Colombia faces U S aid despite poor rights record
In Washington, Clinton may waive human rights conditions to approve about 1.3 billion in drug fighting aid for Colombia. Officials say the goal is to get aid flowing while promising to pursue rights improvements, amid opposition from rights groups and concerns over paramilitary ties and abuses.
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State Department
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White House
Office of National Drug Control Policy
Andrew Miller
Amnesty International USA
Hittle
Lugeasia
Colom
Bian
Lisa Haugaard
Falun Gong anniversary sparks Beijing clashes and accuses
Beij ing on the eve of Falun Gongs first outlaw anniversary police clamped down in Tiananmen Square as followers protested. Xinhua accused Li Hongzhi of provoking violence and branded Falun Gong a foreign anti China force. Officials cited alleged incidents of cult violence and deaths while noting mass detentions of practitioners.
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China
Beijing
Tiananmen Square
Xinhua
Li Hongzhi
Zhu Changjiu
Zhu
Hebei
Communist Party
Falun Gong
New York
Communist Party Rile
Kosovo murder trial shifts as U S confirms killings at scene
U S authorities submit a 330 page report to the Kosovo court on the July 10 1999 shooting in which Afrim Gagica was killed. U N officials say Americans testified one man fired at an observation tower before being shot by U S troops. The case against Mirolub Mirko Momcilovic and his two sons remains unsettled as evidence raises doubt over the defendants' role in the killing.
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Yugoslavia
Kosovo
Patrice de Charette
U.S
Mirolub
Mirko” Momcilovic
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Boban
Afrim Gagica
de Charette
U.N
Gagica
NATO
Pristina
Manuel
U.S. Con
Azemi
Momcilovics
Momcilovic
Peruvians fashion gas masks from bottles in Lima
In Lima, street vendors sell homemade gas masks using bottles and vinegar soaked cushions to guard against tear gas as protests surge against Fujimori after a contested May 28 election. Police prep for a three day demonstration with tensions rising across the city.
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Lima
Peru
Alberto Fujimori
Times
Fernando Raspigliosi
la Republica
Liberacion
Fujimori
Alejandro Toledo
Court delays ruling on Pinochet trial in caravan of death case
Chile's Supreme Court postponed a decision on whether Augusto Pinochet will be tried for the caravan of death killings. The hearing examined immunity issues and health concerns, with a ruling expected next week or the following week. The case stems from 1973 to 1990 abuses linked to his regime.
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Chile
Supreme Court
Augusto Pinochet
Hernan Alvarez
Pinochet
Alvarez
Eee
Rivadeneira
London
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