struck as water and power fail, with 1 million homes without water and 850,000 without natural gas.
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Mandela de Klerk settle dispute in Pretoria talks
In Pretoria Nelson Mandela and F W de Klerk ended a week of clashes over amnesty for police and ex ministers. Both leaders said they trusted each other and would continue to work together to ease racial reconciliation in South Africa.
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Truce in Bosnia faltering amid renewed fighting
In north western Bosnia heavy clashes threaten the cease fire. U N observers logged 52 explosions today and over 800 on Thursday near Velika Kladusa, a chronic truce hotspot near the Croatian border where Croatian Serbs and rebel Muslims clash with government forces. Negotiations in Sarajevo aim to open a relief road but dispute who may use it.
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Papal stop in Sri Lanka shows Pope John Paul II frail
Pope John Paul II aged 74, exhausted after an 11 day Asian tour, paused his motorcade at a roadside church in Colombo to rest during the Sri Lanka visit. He had surgery for a benign bowel tumor and has suffered other illnesses in recent years.
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Factions clash in Mexico over governor Madrazo
In Villahermosa Tabasco riot police watched as PRI members brutalized opposition DRP activists near the Plaza of Arms. Demonstrators overturned two trucks and set a van ablaze while a crowd of supporters cheered. Protests grew after reported efforts by Mexico City to force Madrazo from office.
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Mexico
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