Athens unveils eight mile subway linking crowded city
The Athens subway debuts with mosaic tiles and ancient artifacts on display. The eight mile route connects densely populated areas as Greece advances its 2004 Olympic grid. Officials call it a modernization milestone amid persistent traffic jams despite measures.
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Holocaust forum calls for open archives and more education
Delegates at the Stockholm International Forum on the Holocaust urged nations to open secret government files and illuminate the past. Survivors and leaders from 46 countries pressed for wider education on the Nazi genocide and access to documents for researchers.
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Vatican clashes with Rome over World Pride Roma 2000
Rome Mayor Francesco Rutelli said the World Pride Roma 2000 event would be allowed during the Jubilee despite Vatican objections. The Vatican condemned homosexual acts but did not comment on the July 19 gathering, denying attempts to cancel it. The event is expected to draw hundreds of thousands of gays and lesbians to a city already packed with pilgrims.
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Bosnian Serb pleads innocent in mass arson murders
Mitar Vasiljevic, a Bosnian Serb, pleads not guilty to 14 counts for the 1992 Bikavac and Pioneer Street killings in Visegrad. The indictment accuses him of ordering or aiding mass murder during the White Eagles campaign, with up to life in a European prison if convicted.
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